Government in the clear: Congress
February 4th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Welcoming a special court's verdict to dismiss Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G ... Read more...
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2G: Congress, BJP spar over Chidambaram
February 1st, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Political circles are keenly awaiting the Supreme Court verdict Thursday on Home Minister P. Chidambaram's alleged role in the 2G case, with the Congress ... Read more...
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Need to first read full judgment: Congress
January 31st, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The ruling Congress Tuesday said it needs to read the full judgment before reacting to the apex court order setting a three-month deadline for ... Read more...
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Punjab’s turn as Team Anna campaigns in poll states
January 24th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) From Tuesday, Team Anna members will be in Punjab as part of their visit to poll-bound states where they plan to highlight the need ... Read more...
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Parties, Team Anna condemn attack on Ramdev (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Parties like the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) joined Team Anna Saturday in condemning the ink attack on yoga guru ... Read more...
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Muslim quota row: Congress slams BJP’s criticism
January 11th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Congress Party Wednesday condemned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharati's criticism of its promise of nine percent reservation for the backward sections ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray targets Team Anna, Hazare
January 8th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Sunday trained his guns on Team Anna members Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, terming them "a bunch of ... Read more...
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Court approves prosecution of Chidambaram’s ex-client
January 7th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday gave the go-ahead to the Delhi government to continue prosecution of three cases against hotelier S.P. Gupta, a former client ... Read more...
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Congress attacks Badal over poll panel row
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday attacked Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for criticising the Election Commission.Irked over Badal's letter to Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi asking ... Read more...
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Congress downplays differences with Mamata
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday played down its differences with United Progressive Alliance constituent Trinamool Congress (TMC), saying the Mamata Banerjee-led party was an alliance partner ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP resume trading charges on Lokpal bill (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday resumed trading charges on the Lokpal bill, holding each other responsible for the bill not ... Read more...
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Two killed in fire
December 31st, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Akola (Maharashtra), Dec 30 (IANS) Two people were killed and two others were severely injured in a fire after a stove burst in this Maharashtra town Friday, police said.Those ... Read more...
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Anna ends fast, vows to continue fight against graft (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Anna Hazare, who is down with viral fever, broke his three-day fast here a day earlier at the urging of doctors as his health was ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare ends fast
December 28th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Anna Hazare, who is down with viral fever, broke his fast by sipping a drink at the MMRDA ground here Wednesday evening.Hazare, who announced earlier ... Read more...
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Hazare dehydrated, asked to end fast (Second Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Doctors Wednesday pleaded with Anna Hazare to end his three-day fast begun Tuesday, saying he was suffering from dehydration and could face kidney failure.A team ... Read more...
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Security tightened at Chandigarh houses of PM, ministers
December 27th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 27 (IANS) Security around the private houses of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, union ministers Kapil Sibal, Pawan Kumar Bansal and Ambika Soni in Chandigarh was tightened as ... Read more...
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Government plans Lokpal bill in winter session; Anna threatens agitation
December 15th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The government appears all set to pass the contentious Lokpal bill in parliament's winter session, even as Anna Hazare Thursday threatened a slew of ... Read more...
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No need to hurry through Lokpal bill: Congress
December 15th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Claiming that all efforts were being made to reach a consensus on the Lokpal bill, the Congress Thursday said there was no need to ... Read more...
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Congress to NDA: Declare you have no illegal assets in India
December 14th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday asked members of the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) combine to declare that they have no illegal assets in India ... Read more...
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Hazare begins daylong fast
December 11th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday morning began his daylong token fast from Jantar Mantar in the national capital to protest the 'weak' government version of the ... Read more...
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Social media code: Congress cautious, BJP opposes Sibal’s way
December 8th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday reacted cautiously to government moves for a code of conduct for social media, calling for larger debate, while the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Jharkhand bypoll: JMM retains Mandu
December 4th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 4 (IANS) The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) retained the Mandu assembly seat Sunday, winning the bypoll by a majority of over 23,000 votes, an official said.
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Team Anna to discuss strategy for December protest
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Team Anna members will meet in the capital for two days in the second week of December to plan strategy for the proposed protest demanding ... Read more...
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FDI war: Deadlock deepens, BJP rejects Congress truce offer (Intro Roundup)
November 30th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The deadlock over allowing FDI in India's retail market deepened Wednesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejected the government's plea for toning down ... Read more...
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FDI war: Congress, opposition daggers drawn (Roundup)
November 30th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The war over allowing foreign equity in Indian retail market intensified Wednesday with the government and the opposition refusing to budge from their stated ... Read more...
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PM speaks to Trinamool, DMK on FDI (Lead)
November 30th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday spoke to leaders of allies Trinamool Congress and DMK after attending a meeting of the Congress core committee in ... Read more...
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Over 60 percent polling in Mandu bypoll
November 30th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 30 (IANS) Over 60 percent voter turnout was Wednesday registered in the Mandu assembly constituency of Jharkhand where bypoll was held amid tight security as many booths are ... Read more...
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Congress blames NDA, Left division for parliament disruption
November 24th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) With parliament rendered non-functional due to repeated disruptions for the third consecutive day, the Congress Thursday blamed the impasse on the differences between the ... Read more...
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Bengal to add 1,600 MW with Santaldih plant
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to set up two new thermal power units, with a total capacity of 1,600 megawatts, at Santaldih in Purulia district, ... Read more...
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Varying 2G loss figures raise doubts, says Congress
November 21st, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Congress said Monday that facts emerging in public domain concerning the losses in the 2G spectrum scam have raised doubts over the Comptroller ... Read more...
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Soni, Tewari in Congress’ Punjab election panel
November 17th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and party spokesperson Manish Tewari have been included in the Pradesh Election Committee constituted by Congress president Sonia ... Read more...
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Petrol price cut will not help inflation: Experts
November 16th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) The cut in petrol prices by state-run oil companies will have negligible or marginal impact on the country's economy and will not help the near double-digit ... Read more...
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Team Anna urges MPs to support Jan Lokpal bill
November 12th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Team Anna Saturday urged MPs to support its Jan Lokpal bill, claiming that 99.5 percent people in Rae Bareli, the Lok Sabha constituency of Congress ... Read more...
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SAARC to review role of observers, dialogue partners option
November 12th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives), Nov 11 (IANS) With South Asia's economic heft growing and more countries wishing to join SAARC, the eight-nation regional grouping Friday decided to review all matters relating to ... Read more...
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Three arrested for murder
November 7th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) A man has been arrested along with his two accomplices for murdering his cousin's nephew over a land dispute, police said Monday. A search is ... Read more...
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