Kerala minister, Congress MP spat in public
January 24th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), Jan 23 (IANS) In an unseemly incident, Kerala Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph and Congress Lok Sabha member Kodikunnil Suresh, in the presence of media persons and farmers' ... Read more...
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Congress tries to make Goa polls a family matter (Goa Newsletter)
January 22nd, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) Four political families in Goa are seeking as many as 10 assembly tickets from the Congress for the March 3 polls, prompting rivals to hurl ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan offers to quit over land scam, party says no
January 13th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (IANS) With the Communist Party of India-Marxist firmly behind him in a land transfer case, beleaguered former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's offer to quit as ... Read more...
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BJP faces rebellion over Kushwaha’s induction (Roundup)
January 6th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The induction of tainted former minister Babu Singh Kushwaha is turning out to be a major headache for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead ... 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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U.S. FAA announces $7.7 million to develop ‘green’ fuel
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday announced that it is awarding $7.7 million in contracts to help advance alternative, environmentally-friendly, sustainable sources for commercial jet ... Read more...
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Will Congress do a Yeddyurappa with Goa’s Kamat? (Letter from Goa)
September 21st, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 21 (IANS) Like B.S. Yeddyurappa in Karnataka, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat is now facing criticism from within his own party, the Congress, for illegal mining in ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi supporters pray outside New York hospital
August 8th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 8 (IANS) A small group of Sonia Gandhi's supporters gathered outside the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York believing that the Congress president had undergone ... Read more...
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Why Omar should focus on progress, not Congress (Kashmir Newsletter)
June 14th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has emphasized that he will not have to give up his chair in favour of the coalition partner, ... Read more...
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Left Front constituents demand new leadership (Lead)
June 7th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The constituents of West Bengal's Left Front Monday said that they expected a new leadership to emerge in the coming days in order to regain its ... Read more...
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Change Left Front leadership or will change position: Forward Bloc
June 6th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) West Bengal's Left Front constituent Forward Bloc Monday called for a change in the combine's leadership in order to regain lost ground among the people ... Read more...
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Reddys’ rise: Riding cycles to rattling BJP leadership
May 31st, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) From struggling businessmen who could once afford only bicycles to now owning choppers and almost bringing down Karnataka's chief minister, the Reddy brothers have had ... Read more...
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Factionalism in Kashmir Congress as Sonia visits
May 23rd, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 23 (IANS) After going into a huddle overnight in separate places, two rival factions of the Congress, the junior partner in Jammu and Kashmir's ruling coalition, ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s suspended BJP legislators defy leadership
May 19th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 19 (IANS) Six of the seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators suspended for cross-voting during legislative council elections in Jammu and Kashmir have refused to appear before ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress elated as panchayat candidates win
May 18th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 18 (IANS) With candidates backed by it registering major wins in the Jammu and Kashmir panchayat elections, an elated Congress says it's a sign of the party's ... Read more...
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BJP suspends seven Kashmir legislators for cross-voting (Lead)
April 20th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Jammu, April 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday suspended seven of its 11 legislators in Jammu and Kashmir for voting for the ruling National Conference-Congress coalition in ... Read more...
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Kashmir BJP legislators apologise for cross-voting
April 20th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 20 (IANS) All the 11 BJP legislators in Jammu and Kashmir who were summoned by the party's national leadership to Delhi have tendered an "unqualified apology" for ... Read more...
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Did not buy BJP votes in council poll, says Omar
April 16th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday dismissed reports that seven of the 11 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators who voted for the ruling ... Read more...
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BJP summons its Kashmir legislators (Second Lead)
April 15th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Jammu, April 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari has summoned all 11 party legislators from Jammu and Kashmir here April 19 to decide on their ... Read more...
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Suspense over resignations of 11 BJP legislators
April 15th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 15 (IANS) Although all 11 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Jammu and Kashmir have quit owning "moral responsibility" for the cross voting that enabled the ruling ... Read more...
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BJP asks Kashmir legislators to resign (Lead)
April 15th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 14 (IANS) A day after seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators voted for the ruling National Conference-Congress alliance candidates in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative council elections, ... Read more...
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Kashmir BJP workers protest against party legislator
April 14th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers Thursday protested against party legislators voting for the ruling National Conference-Congress coalition's candidates in Jammu and Kashmir's legislative ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan to contest Kerala polls from Malampuzha (Second Lead)
March 18th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (IANS) Ending the suspense over whether Kerala's octogenarian chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan would be contesting the April 13 assembly elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) announced ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan to contest Kerala polls (Lead)
March 18th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (IANS) Kerala's octogenarian chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan would be contesting the April 13 assembly elections from the Mallampuzha constituency, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) announced Friday. ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan, three ministers out of Kerala poll fray (Second Lead)
March 17th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and three of his ministers will not contest the upcoming state assembly polls, the party decided here Wednesday. Home Minister Kodiyeri ... Read more...
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Kerala chief minister out of poll fray (Lead)
March 16th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will not contest the upcoming assembly polls and his number two Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan will lead the election campaign of ... Read more...
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Dignity, trust vital for alliance with Trinamool: Congress leader
March 11th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) Dignity and trust are vital for forging alliance with the Trinamool Congress, West Bengal's Congress president Manas Bhuniya said Friday even as seat sharing talks ... Read more...
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Karnataka crisis: BJP leaders meet President Patil
January 24th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by senior leader LK Advani met President Pratibha Patil on Monday and sought the removal of Karnataka Governor H R ... Read more...
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Karnataka crisis: BJP leaders to meet President Patil
January 24th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): The land scam case in Karnataka has taken a fresh twist with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership advising Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to tread ... Read more...
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Karnataka Law Minister promises a plan of action
January 22nd, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 22 (ANI): Karnataka Law Minister S. Suresh Kumar on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would come out with a plan of action after assessing the Governor ... Read more...
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PPP divided over judicial inquiry in Taseer killing
January 15th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) appears to be divided over instituting a judicial inquiry into the assassination of Punjab governor Salman Taseer, with two federal ministers contradicting ... Read more...
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Chavan had to go, how can Pacheco come, ask Goa Congress dissidents
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) A group of dissident Congress legislators has asked party president Sonia Gandhi to apply the same principles while inducting ministers in Goa as was done in Maharashtra ... Read more...
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Bihar polls a victory of merit over dynasty: Arun Jaitley
November 24th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday described the Bihar election results as a victory of meritorious leadership over dynastic politics.Talking to ... Read more...
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BJP mulling Karnataka options, Yeddyurappa rules out quitting (Second Lead)
November 20th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hubli, Nov 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said it was seized of the controversy in Karnataka and the central leadership was considering its options, but Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Congress MPs write to Sonia, seek action against Singhvi
October 6th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Congress MPs from Kerala have written to party president Sonia Gandhi seeking action against lawyer and party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi for defending in the Kerala ... Read more...
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