Arab League offers safe exit if Assad resigns
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Arab League Monday called on embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to swiftly cede power in exchange for a "safe exit" for him and his ... Read more...
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Restore civilian rule in Mali by July 31: AU
July 15th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, July 15 (IANS) Voicing concern over the post-coup crisis in Mali, home to priceless treasures of Timbuktu, as one of biggest security threats to Africa, the 54-nation African ... Read more...
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Disunity rocks Congress amid talks of early polls (Karnataka Newsletter)
June 2nd, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) The Congress in Karnataka seems to be going the way of the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with rifts in the party amid mounting ... Read more...
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Karnataka cabinet vacancies continue, MLAs restless (Karnataka Newsletter)
May 5th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 5 (IANS) The Karnataka assembly elections are less than a year away and an increasing number of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators are getting restive, not ... Read more...
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Making Bangalore’s graduates vote (Karnataka Newsletter)
April 29th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 29 (IANS) Karnataka capital Bangalore boasts of being home to over two million graduates and diploma holders, but still cuts a sorry figure as only a few ... Read more...
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UNSC to mull on observer mission in Syria
April 13th, 2012 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 13 (IANS) The UN Security Council (UNSC) will begin consultation on a draft resolution concerning the deployment of an observer mission in Syria "as swiftly as possible".US ... Read more...
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UNSC calls on Syria to allow humanitarian access
March 2nd, 2012 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, March 2 (IANS) UN Security Council has called on the Syrian authorities to allow "immediate, full and unimpeded" humanitarian access.The Security Council called upon the Syrian authorities to ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh cabinet reshuffled (Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 18 (IANS) In a sudden decision, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Saturday reshuffled portfolios of his five ministerial colleagues, giving the coveted industry portfolio to his ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh cabinet reshuffled
February 18th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 18 (IANS) In a sudden decision, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Saturday reshuffled portfolios of his five ministerial colleagues, giving the coveted industry portfolio to his close ... Read more...
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MIM’s Majid Hussain is the new mayor of Greater Hyderabad
January 3rd, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Mohammed Majid Hussain of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) is the new mayor of Greater Hyderabad.He was unanimously elected the mayor and Rajkumar of the Congress ... Read more...
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Taliban won’t attack Pakistani security forces: Report
January 2nd, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Pakistani Taliban factions have announced they will not attack security forces in the country and instead focus their attention against the US-led forces in Afghanistan, ... Read more...
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Fear of Maoists blocks road projects in Chhattisgarh
December 11th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 11 (IANS) Funds to the tune of Rs.3,000 crore (nearly $600 million) allocated for road construction in Chhattisgarh's interior areas have been lying unutilised for many years ... Read more...
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India elected to UN Economic and Social Council
October 25th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 25 (IANS) India and 20 other countries have been elected to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the main UN body tasked with furthering economic ... Read more...
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UN votes for one-year extension of international force in Afghanistan
October 13th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 12 (IANS) The UN Security Council voted unanimously here Wednesday to adopt resolution 2011, which extended the mandate of an international force that aims to quell insurgencies ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks support for UNSC seat
September 28th, 2011 - 4:07 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has sought support from the global community for her country's candidature for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security ... Read more...
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India highlights ’severe mismatch’ in UN peacekeeping
August 27th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 27 (IANS) The UN Security Council has reaffirmed its primary responsibility for peacekeeping under the UN Charter with India highlighting the "severe mismatch" between the resources and ... Read more...
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UN General Assembly re-elects Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:14 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday agreed to re-elect Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General, his second consecutive term at the helm of the 192-member organization.Ban, 67, was ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa takes oath as Tamil Nadu chief minister (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) J. Jayalalithaa, the 63-year-old general secretary of the AIADMK, was Monday sworn in as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu, ascending to the post for ... Read more...
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BJP to step up campaigning in Bastar
April 25th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 25 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and the majority of his 13-member council of ministers will intensify campaigning for the May 8 Bastar Lok Sabha constituency ... Read more...
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Rebel army formed in bid to oust Gaddafi
February 27th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Feb 27 (ANI): Army leaders in eastern Libya who are opposing the Colonel Muammar Gaddafi regime are reportedly preparing to dispatch a rebel force to Tripoli to support the uprising there. ... Read more...
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Australia withdraws diplomats from Libya amid unrest
February 27th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Feb 27 (ANI): Australia has withdrawn its diplomats from Libya amid unrest in that country, which eventually prompted the United Nations to impose sanctions on Muammar Gaddafi's regime.Prime Minister Julia ... Read more...
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UNSC slaps sanctions on Gaddafi, relatives
February 27th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 27 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council has agreed to impose scores of sanctions against Libya, including an arms embargo, and freezing of the assets of Colonel Gaddafi and ... Read more...
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India backs modest expansion of UN Security Council
February 21st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) As a crucial round of inter-governmental negotiations on UN Security Council reforms begins next month, India is backing a "modest expansion" of the powerful body and is ... Read more...
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Rudd to intensify Australia’s bid for UNSC seat
January 22nd, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22(ANI): Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will intensify the country's campaign for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat during a 13-day tour to Africa, the Middle East and ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar chief minister
November 26th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 26 (IANS) Cheered by tens of thousands of supporters, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar Friday took oath as Bihar chief minister for a second consecutive term after an ... Read more...
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Pak conveys its “strong disappointment” to UN over ‘US backing for India’s UNSC bid’
November 12th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
United Nations, Nov 12 (ANI): The Pakistan Mission has forwarded to the United Nations the Pakistani Cabinet's resolution, which says that the US endorsement of India's bid for its permanent seat ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka opposition resists more powers to president
September 7th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 7 (DPA) The Sri Lankan opposition Tuesday launched protests in and outside parliament against proposed constitutional amendments that would boost the powers of the president.
The amendments were formally proposed ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to boost presidential powers
August 30th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 30 (DPA) Sri Lanka's cabinet Monday passed constitutional amendments that boost the powers of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, officials said.
The amendments enable a president to run for a third consecutive term, ... Read more...
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Proposal to condemn Pope over sex abuse rejected in Italy
May 6th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Vaiano Cremasco, May 6 (IANS/AKI) A council in the north of Italy rejected a proposal from a communist councillor who sought to condemn Pope Benedict XVI for what he considered inaction over ... Read more...
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MIM nominates senior journalist for legislative council
April 19th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 19 (IANS) Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) has decided to field senior journalist Syed Amin-ul-Hasan Jafri as its candidate for Andhra Pradesh state legislative council.
The Muslim political party ignored contenders from its ... Read more...
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Bodoland People’s Front to contest BTC elections alone
March 19th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 19 (ANI): The Bodoland People's Front (BPF) has made it clear that it would not share seats with the Congress party in the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, which ... Read more...
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Meghalaya now has two chief ministers
January 31st, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Shillong, Jan 31 (IANS) Bizarre, but true. The northeastern state of Meghalaya now has two chief ministers - veteran Congress leader D.D. Lapang and the party's state unit ... Read more...
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Junior ministers complain of no work, PM promises action
January 19th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) There was a litany of complaints as many ministers of state voiced dissatisfaction saying they were starved of work or ignored in policy decisions in their ... Read more...
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Council poll result to impact Karnataka’s political balance
December 20th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 20 (IANS) Results of Friday's poll to 23 legislative council seats will be out Monday, impacting equations within the dissidence-prone ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the fledgling Congress-Janata ... Read more...
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Karnataka legislative council polls end, BJP warns dissidents
December 18th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 18 (IANS) About 98 per cent of over 93,000 members of local bodies in Karnataka voted Friday to elect 23 members to the state legislative council. The ruling Bharatiya ... Read more...
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