Pakistani apex court suspends 28 lawmakers, two ministers
February 6th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Citing poll fraud, the Pakistani Supreme Court Monday suspended 28 MPs and legislators, including two ministers, one of whom is currently with Prime Minister Yousuf ... Read more...
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Bihar court acquits 11 Nepali Maoist leaders
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) A Bihar court Friday acquitted 11 Nepali Maoist leaders, including a former minister and six MPs, on a state government petition seeking to withdraw criminal cases ... Read more...
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Bihar axes cases against 11 Nepal Maoists
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to withdraw criminal cases against 11 Nepali Maoist leaders including a former minister and six MPs, a government lawyer said Thursday."The ... Read more...
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Gram sabhas above assemblies, parliament, says Hazare (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Stating that gram sabhas (village councils) were above state assemblies and parliament, activist Anna Hazare Thursday called for legislation to empower local bodies and ... Read more...
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Budget session likely from March second week
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The budget session of parliament is likely to begin from the second week of March, informed sources said Monday.The union budget for 2012-13 could be ... Read more...
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Digvijay snubs Mulayam on higher Muslim quota
January 20th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 20 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Friday dismissed Mulayam Singh Yadav's pledge to reseve more jobs for Muslims by claiming the Samajwadi Party leader was not serious.He ... Read more...
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Indian parliamentarians meet Gilani, Khar (With Images)
January 19th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A visiting Indian parliamentary delegation met Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar after concluding a dialogue with their counterparts ... Read more...
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Kushwaha row: BJP MP threatens to resign
January 6th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) The worries for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) multiplied Thursday after a revolt by senior leaders and MPs grew over the induction of tainted Bahujan ... Read more...
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Italian MPs are top earners in Europe
January 4th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 4 (IANS/AKI) Italian MPs earn an average salary of 16,000 euros (around $20,900 or Rs.11,12,000), making them the top earners among lawmakers in the European Union (EU), according ... Read more...
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No deal with Congress on Lokayukta, says Mamata (Lead)
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Denying any deal with the Congress on the issue of Lokayukta in the Lokpal bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said she felt ... Read more...
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No deal with Congress on Lokayukta, says Mamata
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Denying any deal with the Congress on the issue of Lokayukta in the Lokpal bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said she felt ... Read more...
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Congress playing with fire: Trinamool
January 2nd, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Stating that the Congress was playing with fire by ignoring it, the Trinamool Congress Sunday said it will not compromise with the central government over ... Read more...
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I tore the bill because it was bad: Rajniti Prasad
December 30th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Justifying his act of tearing a copy of the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) member Rajniti Prasad Friday said it ... Read more...
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Hindus in Russia celebrate Gita verdict; brace for possible appeal
December 29th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS) As Hindus in Russia celebrated their legal victory over efforts to have the Bhagavad Gita banned, they are bracing to counter any move by Tomsk ... Read more...
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Will move amendment on Lokpal: Trinamool
December 29th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Unhappy over the issue of setting up of state Lokayuktas, the Trinamool Congress Thursday said that it would move an amendment in the Rajya ... Read more...
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Lokpal: Congress confident of smooth sail in Rajya Sabha
December 28th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Ahead of the debate on the Lokpal in the Rajya Sabha Thursday, the Congress expressed confidence of getting the landmark legislation approved in the ... Read more...
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Lokpal in Rajya Sabha, Congress in Trinamool tangle (Roundup)
December 28th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The government Wednesday expressed confidence of mustering a majority in the Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal bill, a day after it faced an ... Read more...
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Opposition not responsible for passing bill: BJP
December 28th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Reacting to Congress president Sonia Gandhi's remarks blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the defeat of the constitutional amendment bill on Lokpal, Leader ... Read more...
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Not a strong Lokpal, government under Anna’s pressure: Mulayam (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) As his party members walked out of the Lok Sabha before the vote on the Lokpal bill, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday ... Read more...
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Samajawadi Party, BSP walk out before Lokpal vote
December 28th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Forty-three members of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) staged a walkout ahead of the Lokpal vote in the Lok ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill not under duress, all views considered: Pranab (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday forcefully countered the opposition's charge that the Lokpal bill has been tabled under duress and stressed that all proposals ... Read more...
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Bill not tabled in a hurry: Pranab
December 27th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday forcefully countered in the Lok Sabha the opposition's charge that the Lokpal bill has been tabled in a hurry ... Read more...
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Indians in US, Japan back Hazare agitation (With Images)
December 27th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Anna Hazare's agitation attracted a modest crowd in Mumbai but Indians in the US and Japan Tuesday lent an international touch to the fight for ... Read more...
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Congress core committee meets on Lokpal bill
December 27th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Congress core group met here Tuesday in the wake of opposition demand for amendments to the Lokpal bill and the reservation of some ... Read more...
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Lokpal debate begins in Lok Sabha
December 27th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday began discussing the much-debated Lokpal bill that envisages setting up of an anti-corruption ombudsman in India.Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj initiated ... Read more...
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Show unity against corruption, Digvijay tells MPs
December 27th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) With the parliament set to debate the contentious Lokpal bill Tuesday, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh called it an opportunity for parliamentarians to show ... Read more...
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Team Anna members to stage protest in Delhi (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) As Anna Hazare on Tuesday begins his three-day fast in Mumbai to push for a strong Lokpal bill, his key team members, including Shanti ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar: Karunanidhi urges PM to intervene
December 26th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Raj Bhavan here and urged him to take steps to end attacks on ... Read more...
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Parliament to decide Lokpal bill’s final shape: Pranab
December 26th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday the government was aware of some sticking points in the Lokpal bill opposed by social activist Anna Hazare but ... Read more...
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Mayawati sacks four ministers for corruption
December 26th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 25 (IANS) In a clean-up move ahead of assembly polls in the state, Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday recommended removal of four ministers facing probes on corruption charges.The ministers ... Read more...
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Team Anna politically motivated: Digvijay
December 24th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Saturday accused Team Anna of targetting his party due to political reason and said it was not concerned about ... Read more...
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What’s impeding investment? Indonesian MPs cite Nandigram (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The violent movement against a special economic zone (SEZ) in Nandigram in West Bengal in 2007 and subsequent scrapping of the project were cited by ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha disrupted ahead of Lokpal bill
December 22nd, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was disrupted Thursday after an uproar over the anti-graft Lokpal bill that is expected to be tabled in the house later ... Read more...
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Lalu, Mulayam oppose Lokpal bill
December 21st, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Wednesday opposed the draft Lokpal bill, approved by the union cabinet Tuesday, saying it ... Read more...
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Malicious misinformation that Congress is not tackling graft: Sonia
December 21st, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Taking on social activist Anna Hazare and his team, Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said there was a "deliberate and malicious misinformation" campaign ... Read more...
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