All eyes on Lucknow in fourth phase of UP polls
February 18th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 18 (IANS) The fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections Sunday has a major focus on Lucknow where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tries to retain ... Read more...
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Half of MCD wards go to women, male politicians jittery
January 28th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) With the Delhi Election Commission declaring the list of Municipal Council of Delhi wards reserved for women and Scheduled Caste candidates, many political bigwigs found ... Read more...
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Swiss Banker Exposes Huge Tax Evasion To WikiLeaks
January 18th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The famous Whistle blower website WikiLeaks is hogging limelight once again and now it is the turn of Swiss Bank to turn red faced. Julian Assange ... Read more...
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About 50 percent voters turn out witnessed in 5th phase of Bihar polls
November 9th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Nov.9 (ANI): An estimated 50 percent voting was witnessed in the fifth and final phase of Bihar State Assembly elections here on Tuesday.In Bihar, an estimated 50 percent voting was recorded ... Read more...
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About 50% voter turn out witnessed in 5th phase of Bihar polls
November 9th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Nov.9 (ANI): An estimated 50 per cent voting was witnessed in the fifth and final phase of Bihar State Assembly elections here on Tuesday.In Bihar, an estimated 50 percent voting was ... Read more...
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Vivek Oberoi’s Reception Turns Out To Be A Star Studded Affair
November 2nd, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fresh after the release and success of his latest flick 'Rakht Charitra,' noted Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi got tied in wedlock and the reception ceremony was ... Read more...
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A PIL that unravelled one of India’s biggest scams
August 28th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Itanagar, Aug 28 (IANS) Bamang Tago, a civil rights leader, did not have the faintest idea that a PIL (public interest litigation) he filed way back in 2004 could ... Read more...
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Gegong Apang arrested in PDS scam, sent to police custody (Lead, Changing dateline)
August 24th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Itanagar, Aug 24 (IANS) Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister and veteran Congress leader Gegong Apang was Tuesday sent to seven days police custody after he was arrested by Special ... Read more...
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Goa minister’s ‘partner’ death case given to Crime Branch
June 2nd, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 2 (IANS) Goa Police Wednesday transferred to the Crime Branch the investigation into the mysterious death of Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco's alleged paramour in Chennai.
Pacheco has, however, said that ... Read more...
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All political bigwigs issued prohibited arm licences during Musharraf’s regime
February 26th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.26 (ANI): Over 400 prohibited arms licenses were issued to political leaders, parliamentarians and bureaucrats including President Asif Zardari and the Sharif brothers (Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif) during former ... Read more...
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Demon Sheep Ad By Carly Fiorina Becomes Viral
February 4th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Quite often the political candidates aspiring for a seat in the senate resort to various tactics for portraying this or her opponents in a negative light. ... Read more...
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Jim Webb Sounds Cautious On Health Care Reform
January 20th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The astounding win of the Republicans in Massachusetts has affected the political bigwigs of USA in a major way. The Democrat Senator of Virginia, Jim Webb, ... Read more...
AIG Was Instructed By NY Fed To Keep Quiet On Bailout Issue
January 8th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The economic meltdown that started with the debacle of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and subsequently crippled US economy is quite well known. It forced a financial ... Read more...
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Dhaka to prosecute 2 former spy chiefs smuggling arms for Indian rebels
May 18th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 18 (IANS) Two former Bangladesh Army generals, who headed the National Security Intelligence (NSI), will be prosecuted for facilitating the landing of Chinese arms meant for insurgents in India's northeast ... Read more...
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Rob Pattinson dreamt of writing political speeches
May 15th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Before becoming a famous actor, Hollywood heartthrob Rob Pattinson dreamt of writing political speeches for the political bigwigs.Rob revealed that he was very inclined towards politics as a ... Read more...
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Marriage Bureau dupes thousands in Madhya Pradesh town
February 16th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 16 (IANS) Thousands of youth who had come from far off places to Indore in the hope of getting hitched are now making a beeline to the police station to ... Read more...
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Delimitation benefits Madhya Pradesh tribal leaders most
November 10th, 2008 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 10 (IANS) The delimitation exercise in Madhya Pradesh that changed the boundaries of assembly constituencies this year may have upset several political bigwigs, including seven ministers and 54 legislators belonging ... Read more...
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Bhujbal declares end of ‘enmity’ with Thackeray
October 16th, 2008 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal, on his 61st birthday Wednesday, declared that his "personal enmity" with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray is "over" and that ... Read more...
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Galaxy of leaders to attend Bhujbal’s birthday Wednesday
October 14th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) A number of leaders from various political parties are set to converge here Wednesday to participate in the 61st birthday celebrations of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) strongman and ... Read more...
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Hitler’s waxwork beheaded
July 6th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
London , july 6 (ANI): The waxwork of German dictator Adolf Hitler at Berlin 's new Madame Tussauds Museum has had its head ripped off just minutes after going on display. ... Read more...
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V.P. Singh’s 77th birthday passes unnoticed
June 25th, 2008 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Former prime minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh celebrated his 77th birthday Wednesday at his bed at Delhi's Apollo Hospital, without the political class queueing up to greet him ... Read more...
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Navi Mumbai decks up for its first international match
April 27th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) The satellite town of Navi Mumbai has been spruced up and its D.Y. Patil Stadium bedecked as it prepares to host its first international match Sunday between the ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh minister, six others booked for graft
April 12th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by admin
Bhopal, April 12 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta (ombudsman) has registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against state PWD Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) Mayor Uma Shashi ... Read more...
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