Is Andrew Strauss going to be a MP?
August 30th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Andrew Straus just quit cricket for good. Strauss who is 35 years old is a conservative party supporter who offered himself as an auction prize and won ... Read more...
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Obama, Romney in a tight race: Poll
April 19th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 19 (IANS) President Barack Obama and his likely Republican challenger Mitt Romney are locked in a tight race in the November presidential poll as Romney solidified support ... Read more...
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Skeleton found in Bengal’s West Midnapore
July 30th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) A skeleton was exhumed in a jungle under Salboni police station of West Bengal's West Midnapore district Saturday, police said.The ruling Trinamool Congress claimed it ... Read more...
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One killed, 41 injured in Tripura clash
July 11th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 11 (IANS) At least one man was killed and 41 people, including 15 policemen, were injured here Monday in a clash between police and Congress workers who were ... Read more...
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75,000 opposition workers killed during Left rule: Mamata
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday alleged that 75,000 workers of opposition parties, including from her party and the Congress, have been killed during the ... Read more...
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BJP cross voting in Kashmir leaves supporters fuming
April 16th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 16 (IANS) Cross voting by seven of the 11 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)legislators in Wednesday's legislative council polls in Jammu and Kashmir has left many of its ... Read more...
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Sexy Russian spy Anna Chapman set to enter politics?
February 18th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 18 (ANI): Sexy Russian spy Anna Chapman is tipped to run for parliament as a member of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.Frants Klintsevich, a senior United Russia official, ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists attack Bengal CPI-M leaders’ houses
February 1st, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) A group of suspected Maoists Tuesday damaged and looted two houses of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) leaders in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said."We were ... Read more...
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Trinamool holds rally with supporter’s corpse
December 20th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Monday held a rally here with the body of a party supporter allegedly killed by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-backed hooligans in West Bengal's West ... Read more...
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Pro-Maoist activist killed in Bengal
December 20th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) A member of a pro-Maoist tribal group was killed by unidentified miscreants in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said Sunday. The Trinamool Congress claimed that the victim ... Read more...
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Maoists call two-day shutdown in Bengal
December 5th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Sunday called a 48-hour shutdown in West Bengal starting Dec 8 to protest against the arrest of four state committee members, ... Read more...
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Maoists kill CPI-M supporter in Bengal
December 2nd, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Suspected Maoists Wednesday gunned down a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter in West Bengal's Purulia district, police said."Bikas Mondal, 22, was fatally shot by a gang of ... Read more...
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Its “squeaky bum time” for Tory leader Cameron: Sir Alex Ferguson
April 28th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 28 (ANI): Manchester United manger, and staunch Labour Party supporter Sir Alex Ferguson has criticized Tory Leader David Cameron, saying it was a "squeaky bum time" for him.With pre-election ... Read more...
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Swraj Paul drops non-domicile status, police drops probe
March 9th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 9 (IANS) Indian-born industrialist and Labour Party supporter Lord Swraj Paul Tuesday said he is giving up his non-domicile tax status just as British police announced it was dropping ... Read more...
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Swraj Paul dragged into British party funding row
March 2nd, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, March 2 (IANS) Indian-born steel magnate and Labour Party supporter Lord Swraj Paul has found himself dragged into a controversy on who is allowed to fund political ... Read more...
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CPI-M activist killed by Maoists in West Bengal
September 7th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist was killed by suspected Maoist rebels late Sunday night near the troubled Shalboni area of West Bengal's West Midnapore district, an ... Read more...
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Two CPI-M activists, two others killed by Maoists in Lalgarh
September 7th, 2009 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) Four people including two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters were killed by suspected Maoists in West Midnapore's troubled Lalgarh region since Saturday night, police said Sunday.
All four ... Read more...
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Jaswant a victim of party intrigues? Many think so (News Analysis)
August 19th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Was Jaswant Singh the victim of high-level intrigue in his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that used him to deflect attention from its own shortcomings to avoid ... Read more...
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Forces of anarchy active in West Bengal, says CPI-M
July 16th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Facing criticism after an attack on eight Congress legislators in West Bengal, the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday alleged that "anarchist forces" have become active in ... Read more...
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Congress calls Bengal shutdown Friday to protest attack on legislators (Lead)
July 16th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) The West Bengal Pradesh Congress called a 12-hour statewide shutdown Friday as one party supporter died and angry activists torched buses and obstructed rail and road traffic Thursday ... Read more...
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Congress Party, allies celebrate their poll victory
May 16th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata/Hyderabad/Srinagar/Chandigarh, May 16 (ANI): The Congress Party and its allies across India are celebrating, as its party candidates continue to emerge victorious in the 2009 general elections, giving the UPA a ... Read more...
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West Bengal post-poll clashes’ toll rises to 11 (Lead)
May 9th, 2009 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) With two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists killed Saturday in a clash with opposition Trinamool Congress supporters in trouble-torn Nandigram, the toll in post-poll violence in West ... Read more...
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Nine dead in Bengal post-poll clashes, Nanidgram flares up
May 9th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Nine people, including a toddler and a teenager, were killed and several wounded as Left activists fought pitched battles with opposition supporters using bombs, firearms and sharp weapons ... Read more...
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Sonia stops convoy, accepts bouquet from wheelchair bound man (Second Lead, superseding earlier story)
May 7th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) He waited in a wheelchair since early morning as he had in several elections earlier with lilies in hand, and it paid off. Congress president Sonia ... Read more...
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Kate Winslet is the El Dorado for politicians!
March 8th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 8 (ANI): UK''s political party The Liberal Democrats was left red faced after it used Kate Winslet''s pictures in an advertisement without her consent.
Party leader Nick Clegg, a pal ... Read more...
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Winslets doctored pic used in advert without permission
March 8th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 8 (ANI): UKs political party The Liberal Democrats was left red faced after it used Kate Winslets pictures in an advertisement without her consent.Party leader Nick Clegg, a pal ... Read more...
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Dejection, disbelief over rout pervades Delhi BJP
December 9th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Dejection has gripped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi after its "unexpected" drubbing at the hands of the Congress, with many BJP workers still wondering what ... Read more...
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30 arrested for rioting in Chennai suburb
September 17th, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) At least 30 people were arrested Wednesday following clashes between two armed groups having allegiance to the ruling and the opposition political parties over a prime piece of ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party MPs, media persons throng Uttar Pradesh Bhawan
July 22nd, 2008 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Media persons thronged Uttar Pradesh Bhawan here Tuesday after Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh alleged that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati had forcibly kept six of his ... Read more...
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Immigration row brews as Keith Vaz slams British Lords report
April 1st, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 1 (IANS) Keith Vaz, the senior-most Asian MP in Britain, Tuesday slammed the authors of an influential House of Lords committee report for suggesting a cap on ... Read more...
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