Anna holds centrestage as government plays cat-and-mouse game (Comment)
December 17th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Before Delhi's winter froze Anna Hazare's campaign plans in the national capital, the government was very much on the backfoot, not least because the Congress shied away from the opportunity ... Read more...
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Bihar bypoll peaceful, 55 percent voter turnout
November 30th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 30 (IANS) About 55 percent voter turnout was recorded in the assembly byelection in Laukaha constituency of Bihar Wednesday, officials said.The bypoll, in Madhubani district, passed off peacefully ... Read more...
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Lokpal debate bypassing standing committee: Lalu Prasad
August 27th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) As the Lok Sabha took up the debate on the Lokpal bill Saturday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad got up agitatedly and ... Read more...
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Home minister justifies Hazare’s arrest (Lead)
August 17th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Strongly defending the arrest of Anna Hazare, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said the social activist was taken into custody to prevent him from ... Read more...
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Opposition unites to demand statement from PM on Hazare (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The arrest of Anna Hazare by Delhi Police Tuesday led to the opposition parties closing ranks against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and ... Read more...
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Hazare invited to Bihar to study ‘land scam’
July 23rd, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 23 (IANS) The leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly Saturday asked anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare to visit the state and study the alleged land scam involving ... Read more...
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Three held for killings at MP’s house in Bihar
July 21st, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 21 (IANS) Three people were arrested Thursday for the gunning down of three people at the house of a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP in Bihar, police said.Five ... Read more...
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Gunmen kill three in Bihar MP’s house
July 20th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 20 (IANS) Three people were killed Wednesday when five gunmen barged into the house of a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP in Bihar's Chapra town and opened random ... Read more...
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Speaker to meet politicians on women’s reservation bill
July 13th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will Thursday again try to build consensus at an all-party meet over the controversial women's reservation bill hanging fire ... Read more...
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RJD MP attacked in Bihar
July 10th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 10 (IANS) A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP was fired at by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Munger district, police Sunday said.Raneeti Prasad alleged that he was fired at ... Read more...
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Voting for Purnia by-poll under way in Bihar
June 25th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 25 (IANS) Voting in the by-poll to the Bihar assembly from the Purnia constituency was peacefully under way Saturday amid tight security, officials said."The poll process is ... Read more...
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Consensus again eludes women’s reservation bill (Roundup)
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The women's reservation bill that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in parliament and state legislatures hit another roadblock with an all-party ... Read more...
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All-party meet fails to evolve consensus on women’s quota bill (Second Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) An all-party meeting Wednesday failed to evolve consensus on the women's reservation bill, with two of its major opponents, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and ... Read more...
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BSP, SP boycott women’s quota bill meet (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday called an all-party meeting to discuss the women's reservation bill, but the parties opposing the measure remained firm ... Read more...
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Women’s quota bill: Opposing parties hope for modifications
June 22nd, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Even as Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar called an all-party meeting Wednesday to discuss the women's reservation bill, the parties opposing it made it ... Read more...
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Anti-Posco stir hots up in Orissa
June 11th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) The stir against South Korean steel major Posco's proposed $12 billion steel project intensified with thousands continuing their sit-in demonstration Saturday at the project site, official ... Read more...
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Hundreds court arrest to protest Posco (Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) Hundreds of people, among them activists and leaders of five political parties, held a demonstration here Monday and courted arrests to protest forcible acquisition of ... Read more...
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Hundreds court arrest to protest Posco
June 6th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) Nearly 500 people, comprising activists and leaders of five political parties, held a demonstration here Monday and courted arrest to protest forcible land acquisition for a ... Read more...
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Bihar opposition protests lack of salaries to teachers
March 25th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 25 (IANS) Opposition legislators Friday staged a noisy protest against the Bihar government's failure to pay salaries to 2.5 lakh primary school teachers for months.The Rashtriya Janata Dal ... Read more...
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Mamata, Ambika Soni voice support for Women’s Reservation Bill
March 8th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee and Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni echoed their support for the Women's Reservation Bill on International Women's Day today.Talking to reporters ... Read more...
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High court terms rule of law in Patna as ‘jungle’
January 15th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 15 (IANS) After over a decade, the Patna High Court has once again used the word 'jungle' while referring to the state of rule of law in this capital city."Patna ... Read more...
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Congress plans organisational polls in Bihar
January 10th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Keen to put its house in order in Bihar following its debacle in the assembly polls, the Congresss is planning to soon start the process of ... Read more...
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Chidambaram blames migrants for Delhi crimes, draws flak
December 13th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday blamed the migrants living in Delhi's unauthorised colonies for the capital's rising crime graph. His comments drew flak from the opposition, ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar chief minister
November 26th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 26 (IANS) Cheered by tens of thousands of supporters, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar Friday took oath as Bihar chief minister for a second consecutive term after an ... Read more...
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Congress likely to make top level party changes in Bihar
November 25th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Having received a severe drubbing in the Bihar assembly polls that halved its existing single-digit strength, the Congress is likely to revamp the top level ... Read more...
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BJP observers to elect Legislature Party leader in Bihar
November 25th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Nov 25 (ANI): A meeting of the newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Bihar is scheduled to be held here today to elect the leader of the legislature party. ... Read more...
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Nitish ‘tsunami’ sweeps Bihar, wipes out Lalu, Congress (Intro Roundup)
November 24th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday steered the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a historic electoral triumph bagging nearly 85 percent of the seats and decimating ... Read more...
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Sharad Yadav hails victory of NDA in Bihar
November 24th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): Hailing the victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Bihar Assembly polls, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) President Sharad Yadav on Wednesday said the results are the ... Read more...
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One day, three chief ministers, different tales
November 24th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) One chief minister rode to incredible victory on a development agenda, another stayed put in office defying taint and sections of his party, and ... Read more...
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Congress decimated in Bihar
November 24th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) It ruled Bihar for some four decades. Although the Congress has been a declining force in recent decades, its humiliating rout in assembly elections Wednesday is ... Read more...
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Jailed criminal from Nitish’s camp wins
November 24th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Nov 24 (IANS) A criminal-turned-politician now in jail for murder Wednesday won in Bihar -- on the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) ticket. And many such candidates have made it ... Read more...
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BJP JD-U alliance sweeps Bihar Assembly polls, Nitish to take oath on Friday
November 24th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Nov 24 (ANI): Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the consecutive term on Friday as his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Janata Dal-United (JD-U)- combine ... Read more...
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Nitish ‘tsunami’ sweeps Bihar, wipes out Lalu, Congress (Roundup)
November 24th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday steered the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a historic electoral triumph by bagging 84 percent of the seats and decimating ... Read more...
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Will support Nitish, but introspect reasons for defeat: Lalu, Paswan
November 24th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Nov 24 (ANI): Congratulating Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the victory of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-Janata Dal-United (JD-U) alliance, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and Lok Janashakti ... Read more...
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JD-U, BJP poised to bag 201 seats
November 24th, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Bihar's ruling alliance was slated to win 201 of the 243 seats, the Election Commission indicated Wednesday based on trends. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and ... Read more...
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