Manmohan is intelligent man, quiet worker: Bal Thackeray
October 18th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was intelligent but "very mild", Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said Tuesday while giving kudos to the late Indira Gandhi as ... Read more...
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Thackeray congratulates Prashant Bhushan’s attackers
October 14th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Friday congratulated the people who attacked senior lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan in his chamber in the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Thackeray asks Manmohan Singh to go
September 29th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray Thursday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately resign and recommend dissolution of the Lok Sabha.Attacking Manmohan Singh for "wearing ... Read more...
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Mamata promises to start writing again
September 27th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) The literary side of West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will come to fore again with Banerjee Tuesday promising to write ... Read more...
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Thackeray hits out at Ajit Pawar
September 26th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Monday hit out at Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.In an editorial in the party ... Read more...
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Partymen missed Sonia in her absence, says Congress mouthpiece
September 12th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi's successful surgery in the US finds a mention in the latest issue of party mouthpiece 'Congress Sandesh' with the editorial ... Read more...
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Please end fast, Thackeray appeals to Hazare (Lead)
August 24th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Wednesday made a personal appeal to veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare to end his nine-day hunger strike in view of his ... Read more...
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Impose President’s rule in the country, says Shiv Sena
August 23rd, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) President's rule should be imposed in the country as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has been unable to control the anti-corruption movement led by ... Read more...
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Government underestimated Anna’s movement: Anil Shastri
August 22nd, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) In an indication of unease in the Congress about the handling of Anna Hazare's fast, party leader Anil Shastri said Monday the government underestimated his ... Read more...
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Mamata’s bluff as railway minister called: CPI-M
August 21st, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of misleading the masses by making false promises during her stint ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi ‘missing’, says Shiv Sena ad
August 14th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) The Shiv Sena party mouthpiece Saamna in Marathi Sunday carried a 'missing people' advertisement taking a sarcastic dig at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, ... Read more...
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Vijayan denies complaining against Achuthanandan
August 13th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 13 (IANS) Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist(CPI-M), Saturday denied reports that the state unit had complained to the party against former chief ... Read more...
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China not backing India’s stand on Pakistan terror camps: Daily
August 12th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) China Daily, widely seen as the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, has confirmed the recent visit of the ISI chief to Beijing, but has ... Read more...
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CBI files case against lottery dealers in Kerala
August 6th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday filed a complaint against lottery giant Santiago Martin and his associate John Kennedy in four different cases relating to ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan justifies visit to ousted CPI-M leader
August 5th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5 (IANS) Veteran Kerala CPI-M leader and former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan Friday justified his visit to the man who was ousted from the party a few years ... Read more...
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Congress communalising war against terror: BJP
July 18th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Reacting sharply to Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh's comment on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the Bhartiya Janata Party Monday blamed the ruling party ... Read more...
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Efforts on to destroy Left in West Bengal: Karat
June 21st, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) Accusing Trinamool Congress-Congress workers of killing leftist leaders and workers in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday said these forces are trying to ... Read more...
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Congress pulls up party mouthpice editor for personal comments
June 10th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Congress has ticked off Anil Shastri, editor of its "Congress Sandesh" mouthpiece, for an editorial which implicitly criticised four union ministers for ... Read more...
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Mamata’s surprise hospital visits publicity stunts: CPI-M
May 29th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her surprise visits to state-run hospitals, terming ... Read more...
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What happened to small ministry promise, CPI-M asks Mamata
May 22nd, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday took pot shots at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for failing to "keep her word" of forming ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray blasts Congress for petrol price hike
May 16th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) "People have been stabbed in the back by the Congress," Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said Monday in response to the move by oil companies ... Read more...
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After 34 years, a ‘different’ day in Bengal (Lead)
May 14th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) It was a "very different" Saturday for the people of West Bengal. A day after the 34-year-old Left Front government was swept out of power, ... Read more...
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West Bengal wakes up to first morning post Left Front government
May 14th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) "Rajye palabadal" (change of regime in state) - thus read the grudging banner headline in Ganashakti, the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) mouthpiece, the morning after ... Read more...
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Learn from US how to deal with terrorism: Bal Thackeray
May 4th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Wednesday exhorted India to "learn" how to deal with terrorism from the US which killed Osama bin Laden without bothering about ... Read more...
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Parliament should discuss election panel’s powers: Karunanidhi
May 3rd, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday suggested that the parliament should discuss the role and powers of the Election Commission.Writing for ... Read more...
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Nepal begins countdown to crisis
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 2 (IANS) The countdown to another crisis started in Nepal Monday with only 26 days left to get the new constitution ready and top leaders admitting the task ... Read more...
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Don’t challenge party decision, Sonia warns rebels
April 12th, 2011 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Cautioning against infighting and rebel candidates in the ongoing assembly elections, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has in a front-paged editorial in the latest issue ... Read more...
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Hazare fast doesn’t scare centre, public anger does: Thackeray
April 7th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Thursday said that the central government is "not scared" of the ongoing protest by veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare, but is ... Read more...
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Mamata’s paintings fetch Rs.60 lakh
April 5th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Paintings by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee put up on sale for raising funds for the assembly elections have attracted very good response with 30 ... Read more...
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Why not ‘cricket diplomacy’ with Sri Lanka, asks Thackeray
April 1st, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) As with Pakistan, why can't the problems of people of Tamil origin living in Sri Lanka be resolved through 'cricket diplomacy', Shiv Sena chief Bal ... Read more...
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Sena wants ballot paper voting in civic elections
March 28th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Monday demanded that the traditional ballot paper voting be implemented instead of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the 2012 elections to Municipal ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray attacks PM for cricket diplomacy
March 28th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Problems between India and Pakistan have continued despite cricket match invitations, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said Monday, while attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for ... Read more...
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Thackeray criticizes Chavan, Ajit Pawar
March 26th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Saturday lashed out against Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for nine opposition legislators' suspensions and ... Read more...
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Thackeray says he has no enmity with Indian Muslims
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Tuesday said he was not against Indian Muslims but those from outside.In the second part of his interview to party mouthpiece ... Read more...
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Thackeray attacks Congress’ dynastic politics, Sonia Gandhi
March 21st, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Monday attacked the Congress party for practising dynastic politics and said it has ruined the country's political fabric.In a no-holds-barred ... Read more...
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