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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After Singhvi, Congress targets Tamil Nadu advocate general
October 5th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 5 (IANS) The Congress in Kerala Tuesday objected to the Tamil Nadu advocate general appearing in the state high court against the Kerala government and on behalf of a lottery ... Read more...
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Zardari to visit UK ‘to alleviate misconceptions and propagandas against Pak’: Babar
August 1st, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 1(ANI): Pakistan Law Minister Babar Awan has confirmed that President Asif Ali Zardari will go ahead with his visit to the United Kingdom despite British Prime Minister David Cameron's ... Read more...
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CBI hunts for Gujarat home minister over 2005 killing (Roundup)
July 23rd, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, July 23 (IANS) Gujarat Minister of State for Home Amit Shah became a hunted man Friday for his role in the 2005 killing of an alleged Islamist terrorist after a ... Read more...
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BJP legislators to decide new Jharkhand CM
May 11th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, May 11 (ANI): The new Jharkhand Chief Minister will be chosen at a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs here on Tuesday, a decision to this effect was reached ... Read more...
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Gujarat celebrates golden jubilee (Second lead, changing dateline)
May 1st, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 1 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal Saturday formally kicked off the state's golden jubilee celebrations in Ahmedabad with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national leadership in attendance ... Read more...
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Former Congress MP’s widow satisfied at Modi’s questioning
March 28th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) Zakia Jaffri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri killed during the 2002 communal riots, Saturday expressed satisfaction at the fact that Chief Minister Narendra ... Read more...
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Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav for remarks on women’s bill
March 10th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 10 (IANS) The Bihar unit of the Congress Wednesday suspended Sadhu Yadav for criticising the national leadership of the party for passing the women's reservation bill.
A show cause notice has ... Read more...
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India talking to Pakistan under US pressure: Gadkari (Third Lead)
February 17th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Brajendra Nath Singh
Indore, Feb 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday began a three-day meeting of its national leadership, with new president Nitin Gadkari accusing the government of holding ... Read more...
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Gadkari includes Dalit in BJP agenda, promises new energy (Second Lead)
February 17th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Brajendra Nath Singh
Indore, 17 Feb (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday began a three-day meeting of its national leadership, with new president Nitin Gadkari asserting that the party was ... Read more...
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Karunakaran tries again to get son back in Congress
January 12th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 (IANS) Former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran has again written to state Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala to call a meeting of the party's executive to discuss the possibility ... Read more...
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Terror probe is an indictment of ruling Left Front (Letter from Kerala)
December 29th, 2009 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
By B.R.P.Bhaskar
Thiruvanathapuram, Dec 29 (IANS) Kerala's Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan is angry. Why is the National Investigating Agency (NIA), which has not taken over cases registered in connection with the bombings in ... Read more...
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Pakistan facing civil war-like situation: Musharraf
December 11th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 11 (ANI): Blaming the PPP government for the country's current turbulent situation, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is facing a civil war-like situation due ... Read more...
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The hidden hand behind BJP flare-up? (Capital Buzz)
November 8th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Nobody quite knows how the crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party's first ever government in Karnataka flared up to such a point that Chief Minister B.S. ... Read more...
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Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa claims, state crisis has been resolved
November 7th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today claimed that the political crisis in the State has been resolved.Talking to reporters here before leaving for Vaishno Devi ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa to remain chief minister, rules Rajnath Singh (Lead)
November 2nd, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will remain in the post, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Monday stated, putting an end to the intense leadership ... Read more...
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BJP leadership to meet again on Karnataka crisis
November 2nd, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday continued its efforts to solve the leadership tussle in Karnataka where a faction led by the Reddy brothers is gunning ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa supporters claim RSS, BJP backing
November 1st, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national leadership have thrown their weight behind Karnataka's beleaguered Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, his supporters ... Read more...
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Gangadharan returns to Congress in Kerala
October 29th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29 (IANS) Six-time Kerala legislator M.P.Gangadharan Thursday announced his return to the Congress party.
Addressing reporters here, Gangadharan, who served as minister (1982 to 1986) in the then Congress government, said ... Read more...
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Himachal by-elections: Wives hope to succeed husbands
October 8th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 8 (IANS) Two women are hoping to make it a family affair by contesting for two Himachal Pradesh assembly seats that were vacated by their husbands who are now ... Read more...
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