Non-BJP, non-Congress PM feasible in 2014: Advani
August 5th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday shocked his party by admitting that the 2014 general elections may throw up a non-BJP and ... Read more...
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Gay Italian politician to run for PM in 2013
August 2nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 2 (IANS/AKI) An openly homosexual politician in Italy has announced his candidacy for prime ministership in the elections to be held in 2013, in what could pave the ... Read more...
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Arjun wanted Sonia as PM after Indira’s killing?
July 7th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The late Congress leader Arjun Singh wanted Sonia Gandhi to be made the prime minister after Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984, veteran journalist ... Read more...
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RSS backs Narendra Modi as prime ministerial candidate
June 20th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, June 20 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat Wednesday backed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as a candidate for the prime minister's post and said ... Read more...
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Capital drama: Manmohan joins Pranab in presidential roulette (Roundup)
June 13th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) On a day of high drama, India's presidential sweepstakes were thrown wide open Wednesday evening after two key allies of the ruling UPA, Mulayam ... Read more...
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Disunity rocks Congress amid talks of early polls (Karnataka Newsletter)
June 2nd, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) The Congress in Karnataka seems to be going the way of the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with rifts in the party amid mounting ... Read more...
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Not obsessed with PM’s post, Congress solid in UP: Rahul (Third Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Making it clear that he was not obsessed with becoming the prime minister, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said his mission was to change ... Read more...
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Not obsessed to be PM, Congress solid in UP: Rahul (Second Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Making it clear that he was not obsessed with becoming the prime minister, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said his mission was to change ... Read more...
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Poll outcome will be solid for Congress: Rahul(Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said the results of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls would be "solid" for his party. He also said he ... Read more...
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Not obsessed with PM’s job: Rahul Gandhi
February 6th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said he wasn't running for the prime minister's post and his job was to stay connected with people."Rahul Gandhi's ... Read more...
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Sonia turns 66 Friday, plans low-key celebrations
December 8th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who turns 66 Friday, is likely to have a low-key birthday celebration, party sources here said.Gandhi, who underwent a surgery ... Read more...
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Advani is emotive as Rajnath calls him PM material (Lead)
November 8th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Taking a break from his cross-country Jan Chetna Yatra, veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani became emotional as party colleagues lavishly praised him on his ... Read more...
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Divide in NDA on Modi: Congress
September 20th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury Monday used Hindi limericks and phrases to deride Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's 56-hour fast, and said there was a ... Read more...
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Modi’s fast irks celebrities
September 17th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's three-day 'sadbhavana' (goodwill) fast which began Saturday has irked Bollywood celebrities who mocked at the way real issues are ... Read more...
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What US report says of ‘heir-apparent’ Rahul Gandhi
September 14th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) A US Congressional report says the 2009 Indian general elections were a "coming out party of sorts" for Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who ... Read more...
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US report pits Modi vs Rahul in 2014; BJP, Congress don’t say much (Roundup)
September 14th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington,/New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A new US Congressional report has suggested that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi could be the opposition BJP's prime ministerial candidate in 2014 elections ... Read more...
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Congress refuses to react to US report on Modi
September 14th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday refused to react to a US Congressional report suggesting that the next general election could see Rahul Gandhi pitted against Gujarat ... Read more...
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PM’s post should not become fiefdom of a family : Advani
June 26th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Terming it "sad" that the Congress has become the "fiefdom of a single family", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday said the ... Read more...
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PM’s post should not become fiefdom of a family : Advani (Lead)
June 26th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) As voices are raised in the Congress for Rahul Gandhi as India's next prime minister, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani Sunday termed ... Read more...
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Rahul future leader, Manmohan to remain PM: Congress
June 20th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Attempting a balancing act after some party leaders suggested Rahul Gandhi for the prime minister's post, the Congress Monday said that while Gandhi is ... Read more...
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Netaji subject of political appropriation: New biography (With Images)
June 14th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Subhas Chandra Bose has always been regarded as a great popular hero, but official recognition of his stature as an iconic freedom fighter was somewhat ... Read more...
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Peace Dialogue - PM bats on front foot (ANI Exclusive)
March 26th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 26 (ANI): For months, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, was batting on the back foot. Now, when the budget session, with all the cynicism generated by the ... Read more...
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We don’t believe in dynastic succession: BJP’s reply to PM
March 25th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Mounting a counter-attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his barb on party leader L.K. Advani about his ambition to be prime minister, the ... Read more...
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PM asks Advani to wait for his chance (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday took a dig at L.K. Advani, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader had not forgiven him for becoming ... Read more...
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Advaniji has not forgiven me for becoming PM: Manmohan
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday took potshots at octogenerian L.K. Advani, saying the former deputy prime minister has not forgiven him for becoming the ... Read more...
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CPI-M makes light of Gujral’s remark in book
February 23rd, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday made light of former prime minister I.K. Gujral's claim in his just-published book that he had cautioned Congress ... Read more...
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When Sonia spurned Gujral’s advice - and paid for it
February 22nd, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Former prime minister I.K. Gujral had advised Congress president Sonia Gandhi against bidding for the prime ministership in 1999, saying "she would be let down by ... Read more...
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NCP hits back at Rahul Gandhi over price rise issue
January 12th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Tariq Anwar on Wednesday slammed Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for blaming the coalition set-up for the government's inability to control ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s favourite model minister quits
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 23 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi's shaky government is about to lose another minister - a former Miss Italy contestant and men's magazine model who was a favourite of the troubled Prime ... Read more...
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Nepal’s casino king cuts new deal
November 12th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 12 (IANS) When faced with great danger, the best-known gamblers of the world have been known to keep their cool, as well as their shirt on. Remember ... Read more...
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Omar Abdullah welcomes US President Obama’s comments on Kashmir
November 8th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar/New Delhi, Nov 8 (ANI): Welcoming US President Barack Obama's comments that the United States cannot provide a solution to the India-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir but it can play 'any role' ... Read more...
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Obama: US can’t impose solution to Kashmir
November 8th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 8 (ANI): U.S President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States "cannot impose a solution to Kashmir," but had offered to help the two countries work out ... Read more...
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Malaysian PM may opt for early parliamentary poll
October 24th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 24 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak may opt for parliamentary polls - nearly two years ahead of schedule, a media report said Sunday.Addressing the 61st general assembly ... Read more...
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Dogged by taint, Maoists lose Nepal PM poll seventh time(Lead)
September 7th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 7 (IANS) Reeling under the double whammy of bribery allegations and a lawmaker receiving life term for murder, Nepal's Maoist party lost Tuesday's prime ministerial election, for the seventh time ... Read more...
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Dogged by taints, Maoists lose Nepal PM poll again
September 7th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna SarkarKathmandu, Sep 7 (IANS) Reeling under the double whammy of bribery allegations and a lawmaker receiving life term for murder, Nepal's Maoist party lost Tuesday's prime ministerial election, for the ... Read more...
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