India needs more young leaders: PM
January 28th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Calling for more Indian youth to take up leadership positions in all walks of life, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the young leaders ... Read more...
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Don’t elect leaders who read written speeches: Uma Bharti
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Sunday said that voters in the country should not elect leaders who just read speeches written by others."National ... Read more...
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Gadkari flags off Telangana yatra
January 19th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday launched 'Telangana Poru Yatra' with party president Nitin Gadkari promising a separate Telangana state if the party is voted ... Read more...
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Absence of decision-making biggest concern: Premji
October 31st, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 31 (IANS) Absence of decision-making among the leaders in the government is the biggest concern, Wipro chairman Azim Premji said Monday."The biggest concern is over the governance ... Read more...
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Threat to slain RTI activist’s family: Forum-Asia
September 20th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 20 (IANS) The members of Forum-Asia who prepared a report on the killing of Right to Information (RTI) activist Shehla Masood revealed that after her murder her ... Read more...
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Pending new law, Haryana puts land acquisition on hold
July 23rd, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) Despite being termed as the state with the best and farmer-friendly land acquisition policy, Haryana Friday announced that new acquisitions would be put on hold ... Read more...
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Post-poll: weak national parties, strong regional ones (Comment)
May 21st, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
The peculiarity of the latest election results is they will please no major national party. Instead, three regional outfits - the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the AIADMK in Tamil ... Read more...
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Uma Bharti could return to BJP next week
April 21st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 21 (IANS) After six years of estrangement, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti could return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) within a week, party sources ... Read more...
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Modi thanks Hazare for praise
April 11th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 11 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday thanked veteran social reformer Anna Hazare for praising his development work in the state.In a letter to Hazare, that ... Read more...
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BJP hopes to finally enter Kerala assembly
March 10th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 (IANS) Having steadily increased its vote share in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident it will finally bag an assembly seat in Kerala ... Read more...
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Gilani rules out any “back-door solution” between Pak, US on Davis’ immunity row
March 8th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 8(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ruled out any 'back-door solution' to the case of double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis, for whom the United States is ... Read more...
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Petition filed in Pak court to make America ‘party’ in Davis immunity case
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 1(ANI): A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court to make the United States of America a party in the ongoing Raymond Davis immunity case.Petitioner Advocate Azhar ... Read more...
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Gilani hints at pardon by victims’ family to murder-accused US official as solution
February 17th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 17(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has hinted at a pardon by the victims' family to double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis.Speaking to a convention of religious ... Read more...
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Chouhan confident of BJP win in by-polls
February 8th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan does not need any national leader from his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to campaign for the bypolls to Kuksi ... Read more...
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Davos Summit CEOs see China remaining global growth engine
January 27th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Davos (Switzerland), Jan.27 (ANI): World business leaders continue to see China as the engine of global economic growth despite the tremendous challenges it faces in shifting from an investment and export-led development ... Read more...
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BJP protesters being removed, may be detained (Second Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police began bodily removing some BJP leaders from the Jammu airport as three top party veterans sat down on the tarmac, insisting on going ... Read more...
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Declare Netaji’s birthday as ‘Deshprem Divas’: CPI-M
January 23rd, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday reiterated its demand to declare Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birthday Jan 23 as "Deshprem Divas"."We once again urge the centre ... Read more...
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Governance deficit, graft extremely serious issues: Premji
January 21st, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 21 (IANS) Wipro chairman Azim Premji Friday reiterated that governance deficit and corruption were extremely serious issues for the future of the nation."Enough is enough. The situation in the country ... Read more...
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Zardari seeks unity of allies before US visit
January 13th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Seeking solidarity among ruling alliance partners on foreign policies, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari held talks with several leaders, including opposition PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, before leaving ... Read more...
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Congress first family should explain Bofors: BJP
January 9th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive Sunday decided to take the issue of corruption and scams to the people and the judiciary, while sharpening its attack ... Read more...
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Concluding day of BJP national executive begins
January 9th, 2011 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) The concluding day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meet began here Sunday to adopt resolutions aimed at cornering the UPA government on issues pertaining ... Read more...
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Two-day BJP national executive meet begins
January 8th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 8 (IANS) The two-day Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive opened here Saturday morning with party chief Nitin Gadkari, senior leader L.K. Advani and other leaders in attendance.The meeting ... Read more...
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RSS denies Godse was its member, rebuts Congress claim
December 30th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has come out strongly against being linked to Mahatma Gandhi's assassination in the commemorative volume the Congress has brought out to ... Read more...
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Himachal village unanimously elects all-woman panchayat
December 16th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 16 (IANS) The national leaders are still battling it out on the issue of women reservation in parliament, but a remote village in Himachal Pradesh has unanimously decided to elect ... Read more...
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Pak Army supports political set-up within constitutional limits: ISPR
December 4th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Dec 4(ANI): The Pakistan Army is pursuing a clear policy of supporting the country's political set-up within constitutional limits, and Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani respects all political leaderships, ... Read more...
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`WikiLeaks exposed pettiness of Pakistani leaders’
December 3rd, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 3 (IANS) The WikiLeaks' revelation has exposed the "pettiness of a number of national leaders" of Pakistan, said a leading Pakistani daily that added "there is a whole set of ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa launches ad blitz to blunt land deals row
November 26th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, reeling under charges of improper land deals, has launched advertisement campaign in newspapers to present his case.One of the ads titled ... Read more...
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Chastened Yeddyurappa vows to keep a distance from kin
November 25th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) Battling charges of nepotism, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday vowed to keep a distance from his kin and "selfish people"."I had not realised that I had ... Read more...
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Development work, wider support gets BJP resounding results in Bihar
November 24th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's resounding electoral success in the Bihar assembly polls is being attributed by party leaders to development work done by the alliance government ... Read more...
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BJP leaders meet to take a decision on Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa
November 23rd, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are presently holding a meet at senior party leader Bal Apte's residence to decide the fate of embattled Karnataka Chief ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa to abide by party decision: Venkaiah Naidu
November 23rd, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that the embattled Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who is facing corruption charges, will abide ... Read more...
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Nobody has asked me to resign: Yeddyurappa
November 22nd, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who arrived here on Monday evening to meet the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top brass said nobody in the party ... Read more...
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Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa ignores Delhi, seeks divine solace at Puttaparthi
November 22nd, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Nov 22 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has ignored summons to reach Delhi on Monday morning as directed by his party top brass and left for Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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Modi goes for kill in panchayat polls, Congress edgy
October 20th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Narendra Modi is going for the kill in the panchayat polls in rural Gujarat Thursday, heady from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in six ... Read more...
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UAE minister opens education meet
September 18th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 18 (IANS/WAM) UAE's Education Minister Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Saturday opened the 23rd conference of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT).
Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, senior ... Read more...
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