JVM-P accuses Congress of horse trading again
April 21st, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 21 (IANS) Ahead of a fresh Rajya Sabha election in the state on May 3, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) has accused the Congress of trying to ... Read more...
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Munda recommends CBI probe in Rajya Sabha polls
April 19th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 19 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Thursday recommended a CBI probe in the 2010 and 2012 Rajya Sabha polls, it was officially stated here.The Election Commission of ... Read more...
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Resentment in JMM over Rajya Sabha candidate
April 18th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 18 (IANS) Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and former deputy chief minister Sudhir Mahto Wednesday staged a sit-in demonstration in the steel city of Jamshedpur to ... Read more...
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JMM fields Saneev Kumar for Rajya Sabha
April 17th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 17 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has again fielded Supreme Court lawyer Sanjeev Kumar for Rajya Sabha poll scheduled on May 3.JMM chief Shibu Soren ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll on May 3 (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday announced that the Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll, cancelled after allegations of "horse trading", would be held May 3."The Commission has ... Read more...
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Banks, legislators’ accounts under scanner in Jharkhand RS polls
April 9th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 9 (IANS) Some banks and legislators whose roles came under suspicion in the now countermanded Rajya Sabha polls for two seats in Jharkhand are under the scanner ... Read more...
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‘Jharkhand order on RS polls a victory on corruption’
April 5th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) With the Jharkhand High Court dismissing a petition challenging the Election Commission's (EC) order countermanding voting for two Rajya Sabha seats from the state, ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha polls: High court dismisses petition
April 5th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 5 (IANS) Dismissing a petition challenging the Election Commission's order countermanding voting for two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand, the Jharkhand High Court Thursday asked the state ... Read more...
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With RS horse trading reports, Jharkhand in news for wrong reasons
March 31st, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) The mineral-rich state of Jharkhand has again hit the national headlines -- for the wrong reasons.Perhaps for the first time, the Election Commission of India ... Read more...
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Army recommended promotion of graft-accused officer: Antony
March 29th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday said General V.K. Singh-led Army Headquarters had recently recommended promotion of the lieutenant general against whom the army chief has ... Read more...
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Women workforce underpaid in India: World Bank
October 13th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Women's weekly wages in India are 71 percent of men's in salaried work, a World Bank report said Wednesday.The 'Gender Equality and Development' report found ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi is brain behind Kalaignar TV: CBI tells court (Roundup)
May 7th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A day after DMK MP Kanimozhi sought to put the blame for the telecom licence scandal on her party colleague A. Raja, the Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Depression too has a positive effect
May 5th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 5 (IANS) Traits likes sadness, pessimism and defeatism define depression, the world's most frequently diagnosed mental disorder -- but it does have a positive side-effect.A new study conducted ... Read more...
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PM stands by his defence on cash for votes scam (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Rejecting opposition claims of misleading parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday reiterated that neither the government nor the Congress were guilty of buying ... Read more...
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Advani hasn’t denied expose on BJP: Yashwant Sinha
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha Wednesday said veteran leader L.K. Advani "has not denied" the WikiLeaks expose about alleged doublespeak of ... Read more...
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Indian PM seems to be misleading public on cables: WikiLeaks chief
March 21st, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The head of whistleblower website WikiLeaks Monday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of deliberately misleading the public by claiming that leaked US diplomatic cables ... Read more...
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No plans for no-confidence motion: Sharad Yadav
March 21st, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has no plans to table a no-confidence motion over the WikiLeaks claims that the Congress bribed MPs to win a ... Read more...
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Karnataka ombudsman ticks off Moily
March 20th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 20 (IANS) Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde Sunday ticked off central Law Minister Veerappa Moily, saying he does not need a certificate from him on his functioning."I ... Read more...
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Welcome debate on WikiLeaks revelation: Bansal
March 18th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The government would welcome a structured debate on the cash-for-vote expose by WiliLeaks but the opposition cannot seek clarifications on the prime minister's statement ... Read more...
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PM declares innocence on 2008 trust vote scam
March 18th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Pleading innocence on an issue that had the opposition calling for his immediate resignation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday that he had not ... Read more...
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PM on Wiki disclosures: I have not authorised anyone to purchase votes
March 18th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) He had not authorised anyone to purchase any votes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clarified Friday, a day after he came under attack for alleged ... Read more...
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Nachiketa: controversial figure, finger in many pies
March 17th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Nachiketa Kapur, in the eye of WikiLeaks storm in India, is a controversial figure with powerful connections in the Congress set-up, party insiders say."He ... Read more...
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PM has no authority to continue: Third Front
March 17th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Joining the BJP's onslaught, the Third Front parties led by the Left Thursday said the prime minister had no moral authority to continue following ... Read more...
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Nachiketa denies all information about payoffs to MPs
March 17th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Nachiketa Kapur, in the eye of a WikiLeaks storm, Thursday denied allegations made in leaked US diplomatic cables that he was involved in paying ... Read more...
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No comments on Wikileaks: US embassy
March 17th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The US embassy here Thursday refused to comment on the publication of leaked diplomatic cables which allege that MPs were paid off by Congress-led ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day, opposition demands government quit
March 17th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Thursday as a vociferous opposition demanded the government's resignation after leaked US diplomatic cables alleged payoffs ... Read more...
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Wikileaks should help evolve consensus on core issues of security
March 17th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaibans SinghNew Delhi, Mar. 17 (ANI): The whistle blowing web site Wikileaks has once again gained centre stage in our parliamentary politics. The recent expose has got the opposition baying ... Read more...
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I-T notice to Gujarat government routine verification: Pranab
March 17th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday described as a routine verification the Income Tax department's notice to the Gujarat government on investments under agreements signed ... Read more...
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Government cannot confirm or deny payoff report: Pranab
March 17th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The government Thursday said it could neither confirm nor deny the alleged revelations from leaked US diplomatic cables of payoffs to MPs to secure ... Read more...
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Opposition wants PM to go over alleged parliament payoffs (Lead)
March 17th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The opposition Thursday vociferously demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation following stinging revelations in leaked US diplomatic cables that money was paid to MPs ... Read more...
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BJP to raise Wikileaks detail on payoffs in parliament
March 17th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Revelations in leaked US diplomatic cables through Wikileaks that cash had been paid to MPs for the 2008 confidence vote on the civil nuclear ... Read more...
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IAF air warriors to have 3G connectivity for enhanced operational efficiency
March 14th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Reaping payoffs of the AFNET (Air Force Network), the Indian Air Force (IAF) air warriors will henceforth, remain connected at all times by the IAF's exclusive Wideband ... Read more...
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2G scam: CBI questions Kanimozhi
March 11th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar 11 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's daughter and Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi is being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the ... Read more...
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2G scam: CBI expected to call Kanimozhi for questioning
March 10th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Chennai, Mar 10 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expected to call Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's daughter and Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi for questioning in ... Read more...
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Court allows closure of Bofors case, relief for Quattrocchi (Second Lead)
March 4th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday closed the Rs.640 million kickbacks case related to the 1986 Bofors gun deal on a plea by the CBI, dropping criminal ... Read more...
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