Will he, won’t he? Congress awaits Rahul’s next move
September 13th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Will the suspense over Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's next step finally end this month?It could well be with the Congress agog with talk ... Read more...
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Mali president finally resigns after coup
April 9th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Mali president Amadou Toumani Toure has finally resigned by handing over a letter to an emissary to deliver to the country's new leaders following a coup ... Read more...
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Rahul favours younger leaders in Congress
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Striking an upbeat note about the prospects of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls next year, party leader Rahul Gandhi has pitched for ... Read more...
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Autopsy says that Gadhafi died from shot to the head
October 24th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tripoli, Oct 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The mystery surrounding the final moments of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was not solved after the autopsy result was announced on Sunday. The country’s top doctors ... Read more...
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‘Gaddafi should have been alive for being prosecuted
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Libya's acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril wishes Muammar Gaddafi were alive so that he could have prosecuted the dictator for his actions during his 42-year rule.
"To ... Read more...
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Australians can make up for exit of Sri Lankan players
April 13th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) teams will lose two captains and some top stars if Sri Lankan players return to prepare for the tour of ... Read more...
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Rumsfeld unapologetic about US going to war against Iraq
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.3 (ANI): Sounding characteristically tough and defiant in his 800-page autobiography "Known and Unknown," former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remains largely unapologetic about his overall handling of the Iraq ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton rules out another presidential run
November 5th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Nov 5(ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that she will not run for president even in the aftermath of this week's congressional midterms that saw Republicans take control ... Read more...
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Pak Law Minister’s ‘1 million rupees cheque’ too hot for SCBA President to handle!
October 19th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 19 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Qazi Anwar has returned the one million-rupees cheque given to the association by Law Minister Babar Awan.Speaking to media representatives outside ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee meets Chidambaram in New Delhi
October 5th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram here today to discuss issues concerning security in the State.It has been reported that the ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee talks of special package for Darjeeling
September 28th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Darjeeling, Sep 28 (ANI): Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee emphasised that she would urge Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit the hills in West Bengal and offer special ... Read more...
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Pressure on Malaysian Indian politicians to quit party posts
June 20th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 20 (IANS) Two of Malaysia's veteran Indian politicians are being nudged to quit their top party posts ahead of the 2013 elections. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has ... Read more...
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Generational change in party is law of nature: Joshi
February 22nd, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Murli Manohar Joshi Monday said a generational change in the party is "law of nature".
"It is the law of nature ... Read more...
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U.S. State Department revokes some diplomatic Visas
July 29th, 2009 - 12:50 am ICT by admin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. State Department is reviewing the diplomatic visas of individuals who are members of the de facto regime in Honduras, officials said on Tuesday afternoon.Besides the ... Read more...
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Satyam appoints new leaders in Australia, New Zealand
June 1st, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) Satyam Computer Services Ltd Monday announced the appointment of Venki Prathivadi as the new country manager for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).
Satyam has also appointed Vijay Prasad ... Read more...
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Badrinath, Hayden take Super Kings to top of IPL (Lead)
May 10th, 2009 - 1:56 am ICT by IANS
Kimberley, May 10 (IANS) Subramaniam Badrinath and Matthew Hayden Saturday took Chennai Super Kings to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table with a seven-wicket victory over title-holders Rajasthan Royals ... Read more...
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Delhi Daredevils too good for Mumbai Indians (Lead)
May 9th, 2009 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
East London, May 9 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils proved to be the superior side with their seven-wicket demolition of Mumbai Indians at the Buffalo Park here Friday and are now well set ... Read more...
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Awaiting poll results, Bangaloreans prepare wish-list for new leaders
May 3rd, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, May 3 (IANS) The elections in India's tech hub are over and while Bangaloreans await the poll results, citizen groups have drawn up a wish list of what they ... Read more...
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Russian senator hails Obama’s flexibility in foreign policy
April 28th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 28 (RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama, in his first 100 days in office, has demonstrated flexibility in foreign policy and a willingness to use dialogue rather than confrontation, ... Read more...
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Ted Kennedys knighthood plans unconstitutional?
March 6th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 6 (ANI): Critics have pointed out that Senator Ted Kennedy''s knighthood is unconstitutional according to the Article I Section 9 of the US constitution. Article I Section 9 of ... Read more...
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Saudis launch hunt for 85 most wanted, list includes Osamas son-in-law
February 8th, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Feb. 8 (ANI): Al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Ladens son-in-law is among 85 men listed as most wanted by the Saudi Arabian Government.
According to a Washington Times report, ... Read more...
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Iraq accused of discarding due process in Hussein trial
September 25th, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Cambridge (UK), Sept.25 (ANI): Nearly two years after an Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein to death, Western lawyers who helped guide the court, have contended that Hussein was railroaded to the ... Read more...
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America ’slipping away’: Obama (Lead)
August 17th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Los Angeles, Aug 17 (Xinhua) Democratic Party's presidential candidate Barack Obama has said he believed America was "slipping away" and needed someone to get it back on track. Appearing onstage together ... Read more...
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Obama, McCain woo Christian voters at faith forum
August 17th, 2008 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 17 (DPA) US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain appeared onstage together for the first time in thier campaign and both attempted to convince Christian voters that they share ... Read more...
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US comfortable with new Pak govts tolerance over unilateral strikes against Qaeda
May 31st, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by admin
Washington , May 31 (ANI): US intelligence agency CIA chief Michael V Hayden has said that they were comfortable with the new administration in Islamabad in as far as being as ... Read more...
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Pak-Taliban deal must be enforced, says new NATO commander in Afghanistan
May 27th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
New York , May 27 (ANI): Newly appointed chief of NATOs command in Afghanistan and Maj Gen in US Army, Jeffrey J Schloesser has said that Pakistan was a sovereign country ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh dedicates Chenab Bridge to nation (Update)
April 25th, 2008 - 9:58 pm ICT by admin
Akhnoor (J-K), Apr 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday inaugurated the country's longest cantilever bridge on the Chenab ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh dedicates Chenab Bridge to nation
April 25th, 2008 - 9:00 pm ICT by admin
Akhnoor (J-K), Apr 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday inaugurated the countrys longest cantilever bridge on the Chenab ... Read more...
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Lebanese presidential elections postponed again
March 25th, 2008 - 3:30 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, March 25 (DPA) Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri has postponed the country's presidential elections to April 22, after rival parties failed to reached a compromise. "Parliament speaker Nabih Berri has decided ... Read more...
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Musharrf urges new Pak government to follow ‘Pakistan First’ strategy
March 20th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Mar 20 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the new Government should meet the challenges of terrorism, energy shortage, and inflation through good governance by keeping "Pakistan First" as ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s political coalition is new challenge to US
February 24th, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): The United States has started a slow and awkward separation from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.No one wants us to be involved in giving Musharraf the bum's rush, pushing ... Read more...
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Musharrafs days are over in Pak: The New York Times
February 21st, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): A New York Times editorial has said that despite Americas huge monetary support and expert advice from an American public relations firm, President Pervez Musharraf "will not overcome ... Read more...
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Benazirs assassination can destabilise Pakistan
January 4th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): The assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has created conditions which can contribute to the ongoing destabilisation and fragmentation of Pakistan, claims Professor Michel Chossudovsky of the ... Read more...
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Putins latest political brigade is awash with former Playboy playmates!
December 28th, 2007 - 5:15 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 28 (ANI): Vladimir Putins new MP brigade consists of women who were former Olympic athletes and had peeled off for racy photo shoots in various Russian magazines.The ravishing ladies ... Read more...
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