Ahead of fast, Hazare says will campaign against Congress (Lead)
December 10th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Ahead of his day-long fast to press for a strong Lokpal bill, Anna Hazare Saturday said the Parliamentary Standing Committee looking into the draft ... Read more...
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Rahul flays ‘insensitive’ Mayawati, Mulayam
November 23rd, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 23 (IANS) Intensifying his campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said Chief Minister Mayawati and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav have become insensitive ... Read more...
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Mamata uses film fest to connect with masses (West Bengal Newsletter)
November 12th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) With Bollywood's 'Badshah' Shahrukh Khan and 'Kashmir Ki Kali' Sharmila Tagore by her side, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken the hitherto elite ... Read more...
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BJP rules out poll pact with BJD
October 31st, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said it will not have any electoral alliance with Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the next assembly ... Read more...
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Hisar votes Thursday in a crucial by-election
October 12th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Oct 12 (IANS) The Lok Sabha by-election in Hisar Thursday has evoked nationwide interest due to the campaign by Anna Hazare and his team to defeat ... Read more...
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CPI-M politburo meets; price rise, 2G scam on agenda
September 29th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) met here Thursday to discuss current political developments including price rise and the 2G spectrum ... Read more...
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DMDK fields its own mayoral candidates
September 23rd, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's DMDK Friday announced its list of mayoral candidates for the October elections to nine municipal corporations in the state, but refused to rule out ... Read more...
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Our publicity skills not that great: BJP leader
September 17th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 17 (IANS) As Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was to begin his three-day 'sadbhavana' fast, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani Saturday said the party had ... Read more...
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Indian ministers grow richer with average assets of Rs.10 crore
September 15th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Holding assets of over Rs.10 crore (Rs.100 million) on an average, ministers of India's central government have grown richer since the 2009 general elections, ... Read more...
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No surprise, says BJP to US report praising Modi-ruled Gujarat
September 14th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed as "no surprise" a US Congressional report describing party-ruled Gujarat, where Narendra Modi is at the helm, ... Read more...
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Bypoll turns into supremacy battle in Karnataka BJP (Karnataka Newsletter)
September 11th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 11 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's problems in Karnataka seem to be only multiplying with time. The latest to haunt it is who should lead the ... Read more...
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All eyes on Hisar - to fill Bhajan Lal’s shoes
September 11th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) The Oct 13 byelection to the Hisar Lok Sabha seat is not just another poll in Haryana. This one is going to be an all-out battle ... Read more...
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Can’t discuss CAG report before PAC’s examination: Dikshit
August 30th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday said that the government cannot comment on the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report until parliament's Public ... Read more...
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Anna supporters ask PM to contest polls
August 27th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) Thousands of supporters of Anna Hazare marched down the main thoroughfares of this Uttar Pradesh capital Saturday, asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to contest Lok ... Read more...
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Mayawati demands representation of SCs, OBCs in Lokpal
August 26th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday demanded suitable representation of Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes in the Lokpal Bill drafting committee and in the ... Read more...
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Chiranjeevi to take Congress membership Aug 20
August 13th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi, who has merged his Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) with the Congress, will take the membership of the ruling party Aug 20.He told ... Read more...
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I will never return to politics: Sanjay Dutt
July 26th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) His legendary father was a successful actor and politician, but when Sanjay Dutt plunged into politics in 2009, he couldn't replicate the late Sunil Dutt's ... Read more...
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Congress’ Hussain Dalwai wins Rajya Sabha by-poll
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Hussain Dalwai of the Congress Friday won the by-election to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, trouncing the combined opposition candidate Bal Mane.Dalwai, formerly with the ... Read more...
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Smriti Irani nominated for Rajya Sabha from Gujarat
July 9th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Indian television's popular "bahu" Smriti Irani and Dilip Pandya have been nominated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat, ... Read more...
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Congress advises Telangana leaders to be patient
July 6th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Caught in a bind over demands for carving out a separate state of Telangana out of Andhra Pradesh, the Congress Wednesday called for patience ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh turns 77, celebrations in Shimla
June 23rd, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 23 (IANS) Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh turned 77 Thursday. His supporters celebrated his birthday with special prayers, dancing and distribution of sweets in ... Read more...
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Virbhadra not to contest next Lok Sabha elections
June 18th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 18 (IANS) Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday said he would not contest the next Lok Sabha elections but declined to answer if he ... Read more...
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War of words breaks out between Chidambaram and Jayalalithaa (Second Lead)
June 14th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday triggered a full blown war of words with P. Chidambaram accusing the union home minister of ballot ... Read more...
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Chiranjeevi’s PRP merges with Congress
June 13th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) Monday formally merged with the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh, bringing curtains on the party floated by Telugu superstar K. Chiranjeevi ... Read more...
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Pawar criticises RPI’s alliance with BJP, Shiv Sena
June 10th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar Friday criticised the Republican Party of India's (RPI) alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena, ... Read more...
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Gadkari intervenes in Reddy brothers’ row, says all ministers unanimous choice
May 28th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari intervened Saturday to quell the raging controversy over remarks of party leader Sushma Swaraj on inducting the ... Read more...
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Poll panel warns against influencing vote counting in Bihar
May 21st, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 21 (IANS) The Bihar state election commission has warned ministers, legislators and MPs not to influence the ongoing counting of votes in the panchayat (local bodies) polls, officials ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi calls for uprooting Mayawati government
May 18th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, May 18 (IANS) Giving a call to uproot the Mayawati regime in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said here Wednesday that the plight of the poor ... Read more...
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Tenth round of Bihar panchayat polls under way
May 18th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 18 (IANS) Voting for the tenth and final round of Bihar panchayat polls began amid tight security Wednesday morning and was proceeding peacefully, officials said.According to Election Commission ... Read more...
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Bengali celebrities hail Mamata Banerjee’s victory
May 16th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) A one-woman army, a patient fighter, people's person - Bengali film personalities are lauding Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress-led alliance historic win in West Bengal in ... Read more...
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Mayawati terms petrol price hike anti-people
May 15th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday hit out at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for the steep hike in the price of petrol, saying this ... Read more...
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Six-time loser turns giant-killer in Bengal poll
May 15th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Biplab Mitra had come to be known as "Haru" (loser) Mitra after losing all the six elections that he contested between 1977 and 2009. But his ... Read more...
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Maoists kill two officials during Bihar panchayat polls
May 15th, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Patna, May 15 (IANS) Voting for the ninth phase of Bihar panchayat polls began on a violent note Sunday as two polling officials were killed and two critically injured in ... Read more...
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Congress, PMK lose heavily in Tamil Nadu
May 14th, 2011 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) Contrary to its hopes for victory in 63 seats, the Congress in Tamil Nadu won just five seats in the assembly elections and only three of ... Read more...
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Counting agents should monitor data entry operators: Jayalalithaa
May 11th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) Alleging that data entry operators had facilitated union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's victory in the May 2009 Lok Sabha elections, AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday ... Read more...
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