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India’s coastal security is weak: minister

November 28th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Sri Prakash Jaiswal said Friday India's coastal security was week, as elite commandos were fighting the terrorists who unleashed mayhem in the city ...

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Poland foreign minister jokes — Obama’’s grandfather was a cannibal!

Poland foreign minister jokes — Obama’’s grandfather was a cannibal!

November 18th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 18 (ANI): Poland Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has allegedly passed racist jibes on US President-elect Barack Obama, saying that his grandfather was a cannibal, and ate a Polish missionary! An ...

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Shibu Soren missing from state secretariat

November 13th, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Nov 13 (IANS) Chief minister since Aug 27 and only 15 days in the state secretariat. Tongues have begun wagging in Jharkhand over how Chief Minister Shibu Soren seems busier in ...

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Brit Parliament body suggests ban on Happy Hours to curb alcohol-related violence

November 10th, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 10 (ANI): A new report prepared by the British Parliaments Home Affairs Select Committee has advised the government to ban the drink-promotion Happy Hours, and also advised to stop ...

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Dalit leader demands more security for Tamil Nadu opposition leaders

November 5th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS) Dalit leader K. Krishnaswamy Wednesday met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and sought more police protection for political leaders in the state in the aftermath of recent ...

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On the edge Pak going through worst crisis of its history, say Nawaz, Imran

On the edge Pak going through worst crisis of its history, say Nawaz, Imran

October 23rd, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI -
London , Oct 23 (ANI): Top Pakistan Opposition leaders have said that the country was heading towards its worst ever crisis, and with the renewed insurgency it was on the edge. Pakistan ...

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Global crisis needs coordinated efforts, says Manmohan Singh

Global crisis needs coordinated efforts, says Manmohan Singh

October 22nd, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI -
By Naveen Kapoor Tokyo, Oct 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today called for a coordinated response to deal with the current global recessionary trends. While addressing the business delegates at a ...

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Manmohan for strong Indo-Japan ties

Manmohan for strong Indo-Japan ties

October 21st, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): Before embarking on his Japan and China visit, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that a strong India-Japan relationship would play a significant role in ...

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Prime Minister leaves for Japan, China

Prime Minister leaves for Japan, China

October 21st, 2008 - 11:11 am ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has left on a five-day visit to Japan and China today. Dr. Singh will be in Japan from October 21 to ...

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Suu Kyi appeals against prolonged detention

October 11th, 2008 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS -
Yangon, Oct 11 (DPA) Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has submitted an appeal against the government's latest extension of her house arrest - arguing that it violates the country's laws, ...

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Three killed, dozens injured in Sri Lanka blast (Lead)

October 6th, 2008 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS -
Colombo, Oct 6 (IANS) Three people, including two opposition leaders, were killed and over a dozen injured in a blast in Sri Lanka's north-central town of Anuradhapura, defence officials said.Maj. Gen (Retired) ...

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Opposition slams Tamil Nadu for ignoring fishermen’s woes

October 2nd, 2008 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Oct 2 (IANS) Opposition leaders belonging to the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the MDMK Thursday criticise the Tamil Nadu and central governments for ignoring the sufferings of Indian fishermen ...

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EU airports to use ‘naked’ body scanners by 2010

October 1st, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Two years from now when you enter any airport in the European Union (EU), you'll be surprised to find they no longer search you physically. Instead, they will ...

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I will talk to Ratan Tata over Singur: Buddhadeb

September 27th, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday said Tata Motors chairman Ratan Tata was willing to sit for a dialogue with the state government over the Singur imbroglio."I ...

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Judicial probe into Kosi breach begins in flood-hit Bihar

September 22nd, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Sep 22 (IANS) The judicial probe into the breach in the Kosi embankment that triggered the worst floods of Bihar in 50 years has begun, officials said Monday.Sources in the chief ...

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Zimbabwe ruling, opposition parties sign power-sharing deal

September 15th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Harare, Sep 15 (Xinhua) Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition formally signed here Monday a power-sharing deal which is aimed at solving the political and economic crisis in the country. The deal ...

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Former Patna High Court chief justice to conduct Kosi probe

September 11th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Sep 11 (IANS) Rajesh Balia, a former chief justice of the Patna High Court, will conduct the judicial probe into the breach in the Kosi embankment that triggered the worst floods ...

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Eyebrows raised over judicial probe into Kosi breach

September 10th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) A day after the Bihar government-led by Nitish Kumar ordered a judicial probe into the breach in the Kosi embankment that triggered worst floods in 50 years, eyebrows ...

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Canadian PM to order snap poll this week

September 2nd, 2008 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS -
Toronto, Sep 2 (IANS) It is official now. Canada is set for a snap poll - a year before it was due.If Prime Minister Stephen Harper dropped broad hints about it last ...

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Thai court issues arrest warrants for eight opposition leaders

August 27th, 2008 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangkok, Aug 27 (DPA) Thailand's criminal court Wednesday issued arrest warrants for eight leaders of an anti-government protest group that took over several state buildings to try to force the administration to ...

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Canada set for a snap poll

August 27th, 2008 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS -
Toronto, Aug 27 (IANS) Canada seems set for a snap poll. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is heading a minority Conservative Party government, has hinted at the possibility of dissolving parliament next ...

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Thai PM warns legal action against opposition leaders (Lead)

August 26th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangkok, Aug 26 (DPA) Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej Tuesday said his government would not be forced from power and warned of legal action against opposition leaders, as anti-government protesters broke into ...

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In familiar reprise, Pakistanis celebrate as Musharraf quits

August 18th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) This is not for the first time that Pakistanis have celebrated a ruler's ouster by distributing sweets and congratulating each other - and even resorting to firing in ...

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Myanmar’s detained leader Suu Kyi meets lawyer

August 17th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Yangon, Aug 17 (DPA) Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been permitted a rare meeting with her lawyer, the second this month, giving rise to speculation about her possible release, ...

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Mugabe attends SADC summit

August 16th, 2008 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Johannesburg, Aug 16 (DPA) A two-day summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders focusing on the crisis in Zimbabwe got underway Saturday in Johannesburg, with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's attendance the ...

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Mayawati siphoning off flood relief money: Samajwadi Party

Mayawati siphoning off flood relief money: Samajwadi Party

July 25th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, July 25 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Friday hit out against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, accusing her of siphoning off money meant for flood relief and implicating Samajwadi Party leaders in ...

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Textbook controversy snowballs in Kerala

July 16th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, July 16 (IANS) The controversy over a class VII social science textbook in Kerala snowballed further Wednesday with rival political fronts in the state strongly justifying their positions on the issue. ...

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Uproar in Kerala assembly over remarks on Kalam

Uproar in Kerala assembly over remarks on Kalam

July 14th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) The Kerala assembly witnessed chaotic scenes Monday as opposition leaders strongly criticised Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's remarks "belittling" former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Achuthanandan had at a press ...

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50 killed in clashes in Somalia

July 2nd, 2008 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Mogadishu, July 2 (DPA) More than 50 people have been killed since Tuesday in fierce fighting between Somali government troops and Islamic insurgents, officials and residents said Wednesday. The chairman of the ...

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Maoists willing to ditch Nepali Congress to form government

June 25th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, June 25 (ANI): The Maoists have said that they are ready to form government through a floor test in the Constituent Assembly (CA) if its efforts to keep the Seven ...

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