BCCI grants amnesty to Kapil Dev
July 25th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Wednesday lifted the ban on former India captain and legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev, who sought amnesty saying he has resigned from Essel ... Read more...
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BJP again rakes up Pranab’s ‘forged’ signature issue
July 6th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), July 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Friday again raked up the issue of an allegedly forged signature of UPA presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee on his ... Read more...
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Will I forge my own signature, asks Pranab
July 5th, 2012 - 5:37 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday denied his signature in his letter of resignation from the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) was fake."Will I forge my ... Read more...
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Can’t forge signature, says Pranab; Team Sangma to move court (Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) UPA presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday denied that the signature on his letter of resignation from the Kolkata-based ISI was "forged" even as Team ... Read more...
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Can’t forge signature, says Pranab; Team Sangma to move court (Second Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) UPA presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday denied that the signature on his letter of resignation from the Kolkata-based ISI was "forged" even as Team ... Read more...
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CPI-M expels rebel member questioning support to Pranab
June 23rd, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday expelled party leader Prasenjit Bose who had attacked the party for supporting UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee in ... Read more...
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Maldives President Nasheed resigns after public protests, mutiny
February 8th, 2012 - 3:25 am ICT by BNO News
MALE, MALDIVES (BNO NEWS) -- Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday announced his resignation after weeks of opposition protests and a mutiny by some police officers. Vice president Waheed Hassan was sworn ... Read more...
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U.S. Congresswoman Giffords to resign and focus on recovery
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by BNO News
TUCSON, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Sunday announced she will resign from U.S. Congress to focus on her recovery, more than a year after being shot ... Read more...
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German Goetz quits as Vietnam football coach
January 7th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi (Vietnam), Jan 7 (IANS) Vietnam's German football coach Falko Goetz has officially ended his contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) following the poor performance of the under-23 team at ... Read more...
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NATO convoys’ blockade may last weeks: Gilani
December 12th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 12 (IANS) The blockade of NATO supplies through Pakistan would continue for several weeks, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.Islamabad stopped the passage of NATO ... Read more...
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Tech legend Steve Jobs quits as Apple CEO
August 25th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Amid a long battle against illness, technical legend Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple, but will stay on as chairman of the iconic computer ... Read more...
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Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO
August 25th, 2011 - 7:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Apple's chief executive officer Steve Jobs Wednesday announced his resignation from the computer technologies giant."I have always said if there ever came a day when ... Read more...
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Former IMF chief granted bail in sexual assault case (Lead)
May 20th, 2011 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 20 (IANS) Former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned after he was charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid, was granted ... Read more...
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Former IMF chief gets bail, placed under home detention
May 20th, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 20 (IANS) A New York Judge granted bail Thursday for $1 million to former International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged with sexual assaulting a ... Read more...
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IMF chief Strauss-Kahn quits (Second Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement late Wednesday night that its managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accused of trying to rape a New York ... Read more...
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IMF head Strauss-Kahn resigns (Lead, changing dateline)
May 19th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accused of trying to rape a New York hotel maid, has resigned, the organisation said in a statement."I deny ... Read more...
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Son Hemant gives resignation letter to Soren
May 6th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 6 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) general secretary Hemant Soren handed over his letter of resignation from the state assembly to his father and Chief Minister Shibu Soren Thursday, ... Read more...
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Upheaval in Kyrgyzstan can hamper US military supply to Afghanistan
April 8th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 8 (ANI): The American military supply line into nearby Afghanistan via Kyrgyzstan could be threatened after bloody protests erupted in capital Bishkek and other parts of the country, forcing ... Read more...
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‘Insulted’ Kabir Suman tells Mamata he is quitting Lok Sabha, party (Second Lead)
March 30th, 2010 - 2:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Complaining of insult by a section of party leaders, singer-turned-Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kabir Suman Monday night expressed a desire to resign from parliament and the ... Read more...
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Kabir Suman tells Mamata he is quitting Lok Sabha, party (Lead)
March 30th, 2010 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Singer-turned-Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Kabir Suman Monday night expressed a desire to resign from parliament and the party in an SMS to Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee."I ... Read more...
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B. S Koshiyari withdraws resignation from Rajya Sabha
June 19th, 2009 - 11:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Senior BJP leader from Uttarakhand B. S. Koshiyari opted to withdraw his resignation from Rajya Sabha on Friday as per suggestion of the party's central leadership.On ... Read more...
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Malaysian prime minister resigns (Lead)
April 2nd, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 2 (DPA) Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi resigned Thursday after obtaining the consent of the country's constitutional monarch, paving the way for his deputy, Najib Razak, to be ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian lawmaker quits after marriage scandal
February 10th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 10 (IANS) V. Arumugam, the only ethnic Indian lawmaker in Malaysia's Kedah state assembly, has quit following a scandal over his alleged second marriage.The first-time legislator has also quit ... Read more...
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Somali president resigns
December 29th, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mogadishu, Dec 29 (Xinhua) Somalia's President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed Monday resigned, ending an infighting with Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein which almost brought the transitional government to the brink of collapse. ... Read more...
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Illinois Supreme Court asked to declare Governor unfit
December 13th, 2008 - 11:05 am ICT by ANI
Chicago, Dec.13 (ANI): Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the State Supreme Court to grant a temporary restraining order barring Governor Rod Blagojevich from completing state business and declaring him ... Read more...
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Mbeki formally resigns, denies role in Zuma prosecution
September 22nd, 2008 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Sep 22 (DPA) Formally announcing his resignation Sunday, South African President Thabo Mbeki rejected allegations that he had interfered in the prosecution of his arch-rival Jacob Zuma and stressed his achievements ... Read more...
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Holding quits ICC Cricket Committee in protest
July 5th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has resigned from International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket Committee in protest against the change of the result of the controversial 2006 ... Read more...
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Holding quits from ICC over change in status of Oval Test 2006 result
July 5th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): West Indian great Michael Holding has resigned from the ICC Cricket Committee after they changed the result of the 2006 Oval Test between England and Pakistan to ... Read more...
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Obama quits his controversy-ridden church
June 1st, 2008 - 8:41 pm ICT by admin
Aberdeen (South Dakota, U.S.A), June 1 (ANI): Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama resigned from the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago on Saturday following the inflammatory remarks ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian legislator retracts resignation
April 1st, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, April 1 (IANS) An Indian origin legislator in Malaysia's Perak state has retracted his resignation that had threatened to reduce the slim majority in the newly formed legislature held by ... Read more...
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