US House of Representatives passes debt-limit bill
August 2nd, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US House of Representatives approved Monday a deal struck between the White House and congressional leaders that would raise the nation's debt ceiling by ... Read more...
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After rate hike, Sensex continues downtrend (Roundup)
July 27th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities closed 86 points lower Wednesday, a day after the Reserve Bank of India hiked key interest rates.The 30-scrip sensitive ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi rules out leadership change in Meghalaya (Lead)
July 8th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jul 8 (IANS) Putting an end to the month-long political impasse in Meghalaya, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday asked Mukul Sangma to continue as chief minister, ruling out ... Read more...
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Expecting positive steps from government on JPC: Nitin Gadkari (Interview)
January 18th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari says he expects "some positive steps" from the government to break the deadlock over a joint parliamentary ... Read more...
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QUOTES — Reaction to the passing of U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
December 14th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the president's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, died at a hospital in Washington, D.C. on Monday. He was 69.The following is a ... Read more...
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Key Western donors rap Nepal over political stalemate
November 23rd, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 23 (IANS) Nepal's major Western donors Tuesday rapped the country's political parties for their inability to form a new government, even five months after the prime minister quit ... Read more...
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Iraq PM Maliki stays in power for second term with help of tentative deal
November 11th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad (Iraq), Nov.11 (ANI): Iraq Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki will remain the country's Prime Minister for a second term, thanks to leaders reaching a tentative agreement late Wednesday night to create ... Read more...
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Iran openly backs Iraqi PM Maliki for second term
October 19th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Oct 19 (ANI): Iran has reportedly for the first time publicly backed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to lead Iraq for a second term, hours after Maliki arrived in Tehran today ... Read more...
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Nepal looking to India to resolve impasse? (Capital Buzz)
October 10th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Nepal looking to India to resolve impasse? (Capital Buzz)New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) At the instance of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon has begun discussions at various ... Read more...
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Chinese team in Nepal for talks to resolve political impasse
September 12th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Sept.12 (ANI): A Chinese delegation, led by a senior leader of the Communist Party of China, He Yong, is in Nepal holding discussions on the current political situation in the Himalayan ... Read more...
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Julia Gillard to retain power in Australia (Lead)
September 7th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 7 (IANS) Australia's incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who Tuesday won the support of two independent MPs to reach the half-way mark in parliament, is all set to form ... Read more...
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Biden arrives in Iraq to mark combat end
August 31st, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 30 (DPA) United States Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq Monday to commemorate the official end of the US combat mission the following day.
Biden is also to meet ... Read more...
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PM’s Special Envoy meets Nepalese leaders to end political impasse
August 5th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Aug 5 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Nepal, Shyam Saran, met political leaders of Nepal in Kathmandu on Thursday.The purpose of his meeting was to help end the ... Read more...
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Another high-profile wedding in Nepal?
June 23rd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 23 (IANS) Close on the heels of Bollywood diva Manisha Koirala's marriage to a Nepali businessman, Nepal's media has now started talking about another high-profile wedding with the Himalayan nation's ... Read more...
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Bangkok siege ends with Red Shirts leaders surrender to “avoid further losses”
May 19th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok, May 19 (ANI): The political impasse prevailing over the last two months in Thailand has finally ended with the surrender of most of the UDD's top-brass.
The UDD's two most vocal and ... Read more...
Lib Dem-Labour deal likely only if Brown steps down
May 9th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 9 (ANI): The Liberals are seriously exploring the possibility of a Lib-Lab pact to end the present political impasse, but the key to such an arrangement has to be ... Read more...
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Will not let Congress benefit from Jharkhand crisis: Gadkari
May 6th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) will take all steps to ensure that the Congress does not benefit from the political impasse in Jharkhand, party president Nitin Gadkari said ... Read more...
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GJM chief to meet Chidambaram on Gorkhaland issue
April 9th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Bagdogra (West Bengal), Apr 9 (ANI): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief, Bimal Gurung, is scheduled to meet Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram here today.Gurung, who is leading the party for ... Read more...
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We have open mind on nuclear bill, says Manmohan
March 31st, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With the political deadlock over the civil nuclear liability bill continuing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday offered to discuss "deficiencies, if any" with the opposition and ... Read more...
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Government to try for consensus over nuclear bill
March 31st, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the US April 12, the government will make another effort to muster political consensus over the contentious civil ... Read more...
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Nepal celebrates Democracy Day amid deepening gloom
February 19th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 19 (IANS) Nepal Friday celebrated the 59th anniversary of the attaining of democracy after more than a century of oppressive rule by the Rana dynasty of hereditary prime ... Read more...
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TDP legislators urge speaker to accept resignations
December 15th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) The political impasse in Andhra Pradesh over the proposed move to divide the state continued Tuesday with some legislators asking the assembly speaker to accept their resignations.
Legislators ... Read more...
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Political impasse continues in Andhra Pradesh (Lead)
December 13th, 2009 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The political impasse in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue continued Sunday but state ministers from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions have decided to reconsider their decision to ... Read more...
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Andhra, Telangana ministers to hold crucial meeting
December 13th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The political impasse in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue continued Sunday but state ministers from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions who Saturday decided to resign ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to be under President’s rule for six more months (Second Lead)
July 2nd, 2009 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday decided to extend the President's rule in Jharkhand for six more months beyond July 18, inviting angry reactions from the opposition Bharatiya ... Read more...
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President’s rule extended in Jharkhand by six months (Lead)
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday extended the six-month-old President's rule in Jharkhand by six months beyond July 18.
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by ... Read more...
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Union Cabinet decides to extend President’s rule in Jharkhand
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday decided to recommend the extension of President Rule beyond July 18 for second six month spell, as no party or group ... Read more...
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President’s rule in Jharkhand extended for six more months
July 2nd, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday decided to extend president's rule in Jharkhand for another six months beyond July 18.
The decision was taken on the basis of Governor ... Read more...
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UML, Maoists close to ends ongoing political deadlock
June 10th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, June 10 (ANI): The new CPN (UML) coalition and the CPN (Maoist) have agreed to find a way out of the current political impasse' by adopting a 'middle path' acceptable to ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi opts out of Cabinet race, DMK likely to join UPA by Monday
May 24th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, May 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi is reported to have decided not to push for a berth in the ... Read more...
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DMK shows the door to T.R. Baalu
May 24th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, May 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M Karunanidhi is said to have reached a compromise with senior party leaders individually at his residence ... Read more...
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A distracted India ignores crisis engulfing neighbourhood (Comment)
May 10th, 2009 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
By C. Uday Bhaskar
The firm action being taken by the militaries of Pakistan and Sri Lanka against the Taliban and the remnants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealem (LTTE) respectively ... Read more...
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Pak tottering on edge of change of regime or Army rule?
March 11th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar.11 (ANI): Fears of return of military rule or a change of regime in Pakistan gained momentum on Wednesday after a report in Fox News indicated a source as telling ... Read more...
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SADC says Zimbabwe impasse over, MDC calls claims malicious
January 27th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria/Brussels, Jan 27 (DPA) Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Tuesday blasted as "malicious" assurances given by southern African leaders at the end of a 12-hour summit that the party had ... Read more...
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Violent protest near Zimbabwe summit venue
January 26th, 2009 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Jan 26 (DPA) Police in South Africa fired rubber bullets at hundreds of people protesting outside government buildings over the crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe, injuring at least one.The protest took place ... Read more...
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