Embarrassment piles on ruling BJP in Karnataka
September 18th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 18 (IANS) The faction-ridden, scam-scarred ruling BJP in Karnataka Tuesday faced embarrassment as a senior leader demanded the resignation of state party chief and another of a deputy ... Read more...
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Thackeray bats for Sushma Swaraj as PM, BJP says decision later (Second Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Sunday expressed admiration for BJP leader Sushma Swaraj and termed her best suited to becoming the next prime minister ... Read more...
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Sonia rallies in Himachal in September
August 29th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 29 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address public rallies in Himachal Pradesh next month in the run-up to the assembly polls, a party leader said Wednesday."Sonia ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh appointed Congress’ Himachal chief
August 29th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday formally appointed former Union minister Virbhadra Singh as its state unit chief in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh.It also appointed Commerce Minister Anand ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh is Himachal Congress chief
August 26th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Ahead of assembly elections, former union minister and five-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh has been appointed Himachal Pradesh Congress president, replacing Kaul Singh, party leaders ... Read more...
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Suspense over Virbhadra as Himachal Congress chief
August 25th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Suspense over appointment of former union minister Virbhadra Singh as the Congress chief in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh continued Friday with supporters saying that the ... Read more...
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Congress mulling naming Virbhadra Himachal unit chief
August 24th, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Congress' central leadership is contemplating appointing former chief minister Virbhadra Singh as new president of party's unit Himachal Pradesh to boost party's preparations for ... Read more...
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After Pranab who, ponders Congress (Lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) With Pranab Mukherjee being named the UPA's candidate for president, speculation on who would replace him began almost immediately in the Congress Friday.Mukherjee's possible ... Read more...
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Tendulkar meets Sonia amid possibility of Rajya Sabha nomination
April 26th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar met Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday amid speculation in party circles that he would be nominated to the Rajya Sabha.Congress ... Read more...
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Congress mulling organisational changes in UP, Punjab
March 30th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Keen to put its house in order in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh after the assembly poll debacle, the Congress leadership is mulling organisational changes ... Read more...
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Court sacks 18 Saibaba temple trustees (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shirdi (Maharashtra), March 13 (IANS) In a jolt to the ruling Democratic Front government in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court Tuesday sacked the 18 members of the Shirdi-based Shri Saibaba ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP caught in deadline politics
February 24th, 2012 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party circles were abuzz late Thursday that scam-hit former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has set a Feb 27 deadline for his re-instatement ... Read more...
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Vote for change, Priyanka Gandhi urges UP voters
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) In a move to boost the Congress campaign led by her brother Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday addressed public meetings in ... Read more...
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Pitroda to join UP Congress manifesto release function
January 30th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Sam Pitroda, technology and innovation advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will join senior Congress leaders at a function to release the party manifesto ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party spokesman sacked
January 5th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) Barely a day after contradicting Samajawadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh Yadav, party spokesman Mohan Singh was Thursday removed from his post.Mulayam Singh named ... Read more...
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Modi’s absence, talk of PM candidate, cloud BJP meet (Roundup)
September 30th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate? The issue saw differences crop up in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at its two-day national executive ... Read more...
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Maran out of cabinet, but DMK to stay put in UPA
July 7th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Even as the 25-month-old United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II government dumped Dayanidhi Maran, the second minister from the DMK for involvement in the 2G ... Read more...
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Four Telangana TDP legislators quit
July 3rd, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 3 (IANS) Four dissident Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislators from Telangana Sunday sent their resignations to the Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker even as both ruling Congress ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh BJP abuzz over Uma Bharti’s return
June 7th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 7 (IANS) The return of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday has left party circles abuzz over the possible ... Read more...
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No major surprises in Sonia’s new team of office-bearers
March 5th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi retained most of the senior leaders in her team of office bearers unveiled Friday, with the long-awaited announcement not springing ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh CM Rosaiah resigns
November 24th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah resigned on Wednesday, paving the way for a new incumbent.Rosaiah told reporters here that he would submit his resignation to ... Read more...
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Congress leaders discuss spectrum crisis, PM may break silence
November 18th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Top leaders of the Congress, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi, met here Thursday to discuss the strategy in the face of ... Read more...
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BJP to discuss Pakistan terror links with Obama
November 7th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Pakistan-based militants' role in terror activities in India and the "protectionist policies" of the US that harm Indian industry are some of the issues the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Gadkari may be chief but Advani era continues in BJP (News Analysis)
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Anand
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Nitin Gadkari, 52, might be the new chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but it is 82-year-old L.K. Advani, a veteran of ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan attacks Tharoor for late arrival
November 24th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor came in for some criticism from Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Tuesday for being a "habitual latecomer" at ... Read more...
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Cracks appear in Third Front ahead of Maharashtra polls
September 16th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Sep 16 (IANS) Rumblings of discontent rattled the 18-party strong Third Front with Republican Party of India (RPI) leader Rajendra Gavai raising a banner of revolt against party colleague Ramdas ... Read more...
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IAF helicopters resume search for YSR (Lead)
September 3rd, 2009 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 3 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters Thursday resumed search operations for the helicopter carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, nearly 24 hours after it went missing ... Read more...
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Congress, Trinamool workers euphoric in Bengal
May 16th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Euphoria was writ large on the faces of Congress and Trinamool Congress activists in West Bengal Saturday, as they shouted slogans and celebrated the surprise wins of their ... Read more...
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BJP ‘reconciling accounts’ after cash goes missing at headquarters
December 30th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in a tizzy over the Rs.26 million (Rs.2.6 crore) that reportedly went missing on Christmas Day from its national headquarters. Though ... Read more...
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Congress-Samajwadi betrothal - a romance that began last summer
July 8th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The love affair between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party actually began in the torrid summer of 2007 after the Uttar Pradesh elections and was set for ... Read more...
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Backing Congress was Mulayam’s ‘best’ option
July 6th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Darshan Desai
Lucknow, July 6 (IANS) Even from the point of view of Uttar Pradesh, there was no other alternative for Samajwadi Party chieftain Mulayam Singh Yadav than to go with the ... Read more...
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