Amarinder’s return to Punjab is news! (Punjab Newsletter)
August 31st, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 31 (IANS) Strange as it may sound, the return of Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh to the state and his proposed political tour make news in Punjab.The ... Read more...
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Water colour struggles to breathe in age of new media art (Feature) (With Image)
July 29th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The dark silhouettes of fishing boats anchored on the edge of the water in a misty haze of brown, ochre, black and inky blue draw ... Read more...
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Three killed in Pakistan bombing (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 2:52 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) At least three people were killed and four injured Thursday night in a bomb blast near a centre of banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam in Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Shettar is Karnataka’s new chief minister (Evening Lead)
July 8th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Desperate to prevent a split in the party and save its government in Karnataka, the BJP Sunday announced that Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar ... Read more...
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Karnataka crisis subsides, nine ministers withdraw resignations (Third Lead)
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 2 (IANS) The crisis in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) subsided Monday with nine ministers withdrawing their resignation after an assurance from party to considertheir ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP crisis persists, scene shifts to Delhi (Second Lead)
June 30th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 30 (IANS) The crisis in the Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party unit, triggered by Friday's resignation of nine ministers seeking removal of Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, ... Read more...
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BJP rushes emissary to resolve Karnataka crisis
June 30th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 30 (IANS) The BJP Saturday stepped up efforts to resolve the crisis in its ruling Karnataka unit, a day after eight loyalists of B.S. Yeddyurappa quit the ... Read more...
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Virbhadra to head Congress’ Himachal poll campaign
June 30th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) The Congress Friday appointed former union minister Virbhadra Singh, who is facing corruption charges, as the chairman of party campaign committee in Himachal Pradesh in the ... Read more...
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Eight Yeddyurappa loyalists quit Karnataka ministry (Second Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 29 (IANS) In fresh trouble for Karnataka's BJP government, eight ministers loyal to former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa quit the ministry Friday to pressure the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Eight Yeddyurappa loyalists quit Karnataka ministry (Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 29 (IANS) Eight Karnataka ministers loyal to former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa quit Friday to pressure the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership to remove the present incumbent, ... Read more...
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Factions sprout by the day in ruling BJP (Karnataka Newsletter)
June 29th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 29 (IANS) The monsoon may be playing truant in Karnataka, hit by drought last year too, but the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become a fertile ... Read more...
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Leadership tussle in Karnataka leaves CM embarrassed
June 28th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 28 (IANS) The tussle in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued Thursday as the central party leadership snubbed the beleaguered Chief Minister D.V. ... Read more...
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BJP in Karnataka back to bickering
June 19th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's faction-ridden Karnataka's government is again caught in a bitter row on continuation of Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda in office.Around 40 ... Read more...
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Naveen Patnaik to meet BJD leaders Friday (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) Shortly after arriving from Britain, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said he will be meeting party leaders here Friday, amid reports of rebellion in the ruling ... Read more...
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Patnaik returns home, gets rousing welcome
May 31st, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) Thousands of Biju Janata Dal workers and leaders Thursday welcomed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik when he arrived in the state capital after an eight-day trip ... Read more...
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Jaitley reaching Bangalore on trouble-shooting mission (Lead)
May 18th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's 's senior leader Arun Jaitley is rushing to Bangalore Friday on a trouble-shooting mission to defuse the crisis in the ... Read more...
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BJP faces embarrassment, trouble as polls near (Karnataka Newsletter)
May 12th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 12 (IANS) Ruling Karnataka for the first time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will complete four years in power May 30 with little to cheer and much ... Read more...
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Raje supporters want her as state chief, BJP says rift over (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur/New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajasthan unit continued Monday as more party legislators came out in support of former chief minister Vasundhara ... Read more...
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Omar faces criticism from allies, opposition alike
March 26th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's ruling alliance has once again come under the scanner with Congress leader and union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad lashing out at ... Read more...
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Libyans storm consulate in Turkey
March 24th, 2012 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, March 24 (IANS) At least 27 Libyans have been arrested in Turkey's largest city Istanbul for storming the Libyan consulate, Xinhua reported.More than 200 Libyans stormed the building Friday.The ... Read more...
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Egypt to extradite Gaddafi supporters
March 16th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egypt is planning to hand over to Libya loyalists of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi who fled to Egypt after rebels toppled his regime.Libya's National Transitional ... Read more...
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Akhilesh takes over, shunts out Mayawati loyalists (Evening Lead)
March 15th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Within an hour of taking over as the new Uttar Pradesh chief minister, promising "change in two days", Akhilesh Yadav Thursday overhauled the state bureaucracy ... Read more...
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Akhilesh assumes charge, shunts out Mayawati loyalists
March 15th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Swinging into action within an hour of taking over as Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav Thursday undertook a major shake-up of the bureaucracy, showing the ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP split wide open (Lead)
March 11th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hubli (Karnataka), March 11 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday showed it functions as two units with former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa keeping open the option of leaving ... Read more...
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India’s foreign policy under threat due to US pressure: CPI-M
March 4th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) Alleging that India's foreign policy was under threat due to US pressure, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday railed against New Delhi's vote for an ... Read more...
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Andhra speaker disqualifies 16 Jagan loyalists
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) Ending the long suspense, the Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker Friday disqualified 16 rebel lawmakers belonging to the ruling Congress party who were loyal to Y.S. Jaganmohan ... Read more...
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Nasheed sees ex-dictator Gayoom’s network behind his ouster
February 9th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 9 (IANS) A day after he was ousted as the Malidivian president, Mohamed Nasheed has said what happened in the country should be traced to former dictator Maumoon ... Read more...
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Mayawati our leader and will always be so, say Dalits
February 9th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 9 (IANS) Allegations of corruption against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati find no takers in large parts of this Dalit land where people from socially marginalised communities ... Read more...
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Facebook: India is second fastest growing market
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Why is Facebook becoming more and more popular? Connectivity and accessibility are the biggest drawing cards, say users.Facebook also finds India equally indispensable.According ... Read more...
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Congress suspends two leaders for indiscipline
February 1st, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Sending out a stern message against indiscipline, Maharashtra's Congress unit Wednesday suspended two Mumbai leaders for revolting against the party leadership, an official said."Mumbai general secretary ... Read more...
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My word on rotation of chief minister final: Soz
December 25th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 25 (IANS) Seeking to end the clamour within his party about the rotation of the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister's post, state Congress chief Saifuddin Soz Sunday asserted ... Read more...
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Reddy loyalists skip assembly, difficult days for BJP
December 5th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 5 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is in for difficult days with mining magnates, the Reddy brothers and their loyalists keeping it on tenterhooks about their ... Read more...
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Congress, TDP, TRS issue whips to legislators
December 4th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 4 (IANS) The ruling Congress and the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Sunday issued whips to their legislators on the opposition's no-confidence ... Read more...
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21 Jagan loyalists to vote against Congress government
December 3rd, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) As many as 21 legislators loyal to YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy will vote against the Congress government during the no-confidence motion in ... Read more...
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TDP to move no-trust motion in Andhra assembly
November 30th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) A no-confidence motion against the Congress government and the Telangana issue are likely to dominate the brief winter session of the Andhra Pradesh assembly beginning ... Read more...
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