Branded witch and banished, woman seeks police help
February 11th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dungarpur (Rajasthan), Feb 11 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman in Rajasthan's tribal-dominated Dungarpur district has complained to police that she was branded a witch, tortured and banished from her village, police ... Read more...
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Over 60 percent turnout in UP second phase poll (Third Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) Keeping up with the first phase, ballotting in 59 constituencies in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Saturday touched 60 percent and seemed ... Read more...
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Now row over deputy ombudsman hits Karnataka
February 11th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 11 (IANS) A controversy a day seems to be becoming a norm in Karnataka. The latest row is over Karnataka Chief Justice Vikramjit Sen seeking cancellation of ... Read more...
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Court summons Haryana minister on charges of poll fraud
February 10th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 10 (IANS) A district court here has summoned Haryana's Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Subhash Kataria and some of his relatives on charges of playing ... Read more...
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Poll panel censures Khurshid for quota announcement (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The poll panel Thursday censured Congress leader Salman Khurshid for his nine percent job quota announcement for minorities in Uttar Pradesh, and said that as ... Read more...
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Poll panel censures Khurshid for quota announcement
February 9th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Election Commission Thursday censured Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his announcement that if the Congress came to power in Uttar Pradesh it would ... Read more...
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Karnataka ministers were only watching porn and not doing it: Parrikar
February 9th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 9 (IANS) The three Karnataka ministers who were sacked for watching porn clips in the state assembly were "only watching and not doing it in action", a BJP ... Read more...
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BJP a supermarket of immorality, irregularity: Congress
February 9th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Congress party Thursday described the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a supermarket where a "spectrum of immorality and irregularity is available under one ... Read more...
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GJM threatens to renew Gorkhaland demand
February 9th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Feb 9 (IANS) Tempers are again rising in the hills of West Bengal, with the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) threatening to renew its agitation for a separate ... Read more...
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Rift between MPs only pre-victory pangs: Congress
February 8th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday sought to dismiss the reported rift between union minister Beni Prasad Verma and MP P.L. Punia, both from Uttar Pradesh, was "natural, ... Read more...
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Porngate unfortunate, say BJP leaders (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad/New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership Wednesday termed as "unfortunate" the three party ministers being caught watching porn in the Karnataka assembly and ... Read more...
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Porn incident unfortunate: BJP leaders (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad/New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Three Karnataka ministers caught watching porn has not gone down well with the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who have termed ... Read more...
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BJP should look inward before preaching morality: Sibal
February 8th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the issue of its legislators caught watching porn in the Karnataka assembly, Telecommunication Minister ... Read more...
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Porn incident unfortunate, BJP took action: Gadkari
February 8th, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad/New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The three Karnataka ministers caught watching porn as well as the chief minister may claim they resigned voluntarily, but Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ... Read more...
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Three Karnataka ministers quit
February 8th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) Three Bharatiya Janata Party ministers in Karnataka, Laxman Savadi, C.C. Patil and J. Krishna Palemar, resigned Wednesday, a day after two of them were caught ... Read more...
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Karnataka sleazegate: three ministers quit (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in Karnataka resigned from their posts Wednesday, a day after two of them were caught watching porn on the ... Read more...
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Karnataka sleazegate ministers quit, BJP embarrassed (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in Karnataka resigned from their posts Wednesday, a day after two of them were caught watching porn on the ... Read more...
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BJP ministers watch porn in Karnataka assembly; face sack (Second Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in Karnataka, Laxman Savadi and C.C. Patil, were Tuesday caught watching porn on a cell phone in the state ... Read more...
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BJP minister found watching porn in Karnataka assembly (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) Karnataka Cooperation Minister Laxman Savadi was Tuesday caught watching a sex act on his cell phone inside the state assembly, leaving the ruling Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Three Goa ministers’ kin among Congress nominees
February 7th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 7 (IANS) Family members of three Goa ministers figured in a list of seven candidates released by the Congress party Tuesday for the March 3 state assembly elections.The ... Read more...
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Karnataka minister caught watching porn in assembly
February 7th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) Karnataka Cooperation Minister Laxman Savadi was Tuesday caught watching blue film clippings on his cell phone in the state assembly, plunging the ruling Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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BJP woes in Goa worsen after Gadkari visit
February 7th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's recent two-day visit to Goa appears to have done more damage than good to the party's image here, ... Read more...
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CPI-M Kerala unit to meet to map its future
February 6th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (IANS) The Kerala committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) meets here for four days from Tuesday, with its two top state leaders still at loggerheads.Former ... Read more...
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From Delhi School of Economics to UP poll ground
February 6th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 6 (IANS) When he passed out of the prestigious Delhi School of Economics (DSE) with a master's degree, his plan was to pursue academics. But after completing ... Read more...
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Rift in Goa BJP settled: Gadkari
February 5th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) still hasn't finalised its chief ministerial candidate for the March 3 polls in Goa, even as party president Nitin Gadkari ... Read more...
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Ruling BJP in trouble ahead of assembly polls (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
February 5th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 5 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh have warmed up to assembly election fever. Ahead of the house's tenure ending in December, a faction of the ruling BJP ... Read more...
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Advani kicks off BJP’s UP poll campaign with Ram temple
February 5th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (IANS) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani Saturday reiterated his commitment to a grand Ram temple in this Hindu holy town as he ... Read more...
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Himachal police shed blues, revert to khaki
February 4th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Police will revert to wearing traditional khaki in place of trendy blue uniforms, an official said here Saturday."The police board has unanimously decided to ... Read more...
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Karnataka says no to immediate ban on bizarre ritual
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 3 (IANS) Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Friday said while it opposed a ritual in which people rolled over the leftovers of meals eaten by Brahmins ... Read more...
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Centre forced to announce cyclone relief funds: Jayalalithaa
February 3rd, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) The central government was forced to announce Rs.500 crore for relief and rehabilitation works in areas hit by cyclone Thane Dec 30 last year, Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi: post-caste politician succumbs to caste politics (Comment)
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Indian politicians have mastered the art of perpetuating and mining the politics of sordid caste consciousness even while simultaneously pretending to reject it.The latest to succumb to the easy lure ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP leaders quit to protest graft
February 1st, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 1 (IANS) With assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh due this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got a jolt Wednesday with some senior leaders resigning from ... Read more...
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Record voting in Punjab, nearly 77 cast franchise (Intro Roundup)
January 31st, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Setting a record, nearly 77 percent of Punjab's 1.76 crore voters cast their ballots Monday to pick a new state assembly and Election Commission (EC) ... Read more...
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65 per cent voting in Punjab (Evening Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Around 65 percent of Punjab's 1.76 crore voters had cast their ballots by 5 p.m. Monday to pick a new state assembly, while thousands ... Read more...
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BJP dares Rahul to become PM
January 29th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday dared Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to become India's prime minister, saying it would reveal his "capability" to run the ... Read more...
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