BJP makes Karnataka turf for scandals and self-goals
February 10th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be turning Karnataka from its 'gateway to the south' into its playground for scandals and self-goals. As of ... Read more...
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BJP’s troubles mount: Karnataka advocate general quits (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, already battling debilitating scandals, is now caught in a new controversy. State advocate general B.V. Acharya has ... Read more...
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Congress facing dual incumbency in Goa: Jaitley
January 15th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 15 (IANS) The Congress is facing a "dual incumbency" factor in Goa, with both the Congress-led governments in the state and centre ridden with scandals and maladministration, ... Read more...
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Jaspal Bhatti wants poll panel to allow mud-slinging
January 5th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) He may be the brand icon of the Election Commission (EC) for the Jan 30 assembly elections in Punjab but that has not deterred satirist-comedian ... Read more...
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Bitter 2012 for Karnataka after scandalous year (Karnataka Newsletter)
December 31st, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 31 (IANS) Karnataka, which saw its image battered by scandals in 2011, enters the New Year with trepidation as ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) factional feuding seems ... Read more...
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Collective or individual leadership debate could sink BJP (Karnataka Newsletter)
December 25th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 25 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka is fast becoming a political lesson on how to lose in a few years what one gains ... Read more...
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Government wants zero corruption: minister
December 14th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The government is committed to zero tolerance against corruption, a minister said Wednesday, adding India's rank among corrupt countries had slid from 87th rank to ... Read more...
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Rahul meets party leaders from Uttar Pradesh
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday met Congress leaders from Uttar Pradesh to review the party's preparations for the assembly elections and add momentum ... Read more...
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Allegations against Bedi a conspiracy: Kejriwal (Lead)
November 29th, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Monday rubbished the allegation of misappropriation of funds against Kiran Bedi's NGO and said the charges were a result of ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh BJP dares Congress to prove corruption charges
November 8th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 8 (IANS) Countering allegations of corruption, Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked the Congress to prove the charge that it had engineered scandals to the ... Read more...
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Sad time for Pakistan cricket: Daily
November 3rd, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) It is a sad time for Pakistan cricket with a London court finding former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Muhammad Asif guilty of corruption, ... Read more...
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Advani braves Karnataka scandals, thanks to judiciary
October 29th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 29 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani arrives in Karnataka Sunday as part of his anti-corruption tour, ignoring taunts that it is a ludicrous show ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan posing nude for Playboy
October 25th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan has reportedly agreed to strip naked for the adult magazine Playboy in exchange for $1 million. Playboy was reportedly forced to ... Read more...
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Over 100 Mexican immigration agency employees sacked
October 16th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 16 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's migration agency said it has fired 121 officials for failing to adhere to the principles of "legality, honour, fairness, impartiality and efficiency".Battered by scandals, ... Read more...
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Berlusconi skips tax fraud hearing
September 27th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Milan, Sep 26 (IANS/AKI) Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud trial involving his media empire was adjourned Monday till Oct 5 after the Italian prime minister and several defence witnesses skipped the ... Read more...
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No difference between irregular, illegal mining: Hegde
September 25th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) A day after the Congress's Goa unit sought to draw a distinction between "irregular" and "illegal" mining, former Karnataka Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde Sunday stressed there ... Read more...
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Land scams snare Karnataka bigwigs (Karnataka Newsletter)
September 23rd, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 23 (IANS) Karnataka Lokayukta Shivaraj V. Patil's resignation following a row over acquiring two housing plots in land-scarce Bangalore is likely to give a fresh lease of ... Read more...
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Winter session crucial for corporates: Moily
September 20th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) The coming winter session of parliament will be crucial for the Indian corporate sector as a bill on company law will be tabled, and issues like ... Read more...
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Avoid favouritism in awarding infrastructure projects: PM
September 12th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said award of infrastructure projects should be done in a fair and transparent manner so as to dispel any ... Read more...
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Goa police look to ‘Singham’ for inspiration
September 9th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) With his force mired in a slew of scandals involving sex, sleaze, corruption, political patronage and drugs, Goa's top cop hopes that his men would ... Read more...
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BJP expresses concern over Anna Hazare’s health
August 23rd, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday expressed concern over the health of Anna Hazare, whose fast for a stronger Lokpal (ombudsman) bill continued for the ... Read more...
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Anna effect: Goa ministers asked to observe ‘bribe free day’
August 18th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 18 (IANS) Members of a civil society group in Goa have asked ministers in the Congress-led coalition government to observe Thursday as a 'bribe free day' in support ... Read more...
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Storm on first day of monsoon session (Roundup)
August 1st, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday urged the opposition to allow parliament function smoothly but the very first day of the month-long monsoon session indicated ... Read more...
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Hazare writes to PM on fast from Aug 16 (Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare said Monday he has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh informing him about his decision to go on an ... Read more...
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CBI quizzes jailed Raja again on 2G (Second Lead)
July 18th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday questioned jailed former IT and communications minister Andimuthu Raja and two other accused ahead of finalising charges in ... Read more...
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Shun yellow journalism, Pakistani media told
July 10th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan's Urdu press and electronic media need more editorial control unless they want to meet the fate of the News of the World, a daily said ... Read more...
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Land allotments again haunt Yeddyurappa
July 4th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday said he had allotted residential plots in Mysore to four of his relatives on "compassionate grounds".The chief minister's acknowledgement came ... Read more...
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Akali Dal, BJP stage state-wide protest against corruption
June 17th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Leaders and activists of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Thursday staged sit-in protests in all districts of Punjab to protest against the prevailing corruption ... Read more...
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Expose corrupt Chhattisgarh government, says Congress
June 17th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 16 (IANS) Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh were Thursday asked to dig out information through Right to Information Act (RTI) to "expose the corrupt Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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National Enquirer planning to come out with a reality show
June 11th, 2011 - 2:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Media reports suggest that newspaper National Enquirer is working to come out with their reality television show. The reports say the newspaper will be basing the ... Read more...
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China cracks down on cheating at world’s largest test
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 3 (IANS) China has begin a crackdown on sale of high-tech devices that can be used for cheating as 9.3 million students prepare to take the world's largest ... Read more...
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FIFA rejects FA’s call for defering elections
June 1st, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, June 1 (IANS) The FIFA Congress here Wednedsay turned ugly as Football Association (FA) chairman David Bernstein called on the 208 member associations to stop Sepp Blatter being re-elected ... Read more...
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German businesses gung-ho about India, to step up hiring, investment
May 27th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Cheered by the success of their subsidiaries in India, German businesses are looking to hire more and invest in expanding capacities inspite of the slow ... Read more...
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Will punish guilty, will prevent scams recurrence: UPA report
May 23rd, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Declaring that those guilty of corruption will be punished, the annual report of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sunday said that the government will ... Read more...
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Troubled anniversaries for key players in Karnataka suspense
May 22nd, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 22 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sunday entered its third year in office at New Delhi while Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa waited to know whether ... Read more...
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