UPCC chief wants utility before loyalty from cadres
September 11th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 11 (IANS) The new president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) Nirmal Khatri Tuesday told party workers and leaders that loyalty to the party was no longer ... Read more...
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Maoists numbers, military potential increasing: Shinde
September 6th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Maoist cadres in the country are gaining in strength and have displayed military potential to form new battalions, union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde warned Thursday."Naxalism ... Read more...
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Panthers Party to boycott meet with former interlocutors
August 30th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 30 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Panthers Party Thursday said it would not meet the two former interlocutors arriving in Jammu Sunday for a three-day interaction with political parties ... Read more...
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Kashmir Panthers Party protesters arrested
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party held a strong against the Omar Abdulllah government for its alleged anti-Jammu policy on Thursday, the opening day of the ... Read more...
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Ericsson focuses on patent licensing
January 13th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Jan 13 (IANS) Swedish company Ericsson announced Thursday that it would strengthen focus on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) assets.The company is reorganising its licensing and patent development department to ... Read more...
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RBS to cut 3,500 jobs worldwide
January 12th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said it is planning to cut 3,500 jobs across the globe, with most of them to happen this year, ... Read more...
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Campaign for Jammu and Kashmir’s reorganisation
December 28th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 28 (IANS) A regional party in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to step up its campaign for the state's reorganisation to meet the political and economic aspirations of ... Read more...
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Congress demands new state reorganisation panel
December 20th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Defending the central government's decision to return to the Mayawati government the proposal for division of Uttar Pradesh into four parts, the Congress Tuesday ... Read more...
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Pro-Maharashtra party ruled Belgaum civic body dissolved
December 15th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 15 (IANS) Karnataka Thursday dissolved the pro-Maharashtra party-ruled city corporation in Belgaum following several acts considered anti-Kannada by the government and pro-Kannada organizations."The Belgaum city corporation has been ... Read more...
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Mayawati won’t benefit from Uttar Pradesh split: Ajit Singh
November 16th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Supporting the division of Uttar Pradesh into four, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh Wednesday said the split won't benefit the state's Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Hearing Dec 9 on plea against Kerala politician’s early release
November 11th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Dec 9 a petition by former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan challenging the release of former minister R. Balakrishna ... Read more...
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China reorganises two military academies
November 5th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 5 (IANS) China has reorganised two of its top military academies, including one that imparts training to the armoured forces.President Hu Jintao and the Central Military Commission (CMC) ... Read more...
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Northeast parties back Telangana state demand
October 5th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 5 (IANS) Several tribal political parties in northeast India have extended support for the carving out of a separate state of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh.In separate statements ... Read more...
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Panthers Party wants Kashmir’s reorganisation
September 14th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 13 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party has urged the prime minister to reorganise each of the state's three regions, and confer them legislative, administrative and ... Read more...
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Mamata, opposition discuss renaming of West Bengal
August 3rd, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) In a rare development, West Bengal's Trinamool Congress-led ruling alliance and the Communist-led opposition Wednesday came together at an all-party meeting here to discuss issues ... Read more...
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Divide Darjeeling into two districts: GJM
August 3rd, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Wednesday demanded the bifurcation of Darjeeling district due to its "uneven development" and demography.A two-member GJM delegation placed the demand at ... Read more...
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Kashmir public service panel biased: Jammu MP
July 25th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) Charging the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission with corruption and nepotism, Congress MP Madan Lal Sharma Monday said it was discriminating against candidates of ... Read more...
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Climate solution must be based on equity: Economic Survey
February 25th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Any solution to climate change must involve all countries, with reorganisation of "common but differentiated responsibilities" and the principle of "equity", according to the Economic Survey ... Read more...
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Even David Cameron’s doctor brother-in-law doesn’t trust NHS reforms
February 1st, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): UK Prime Minister David Cameron has dragged his own family into the row over the Government's health reforms.He revealed that his brother-in-law Carl Brookes-a cardiologist-had fears about ... Read more...
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Army to be lethal, agile force with two-front war capability
January 14th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Indian Army Friday said it was going through a transformation to emerge as a "lethal, agile and networked" force capable of meeting challenges on both the ... Read more...
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Over 14,000 British policemen may lose jobs
January 11th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Over 14,000 policemen may lose their jobs due to budget cuts in Britain, a media report said Tuesday.Most of these jobs are in England and Wales, the ... Read more...
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Cadbury to switch some jobs to Zurich to save taxes
December 5th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Zurich, Dec 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cadbury’s is all set to shift some of their jobs to Zurich in an apparent bid to save on taxes. This plan is the brainchild of ... Read more...
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Video games may prepare your kids’ brains for bigger tasks
September 25th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 25 (ANI): The next time you see your son hooked on to a video game, tell him to spend an hour extra with the joystick, for it might just turn ... Read more...
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90-year-old US Playhouse files for bankruptcy
May 12th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 12 (IANS) Pasadena Playhouse, the 90-year-old landmark theatre in California, has filed for bankruptcy due to severe financial difficulties.
The Pasadena Playhouse, which closed its doors Feb 7, citing ... Read more...
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Reliance gas ruling protects our interests: Anil Ambani
May 7th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Reliance Natural Resources chairman Anil Ambani Friday said the Supreme Court verdict on Krishna-Godavari gas dispute safeguarded the interests of his group's 11 million shareholders and ruled ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu government should consider opposition views: Jaya
April 22nd, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) Describing the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government's actions on river water disputes as detrimental to the state's interests, AIADMK General Secretary J. Jayalalithaa has urged the government to consider ... Read more...
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China understands India’s desire to take on greater role in global development: Krishna
April 9th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokendra SinghKunming, Yunnan (China)/ Onboard, Apr 9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has said Beijing understands New Delhi's desire to take on a greater role in global development and ... Read more...
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Punjab seeks greater share in Chandigarh administration
March 17th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday expressed concern over the decline in the number of state cadre officers in the administration of the union territory ... Read more...
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Parliament to discuss panel’s proposal on women’s quota
February 17th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 17 (IANS) The budget session, beginning Feb 22, would discuss the report of parliamentary standing committee on women reservation bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister V. Narayanasamy said here Wednesday.
The parliamentary ... Read more...
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State Ministers to handle non-internal security matters: Chidambaram
February 1st, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said he had asked his two ministers of state to look after non-internal security matters.Presenting his ministry's monthly report card ... Read more...
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NCP favours states reorganisation commission
December 20th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has favoured setting up of a states reorganisation commission (SRC) to examine the growing demand for smaller states.
In the political ... Read more...
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Himachal seeks 12 percent free power in Bhakra-Beas projects
December 15th, 2009 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 15 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will approach the central government to seek an amendment to the affidavit filed by it in the Supreme Court regarding the state's claim ... Read more...
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States reorganisation panel should have been set up: NCP
December 12th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) With the process of forming Telangana mired in controversy and demands from different parts of the country for new states, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which ... Read more...
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Reliance Industries up 1.7 percent on LyondellBasell bid
November 23rd, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) The scrip of Reliance Industries, India's largest private company, rose nearly 2 percent Monday morning after its weekend announcement that it had bid for a controlling stake ... Read more...
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Didn’t Mukesh know of Ambani family pact, queries apex court (Lead)
November 12th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) can't say it had no knowledge of the Ambani family pact between brothers Mukesh and Anil, which was brokered by their mother Kokilaben, ... Read more...
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