Pakistani youth wanted to meet president, arrested
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A 19-year-old Pakistani national was arrested from near Parliament House here for attempting to enter the Rashtrapati Bhawan Wednesday night, police said.The youth has been ... Read more...
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Three Metro stations to be closed Sunday
January 28th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Three Metro stations in the vicinity of Parliament House will be closed for a few hours and services partially curtailed on two lines ... Read more...
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Julia Gillard’s shoe held for ransom by protestors
January 27th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been given a week’s ultimatum to collect her shoes or it will be sold on eBay. The Aborigine tribe in Australia ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Poll panel showcases ballot power in R-Day parade (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Amid a grand display of India's military might, the Election Commission for the first time in the history of Republic Day parade Thursday put on ... Read more...
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Poll panel’s tableau - first in Republic Day parade history
January 26th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India marked its first presence at the Republic Day parade Thursday when its tableau rolled down Rajpath depicting a mammoth model ... Read more...
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Geoffrey Rush named Australian of the Year
January 26th, 2012 - 2:26 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Actor Geoffrey Rush has received the coveted Australian of the Year trophy from the country's prime minister.The "King's Speech" actor, who was the first Australian-born actor ... Read more...
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Pakistan to decide new terms with NATO in February
January 21st, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) The Pakistan government will decide the new terms of its engagements with NATO and allies in the war on terror at a joint session of ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha likely Wednesday afternoon
December 28th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A day after getting the Lokpal Bill passed by the Lok Sabha, the government Wednesday expressed confidence about bringing the anti-graft legislation before the ... Read more...
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Congress core group discusses minority quota in Lokpal
December 22nd, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Congress core group met Thursday in the wake of protests by some parties over the exclusion of minorities from the provision of 50 ... Read more...
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First look at bill, then talk: Khurshid tells BJP
December 21st, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Law Minister Salman Khurshid Wednesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for criticising the proposed Lokpal bill without even looking at it.Talking to reporters ... Read more...
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Sonia slams BJP for obstructing legislations
December 21st, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for obstructing important legislations that the government was bringing to fight corruption and ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill with PM in but CBI out approved, Hazare furious (Roundup)
December 21st, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Anna Hazare and the government were set for a showdown after the cabinet Tuesday finalised its Lokpal bill bringing the prime minister under its ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill approved; PM in, CBI, lower bureaucracy out (Second Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The union cabinet Tuesday approved the much-awaited Lokpal bill, bringing the prime minister under the anti-graft ombudsman with riders but excluding the CBI and ... Read more...
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Cabinet clears Lokpal bill
December 20th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The union cabinet Tuesday approved the much-awaited Lokpal bill after a two-hour special meeting, official sources said.
The cabinet met in the parliament house ... Read more...
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Cabinet meet on Lokpal begins
December 20th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A meeting of the union cabinet to approve the contentious Lokpal bill began here Tuesday evening.
The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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House adjourned and with loads of time, MPs read, talk politics
December 18th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) How were MPs keeping themselves occupied during the wasted days of this winter session? Well, reading was by far the favourite pursuit of lawmakers, ... Read more...
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Government paves way for Bharat Ratna in sports
December 16th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The government has modified the eligibility criteria for the Bharat Ratna paving the way for sportspersons like the late hockey legend Dhyan Chand to ... Read more...
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PM calls for restraint on Mullaperiyar Dam issue
December 14th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said that both Kerala and Tamil Nadu should observe restraint on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue and create an environment ... Read more...
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Hang Afzal call grows loud, nation remembers ‘martyrs’ (Roundup)
December 13th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The government Tuesday put the onus on President Pratibha Patil for a final decision on parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging as the nation ... Read more...
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‘Lack of political will making India terror target’
December 13th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) India continues to be a terror target because there is a lack of political will to take and execute firm decisions, an apolitical organisation dealing with ... Read more...
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Cabinet likely to clear Food Security Bill
December 13th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The union cabinet, meeting Tuesday evening, is likely to approve the key Food Security Bill and the Judicial Accountability bill, official sources said.The meeting is ... Read more...
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Congress core group meets ahead of UPA meeting
December 13th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Congress core group met here to discuss the Lokpal bill ahead of a meeting of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) leaders Tuesday evening, party ... Read more...
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Big B gives voice to documentary on parliament attack
December 13th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has lent his baritone to soul-stirring words penned by Prasoon Joshi in "13 December", a documentary made for the 10th ... Read more...
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Government talking to opposition on FDI: Khurshid
November 30th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The government is talking to the opposition on ways to end the parliament deadlock over foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail and let the houses ... Read more...
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PM to speak to Chandy, Jayalalithaa on Mullaperiyar
November 25th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday promised to speak to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa and Kerala's Oommen Chandy to defuse tensions between the ... Read more...
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Man assaults parliament security staff, detained
November 24th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A 29-year-old man from Bihar, suspected to be mentally unstable, was detained here Thursday for assaulting a security staffer when he was denied entry into ... Read more...
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Congress blames NDA, Left division for parliament disruption
November 24th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) With parliament rendered non-functional due to repeated disruptions for the third consecutive day, the Congress Thursday blamed the impasse on the differences between the ... Read more...
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TDP evicted, DMK gets Room No.5 in Parliament House
November 23rd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Parliament authorities have removed the nameplate of a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader from the door of room No. 5 on the ground floor ... Read more...
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Team Anna lobbies with Jaitley, Sushma for Lokpal bill (Lead)
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Top members of Team Anna Tuesday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj in parliament house to press for passing ... Read more...
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Australian business delegation to visit India
November 9th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 9 (IANS) New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell will head a business delegation to India to forge closer trade ties. New South Wales is Australia's most populous state ... Read more...
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Terror strikes reinforce perception of rudderless government (Comment)
September 10th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
The Delhi blasts have further magnified the Manmohan Singh government's woes. Reeling as it is from the anti-corruption campaign, it now has to respond to the deep disquiet even among ... Read more...
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MP’s pocket picked close to parliament
September 8th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) An MP has complained to the police that his pocket was picked close to parliament house, police said Thursday.
Kirit P. Solanki, a Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Delhi on high alert after blast
September 7th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Indian capital is in a state of high alert with security beefed up across the city and additional personnel pressed into action after ... Read more...
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Impeachment motion a ‘foregone conclusion’, writes Justice Sen
September 2nd, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Justice Soumitra Sen, in his resignation letter to the president Thursday, has pleaded not guilty of the allegations of graft against him and
also wondered whether ... Read more...
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Three Metro stations shut for three hours
August 27th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Three Delhi Metro stations close to the Parliament House were shut from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday on the directions of the police, ... Read more...
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