Presidential polls: Ballot boxes to reach Delhi by Friday
July 19th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) With the voting in the presidential poll over Thursday, the ballot boxes from 29 states and union territories will travel by air, rail or road ... Read more...
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Pranab favourite as lawmakers vote for new president (Evening Lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) It is advantage Pranab Mukherjee, the UPA's candidate, as Indian lawmakers Thursday voted to elect the country's 13th president, recording a massive turnout that ... Read more...
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South Africa to send parliamentary delegation to India
July 7th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 7 (IANS) South Africa is sending a high-powered parliamentary delegation to India to strengthen relations between the two countries, it has been announced.The delegation, led by the ... Read more...
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Terms of Indira-Abdullah 1975 accord were never fulfilled: Mustafa Kamal (Interview)
July 1st, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) While the central interlocutors' report on Jammu and Kashmir is yet to find any serious takers here, Mustafa Kamal, a senior ruling National Conference (NC) leader ... Read more...
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The mathematics of India’s presidential poll
June 14th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
India's electoral college that will vote for a new president July 19 is made up of 4,896 members - 776 members of parliament and 4,120 members of the state assemblies. ... Read more...
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Self-styled civil society undermining legislature: Goa governor
June 8th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 8 (IANS) Legislators need to be conscious of "self styled" civil society members questioning the role of the legislature in India, Goa governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo said Friday.Speaking ... Read more...
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China to make more non-communists as department heads
April 16th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 16 (IANS) More non-communist Chinese would be appointed as chiefs, rather than deputy heads, of governmental agencies, according to an official statement.Currently, two ministers in the cabinet are ... Read more...
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‘Indian parliament should provide solution to black money’
April 14th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Black money, corrupt electoral practices and mismanagement of resources are three problems dogging the country and parliament should give solutions to them, said former governor of ... Read more...
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BJP’s moral halo is fading rapidly (News Analysis)
February 8th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must be ruing coming to power in Karnataka and holding up the state as a gateway to rule south India. ... Read more...
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Elect those who assure Uttarakhand-like Lokayukta: Hazare (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Anna Hazare Thursday appealed to people in the election-bound states to vote for candiates who promised they would, if elected, support the enactment of ... Read more...
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Lesson for Anna: pride goeth before a fall (Comment)
December 31st, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
A day before what turned out to be Anna Hazare's flop show in Mumbai, his colleagues were full of hype and hubris during a television debate.It wasn't only that they ... Read more...
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Tough-talking Sonia says she will fight for Lokpal (Evening Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Hitting out at those behind "a deliberate and malicious misinformation" campaign against the Congress, party chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said she was ready to ... Read more...
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Sonia ready to fight for Lokpal, women’s quota bills (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said she was ready to fight for the anti-graft Lokpal and women's reservation bills in the Lok Sabha and ... Read more...
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Russian Muslim region MPs seek alcohol ban
December 3rd, 2011 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) In a move to prevent traffic accidents and alcohol poisoning, MPs in Russia's predominantly Muslim region Ingushetia have drafted a bill which, if passed, would ... Read more...
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End of Youth Congress chapter for Rahul at November meet?
November 11th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Amid speculation that Rahul Gandhi may assume a larger role in the party soon, the Youth Congress will hold a national convention here ... Read more...
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Moily rules out two drafts of Lokpal bill
June 17th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Thursday said that if the logjam between government representatives and civil society members on the anti-graft Lokpal bill continues ... Read more...
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Karnataka mess: Majesty of law no match for politics (Letter from Bangalore)
May 18th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Everyone is expected to bow before the majesty of law but the Karnataka mess shows that ingenuity can turn it into a hapless witness. The ... Read more...
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Will win Karnataka struggle: Gadkari
May 17th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge victorious from the Karnataka crisis, despite the Congress's effort to "destabilise" the state government, party president Nitin ... Read more...
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In virtual world, men support castration for rapists
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) After a judge suggested castration as an alternative punishment for rapists, a group of men in the virtual world have come out in full ... Read more...
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Kapadia opposes political protection to corrupt judges (Lead)
April 16th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The judiciary should not try to act as a super legislature, Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia said Saturday. He also asked the political leadership ... Read more...
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Chief Election Commissioner declares modalities of election
March 18th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 18(ANI): Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Qureshi on Friday spelt out the limitations about expenditure to be incurred by the candidates in the ensuing polls to the legislatures of Kerala, Tamil ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to examine mercy killing plea
January 24th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said it would examine whether the right to live granted under Article 21 of the Constitution allows for passive euthanasia (mercy killing). The ... Read more...
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Sikhs with kirpans denied entry to Quebec assembly
January 20th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 20 (IANS) The kirpan issue was to the fore once again in Canada Wednesday when four Sikhs were barred from entering the Quebec provincial assembly for carrying a ... Read more...
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Expert committee to decide on EVMs, says Quraishi
December 30th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (ANI): The Chief Election Commissioner, SY Quraishi, has said a five-member expert panel would discuss, study and analyse complaints about electronic voting machines (EVMs) and that the Commission would ... Read more...
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I respect governor, will clear misunderstanding: Yeddyurappa
December 28th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimoga (Karnataka), Dec 28 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday sought to assuage an angry Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, saying that he respected him and would regularly brief him to prevent ... Read more...
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Chidambaram mulls transfer of funds to police forces
August 25th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) In a step likely to be resented by the states, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday mooted the idea of transferring central funds for modernising police forces ... Read more...
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TDP leader receives rousing welcome on return to Hyderabad
July 21st, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
By JyothiHyderabad, July 21 (ANI): Chandrababu Naidu, the chief of Regional Telugu Desam Party (TDP) received a rousing welcome by his supporters on his return to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Question hour disruptions must cease: Speaker
June 22nd, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) The tendency to disrupt the question hour during the proceedings of parliament and the state assemblies needed to be checked, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Members’ performance governs legislatures’ credibility: Speaker
June 22nd, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Tuesday stressed that the credibility of legislatures and their members rests on the legislators' performance in the house and how they utilise ... Read more...
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Legislatures’ presiding officers’ meet starts Sunday
June 19th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, 19 June (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will Sunday inaugurate the 75th conference of presiding officers of legislative bodies at the Jammu and Kashmir assembly.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman ... Read more...
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RS polls: BJP hints at supporting Vijay Mallya
June 14th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): Liquor baron Vijay Mallya is likely to be supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for Rajya Sabha seat during June 17 polls.Mallya is contesting ... Read more...
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Steel Authority names new chairman
June 11th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Chandra Shekhar Verma has taken over as the chairman of the state-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL), the country's largest producer of the commodity.
Verma, who was earlier ... Read more...
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Nitish, Chouhan complain of discrimination by central government
May 4th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The chief ministers of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh Tuesday complained of discrimination by the central government in development projects.
They were speaking at a session on "coalition ... Read more...
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Congress to try for consensus on women’s bill
April 4th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) said Sunday they will convey their strong opposition to the women's reservation bill at Monday's all-party meeting ... Read more...
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US and Russia agree to new START treaty
March 26th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 26 (DPA) The US and Russia have finalised the most comprehensive nuclear arms reduction treaty in nearly two decades, US President Barack Obama announced Friday.
Obama and Russian President Dmitry ... Read more...
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