Air India forms committee to implement Dharmadhikari report
June 21st, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) In the first major move to resolve the human resources issues dogging Air India, a committee of top officials of the airline met here Thursday ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects plea on army chief’s age (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition which sought restoration of army chief General V.K. Singh's date of birth to May 10, 1951.An apex court ... Read more...
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Wait for legal outcome on army chief’s age: Antony
January 20th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday expressed sadness on the raging row over army chief General V.K. Singh's age, but said it was best to wait ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects plea on army chief’s age
January 20th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition which sought restoration of army chief General V.K. Singh's date of birth as May 10, 1951.An apex court ... Read more...
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Army chief’s age issue sensitive: PM
January 19th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday conceded that the controversy relating to the age of army chief General V.K. Singh was "sensitive" and refused to ... Read more...
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Swamy’s plea on voting machines disposed of
January 17th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday disposed of a plea of Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were not tamper-free and needed ... Read more...
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Order reserved on Swamy’s plea on voting machines (Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its order on a plea filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) were ... Read more...
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Be good, clean humans, Manik Sarkar urges Left cadres
November 27th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 27 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Manik Sarkar Sunday urged party cadres to be "clean and fair" human beings to build ... Read more...
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West Bengal Left accepts defeat, to be responsible opposition
May 13th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Swept away by a Trinamool Congress tsunami, West Bengal's Left Front leader Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday said the election results were "unexpected", but accepted ... Read more...
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We have rectified our mistakes: Biman Bose (Interview)
March 28th, 2011 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Accusing the Trinamool Congress-led opposition of basing its campaign on "falsehood", West Bengal's ruling Left Front chief Biman Bose exudes confidence that the combine would return ... Read more...
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37,000 applications for patent in India this fiscal
March 12th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The total number of applications for patent in India, which was 34,000 last fiscal, stood at 37,000 in this financial year, a top government official said ... Read more...
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EMAAR-MGF denies allegations over Commonwealth Games
October 20th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): The real estate developer EMAAR-MGF, which is facing the threat of confiscation of its Rs 183 crore bank guarantee for alleged irregularities in the construction of Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Games Village: Urban Development Ministry for penal action against builder
October 20th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.20 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Urban Development has been asked to give permission to launch immediate penal action against the builder of the XIXth Commonwealth Games Village for non-execution ... Read more...
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Smokers’ Victory: Censors Allow Ajay Devgn To Smoke Throughout
July 29th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Once upon a time not so long ago (in 2002) when Ajay Devgn played Dawood Ibrahim in Ram Gopal Varma's Company he was ... Read more...
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A Study Divulges That Thomas Jefferson Was Not A Clandestine Royalist
July 4th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 4, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Thomas Jefferson was one of the influential personalities responsible for the birth of an independent America. He was also the foremost author of the American ... Read more...
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Beleaguered Left Front talks of rectification, struggle
June 21st, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) Smarting under a series of electoral debacles, West Bengal's ruling Left Front Monday sought to pep up the morale of its cadres ahead of next year's assembly polls ... Read more...
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Mid term appraisal of eleventh five year plan approved
June 10th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Planning Commission's proposal to place before the National Development Council the mid-term appraisal of the document of the 11th five year ... Read more...
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Course correction will rejuvenate CPI-M: Buddhadeb
May 16th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will be rejuvenated after the ongoing rectification campaign, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddahdeb Bhattacharjee said here Sunday.
"Only the communists can carry out ... Read more...
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FAA Likely To Impose A Fine On Continental Airlines
May 14th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday put forward a suggestion that consisted of disciplining Continental Airlines by imposing a pecuniary penalty of $325,000 ... Read more...
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Seek permission to buy car, house: CPI-M to leaders
May 12th, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) office bearers and senior leaders will have to seek the party's permission before buying a vehicle or building a new house, ... Read more...
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India ‘too late’ in artillery modernisation: Army chief
May 10th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India has been "too late" in acquiring modern artillery and needs to accelerate its efforts to modernise its firepower in an era in which advanced nations have ... Read more...
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CPI-M sets up disciplinary panel to root out graft
May 7th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In order to root out corruption within the party ranks, the central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has constituted a four-member central disciplinary ... Read more...
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Poor in Jharkhand to get food grain, salt at nominal rate
March 5th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 5 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Raghubar Das, who holds finance portfolio, Friday announced the state would provide food grain and salt to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families ... Read more...
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CPI-M’s rectification process to continue till June
February 6th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Saturday said the party's ongoing rectification drive aimed at strengthening the organisation and eliminating its shortcomings will continue ... Read more...
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Only 11 inspectors for over 73,000 lifts in Mumbai-Pune region
February 5th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) There are only 11 inspectors to handle and inspect more than 73,000 lifts in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune region in Maharashtra, a query under the Right ... Read more...
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Another ex-Lok Sabha member quits CPI-M
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Palakkad (Kerala), Feb 3 (IANS) The ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) suffered another setback Wednesday when former Lok Sabha member of the party S. Sivaraman quit the political group, taking the ... Read more...
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CPI-M does not bar those with religious belief: Karat
January 14th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) does not bar people with religious belief from joining, but they should not let their faith intrude into the affairs of ... Read more...
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CPI-M not against believers, asserts Vijayan
January 12th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan Monday countered a former MP's contention that believers had no place in the party, and said the CPI-M ... Read more...
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Former CPI-M Lok Sabha member K.S. Manoj quits party
January 9th, 2010 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Former CPI-M Lok Sabha member from Alappuzha K.S. Manoj has quit the party following a clash of political ideology and religious belief.
Speaking to reporters, 45-year-old Manoj, a ... Read more...
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CPI-M to form ‘rectification’ body
December 28th, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 28 (IANS) As part of its rectification efforts, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will form an inquiry body at the central level to identify "non-Communist behaviour and fraudulent acts ... Read more...
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Maoist strike paralyses life in Nepal
December 20th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Dec 20 (ANI): Normal life throughout Nepal was adversely affected on Sunday by a general strike called by the Unified CPN (Maoist).Cadres of UCPN (Maoist) and its sister organizations gathered in ... Read more...
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No fixed term for state secretary in new document: CPI-M leader
November 29th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 29 (IANS) A senior leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday said the party's 'rectification document' prepared to reverse its electoral slides and strengthen cadre base does ... Read more...
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Karat slams Trinamool demand for president’s rule in Bengal
November 28th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Saturday slammed Trinamool Congress' demand to impose president's rule in West Bengal, saying it was against "basic democratic principles".
"Anybody ... Read more...
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Court slams firm for illegal construction by misleading MCD
November 17th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Coming down heavily on a building firm which carried out illegal constructions by misleading the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Delhi High Court Tuesday asked it ... Read more...
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CPI-M in Kerala welcomes party’s ‘rectification’ plan
October 26th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 26 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) decision to initiate a "rectification campaign" to overcome shortcomings within its ranks has been welcomed by party leaders in Kerala.
Party general secretary ... Read more...
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