Kodnani conviction shows rule of law in Gujarat: BJP
September 1st, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday broke its silence on the 28-year sentence awarded to the party's Gujarat legislator Maya Kodnani, saying the conviction was ... Read more...
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BJP urges Mamata to pull plug from UPA
September 1st, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Observing that Mamata Banerjee's "clean image" did not gel with a "tainted Congress", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday urged the Trinamool Congress supremo to ... Read more...
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BJP MP demands urgent attention to Arunachal dam issue
May 9th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 9 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP and BJP national spokesman Tarun Vijay Wednesday raised the issue of the ongoing opposition to mega dams in Arunachal Pradesh and demanded that ... Read more...
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Adityanath sees a hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh
February 11th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) Saffron-clad Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member Yogi Adityanath Saturday not only predicted a fractured verdict in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections ... Read more...
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Strands of similarity in Azad, Kishenji killings
November 26th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) There is a time gap of almost 17 months between the violent deaths of top Maoist leaders Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and M. Koteshwar Rao ... Read more...
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Prohibitory orders near PM, ministers’ Chandigarh homes
August 22nd, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (IANS) As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his cabinet colleagues tackle Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign in New Delhi, their private residences in Chandigarh have been provided ... Read more...
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BJP keeps Ayodhya temple issue out of political agenda
June 3rd, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to keep the Ayodhya temple issue out of its political agenda.Replying to a pointed query on the Ayodhya ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi no potent political force, says BJP
June 3rd, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 3 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may be seen as a huge vote-catcher by his party, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not consider him as ... Read more...
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Congress MP seeks civil terminal at defence airport
April 20th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana (Punjab), April 20 (IANS) Member of Parliament from Ludhiana Manish Tewari Wednesday urged Defence Minister A.K. Antony to open a civil terminal at the defence-controlled Halwara airport near this ... Read more...
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‘BJP set to surprise everyone with Bengal polls performance’
April 8th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is getting much support from the people of West Bengal and is set to surprise everyone with its performance in ... Read more...
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Pratibha Patil to deliver lecture at Panjab University
March 17th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will deliver Dr. V.N. Tewari Memorial Lecture at the Panjab University (PU) here Thursday, officials said here Wednesday.Patil will reach the airport ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka destroying statues of Tamil kings: Canadian Tamils
December 15th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 15 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Canada has reacted angrily to Colombo's decision to scrap the Tamil version of the country's national anthem and alleged ... Read more...
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Amarinder takes over as Punjab Congress chief
November 12th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 12 (IANS) Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Friday took charge as the state Congress president at a function attended by thousands of party supporters who drove into the ... Read more...
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Canadian Tamils support former Sri Lankan army chief
October 9th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 9 (IANS) Throwing their support behind their former tormentor and army chief Sarath Fonseka, who was sentenced to 30 months in jail last week, the Sri Lankan Tamil ... Read more...
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Cross voting in Bihar Rajya Sabha polls (Lead)
June 17th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 17 (IANS) Cross voting by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and three Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators in favour of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar's Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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Canadian Tamils hail Big B
June 7th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 7 (IANS) The 300,000-strong Canadian Tamil community has hailed Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan for not attending the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony in Colombo.
While labelling Bachchan as ... Read more...
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Tamil community to observe ‘black days’ to mark war anniversary
May 8th, 2010 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 8 (IANS) With the first anniversary of the crushing of the LTTE approaching, Canadian Tamils will observe May 17-19 as 'Days of Remembrance' for the Tamils killed in what they ... Read more...
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Don’t visit Sri Lanka, Canadian Tamils urge Big B
April 26th, 2010 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 26 (IANS) Canadian Tamils Sunday joined protests against the proposed visit of Amitabh Bachchan to Sri Lanka to attend a Bollywood awards ceremony.
After a large number of Tamils protested ... Read more...
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Debate on crisis of governance in country is on: Ansari
April 9th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari Friday said the public domain is witnessing a debate on the crisis of governance in the country in recent years and the focus ... Read more...
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Now, Varun Gandhi’s anti-Sikh remarks spark row in Punjab
March 24th, 2009 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) The anti-Sikh remarks allegedly made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi are now finding political echo in Punjab. Opposition parties and radicals Tuesday asked the ... Read more...
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‘Amarnath land row helped BJP in Jammu’
December 28th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the Indian capital have attributed the good showing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Jammu and Kashmir elections to the ... Read more...
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Casinos free vouchers scheme backfires!
December 3rd, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3 (ANI): A casino that wanted to show its appreciation to its loyal customers almost ended at a loss, when free vouchers meant for 1,000 people were sent out ... Read more...
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Denzel Washington urges US leaders to consider youth concerns
September 24th, 2008 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): Actor Denzel Washington has urged American leaders to pay attention to youth concerns besides focussing on upcoming presidential elections, environmental and economic issues facing the nation.While writing ... Read more...
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BJP accuses UPA government of shielding SIMI
August 21st, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday blamed the Congress-led government for a tribunal's earlier ruling that lifted the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) ... Read more...
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Bihar elects three NDA, two UPA candidates to Rajya Sabha
March 26th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by admin
Patna, March 26 (IANS) Three candidates of Bihar's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and two of the opposition United Progressive Alliance (UPA) won the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. The ... Read more...
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Deora, Prithviraj Chavan elected to Rajya Sabha
March 26th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) All seven candidates for the seven Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra, including central ministers Murli Deora and Prithviraj Chavan, were declared elected unopposed to the upper house of ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh BJP asks party men to get ready for polls
March 9th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by admin
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), March 9 (IANS) The two-day state executive meet of Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), that concluded here Sunday, has resolved to get party activists into an election mode ... Read more...
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