Shinde admits writing to PM for coal block allocation
September 17th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde Monday admitted writing a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2007 recommending allocation of a coal block to a ... Read more...
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President, cabinet, leaders pays tribute to Deshmukh (Lead)
August 14th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP chief Nitin Gadkari were among leaders from across the political spectrum who paid tributes ... Read more...
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Never closed doors for talks with Team Anna: Congress (Lead)
August 1st, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said it has never closed the doors for talks with Team Anna currently agitating for a strong Lokpal bill here.The party ... Read more...
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Team Anna rejects CBI probe in ‘coalgate’ (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 1 (IANS) Team Anna Friday rejected as irrelevant a CBI probe ordered into irregularities in coal block allocations, saying it will give a clean chit to Prime ... Read more...
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‘Opposition making petrol price hike a political issue’ (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government Thursday slammed opposition parties for the nationwide shutdown over the recent petrol price hike and said they should ... Read more...
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Presidential poll: Priority to evolve consensus, says Congress
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Congress Thursday said it was a priority to evolve consensus within the United Progressive Alliance and with supporting parties on the next presidential ... Read more...
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Collector’s abduction: Two of three ‘mediators’ say no (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Two of the three mediators named by Maoists to negotiate the release of Chhattisgarh district collector Alex Paul Menon have refused to join talks. ... Read more...
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Open minded on suggestions for presidential candidate: Congress
April 24th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Congress Monday said it was "open minded" about suggestions on choice of the next president and that it would consult its United Progressive Alliance ... Read more...
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Will reap benefits of Rahul Gandhi’s hard work in UP: Congress
March 5th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Confident of a good show in the Uttar Pradesh elections, the Congress Monday said the party will "reap the benefits" of general secretary Rahul ... Read more...
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George had excelled as journalist: Congress says in tribute
February 27th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Congress party Monday paid tributes to George Joseph, Political Editor of IANS, who died early Monday following cardiac arrest, describing him as a journalist ... Read more...
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Congress defends Rajasthan on calling off Rushdie address
January 24th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday sought to play down the decision of the party-led Rajasthan government against allowing Salman Rushdie to address the Jaipur Literature Festival ... Read more...
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Congress hits out at Hazare over remarks on Rahul, Sonia
December 13th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Congress Monday hit out at Anna Hazare for his attacks on party chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi, terming the remarks ... Read more...
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Don’t blackmail at every stage, Congress tells Anna
November 4th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The government could not be blackmailed at every stage, the Congress said Friday after Anna Hazare threatened to campaign against the United Progressive Alliance ... Read more...
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Let BJP first set its house in order: Congress
September 30th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Congress party Friday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the opposition party should set its house in order first before ... 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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Congress dismisses Jethmalani’s submission against Patel
September 20th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Congress Monday dismissed the allegation by Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh's counsel Ram Jethmalani that senior party leader Ahmed Patel was the source ... Read more...
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Rahul is not a parrot: Renuka
August 19th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Congress Thursday hit out at those questioning party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's silence on the Anna Hazare issue, saying he was not a ... Read more...
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Sonia recovering after surgery, makes some party appointments
August 6th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A day after Sonia Gandhi formed a four-member group to manage party affairs in her absence, the Congress Friday announced two new spokespersons even ... Read more...
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Renuka, Alvi appointed Congress spokespersons
August 5th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Congress Friday appointed party leaders Renuka Chowdhury and Rashid Alvi as spokespersons and former union minister Suresh Pachauri as convenor of its research ... Read more...
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Congress holds meeting on media strategy
December 6th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Congress party Monday began a meeting of its panel of spokespersons and leaders authorised to participate in TV debates to decide on its media strategy ... Read more...
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Congress names leaders to represent party in TV debates
December 3rd, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Congress Friday came out with a list of party leaders, union ministers and spokespersons who will put forth the party's viewpoint in television debates. ... Read more...
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When reality bites on reality shows
March 11th, 2010 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Thousands with stardust in their eyes stand in snaking queues for auditions - to sing, dance or do comic acts. While they see it as a ... Read more...
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Tytler, Renuka among former MPs still occupying government flats
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) As many as 22 government bungalows or flats are occupied by high profile politicians and VIPs, the union Urban Development Ministry said in reply to a ... Read more...
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Andhra CM YSR Reddy dies in chopper crash
September 3rd, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, Sept 3 (IBNS) The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Thursday confirmed that Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajashekhar Reddy has died in a chopper crash near Kurnool district.The Bell 430 ... Read more...
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One of the saddest moments of my political career: Andhra Governor
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Sep.3 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Governor N.D. Tewari on Thursday described the tragic death of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhera Reddy and four others in a helicopter crash about 40 nautical miles east ... Read more...
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36 former MPs still occupying government bungalows
July 16th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) What is common between Jagdish Tytler, Vinod Khanna, Renuka Chowdhury, Ram Vilas Paswan and Shakeel Ahmed ? All of them are among 36 former MPs who ... Read more...
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Midday meal scheme should include processed food: Sahay
June 9th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The midday meal scheme for primary students of government schools may soon include a processed food item if a proposal for this is approved, Minister for ... Read more...
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Nine women ministers in Manmohan Singh government
May 27th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet will have nine women ministers, one less than the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
While Mamata Banerjee, Ambika Soni and ... Read more...
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Verdict 2009 bad news for some ministers
May 16th, 2009 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) stole the show with its big victory but the election outcome brought bad news for more than half a dozen ... Read more...
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UPA ahead in Indian Lok Sabha Elections
May 16th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by GD
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) which is the ruling coalition in India at present is already surging ahead of the other political parties and alliances in the recent elections. The UPA ... Read more...
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UPA surges ahead in India’s battle for power (Lead)
May 16th, 2009 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) forged ahead Saturday in the race for power in the world's largest democracy, taking early leads in 159 of the ... Read more...
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Akkriti’s family cheers principal’s resignation, teacher denies report
April 24th, 2009 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The family of Akkriti Bhatia, the Class 12 student who died of an asthma attack in the elite Modern School in Vasant Vihar here, Friday momentarily cheered ... Read more...
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Students hold candlelight march for Akkriti
April 24th, 2009 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Around 100 people, mostly students of Modern School, held a candlelight march Friday evening seeking justice for Akkriti Bhatia, who died after suffering an asthma attack in ... Read more...
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Akkriti’s parents await autopsy report, school closed for two days (Lead)
April 24th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Four days after class 12 student Akkriti Bhatia of capital's reputed Modern School in Vasant Vihar died following a reported asthma attack during school time, the parents ... Read more...
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Akkriti’s parents await autopsy report, school shut for two days
April 24th, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Four days after class 12 student Akkriti Bhatia of Modern School in Vasant Vihar here died following a reported asthma attack during school time, the parents of ... Read more...
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