Which way will Pakistan tilt? (Comment)
September 20th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
The publication of satirical cartoons relating to the Prophet Muhammad by a French magazine (Charles Hebdo) adds to the anger and widespread protests already simmering across many countries and societies that ... Read more...
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US top court upholds Obama’s signature healthcare law
June 28th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 28 (IANS) In a historic verdict, the US Supreme Court Thursday upheld President Barack Obama's signature health care law, handing him a major victory in the run-up ... Read more...
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Voting on amid tight security in Andhra by-polls (Lead)
June 12th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Voting was going on Tuesday amid tight security for by-elections in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, officials said.About 10 ... Read more...
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Dimple Yadav to launch second political innings Tuesday
June 4th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 4 (IANS) Dimple Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, will file her nomination for the Kannauj Lok Sabha by-poll Tuesday, a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader ... Read more...
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Congress to form own government in UP: Ramesh
February 26th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that the Congress is fighting the Uttar Pradesh election to form its own government and stressed that it ... Read more...
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`PM’s indictment a defining moment in Pakistan’s history’
February 14th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) The contempt of court case in which Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been indicted by the Supreme Court is a defining moment in ... Read more...
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All eyes on Muslim vote in Uttar Pradesh (UP Newsletter)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 22 (IANS) In the absence of a wave and no issue that could have an emotional sway on voters, the Muslim vote seems to be the one ... Read more...
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Indian American politicians rake in cash
August 12th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian American candidates are emerging as a fundraising force for the 2012 US elections, raking in cash from a well-heeled and tight-knit community seeking to ... Read more...
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Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn released as case teeters (Lead)
July 2nd, 2011 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 2 (IANS) Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest Friday as the sexual assault case against him moved another step closer ... Read more...
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Will IIFA influence Ontario elections?
June 25th, 2011 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 25 (IANS) The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Toronto may play a huge role in the re-election of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty in the October ... Read more...
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Greater Noida: Gateway for Congress to western Uttar Pradesh? (Comment)
May 15th, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
The political drama that preceded the arrest and release of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi at Bhatta-Parsaul village is the beginning of the second phase of the Congress' ambitious plan ... Read more...
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Bansal attacks Joshi; says using PAC for ’self promotion’
May 12th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Thursday accused Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chief Murli Manohar Joshi of attempting to turn the panel into his "captive ... Read more...
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Sex scandal a killer for opposition Labour Party in New Zealand
March 28th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington (New Zealand), Mar. 28 (ANI): It's election year in New Zealand, but the conservative National Party, which has been in power since 2008, is proving tough to beat thanks to ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin not like my dad at all, says Ronald Reagan’s son
February 5th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Fen 5 (ANI): Sarah Palin, who spoke in California at a tribute to Ronald Reagan, has nothing in common with the former President, says his son.The former Alaska governor spoke ... Read more...
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Will turn deaf if invited to rejoin Samajwadi Party: Amar Singh
November 4th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 4 (IANS) Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has said he would behave like a "deaf and dumb person" if invited to rejoin the party.Singh, who is in the ... Read more...
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Gaddar set to dislodge TRS chief from Telangana leadership
October 4th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Over a year after announcing plans to float a party for mass struggle to achieve separate statehood to Telangana, revolutionary balladeer Gaddar appears all set to wrest ... Read more...
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Indian American Nikki Haley is a new GOP star on the rise
June 24th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
South Carolina (USA), June 24 (ANI): Indian-American state legislator from South Carolina Nikki Haley is being seen as a new GOP star, whose political fortunes are on the rise after a ... Read more...
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Karunakaran tries again to get son back in Congress
January 12th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 (IANS) Former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran has again written to state Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala to call a meeting of the party's executive to discuss the possibility ... Read more...
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I keep informing Yeddyurappa on various issues: Former Karnataka minister
January 5th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Anand
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister Shobha Karandlaje who had to quit the ministry following a revolt in the state's first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, says ... Read more...
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Chand-Fiza episode could eclipse Chander Mohan’s political fortunes
September 11th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) Till December last year, he was the all-powerful deputy chief minister of Haryana. But his controversial "marriage" and a flip-flop break-up with lawyer Anuradha Bali aka Fiza has ... Read more...
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Israel to indict foreign minister on several charges
August 3rd, 2009 - 2:13 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Aug 3 (DPA) Capping a long investigation, Israel police recommended Sunday that Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman be indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and obstruction of justice.
Lieberman is suspected of ... Read more...
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INLD a sinking ship, Haryana Congress strides confidently
July 20th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) Into its fifth year in power in Haryana, the Congress is still calling the shots in state politics and might even call for early assembly ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh ready for counting of votes
May 15th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) The stage is set for counting of votes polled in the state assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh amid tight security Saturday.
Amid predictions of a hung ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress presidents to have limited terms
May 6th, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 6 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress has decided to limit the terms of its president, deputy president and vice-presidents, who are likely to serve only three terms of three ... Read more...
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After polls, politicos tide over tension with pleasure trips
April 20th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) It will be a long and arduous wait for results for those who tested their political fortunes in the first phase of assembly and Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Concentrate, stay cool, gurus tell campaigning politicians
April 16th, 2009 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Concentrate on the base of your spine, focus on your breath and avoid spicy food. Thus go the tips from gurus as their politician ... Read more...
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Polling begins in Andhra Pradesh
April 16th, 2009 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Polling began Thursday for the first phase of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assembly in Andhra Pradesh amid tight security.
The polling booths opened at ... Read more...
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2,148 candidates in fray for first phase of polls in Andhra
April 15th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) Over 31 million voters will Thursday decide the political fortunes of 2,148 candidates in 22 Lok Sabha and 154 assembly constituencies in the first phase of polls in ... Read more...
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It’s new turf, but Sachin Pilot confident of romping home
March 30th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, March 30 (IANS) It is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion and a constituency that the party has has won six times in the last seven elections. But Ajmer is ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan held secret talks on Kashmir: report (Lead)
February 22nd, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) India and Pakistan engaged in nearly three years of secret high-level talks that narrowly missed achieving a historic breakthrough over Kashmir, according to a media report.
The effort which ... Read more...
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‘India, Pakistan were close to Kashmir accord’
February 22nd, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf were close to signing an accord to end the decades-old conflict over Kashmir after three years of ... Read more...
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India, Pak were on verge of settling Kashmir dispute in 2007
February 22nd, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): After negotiating for three years, India and Pakistan were on the verge of reaching a settlement to resolve the decades-old conflict over Jammu and Kashmir, according to ... Read more...
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Mangle the non-Mangalorean Sri Ram Sene
January 29th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita Prakash
New Delhi, Jan.29 (ANI): Where are the famous Mangaloreans who brandish their origins at the drop of a hat? Why are they not speaking up for the protection of ... Read more...
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Campaigning for first round of Kashmir polls ends
November 15th, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 15 (IANS) As campaigning for the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir elections ended Saturday evening, the authorities started computerised selection of the polling staff to be deployed in ... Read more...
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Brown survives another Labour MP rebellion
September 7th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.7 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has managed to convince rebels within his Labour party to give him some political breathing space with regard to imposing a windfall tax ... Read more...
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