Nikki slams Obama as Romney clinches nomination
August 29th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) South Carolina's Indian American Governor Nikki Haley has slammed President Barack Obama, painting his administration as an obstructing force that hinders American businesses as Mitt ... Read more...
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India rolls back cotton exports ban
March 12th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Buckling under domestic and international pressure, the Indian government Monday lifted the ban on cotton exports barely a week after imposing it.The government, however, ... Read more...
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Nasheed sees ex-dictator Gayoom’s network behind his ouster
February 9th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 9 (IANS) A day after he was ousted as the Malidivian president, Mohamed Nasheed has said what happened in the country should be traced to former dictator Maumoon ... Read more...
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Indonesia says no corruption claims against President Yudhoyono
March 11th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Mar.11 (ANI): Indonasia has rejected leaked US diplomatic cables accusing President Susilo Bambong Yudhoyono of bribery, intimidation and using his position for self-enrichment.US diplomatic cables, which were obtained by WikiLeaks ... Read more...
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China’s next President Xi is man with “average intelligence”, “boring”
January 4th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan 4 (ANI): A close friend Xi Jinping, who almost certain to take over as China's president from Hu Jintao in 2012, has reportedly told US diplomats that Jinping is a ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah Steps Down
November 24th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a startling development that has sent waves in the political circles in India Konijeti Rosaiah the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has resigned and his ... Read more...
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Chirac could face 10-yr prison term if convicted for embezzlement
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Sept 22 (ANI): Jacques Chirac, the former French President, would reportedly stand trial over embezzlement charges in a Paris court early next year.Chirac, who would be the first modern French leader ... Read more...
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Anti-government protest takes to the streets in Thailand
March 20th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, March 20 (DPA) More than 100,000 anti-government demonstrators joined a "red caravan" protest on wheels through Bangkok's congestion-prone streets Saturday in an attempt to win the capital over and force ... Read more...
Thai demonstrators spill blood at premier’s home
March 17th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, March 17 (DPA) Thousands of anti-government demonstrators Wednesday marched to the home of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to spill blood on his doorstep as a gory protest against his ... Read more...
Brown ‘exploded’ when Blair refused to quit
February 28th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28(ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is believed to have exploded with rage when former Prime Minister Tony Blair backtracked on a pledge to stand down after the Iraq ... Read more...
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Sex and bribery claims rock Berlusconi’s world
February 21st, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 21 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has become mired in yet another controversy in run-up to the nation's regional elections.Just weeks after shrugging off a series of sex scandals, ... Read more...
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Confrontation over names brewing in Bangladesh
February 18th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 18 (IANS) Bangladesh is to witness a confrontation between its two most important politicians, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Khaleda Zia, after the government decided to stamp ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray ‘blessed’ me, says Gadkari
December 28th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray "blessed" the newly-appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari at his Bandra home Monday afternoon.
Gadkari, who is on his first visit ... Read more...
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Zardari in marathon meeting with allies over fall-out of SC verdict on NRO
December 19th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 19 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been holding marathon consultations with his political allies to discuss the situation in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's verdict on the ... Read more...
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Philippine leader vows justice for massacre victims
December 3rd, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
General Santos City (Philippines), Dec 3 (DPA) Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Thursday vowed justice for the victims of a massacre allegedly perpetrated by her political allies in which 57 people were ... Read more...
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Media groups, activists protest massacre in the Philippines
November 30th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Nov 30 (DPA) Local and foreign activists and journalists marched Monday in the Philippine capital to protest the massacre of 57 civilians allegedly perpetrated by political allies of President Gloria Macapagal ... Read more...
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Mussolini’s granddaughter dismisses `sex video’ claim
November 27th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 27 (DPA) Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of fascist dictator Benito, said Friday she did not know "whether to be angry or to laugh" at reports that a newspaper has been offered ... Read more...
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Main suspect in southern Philippine massacre surrenders
November 26th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Nov 26 (DPA) The main suspect in the grisly killing of at least 57 people in the southern Philippines surrendered Thursday to a senior aide of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Datu Andal ... Read more...
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‘Zardari’s only options: to quit or have reduced powers’
October 29th, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IANS) With terror attacks occurring with frightening regularity in Pakistan, beleaguered President Asif Ali Zardari seems to have just two options: give up his executive powers and occupy ... Read more...
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Hasina sidelines party veterans, inducts six new ministers
July 31st, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 31 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina Friday removed four "reformists" from the party's presidium and inducted six new ministers in the government as part ... Read more...
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Hasina may expand cabinet to include allies
May 8th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 8 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may expand her cabinet that has a majority of first-termers to add some old hands and political allies, a media report said.
She ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s top judge back in office (Lead)
March 22nd, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 22 (DPA) Pakistan's sacked top judge Iftikhar Chaudhry got back his office Sunday, a week after the government gave in to protests that took the nuclear-armed nation on the ... Read more...
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Zardari’’s closeness to US could take a beating over his action against Sharifs
February 28th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.28 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardaris reputation in Washington is likely to take a beating as a consequence of his moves against the Sharif brothers, a retired army general, ... Read more...
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BJP revives Ram Temple issue at Nagpur conclave
February 8th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Nagpur, Feb.8 (ANI): The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday reiterated its vow to construct the Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya, an issue that has been a flashpoint of tension ... Read more...
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Burning of CPI leader’s vehicles triggers protests in Tamil Nadu (Lead)
February 6th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 6 (IANS) Activists of various parties held demonstrations across Tamil Nadu to protest the burning of a car and a two-wheeler belonging to Communist Party of India (CPI) state secretary ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu CPI leader’s vehicles burned
February 6th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 6 (IANS) A car and a two-wheeler belonging to Communist Party of India (CPI) Tamil Nadu state secretary D. Pandian were gutted here in a fire early Friday."The incident was ... Read more...
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Democrat-led Thai government emerging, party claims
December 6th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 6 (DPA) Thailand's opposition Democrat Party Saturday claimed that it had mustered enough support from smaller parties and a faction from the former ruling People Power Party (PPP) to form ... Read more...
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Anti-government protestors surround Thai parliament
November 24th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Nov 24 (DPA) Tens of thousands of anti-government protestors, some of them armed with sticks, surrounded the Thai parliament Monday in what has been dubbed a "final battle" to topple the ... Read more...
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Anti-government protestors march on Parliament in Thailand
November 24th, 2008 - 8:23 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Nov 24 (DPA) Tens-of-thousands of anti-government protestors, some of them armed with sticks, marched on Parliament in Thailand Monday.Sondhi Limthongkul, a senior leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) that ... Read more...
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Grenade attack kills Thai protestor, injures seven
November 22nd, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Nov 22 (DPA) Unknown assailants launched a grenade at anti-government protesters Saturday, killing one person and injuring seven people, fanning worries that Thailand was heading for more political street violence ... Read more...
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Trial against Hasina deferred as Bangladesh prepares for polls
October 23rd, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 23 (IANS) A Dhaka court has deferred till Jan 7 - well after the Dec 18 parliamentary elections - the trial of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accused of receiving ... Read more...
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Thai protest leaders surrender to police
October 10th, 2008 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Oct 10 (DPA) Top leaders of an anti-government movement that has occupied Thailand's seat of government since August surrendered Friday to police, a day after treason charges were dropped against them.The ... Read more...
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Congress allies must be jailed for supporting SIMI: BJP
September 4th, 2008 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Om Prakash Singh here Thursday demanded the arrest of the close political allies of the Congress party for opposing the ban on ... Read more...
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Zardari has misled key stakeholders in Pak polity to push himself to Presidency
August 29th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Aug 29 (ANI): In order to fast-forward his ascendancy to the post of President of Pakistan, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has misled various stake-holders on different issues like ... Read more...
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Pakistan stocks, rupee recover as Musharraf resigns
August 18th, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Aug 18 (DPA) Pakistan's stock market and rupee made an immediate recovery Monday after President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation in a televised address.The benchmark KSE-100 Index shot up 460 points, ... Read more...
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