Oommen Chandy: veteran Congressman set to rule Kerala
May 13th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) A devout Christian who leads a spartan life, Oommen Chandy is the longest serving Congress legislator from Kerala who is all set to rule for a ... Read more...
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West Bengal opted for change: Sitaram Yechury (Lead)
May 13th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury Friday said the defeat of the Left Front in West Bengal was because the "people opted ... Read more...
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UDF scrapes through in Kerala, LDF a close second (Lead)
May 13th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) just about scraped through to victory in Kerala Friday, with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) putting up a valiant fight ... Read more...
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West Bengal opted for change: Sitaram Yechury
May 13th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said Friday the defeat of the Left Front in West Bengal was because the "people opted ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa: Tamil Nadu’s iron woman is chief minister once more
May 13th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) Jayaram Jayalalithaa, set to be Tamil Nadu's chief minister for a third time, began life as a small-time movie actress before becoming one of India's most ... Read more...
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LDF, UDF in neck and neck race in Kerala
May 13th, 2011 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) were Friday neck and neck in the race for power in the state, ... Read more...
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CPI-M reports predict losses in West Bengal, Kerala
May 10th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) seems resigned to losing power in West Bengal and Kerala -- after studying reports from its units in ... Read more...
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Crucial rural Bengal areas in Tuesday’s fourth phase polls
May 2nd, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Crucial rural areas like Singur, Nandigram and other Marxist bastions where winds of change have been blowing for a while will go to polls Tuesday as ... Read more...
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CPI-M blasts Chidambaram for attacking Left Front
April 26th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday accused Home Minister P. Chidambaram of making "patently false" charges after he rated West Bengal the worst ... Read more...
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Ahead of elections, pro-LTTE journal attacks Karunanidhi
April 11th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Just ahead of elections in Tamil Nadu, a pro-Tamil Tiger journal has accused Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and his daughter-cum-MP Kanimozhi of betraying the ... Read more...
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Polls in Singur, Nandigram cometh, notification Thursday
April 6th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Notification for the fourth phase of polls in West Bengal will be issued Thursday, and these include crucial areas like Singur, Nandigram and some other Marxist ... Read more...
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Will sack rebel Bengal Congressmen: Pranab
April 3rd, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Cautioning rebel activists of the West Bengal unit of the Congress party, union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said nobody should think that getting a ... Read more...
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CPI-M student leader quits ahead of Kerala polls
March 24th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) Sindhu Joy, a firebrand student leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Thursday quit the party saying she had been sidelined.Joy was a national ... Read more...
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No bribery during 2008 trust vote, says PM
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reiterated Wednesday that no bribes were paid to anyone to win the 2008 trust vote in parliament.Responding to opposition allegations, ... Read more...
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Mamata’s administrative skills suspect: Jaitley (Lead)
March 12th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Saturday launched a broadside against the Trinamool Congress, questioning the administrative skills of its chief Mamata Banerjee and stressing that the ... Read more...
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Trinamool cannot escape UPA’s sins: Arun Jaitley
March 12th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Saturday lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC), saying it ... Read more...
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No pressure on us before talks with Trinamool: Congress
March 7th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) The developments in Tamil Nadu, where the DMK ended its alliance with Congress after disagreement over seats, would not put any pressure on the Congress ... Read more...
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UPA in crisis as DMK quits government, dumps Congress (Roundup)
March 5th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK Saturday ended its seven-year alliance with the Congress and pulled out of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government after running ... Read more...
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We want a grand alliance: Trinamool leader Partha Chatterjee
March 4th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) While exuding confidence of getting an absolute majority on its own in the West Bengal elections, the main opposition Trinamool Congress says it still favours ... Read more...
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150 million can vote in April-May
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Some 150 million people will be eligible to vote in the April-May elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry.According to the Election ... Read more...
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Five states go to polls in April-May
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry will elect new assemblies in April-May in the biggest national referendum since the 2009 Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Five states to go to polls in April-May (Second Lead)
March 1st, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal will go to polls in April and May in the biggest popularity contest since the 2009 Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Ahead of PM’s media interaction, BJP ups the ante (Intro Roundup)
February 15th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's much awaited media interaction Wednesday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday upped its ante with L.K. Advani once again ... Read more...
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Ahead of PM’s media interaction, BJP ups the ante (Roundup)
February 15th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's much awaited media interaction Wednesday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday upped the ante with L.K. Advani once again ... Read more...
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PM weak, can’t speak up against corruption: Advani
February 15th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday once again dubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "weak prime minister" and criticised him for his inability to ... Read more...
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Left Front will survive conspiracy in Bengal: Karat
January 21st, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 21 (IANS) Attacks on Communist parties and conspiracy against the Left Front and its government in West Bengal would be foiled by the people like in the 1970s, Communist ... Read more...
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Court upholds CBI plea in Bofors case (Lead)
January 6th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav Thursday upheld the CBI plea that the tax notice served on Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi was not linked with the criminal aspect ... Read more...
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Chronology of Bofors scandal
January 3rd, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Following is the chronology of events in the Bofors howitzer payoff scandal:March 24, 1986: A $15 billion contract between the Indian government and Swedish arms company AB ... Read more...
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BJP names Jaswant Singh to build inter-party ties
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Monday entrusted senior party leader Jaswant Singh with the task of building relations with other political parties.The announcement comes ... Read more...
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CPI-M calls killings ‘dastardly’
December 17th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday described as "dastardly" the killing of seven Left Front activists in West Bengal."This is the first time such a big ... Read more...
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On Radia tapes, Advani hits out at PM (Second Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying the leaked telephonic tapes of Niira Radia showed that ... Read more...
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Advani hits out at PM over spectrum row (Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, alleging that he was ignorant of the happenings in his cabinet.Taking ... Read more...
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Karnataka in poll mode again
December 6th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 6 (IANS) Karnataka will hold elections to 30 district and 176 taluq councils Dec 26 and Dec 31, the third state-wide elections in less than three years.Voting will take ... Read more...
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Fresh violence erupts in Bengal, seven held
November 24th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) At least seven activists of the Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were arrested in West Bengal's East Midnapore district for their alleged involvement in ... Read more...
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Sonia blasts opposition for targeting PM
November 24th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday described as "shameful" the opposition attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the 2G spectrum row and warned it would learn ... Read more...
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