Congress to seek explanation from absent MPs
March 20th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Relieved after defeating in the Rajya Sabha the opposition's amendments on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), the Congress will seek an explanation from ... Read more...
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Amid pressure, PM says India inclined to vote against Sri Lanka (Roundup)
March 19th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Amid increasing pressure from coalition ally DMK, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured parliament that India was "inclined" to vote in favour of a ... Read more...
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Rail fare hike will put strain on common man: Mamata
March 19th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Monday said the party was opposed to the hike in passenger fares proposed ... Read more...
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Joachim Gauck elected German president
March 18th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) Joachim Gauck, a former pastor and civil rights activist, was Sunday elected Germany's new president, BBC reported.The 72-year-old Gauck, from the erstwhile East Germany, won 991 ... Read more...
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DMK calls meeting on Sri Lanka resolution
March 17th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 17 (IANS) The DMK has called a meeting of its high level committee Tuesday to discuss the Indian government's support to the US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka in ... Read more...
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LF renominates Tapan Sen as Rajya Sabha candidate (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Left Front Tuesday renominated Centre of Indian Trade Unions secretary Tapan Sen as its candidate for the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls.Briefing mediapersons ... Read more...
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Congress cannot take our support for granted: Shahid Siddiqui
March 13th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Set to reign Uttar Pradesh on the back of a massive mandate, the Samajwadi Party (SP) wants the Congress-led UPA government in New Delhi ... Read more...
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Rakhi Sawant visits parliament
March 12th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Television actress Rakhi Sawant Monday visited parliament on the first day of the budget session, saying she wanted to see how it works."No one ... Read more...
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Britain won’t be Christian nation by 2030: Report
March 3rd, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Britain may no longer be a Christian country by 2030 as the number of non-believers is set to overtake the number of Christians, a media report ... Read more...
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Kejriwal defends his remarks about politicians
February 27th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) After his diatribe against Members of Parliament which angered political parties, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Monday defended his remarks saying he had stated nothing ... Read more...
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State polls to impact Congress-Trinamool ties: West Bengal Congress chief (Interview)
February 27th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) The outcome of ongoing assembly elections in five states will have an impact on the Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance in West Bengal, state Congress chief Pradip ... Read more...
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PM, other leaders greet Jayalalithaa on birthday (Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday greeted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on her 64th birthday.According to a statement issued by the AIADMK, the prime minister ... Read more...
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Gadkari rules out immediate reinstatement of Yeddyurappa (Second Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 24 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Friday rejected scam-hit former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's demand for immediate reinstatement but said he will be ... Read more...
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UAE leaders meet foreign officials
February 16th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 15 (IANS/WAM) Rulers of three states in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met two American envoys as well as a number of visiting MPs from Germany.Sheikh ... Read more...
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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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