Winter of instability as Yeddyurappa gets bail (News Analysis)
November 8th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 8 (IANS) Karnataka seemed headed for more political instability Tuesday with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) back to bickering on its leadership issues within hours of ... Read more...
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Karnataka yatra exposes Advani’s waning influence (Karnataka Newsletter)
November 6th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 6 (IANS) L.K. Advani, once hailed by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as 'Loh Purush' or iron man, second only to India's formidable first home minister Sardar ... Read more...
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Congress lambasts Omar for acting in ‘arbitrary manner’
October 27th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 27 (IANS) The Congress Thursday attacked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for behaving in an "arbitrary manner" and not consulting the party, which is its alliance ... Read more...
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Canada welcomes new Libya
October 24th, 2011 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Oct 24 (IANS) Canada welcomes the post-Gaddafi era in Libya as well as the transition of the country to a democratic society that respects human rights and the rule ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s son vows to avenge father’s death
October 23rd, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Oct 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Seif al-Islam, one of the sons of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has vowed to take revenge for his father's death.Gaddafi was killed Thursday by the ... Read more...
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Qureshi ponders quitting Pakistan Peoples Party
October 14th, 2011 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Thursday that he would soon decide upon whether to leave the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) or not, Online news ... Read more...
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Around 60 percent voting in Karnataka assembly bypoll
September 26th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Koppal (Karnataka), Sep 26 (IANS) Around 60 percent of the over 185,000 eligible voters cast their ballots Monday in the bypoll for the Karnataka assembly from this north Karnataka ... Read more...
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Libyan leaders find a mass grave having more than 1000 bodies
September 26th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tripoli, Sept 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Libyan transitional leaders say they have found a mass grave containing more than 1,000 bodies. The authorities say they suspect the bodies belong to inmates of ... Read more...
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Campaigning ends for Karnataka assembly by-poll
September 24th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Koppal (Karnataka), Sep 24 (IANS) Public campaigning ended Saturday for the Sep 26 by-election to the Karnataka assembly from this town, the outcome of which would impact equations within ... Read more...
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Reddy associate Sriramulu denies absconding fearing arrest
September 17th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka), Sep 17 (IANS) B. Sriramulu, a former Karnataka minister and staunch follower of arrested mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy, Saturday denied he was absconding fearing arrest over ... Read more...
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Moscow working to release Russians detained in Libya
September 16th, 2011 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is doing its best to secure the release of Russian and Ukrainian citizens detained in Libya for possible support of Gaddafi loyalists, a Russian ... Read more...
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Gaddafi denies fleeing to Niger
September 8th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has dismissed as "lies" and "psychological warfare" the speculations that he has fled to the southern neighbouring country of Niger, BBC ... Read more...
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Gaddafi taking refuge near hometown Sirte?
September 6th, 2011 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
Benghazi, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is taking shelter in the outskirts of his hometown Sirte, a leader of the rebel-led National Transitional Council has claimed."We have ... Read more...
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Reddy brothers’ loyalist quits assembly, adds to BJP’s woes
September 4th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 4 (IANS) Upset at not being made a minister again, mining barons Reddy brothers' loyalist B. Sriramulu Sunday quit the Karnataka assembly, adding to the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Gaddafi vows not to surrender
September 2nd, 2011 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Sep 2 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has once again vowed in an audio message broadcast on television that he would not surrender. He urged his loyalists to continue ... Read more...
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Congress warns legislators loyal to Jagan
August 21st, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Taken aback by the decision of as many as 24 party legislators loyal to YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy to quit, Andhra Pradesh's ruling ... Read more...
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Congress legislators loyal to Jagan plan to quit
August 19th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Furious over searches by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the premises of YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, ruling Congress party legislators in ... Read more...
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Graft-hit Yeddyurappa drops plan to support Hazare
August 18th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 18 (IANS) Scam-hit former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday backed out of his plan to stage an indefinite 'dharna' (sit-in) to support social activist Anna Hazare's ... Read more...
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Congress factions may reconcile in Jammu and Kashmir
August 16th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Congress unit is finally set to end its internecine war.The two factions led by central Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and state ... Read more...
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Sushma’s conspicuous absence at Reddy function (Lead)
August 12th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary, Aug 12 (IANS) It was a disappointment for the Reddy brothers, mining barons and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) loyalists from Karnataka when the senior BJP leader they acknowledge ... Read more...
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Meet to pick Yeddyurappa’s successor put off indefinitely (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) The much-awaited meeting of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators to elect a new leader has been postponed indefinitely due to the growing rift ... Read more...
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Will resign July 31 and work for party: Yeddyurappa
July 29th, 2011 - 2:24 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa late Thursday announced he would resign July 31 and work for the party, over 12 hours after the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Defiant Yeddyurappa told to quit; successor on Friday (Roundup)
July 28th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday asked its first chief minister in south India, Karnataka's B.S. Yeddyurappa, to step down after the state's ombudsman ... Read more...
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BJP to choose Yeddyurappa successor Friday
July 28th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will Friday select a successor to Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa though till late Thursday he had not obeyed the ... Read more...
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Ex-minister Matang Sinh back in Congress
July 16th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Matang Sinh, a minister in the P.V. Narasimha Rao government, was Saturday re-admitted to the Congress.
Congress general secretary in charge of Assam Digvijay ... Read more...
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So near and yet so far from Rahul (Sidelights)
July 9th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, July 9 (IANS) Heavy police presence at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's rally made Aligarh look like a city under siege - at least parts of it. So much ... Read more...
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Probe into 41 year old killings case ‘conspiracy’: CPI-M
June 17th, 2011 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday termed as a "heinous conspiracy" the state government's decision to order a judicial inquiry into the ... Read more...
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Third Russian plane heads to Yemen for evacuation
June 14th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A third Russian Emergencies Ministry plane has left Russia for Yemen to evacuate Russian and CIS nationals, the ministry reported Tuesday.Two Emergencies Ministry evacuation flights ... Read more...
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175 Russians evacuated from Yemen
June 13th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two planes sent by Russia have evacuated 175 of its nationals from Yemen in the wake of escalating violence in the country, the government said.The ... Read more...
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Yemeni vice president is acting president: Al Jazeera
June 5th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Yemeni Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has assumed the role of acting president and supreme commander of the armed forces, Al Jazeera reported Sunday, citing ... Read more...
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Saleh says he is ‘in good health’ after mosque attack
June 4th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said in a televised audio address late Friday night that he was "well and in good health" after being injured ... Read more...
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Iraq’s head of anti-Baath committee assassinated
May 27th, 2011 - 8:36 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, May 27 (IANS) A senior Iraqi politician in charge of a committee purging Saddam Hussein loyalists was assassinated Thursday, Xinhua quoted a police source as saying.Ali al-Lami, the ... Read more...
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Did not find grounds to impose governor’s rule in Karnataka: Chidambaram
May 23rd, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The government did not find any grounds to impose president's rule in Karnataka, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Monday, adding that there was ... Read more...
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When a British diplomat had a scare in Yemen
May 23rd, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS) A British diplomat had a few scary moments in Yemen when he found himself trapped in an embassy building which was besieged by armed protesters.John Wilkes ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj’s report for president’s rule in Karnataka rejected
May 23rd, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The union government Sunday rejected Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj recommendation for president's rule in the southern state ruled by Bharatiya Janata Party.Official sources said ... Read more...
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