Congress calls for united opposition in Punjab (Punjab Newsletter)
September 7th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) After a spell of relative dormancy for the past few months, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh has called for the opposition to rally together against ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa likely to visit Delhi
May 31st, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) After a sweeping victory in Tamil Nadu assembly polls, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is likely to visit Delhi soon, party sources said Tuesday.During her ... Read more...
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Mamata names 228 candidates, leaves 64 seats for Congress
March 18th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday announced a list of her party's candidates for 228 seats for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, leaving 64 ... Read more...
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Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam Party to merge with Congress
February 6th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 6(ANI): Telegu cine star and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief Chiranjeevi on Sunday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and announced that he will merge his party with the ... Read more...
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Hasina may induct veterans in cabinet
February 6th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 6 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may induct Awami League veterans to add experience and give a fresh look to her team in a mid-term cabinet reshuffle, a ... Read more...
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Chiranjeevi to meet Sonia Gandhi in Delhi
February 6th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Telegu cine star and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) chief Chiranjeevi will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi here today amid speculation that he will merge his party ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s confidants see no ‘political’ role for him in Pakistan in future
July 21st, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 21 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf might have vowed to return to the country's political stage riding on his newly floated political party, however, his former colleagues, ... Read more...
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Tripura opposition parties withdraw CM boycott
July 1st, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 1 (IANS) Tripura's opposition parties Thursday withdrew their six-and-a-half month old boycott of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar over his remarks on the alleged links between terror groups and the state's ... Read more...
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Tripura opposition continues boycott of chief minister
June 14th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 14 (IANS) Opposition legislators in Tripura twice walked out of the state assembly Monday as part of their boycott of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar over his remarks on the alleged ... Read more...
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Indian-origin grandmother is Trinidad and Tobago’s first woman PM
May 25th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, May 25 (IANS) Kamla Persad-Bissessar, whose forefather came here from India as an indentured labourer, has been elected the first woman prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago after the ... Read more...
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All parties should fight Maoists unitedly, says Yechury
April 12th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Political leaders cutting across party lines should unite in the fight against the Maoist guerillas, Communist Party Of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury said here Sunday.
"Political parties ... Read more...
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Why Didi is afraid of Dada (Capital Buzz)
April 11th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) It appears no Congress minister dares to talk with West Bengal's Communist leaders in the formidable presence of Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. ... Read more...
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Brinda says Mamta leading most opportunistic political alliance
January 23rd, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.23 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member and member of Parliament Brinda Karat has accused Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of leading the most ... Read more...
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Mamata skips PM’s programmes, annoys Bengal congress
January 16th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Senior West Bengal Congress leaders Saturday expressed their annoyance with Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for her recent criticism of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and for ... Read more...
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Congress gains as Jharkhand heads towards hung assembly (Fourth Lead)
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Congress-led alliance was Wednesday emerging as the largest political grouping in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly but a hung house seemed inevitable with indications that no political party ... Read more...
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Jharkhand headed towards hung assembly (Third Lead)
December 23rd, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS) Jharkhand was Wednesday headed towards a hung assembly with indications that no political group or combine was likely to get a majority in the 81-member house.
In trends ... Read more...
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Congress to boycott Sarkar for terror nexus comments
December 16th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 16 (IANS) The Congress, the main opposition party in Tripura, Wednesday announced its boycott of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar until he withdraws his comments or apologises for his "baseless, ... Read more...
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Pandemonium in Tripura assembly over chief minister’s remarks
December 15th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 15 (IANS) Proceedings in the Tripura assembly were disrupted Tuesday and the house finally adjourned for the day without transacting any business as opposition members vehemently protested Chief Minister Manik ... Read more...
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Taliban threat to UK troops forces McChrystal to keep them out of harm’s way
November 8th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov.8 (ANI): Amid growing fears that the Taliban will target UK troops more than the others in the run-up to next May's general election, US President Barack Obama's top commander ... Read more...
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Left Front accuses Mamata of hobnobbing with Maoists
October 28th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi / Kolkata, Oct 28 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo member Sitaram Yechhury on Wednesday accused Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee of hobnobbing with the rebels in the train ... Read more...
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Party posts irrelevant for Vajpayee, Advani: Jaitley
September 29th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Tuesday said party veterans Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani had made invaluable contribution to the BJP and their guidance ... Read more...
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Statue diplomacy begins new Tamil Nadu-Karnataka relations
August 13th, 2009 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) The unveiling of Kannada poet Sarvajna's statue in Tamil Nadu and that of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar in Karnataka signals a new chapter in the relationship between two ... Read more...
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Final political alignment only after May 16: Congress
May 9th, 2009 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Congress Saturday said the final political alignment to form the new government would be clear only after the results of the Lok Sabha polls are ... Read more...
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BSP goes it alone in Left-ruled West Bengal
April 21st, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), one of the formidable political forces that formed the Third Front along with Leftists at the centre, has not entered into any ... Read more...
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They jostled to see ‘handsome’ Gandhi and Omar Abdullah
April 14th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Binoo Joshi
Vijaypur (Jammu and Kashmir), April 14 (IANS) Sweltering heat and dusty roads didn't stop Suman Devi and Vidya from walking a long distance to catch a "glimpse" of two ... Read more...
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PMK divorces UPA to join AIADMK, Congress dejected (Third Lead)
March 26th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The PMK Thursday abandoned the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to forge a tie-up with the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry ahead of the Lok ... Read more...
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PMK splits from UPA to join AIADMK, Congress says ‘minor impact’ (Second Lead)
March 26th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The PMK Thursday abandoned the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for a tie-up with the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu ahead of the parliamentary elections that begin ... Read more...
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We have ‘perfect understanding’ with Congress: Mulayam Singh
March 14th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said Saturday his part had "perfect understanding" with the Congress and they would fight the Lok Sabha polls in a "well coordinated" ... Read more...
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Mamata asks regional parties not to team up with CPI-M
March 12th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) West Bengal's main opposition party Trinamool Congress Thursday urged regional parties to desist from forging an alliance at the national level with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
"I ... Read more...
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Congress party gears up for forthcoming general elections
March 2nd, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 2 (ANI): In a run up to the forthcoming general elections, the media department of Congress party is holding a two-day media workshop starting from Monday to acquaint ... Read more...
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SUCI warns Trinamool against cosying up to Congress
February 12th, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) The Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) here Thursday warned its alliance partner Trinamool Congress against linking up with the Congress for the coming Lok Sabha polls.
The ... Read more...
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‘Trinamool is going all alone in West Bengal’
February 10th, 2009 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress Tuesday said the party had no connection with any big political party in the state."Since the past four years, we are not ... Read more...
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Mulayam warns Congress not to meddle in his ties with Kalyan
February 8th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Sunday warned the Congress not to meddle in the party's new-found ties with former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh.
"My ... Read more...
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Kalyan Singh takes full responsibility of Babri mosque demolition
February 5th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.5 (ANI): Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kalyan Singh on Thursday took upon himself the "total" responsibility for Babri Masjids demolition, as the then chief minister of Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Kalyan says will campaign for Samajwadi Party
January 21st, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Jan.21 (ANI): Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh on Wednesday said that he will campaign for the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Kalyan Singh met ... Read more...
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