Bansal doesn’t favour shifting parliament to new building
August 3rd, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The idea of shifting parliament to a new building has not found favour with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who feels that the heritage ... Read more...
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Molestation row: Gogoi asks channel to clarify stand
July 19th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday said that he did not put any pressure on the former editor-in-chief of local TV news channel News Live to ... Read more...
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Verma seeks post-poll ties with BSP, Congress terms it personal view (Lead)
March 4th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Creating a stir ahead of Tuesday's vote count in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma Sunday said it was ... Read more...
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Opportunities to Tihar inmates incomparable: Minister
October 18th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Lauding the Tihar Jail's administration, Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said Monday the environment and opportunities provided to its inmates are incomparable.Inaugurating ... Read more...
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Sack Bhushan in 24 hours, Shiv Sena tells Team Anna
October 14th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Friday demanded that Team Anna "sack" senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his "anti-India remarks" within 24 hours, a party official said.Party spokesperson ... Read more...
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Bhushan’s Kashmir statement under Anna scanner (Roundup)
October 14th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi/New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Even as Anna Hazare Friday termed lawyer Prashant Bhushan's statement on plebiscite in Kashmir as "wrong" and hinted "it could lead to his removal ... Read more...
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Kashmir integral part of India, says Kejriwal
October 14th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Clarifying Team Anna's stand on Prashant Bhushan's statement on Jammu and Kashmir, Arvind Kejriwal Friday said Kashmir was an integral part of India and ... Read more...
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Bukhari’s anti-Anna stand draws flak from Muslims
August 23rd, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Strongly criticising Jama Masjid chief cleric Syed Ahmed Bukhari's anti-Anna Hazare comment, many members of the Muslim community here Tuesday said they support the ... Read more...
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Bollywood celebs slam Azad’s comments on MSM
July 5th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities like Celina Jaitley and Onir, who are quite vocal about supporting India's gay community, are shocked at Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment ... Read more...
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Give Raja, Kanimozhi bail: Jaswant Singh
July 1st, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) DMK MPs Kanimozhi and A. Raja as well as others accused in the 2G spectrum scam should be given bail, says senior Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Sports minister rubbishes Tillakaratne’s match-fixing allegations (Lead)
April 29th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 29 (IANS) Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage Friday rubbished claims made by former captain Hashan Tillakaratne that match-fixing is a common phenomenon in the country's cricketing circles.Tillakaratne ... Read more...
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Margaret Thatcher’s scorn of her own ministers revealed in historic notes
November 20th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is well known for being forthright, and now historic notes she made when she came into power have revealed her scorn of ... Read more...
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BJP dissociates from Jethmalani’s remarks (Lead)
October 26th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday dissociated itself from the remarks of its Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani about the party's stance on Kashmir interlocutors, saying ... Read more...
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Pak rejects Afghan NSA’s ‘double faced’ commitments against terror accusation
August 24th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug. 24 (ANI): Pakistan has rejected Afghan national security advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta's remarks accusing Islamabad of playing a 'double game' by backing militant groups like the Taliban and Al-Qaeda ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga silences gay hate via Twitter
July 20th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 20 (ANI): Pop star Lady Gaga has used Twitter as a tool to silence protesters making gay hate speech and violent messages.The group held signs with homophobic phrases and ... Read more...
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US cartoonist distances herself from Prophet cartoon row
May 21st, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 21 (IANS) Seattle-based cartoonist Molly Norris has distanced herself from the raging row over "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!", saying: "I never created a facebook page for EDMD. A stranger ... Read more...
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Another dissenting voice against Paresh Baruah, ULFA rift widening
April 22nd, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 22 (IANS) The rift within the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) widened further with jailed chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa Thursday questioning the authority of the outfit's elusive commander-in-chief Paresh ... Read more...
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ULFA splits down the middle over peace process (Lead, News Analysis)
April 21st, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) appears to have vertically split with its elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah sidelining the other top leaders, ... Read more...
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Vertical split in ULFA as Paresh Baruah sidelines others (News Analysis)
April 21st, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) appears to have vertically split with its elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah snubbing the other top leaders, ... Read more...
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IPL governing council meeting to take decision on Modi
April 20th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A final decision on Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi's future with the Twenty20 league will be taken at the governing council meeting April 26, a ... Read more...
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Muslim women reject cleric’s advice to stay away from politics
March 16th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Sharma
Bhopal, March 16 (IANS) Muslim women have reacted angrily to a leading Muslim cleric's advice to keep away from politics and concentrate on home and family, saying this could be ... Read more...
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Female Pak legislators condemn pro-polygamy MPA
February 20th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb. 20 (ANI): A number of female Pakistani legislators have slammed MPA Samina Khawar Hayat for speaking in favour of a proposed law that allows men to marry for a second, ... Read more...
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Pakistan parliamentary panel wants strict action on Afridi
February 15th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 15 (IANS) Pakistan parliamentary committee on sport called for a strict disciplinary action against Shahid Afridi who was banned for ball tampering during the recently concluded tour Down-Under.
Afridi, ... Read more...
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Islamic clerics fume at ‘Abdullah’s anti-burqa’ views
February 9th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) Leading Islamic clerics have taken strong exception to union minister Farooq Abdullah's reported views against Muslim women wearing the burqa.
Several maulanas in Lucknow and some well known scholars ... Read more...
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Bill O’Reilly had a face-off with Jon Stewart on ‘The O’Reilly Factor’
February 5th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Feb 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bill O’Reilly had a faceoff with Jon Stewart on ‘The O’Reilly Factor’. It was a huge showdown, and sparks were obviously expected to fly ... Read more...
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Zardari, Kayani differ on threat from India: PPP information secretary
November 19th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov.19 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani have different opinions regarding threats emanating from India, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Information Secretary ... Read more...
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Brit host Bruce Forsyth clarifies stand on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ race row
October 9th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 9 (ANI): Veteran British showman Bruce Forsyth has said that the 'Strictly Come Dancing' star Anton Du Beke's use of the offensive term 'Paki' for his show partner Laila Rouass ... Read more...
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God knows, when I will get married -Disha Wakani
September 21st, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
<p>Disha Wakani aka Daya of Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma in an exclusive talk with Telly cafe converse her personal views about college life, schooling, marriage and many more...</p><p>How is ... Read more...
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Letter reveals how Hitler gave Brit Queen Mum a knee-trembler
September 13th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 13 (ANI): A letter retrieved from the Royal Archives at Windsor Palace reveals Britain's late Queen Mother Elizabeth was left trembling with fear after a Nazi bomb landed on Buckingham ... Read more...
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Congress snubs party leader for attacking Pawar
August 27th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Congress Thursday snubbed senior party leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi for attacking Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar over his handling of the drought situation.
"Whatever the party would like to ... Read more...
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Pawar told to rein in sugar prices by Sonia Gandhi
August 27th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug. 27 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has asked Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar to rein in the rising prices of sugar and ensure there is adequate stock of sugar ... Read more...
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RSS disagrees with Jaswant Singh’s views on Jinnah
August 17th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) -- the ideological fountainhead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- Monday said it did not agree with the views of ... Read more...
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Gilani denounces Zardari’s ‘India no longer a threat’ stand
July 19th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 19 (ANI) : President Zardari's statement that India no longer remains a threat to the country, were his 'personal views', Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.Talking to ... Read more...
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ASEAN should expel Myanmar: Singaporean lawmaker
May 26th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, May 26 (DPA) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has failed in its efforts to make Myanmar more democratic and should consider expelling it, as well as imposing limited sanctions, ... Read more...
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Varun Gandhi’s views surprise cousin Rahul
March 25th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, March 25 (IANS) Stating that he doesn't "carry hate and anger", Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Wednesday that he was "surprised" by his cousin Varun Gandhi's reported inflammatory campaign ... Read more...
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