Congress wants Rae Bareli, CSM Nagar officials moved out
February 11th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Accusing the Mayawati government of instructing officials in Rae Bareli and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj (CSM) Nagar to act in a "blatanty biased manner" ... Read more...
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BJP defends Modi, questions timing of SIT report (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday questioned the timing of the special investigation team (SIT) on Gujarat riots, even as senior leaders advocated a ... Read more...
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BJP ministers watch porn in Karnataka assembly; face sack (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in Karnataka, Laxman Savadi and C.C. Patil, were Tuesday caught watching porn on a cell phone in the state ... Read more...
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Gadkari escapes unhurt in stage collapse
February 7th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari was involved in a freak accident here Tuesday, when the dais he was sitting on along ... Read more...
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Another Jesus row hits CPI-M
February 5th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) Kerala's Marxists are in trouble again -- this time over a look alike picture of Jesus Christ's The Last Supper.The Congress has hit out at ... Read more...
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As BJP flounders, Congress searches for winning formula (Karnataka Newsletter)
February 5th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 5 (IANS) Battered by scandals, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be in poor shape in Karnataka, but the Congress seems to be clueless on a ... Read more...
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Not getting development funds, complains Trinamool MP
February 4th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Singer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman Saturday complained that the developmental work in his Lok Sabha constituency was suffering with his MP Local Area Development funds ... Read more...
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Rebels, relatives in fray for BMC elections
January 31st, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Relatives of politicians as well as mafia dons and scores of rebels are in the fray for the Feb 16 polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal ... Read more...
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Hazare village headman withdraws from election race
January 30th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Jan 30 (IANS) In an abrupt move, Jaisingh Mapare, the sarpanch (headman) of Anna Hazare's village, Monday withdrew his nomination as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate ... Read more...
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BJP releases its UP poll manifesto
January 27th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday released its election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh, focussing on education, health, employment and law and order.Key party leaders, including ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena MP inches closer to NCP
January 26th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Much to the Shiv Sena's dismay, its two-time MP Anand Paranjpe moved closer to the Nationalist Congress Party Thursday, even attending a joint meeting with ... Read more...
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Musharraf delays return to Pakistan
January 19th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Former president Pervez Musharraf, who was to return to Pakistan by the end of January, has postponed his arrival in view of the "emerging political ... Read more...
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BJP to field Uma Bharti in UP polls
January 19th, 2012 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to field its leader Uma Bharti as a party candidate in the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.The decision ... Read more...
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Rajasekhara Reddy’s widow withdraws plea from apex court
January 17th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's widow Y.S. Vijaya Monday withdrew from the Supreme Court her petition imputing bias to the Andhra ... Read more...
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CPI-M expels 570 cadres in Tripura
January 15th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 15 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has expelled over 570 leaders and cadres in Tripura as part of its rectification move while over 8,000 party members ... Read more...
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AIADMK is BJP’s natural ally: Advani
January 15th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 14 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, L.K.Advani Saturday tried to woo Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, terming it a "natural ally".Speaking at the 42nd anniversary function of ... Read more...
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In Chennai Saturday, Advani and Modi may meet Jayalalithaa
January 13th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 13 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and BJP senior leader L.K. Advani are to arrive in Chennai Saturday to attend a function, and political circles are ... Read more...
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No big revolt, things will calm down: Amarinder
January 7th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) Faced with a situation when his own younger brother has quit the Congress and joined the Akali Dal after being denied the party ticket for the ... Read more...
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Gadkari mum to query on Kushwaha’s induction
January 5th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 5 (IANS) Bhartiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari Thursday shied away from commenting on the induction of scam-tainted former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha into ... 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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Congress to track assets of BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh
January 5th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 5 (IANS) Congress activists in Madhya Pradesh have been given a new task -- to find out evidence of corruption against leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Reconvene parliament for Lokpal bill, BJP tells Patil (Fourth Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday asked President Pratibha Patil to reconvene the winter session of parliament for a vote on the anti-graft Lokpal ... Read more...
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Low key birthday as Mamata turns 57
January 5th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee turned 57 Thursday, marking her first birthday as West Bengal's chief minister, amid signs of a political storm brewing between her Trinamool Congress ... Read more...
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Embarrassed over Kushwaha, BJP targets Congress, BSP (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Embarrassed over the allegations of corruption against former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, now a BJP leader, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday ... Read more...
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Congress slams BJP for admitting Kushwaha (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A day after the BJP admitted tainted former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha into the party, the Congress Wednesday sharpened its attack on ... Read more...
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Congress slams BJP for admitting Kushwaha
January 4th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) admitted former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha into the party, the Congress Wednesday said the ... Read more...
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No threat to support CBI’s 2G case: Raja’s ex-aide (Lead)
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Aseervartham Achary, ex-aide of jailed former communications minister A. Raja, Tuesday told a special court hearing the 2G scam that he was not under any ... Read more...
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BJP delegation to meet president over Lokal bill
December 31st, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said that a delegation of senior leaders will meet President Pratibha Patil Jan 3 to register the party's ... Read more...
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Government wanted to avert defeat in Rajya Sabha: Congress
December 30th, 2011 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government Thursday decided not to press for passage of Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha after it realised that it had not been able ... Read more...
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Lokpal: Congress confident of smooth sail in Rajya Sabha
December 28th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Ahead of the debate on the Lokpal in the Rajya Sabha Thursday, the Congress expressed confidence of getting the landmark legislation approved in the ... Read more...
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BJP slams government on Lokpal, moots amendments to bill (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A day before parliament debates the Lokpal bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday accused the Congress of not wanting a strong anti-graft law, ... Read more...
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May consider central security for Mullaperiyar Dam: PM (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured DMK president M. Karunanidhi that the central government would consider providing security to the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.
According ... Read more...
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My word on rotation of chief minister final: Soz
December 25th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 25 (IANS) Seeking to end the clamour within his party about the rotation of the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister's post, state Congress chief Saifuddin Soz Sunday asserted ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill has many infirmities, says BJP
December 24th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said that the Lokpal bill introduced in the Lok Sabha was full of "infirmities" and indicated the party ... Read more...
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Two Himachal BJP leaders resign from party posts
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) Factionalism within Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to the fore Friday when two senior leaders resigned from their party posts.Maheshwar Singh, a ... Read more...
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