Tripura assembly sees chaos; ‘Fake SC status’ of ruling Left MLA
September 21st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 21 (IANS) The Tripura state legislative assembly Friday witnessed bedlam after the speaker rejected an opposition-sponsored adjournment motion which sought discussion on the alleged fake Scheduled Caste-status of ... Read more...
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PM not involved in work of panel allotting coal blacks: Khurshid
September 10th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Defending the UPA government over coal block allocations, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Monday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had nothing to do with the ... Read more...
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Sahai denies nepotism in coal block allocations (Second Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai Friday denied allegations of nepotism and wrongdoing in coal block allocations but admitted he had written to Prime ... Read more...
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Subodh Kant Sahay denies involvement in coal allocation (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Denying allegations of impropriety and nepotism in coal block allocation, union minister Subodh Kant Sahay said Friday that he never sought favours for his ... Read more...
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NDA allocated coal block arbitrarily, says Sibal
August 29th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said here Wednesday that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government had arbitrarily allocated coal blocks during 1998-2003."There were no investigations ... Read more...
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No coal block allocated during UPA-II regime: Jaiswal
August 27th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The government has not allocated any coal block since 2009, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said Monday, rejecting the allegation that coal blocks were allocated ... Read more...
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CAG report is clearly disputable, flawed: PM (Second Lead)
August 27th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Declaring that allegations of impropriety in coal block allocations were baseless and unsupported by facts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said the official auditor's ... Read more...
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Prime Minister’s statement on coal block allocation
August 27th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday made a statement in both houses of parliament on coal block allocation for which the opposition is asking for ... Read more...
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Opposition shying from debating coal blocks: PMO minister
August 21st, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The government Tuesday attacked the opposition for blocking parliament over the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal blocks and said the opposition ... Read more...
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Opposition slams Narayanasamy on CAG mandate comment
August 18th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) A day after union minister V. Narayanasamy said the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was not following its mandate, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Coal block allocations made by best screening committee: Jaiswal
August 17th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 17 (IANS) The union government Friday refused to agree wholly with the official auditor's report on coal block allocations and defended its screening committee as the best ... Read more...
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Tripura legislator accused of faking caste certificate
August 9th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 9 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Tripura Thursday demanded arrest and removal from the membership of the state assembly of ruling Left Front legislator Partha Das who, they ... Read more...
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Tripura lawmaker nailed for false Scheduled Caste tag
August 7th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 7 (IANS) An administrative committee in Tripura has found that a ruling Left Front legislator, Partha Das, had falsely claimed he belonged to the Scheduled Castes category, officials ... Read more...
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Virbhadra determined to steer assembly poll (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) Former union minister and five-time Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh is determined to lead the Congress in the upcoming assembly elections. And will ensure ... Read more...
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Facebook page to connect community radio stations and ministry
July 12th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The information and broadcasting ministry has launched a dedicated Facebook page for community radio stakeholders in the country to connect with them and answer ... Read more...
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Art Basel to feature over 250 galleries in Asian debut
June 7th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hong Kong, June 7 (IANS) Art Basel, the prestigious international art fair in Hong Kong, will feature more than 250 leading galleries and 2,000 artists in its debut Asian ... Read more...
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Who’ll lead Congress in UP? Not Rahul, says party
February 8th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Congress has not projected any chief minister in the hotly contested Uttar Pradesh elections that began Wednesday and "youth icon" Rahul Gandhi is ... Read more...
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Congress tries to make Goa polls a family matter (Goa Newsletter)
January 22nd, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 22 (IANS) Four political families in Goa are seeking as many as 10 assembly tickets from the Congress for the March 3 polls, prompting rivals to hurl ... Read more...
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Portuguese film ‘The Consul of Bordeaux’ to open IFFI 2012
November 12th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 12 (IANS) Portuguese director Manuel Gonzales' "The Consul of Bordeaux" will open the 42nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here Nov 23.Speaking to reporters ... Read more...
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Two mega Tagore film projects approved: Selja
November 11th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A screening committee under filmmaker Shyam Benegal has selected two film projects on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore which will be made with financial assistance ... Read more...
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Movie buff Buddhadeb skips Kolkata film fest opening
November 11th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) He was the moving spirit behind the Kolkata Film Festival till last year. But now, shorn of power, Left leader former chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee ... Read more...
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Rohini plots to be allotted by 2013, DDA tells court (Lead)
September 13th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it needs one and a half years more to hand over possession of residential ... Read more...
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Pending preview, Punjab bans ‘Aarakshan’
August 11th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 11 (IANS) The Punjab government Thursday imposed a ban on the screening of the controversial Hindi film "Aarakshan", which deals with the sensitive issue of reservation, ... Read more...
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‘Films on Tagore Stories’ put together for 150th birth anniversary
May 4th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) "Khudito Pashan", "Teen Kanya" and "Kabuliwala" -- these films are packed together in a commemorative DVD of classic films based on stories written by Rabindranath ... Read more...
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Goa panel delaying viewing of ‘Dum Maaro Dum’: Distributors
April 18th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 18 (IANS) A high-level panel set up by the Goa government for the pre-release screening of "Dum Maaro Dum", which the government apprehends portrays the state negatively, is ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh plans development of areas bordering Nepal
March 29th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday announced a Rs.45-crore package to develop villages and towns within the 10-km of the India-Nepal border.The decision was taken at a ... Read more...
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WB polls seat sharing: Mamata sets deadline for Congress
March 17th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has now set Thursday evening deadline for the Congress to reach a seat sharing agreement for the forthcoming West Bengal ... Read more...
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Congress, Trinamool to hold another round of W. Bengal seat sharing talks
March 16th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 16 (ANI): The Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) will hold another round of seat sharing talks for the forthcoming West Bengal Assembly polls.The first round of talks between ... Read more...
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Chandy, Chennithala to name Congress candidates
March 12th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 (IANS) The Congress election committee has entrusted Kerala senior leader Oommen Chandy and state president Ramesh Chennithala with the task of finalising candidates for the forthcoming assembly ... Read more...
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Congress screening panel for Assam meets
March 10th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Congress Thursday held a meeting of its screening panel for Assam to decide party candidates for the forthcoming assembly polls in the state.Party sources ... Read more...
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Sitaram Jindal Foundation announces India’s biggest cash prize for humanitarian service
February 22nd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Sitaram Jindal Foundation, one of the leading not-for-profit organizations, on Tuesday announced the launch of India's biggest cash prize-Jindal prize, wherein Rs 50 million shall be awarded ... Read more...
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‘Able’ person gets disability award in Goa, complaint filed
January 14th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) A collective working for disabled people in Goa filed a complaint against Minister for Social Welfare Sudin Dhavalikar for what it called fraudulently awarding state disability award 2010 ... Read more...
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150 Raibik Path, A Tripura Documentary Film On Rabindranath Tagore, Given National Recognition
December 30th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
.According to an official press release by the screening committee, under the chairmanship of Shyam Benegal, the screening committee has selected 150 Raibik Path for a national screening on Doordarshan. 9 ... Read more...
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Tripura film on Tagore gets national recognition
December 29th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 29 (IANS) Tripura's first documentary film - "150 Raibik Path" - made on the life and ideals of Nobel laureate Rabindranth Tagore has been conferred national recognition by a ... Read more...
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Action against corrupt only on evidence: Congress
December 6th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 6 (IANS) Congress leader Digvijay Singh Monday said ministers and party leaders involved in corruption will not be spared, but action will be taken only if there was prima facie ... Read more...
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