IOA writes to Pranab, wants more funds for sports
March 4th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Sunday urged Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to treat sports as a priority area while formulating the budget for 2012-13 ... Read more...
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Yingluck Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s first woman PM (Lead)
August 5th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Aug 5 (IANS) Yingluck Shinawatra Friday became Thailand's first woman prime minister, about a month after she led her Pheu Thai party to a major victory in the parliamentary ... Read more...
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Maran out of cabinet, but DMK to stay put in UPA
July 7th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Even as the 25-month-old United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II government dumped Dayanidhi Maran, the second minister from the DMK for involvement in the 2G ... Read more...
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Myanmar: a nation on cusp of change (Myanmar Newsletter)
June 26th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 26 (IANS) After nearly 40 years of military rule, Myanmar is changing, with clear signs that the transformation is for the better.The country's most popular pro-democracy face, Aung ... Read more...
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Nepal parties haggle as parliament faces dissolution (Lead)
May 28th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 28 (IANS) With Nepal's constitution and parliament slated to expire at midnight, the republic's three major political parties were still deadlocked in feverish bargaining, and as hundreds of ... Read more...
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High alert in Kathmandu as constitution expires midnight
May 28th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 28 (IANS) Riot police dragged away dozens of people protesting near parliament and the government ordered high security in the turbulent capital Saturday, with Nepal's constitution due to ... Read more...
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Deepak Obhrai may be named to Canadian cabinet
May 12th, 2011 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 12 (IANS) With Indo-Canadians voting for the ruling Conservative Party in large numbers in this month's parliament elections, speculation has begun whether any Indian-origin MP will make it ... Read more...
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India is ‘top priority’ for new Canadian government
May 5th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 5 (IANS) Deepening bilateral ties with India will be the new Canadian government's "top priority", says seniormost Indo-Canadian parliamentarian Deepak Obhrai.Obhrai, who was re-elected to the Canadian ... Read more...
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Hungary bans smoking at public places
April 27th, 2011 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Budapest, April 27 (IANS) Hungarian parliament approved a proposal Tuesday which bans smoking at public places.Of the 386-member parliament, 271 voted in favour of the proposal seeking protection of non-smokers, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s ruling ally threatens to quit
March 13th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 13 (IANS) Former Bangladesh president H.M. Ershad, who heads the third-largest party in parliament, has said his Jatiya Party might quit the ruling alliance of Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Opposition leader agrees to join Maliki Government in Iraq
December 16th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Dec.16 (ANI): Over nine months after Iraq's election propelled him to the brink of toppling his main political rival, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, and a month after he vowed he ... Read more...
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New Maliki govt with anti-US Shiite Islamic support could complicate Iraq-US relationship
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Oct 2 (ANI): The comeback of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to power, which is widely expected especially after he secured the support of an anti-American Shiite Islamic movement on ... Read more...
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Nepal lawyers move court ahead of ninth PM vote
September 29th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 29 (IANS) With the vote to elect a new prime minister turning farcical in Nepal, a group of lawyers is asking the Supreme Court to intervene as ... Read more...
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India accused of spoiling Maoist chances in Nepal
September 12th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 12 (IANS) Fresh India bashing has started in Nepal with a Communist leader accusing New Delhi of having spent millions of rupees to prevent the Maoists from coming ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka lawmakers give sweeping powers to President Rajapaksa
September 9th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Sept. 9 (ANI): Lawmakers in Sri Lanka MPs have approved proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek an unlimited number of terms, even as critics said they could lead to the ... Read more...
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Dogged by taint, Maoists lose Nepal PM poll seventh time(Lead)
September 7th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 7 (IANS) Reeling under the double whammy of bribery allegations and a lawmaker receiving life term for murder, Nepal's Maoist party lost Tuesday's prime ministerial election, for the seventh time ... Read more...
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Dogged by taints, Maoists lose Nepal PM poll again
September 7th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna SarkarKathmandu, Sep 7 (IANS) Reeling under the double whammy of bribery allegations and a lawmaker receiving life term for murder, Nepal's Maoist party lost Tuesday's prime ministerial election, for the ... Read more...
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Tainted Maoists lose Nepal PM’s election
September 5th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 5 (IANS) Dogged by allegations of trying to buy MPs and fighting a leaked tape that purportedly caught a senior aide seeking NRS 500 million from a "friend" ... Read more...
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Sixth round of Nepal PM poll to take place Sunday
September 4th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 4 (IANS) As Nepal's parliament votes Sunday, for the sixth time in two months, to elect a new prime minister, the indications are that the poll will yet ... Read more...
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New PM fails to emerge from Nepal’s poll labyrinth (Lead)
August 23rd, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 23 (IANS) Even after an unprecedented five rounds of vote, Nepal's parliament Monday failed to elect a new prime minister with Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda unable ... Read more...
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Anger in Nepal as PM poll likely to fail again
August 22nd, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 22 (IANS) Amidst growing anger at the failure of Nepal's major parties to elect a new prime minister even after four rounds of vote, nearly two dozen other parties have ... Read more...
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Ex-Nepal king’s son-in-law ready to mediate with Manmohan
August 19th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 19 (IANS) Undeterred by the bad publicity that dogged him after being arrested by police for disorderly conduct in a night club after closing hours, Nepal's deposed ... Read more...
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Nepal PM poll deferred to Monday
August 18th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 18 (IANS) Nepal's parliament officials said the election to choose a new prime minister, earlier scheduled for Wednesday, has now been deferred to Aug 23, following an agreement ... Read more...
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Nepal PM poll put off due to fiasco fear (Lead)
August 17th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 17 (IANS) Fearing a failure yet again to elect a new prime minister and growing public anger and ridicule, Nepal's major parties have agreed to postpone Wednesday's election ... Read more...
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Nepal PM poll headed for failure again
August 17th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 17 (IANS) Nearly 50 days after Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned under Maoist pressure, the Himalayan republic is yet to get a new premier with a ... Read more...
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Nepal MP claims threats by Indian officials; embassy rubbishes
August 7th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 7 (IANS) A Nepali lawmaker, who left his ethnic party from the Terai plains to join the Maoists, has created a furore with charges that he was ... Read more...
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India blamed as Nepal premier poll fails again
August 6th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 6 (IANS) The surprise visit by India's special envoy Shyam Saran on the eve of the prime ministerial election in Nepal has come under fire with the ... Read more...
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Fourth round of Nepal prime ministerial election today
August 6th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Aug 6 (ANI): Nepal Parliament will conduct a fourth runoff election for the post of prime minister today.The previous three elections held on July 21, July 23 and August 2 ... Read more...
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Maoists await Shyam Saran visit with mixed feelings
August 4th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 4 (IANS) Nepal's biggest party, the Maoists, Wednesday said they were awaiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy, Shyam Saran, with mixed feelings because they regarded ... Read more...
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Nepal fails to elect new PM yet again (Roundup)
August 2nd, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 2 (IANS) It proved third time unlucky for Nepal as parliament Monday failed to elect a new prime minister for the third time in a row, with yet ... Read more...
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Nepal yet again fails to elect new PM (Night Lead)
August 2nd, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 2 (IANS) It proved third time unlucky for Nepal as parliament Monday failed to elect a new prime minister for the third time in a row, with yet ... Read more...
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Prachanda throws his hat in Nepal ring (Lead)
July 20th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 20 (IANS) Once again displaying an uncanny knack to keep his grip over his party intact amid dissent, Maoist supremo Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Tuesday threw his ... Read more...
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Nepal: UML to field its PM candidate today
July 19th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, July 19 (ANI): The CPN (UML), the third largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA) will here today decide to name its candidate for the prime minister's post.A standing committee ... Read more...
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Nepal parties to write new statute from weekend
July 15th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 15 (IANS) After frittering away 24 months, Nepal's major parties Thursday said they would start working on the new constitution from Saturday.The two biggest ruling parties - caretaker ... Read more...
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Nepal heads for fresh prime ministerial polls
July 12th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) The turbulent republic of Nepal headed towards fresh prime ministerial elections Monday, the third in two years, as its disgraced parties failed to lay aside differences ... Read more...
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