‘Some minister’s personal staff run Kerala government
July 29th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 29 (IANS) A Congress legislator Sunday sharply criticised the party led-United Democratic Front government of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, saying some ministries were being run by the personal ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP seeks resignation of Congress leader Shandil
July 14th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 14 (IANS) The Himachal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded resignation of senior state Congress leader Dhani Ram Shandil from all posts of the ... Read more...
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Sonia thanks non-UPA parties for support to Pranab (Second Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday expressed happiness that Pranab Mukherjee emerged not only the unanimous choice of the United Progressive Alliance as presidential candidate ... Read more...
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Pranab tries to woo Trinamool, to resign June 26 (Lead)
June 23rd, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Noting that his four-decade-long involvement in party politics was coming to an end, UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee Saturday announced he would quit as finance ... Read more...
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Gadkari steps in again to paper over BJP in-fighting (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
June 10th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 10 (IANS) BJP president Nitin Gadkari has stepped in again, a second time in a month, to end in-fighting between party factions in Himachal Pradesh ahead of ... Read more...
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Singhvi stays away from parliament (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) After giving up his position in a parliamentary committee and the Congress party over an alleged sleaze CD, Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Manu Singhvi ... Read more...
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Singhvi stays away from parliament
April 24th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) After giving up his position in a parliamentary committee and the Congress party over an alleged sleaze CD, Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Manu Singhvi also ... 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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Jayalalithaa removes Sasikala, others from AIADMK
December 19th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) In a surprise move, AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa removed her close associate of nearly two decades V.K. Sasikala and 11 ... Read more...
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Farooq cautions Congress on PDP’s designs
November 27th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 27 (IANS) The ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday warned its alliance partner Congress against walking into the trap of the main opposition Peoples Democratic ... Read more...
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Omar asks uncle not to drag him into controversy
November 22nd, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 22 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday refused to get dragged into a controversy sparked off by his uncle, Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, who was ... Read more...
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‘Chillar Bai’ comment creates outrage in Goa NCP
July 6th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 6 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) officials in Goa have lambasted a national-level party functionary for referring to a senior woman party member as "chillar bai". "Chillar" in ... Read more...
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Chinese minister sacked from party post
February 12th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 12 (IANS) The Chinese railway minister was Saturday sacked from his post in the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) for violation of discipline.Minister Liu Zhijun has been removed from ... Read more...
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Another AIADMK legislator joins DMK
January 29th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 29 (IANS) With elections for the Tamil Nadu assembly around the corner, AIADMK's sitting member P.K. Sekar Babu, along with his supporters, joined the DMK Saturday in the presence of ... Read more...
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AICC reshuffle, CWC appointments very soon: Oscar Fernandes
January 24th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Names for a new All India Congress Committee (AICC) and the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's highest-decision making body, have almost been finalised ... Read more...
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Amar Singh threatens ‘If I will open my mouth, Mulayam will be in jail’
December 5th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by ANI
Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh), Dec.5 (ANI): Expelled leader Amar Singh said on Sunday that if he opened his mouth, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would be in jail.Interacting with mediapersons here today, ... Read more...
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Will turn deaf if invited to rejoin Samajwadi Party: Amar Singh
November 4th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 4 (IANS) Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has said he would behave like a "deaf and dumb person" if invited to rejoin the party.Singh, who is in the ... Read more...
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Pressure on Malaysian Indian politicians to quit party posts
June 20th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 20 (IANS) Two of Malaysia's veteran Indian politicians are being nudged to quit their top party posts ahead of the 2013 elections. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has ... Read more...
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MIC Youth chief challenges rival
May 19th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Klang, May 19 (ANI): MIC Youth chief T. Mohan has challenged his arch-rival Central Working Committee (CMC) member K.P Samy to resign from all party posts, if corruption allegations imposed against Mohan ... Read more...
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Police identify Varadarajan’s body, funeral Tuesday
February 23rd, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Tallying the prints of three fingers, police Monday confirmed that the highly decomposed body recovered from a suburban lake here Feb 13 is that of Communist Party of ... Read more...
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Missing CPI-M leader’s body found in Chennai lake
February 21st, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 21 (IANS) The body of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader W.R. Varadarajan, who was missing since Feb 11, was recovered Sunday from a lake in this Tamil Nadu capital, ... Read more...
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Search launched for missing CPI-M leader in Tamil Nadu
February 19th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu police as well as Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists are on the look out for senior party leader W.R.Varadarajan, missing since Thursday.
Police have registered ... Read more...
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AIADMK legislator meets Karunanidhi, slams Jayalalithaa
February 12th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) In a state where even exchanging pleasantries with opposition party leaders is considered blasphemous, an AIADMK legislator met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and criticised his own ... Read more...
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Used like dustbin, I still respect Mulayam: Amar (Lead)
February 4th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Two days after his expulsion, Amar Singh Thursday accused the Samajwadi Party of using him like a "dustbin", but insisted he had no differences with Mulayam ... Read more...
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No politics behind our resignations: Amar, Jaya
February 4th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Feb 4 (ANI): Expelled Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada on Thursday said there is no politics behind their resignations from the party.Amar Singh said: "I have ... Read more...
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What’s next for Amar - a tech revolution in rural India
February 3rd, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) What does a politician do after he is expelled from his party? Not join another party, replies Amar Singh, who is looking forward to ... Read more...
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Congress considers Amar Singh’s expulsion as SP’s internal matter
February 2nd, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 2(ANI): The Congress party on Tuesday said that Samajwadi Party's (SP) decision to expel former General Secretary Amar Singh is its internal matter and the Congress party has nothing ... Read more...
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Expulsion is blessing in disguise: Amar Singh
February 2nd, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 2 (IANS) Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Tuesday said the decision by the party to sack him was a "blessing in disguise".
In a response that came minutes after the ... Read more...
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Jaya Prada backs Amar Singh in Samajwadi row (Lead)
January 31st, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha member Jaya Prada Sunday batted hard for former party strongman Amar Singh and lashed out at his detractors, saying they will be responsible ... Read more...
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In Samajwadi war, Jaya Prada is with Amar Singh
January 31st, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha MP Jaya Prada Sunday lashed out at detractors of former party strongman Amar Singh, saying they will be responsible if "anything happened to ... Read more...
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Amar sings praises of Mayawati, Sonia, fuels war with SP (Lead)
January 30th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Saturday said it will soon take a "final decision" on Amar Singh after the rebel leader tried to cosy up to the ... Read more...
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Amar Singh warming up to BSP, Congress?
January 30th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Apparently trying to warm up to either the Congress or the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), rebel Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Saturday praised Mayawati and Sonia ... Read more...
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Amar Singh should quit Rajya Sabha too, says Mohan Singh
January 27th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Hours after taking charge as the Samajwadi Party's new general secretary and spokesperson, Mohan Singh Wednesday demanded that Amar Singh should resign from the Rajya Sabha too.
"Rajya ... Read more...
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Mohan Singh replaces Amar Singh in Samajwadi top brass
January 27th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Jan 27 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday appointed senior party leader Mohan Singh as the new general secretary of the party in place of Amar Singh, who had ... Read more...
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Amar Singh’s Samajwadi days over?
January 25th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 25 (IANS) Disgruntled Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh, who recently resigned from all party posts, seems to be heading for troubled waters amid a growing demand for his ouster ... Read more...
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