Cancer once made Chavez consider leaving politics
September 5th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 5 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez acknowledged Tuesday that he thought about abandoning public life after discovering he had cancer in June 2011, for which he had to ... Read more...
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Venezuelan presidential candidate says women are his weakness
September 3rd, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 3 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said that women are his "weakness" and added he was convinced that they will be the ones who win him ... Read more...
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Sangma congratulates Mukherjee, keeps election petition option open (Lead)
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Congratulating Pranab Mukherjee for winning the presidential poll, opposition candidate Purno Sangma said the nation had lost an opportunity to elevate a tribal candidate ... Read more...
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Sangma’s team keeps option of moving apex court open
July 22nd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) After losing to Pranab Mukherjee by a huge margin, opposition candidate P.A. Sangma Sunday said his team had kept open the option to approach ... Read more...
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Nation lost chance to have tribal president: Sangma
July 22nd, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Congratulating Pranab Mukherjee for winning the presidential poll, opposition candidate Purno Sangma said the nation had lost an opportunity to elevate a tribal candidate ... Read more...
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Mulayam tears ballot, Sangma team demands cancellation of vote (lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yaday, who had pledged support to ruling UPA's presidential hopeful Pranab Mukherjee, Thursday almost voted for opposition candidate ... Read more...
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Mulayam almost voted for Sangma
July 19th, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yaday, who had pledged his support to UPA presidential hopeful Pranab Mukherjee, Thursday almost voted for opposition candidate ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh is NDA choice for vice president (Roundup)
July 16th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Divided over the presidential poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA Monday unanimously named BJP veteran leader Jaswant Singh as its vice presidential candidate.Although numbers ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh is NDA’s vice presidential candidate (Second Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Divided over the presidential poll, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Monday "unanimously" named senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh as its candidate ... Read more...
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People taking interest in presidential poll: Sangma (Lead)
July 15th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 15 (IANS) For the first time in the last three decades, people are taking keen interest in presidential election and it has become a topic of discussion ... Read more...
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Poll panel rejects Sangma’s plea against Pranab (Second Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday rejected opposition candidate P.A. Sangma's plea against the decision of the returning officer for the presidential election accepting the nomination ... Read more...
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Many BSP, JD-U members supporting me: Sangma
July 10th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 10 (IANS) Opposition candidate P.A. Sangma Tuesday said that many Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) and Janata Dal-U members have rebelled against their party leadership to back his ... Read more...
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Poll panel rejects Sangma’s plea against Pranab (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday rejected opposition candidate P.A. Sangma's plea against the decision of the returning officer for the presidential election accepting the nomination ... Read more...
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Election Commission rejects Sangma’s plea against Pranab
July 10th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday rejected opposition candidate P.A. Sangma's plea against the decision of the returning officer for the presidential election accepting the ... Read more...
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Sangma to campaign in Odisha July 15
July 6th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 6 (IANS) Opposition candidate P.A. Sangma will visit Odisha July 15 to campaign for the presidential election, a leader of the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal, which is ... Read more...
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Presidential poll: Pranab, Sangma to file papers Thursday
June 27th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee will file his nomination for the July 19 presidential poll Thursday morning, said official sources Wednesday.
Opposition candidate P.A. Sangma, ... Read more...
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Gilani visits Benazir grave
June 21st, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was ousted from power by the Supreme Court, Thursday visited the grave of Benazir Bhutto to pay ... Read more...
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BJP to contest presidential poll, undecided on candidate (Lead)
June 19th, 2012 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party's top leaders Monday decided to put up a fight against UPA candidate, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the ... Read more...
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Kalam out of presidential fight, BJP, Mamata red-faced (Intro Roundup)
June 19th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Monday opted out of the presidential election after studying the "totality" of the situation, dealing a blow to the ... Read more...
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BJP to contest presidential poll, undecided on candidate
June 19th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party's top leaders Monday decided to put up a fight against Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential poll ... Read more...
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BJP core group to meet today, allies divided over presidency (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The BJP core group is meeting here Saturday to decide on supporting Finance Minister and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for the country's presidency.The ... Read more...
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Chavez in ‘good health’ after treatment
June 10th, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 10 (IANS) Refuting media reports that claimed Hugo Chavez is not expected to live more than a few months, the 57-year-old Venezuelan president has said his latest ... Read more...
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Wall Street fall on European concerns (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 24 (IANS) US stocks slipped Monday as investors were concerned about new developments in Europe's debt crisis and political turmoil.The European PMI data declined to 47.4 in ... Read more...
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Sukhbir Badal’s 25-year-rule: resolve or pipedream? (Punjab Newsletter)
December 11th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 11 (IANS) At every rally he addresses in the run-up to the Punjab assembly elections, Shiromani Akali Dal president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal raises the ... Read more...
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Fonseka jailed for three years
November 18th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 18 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan army chief General Sarath Fonseka was Friday sentenced to three years in jail.Fonseka was found guilty of spreading public disaffection by quoting allegations ... Read more...
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26 percent turnout for Khadakwasla by-poll (Lead)
October 13th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 13 (IANS) Barely 26 percent of the total electorate of Khadakwasla assembly constituency turned out Thursday to exercise their franchise for the by-poll voting in which ended ... Read more...
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Polling on in Khadakwasla by-election
October 13th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Oct 13 (IANS) Polling began amidst tight security for the Khadakwasla assembly constituency in this Maharashtra town Thursday morning under the shadow of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption and anti-Congress ... Read more...
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Hazare could be BJP’s presidential candidate: Congress
October 9th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 9 (IANS) Anna Hazare could be fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as an all-party opposition candidate in the 2012 presidential elections, Congress leader Digvijay Singh ... Read more...
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Brazil’s defence minister quits
August 5th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Brazil's Defence Minister Nelson Jobim has stepped down and will be replaced by former foreign minister Celso Amorim, the president's office said.Jobim resigned after ... Read more...
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Congress’ Hussain Dalwai wins Rajya Sabha by-poll
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Hussain Dalwai of the Congress Friday won the by-election to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, trouncing the combined opposition candidate Bal Mane.Dalwai, formerly with the ... Read more...
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Suspended sentences for Belarus opposition activists
May 21st, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by BNO News
MINSK, BELARUS (BNO NEWS) -- Two former Belarusian opposition presidential candidates and several election campaign activists were handed two-year suspended sentences on Friday, RIA Novosti reported.A Minsk district court found Vladimir Neklyaev, ... Read more...
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UN voices outrage at deadly attack on civilians in Cote d’Ivoire’s market
March 22nd, 2011 - 3:49 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations Security Council on Monday voiced its outrage at last week's deadly attack on a market in Côte d'Ivoire that left 30 civilians dead.The Security ... Read more...
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Bhutto murder: New arrest warrant against Musharraf
February 19th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) The anti-terrorism court in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi Saturday again issued an arrest warrant in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case against former president Pervez Musharraf, a ... Read more...
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70 percent turnout in by-poll to decide Munda’s fate (Lead)
February 10th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 10 (IANS) About 70 percent polling took place in Jharkhand's Kharsawa assembly by-election that will decide whether Chief Minister Arjun Munda will remain in the post or not."About 70 ... Read more...
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Voting begins to decide Munda’s fate in Jharkhand
February 10th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 10 (IANS) Polling began Thursday amid heavy security for a by-election from Kharsawa in Jharkhand where Arjun Munda is trying his luck to remain the chief minister. Polling began ... Read more...
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