29 Chinese held hostage after camp attacked in Sudan
January 29th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 29 (IANS) At least 29 Chinese nationals working for a Chinese company in Sudan have reportedly been taken hostage after a workers' camp was attacked by a separatist ... Read more...
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PM arrives in Bhubaneswar (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Monday evening to inaugurate the 99th Indian Science Congress (ISC) Tuesday, an official said.Odisha Governor M.C. Bhandare, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Security stepped up in Bhubaneswar ahead of PM’s visit
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) Authorities have stepped up security in Odisha ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state capital Bhubaneswar Monday.Manmohan Singh is slated to arrive ... Read more...
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Maryland netted $60 mn deals with India
December 13th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) A six-day trade mission to India netted a total of $60 million in new business deals for Maryland and deals worth millions more are in the ... Read more...
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Patna professor’s dismissal revoked
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 23 (IANS) A Patna University professor who was dismissed from service for romancing one of his women students, was Wednesday reinstated by the Bihar governor, who is chancellor ... Read more...
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Ex-Mayawati aide claims threat from minister
November 19th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, once considered close to Chief Minister Mayawati, Saturday accused a state minister and two bureaucrats of conspiring ... Read more...
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Patnaik slams petrol price hike
November 5th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday slammed the central government for the latest petrol price hike, saying the move will further add to the plight ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa stays in jail as graft case adjourned (Lead)
November 3rd, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 3 (IANS) Karnataka's scam-hit former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will remain in central jail as the fourth graft case related to land scams was adjourned Thursday to ... Read more...
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At least 75 killed in South Sudan attack
October 30th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Khartoum, Oct 29 (IANS) At least 75 people, including 60 rebels, were killed Saturday in the Unity state of South Sudan when the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) repealed an ... Read more...
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Congress leaders lambast Modi for anti-PM remarks in planning body
October 22nd, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Congress chief ministers Saturday lambasted Bharatiya Janata Party's Narendra Modi for having gone against the spirit of a non-partisan forum like the National Development ... Read more...
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Omar’s meeting with governor routine: Government
October 8th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday sought to dispel speculation that Governor N.N. Vohra had summoned Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, describing the meeting as "routine"."Mr. Omar ... Read more...
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Congress frustrated at not winning power in Gujarat: BJP
October 3rd, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday accused the Congress of being frustrated at not being able to come to power in Gujarat and so ... Read more...
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Minister, MPs face ire of Telangana protesters
September 28th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) A minister and two MPs belonging to the Congress Wednesday had to face the ire of Telangana protesters, who were demanding that they resign immediately ... Read more...
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Jagan group legislators seek acceptance of resignations
September 6th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh legislators loyal to YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday called on the state governor to press for acceptance of their resignations.As many ... Read more...
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Legislators loyal to Jagan to meet speaker, governor
September 4th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh legislators loyal to YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy will meet the state governor and the assembly speaker Monday to press for acceptance ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa appears in trial court, seeks bail
August 29th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 29 (IANS) Scam-hit former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday appeared in a trial court along with his two sons, son-in-law and 11 others and moved application ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa to appear in court as bail plea rejected
August 29th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 29 (IANS) Scam-hit former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will appear Monday in the court of the Lokayukta (ombudsman) in a graft trial case as the state ... Read more...
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Five more inducted in Gowda ministry in Karnataka (Lead)
August 11th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 11 (IANS) Five more ministers were inducted in the D.V. Sadananda Gowda ministry Thursday, taking the strength of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) second government in Karnataka ... Read more...
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Five lawmakers to join Karnataka cabinet Thursday
August 11th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 11 (IANS) Five lawmakers of Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will take oath here Thursday evening in the second cabinet expansion of the party's second government ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa resigns, wants Sadananda Gowda as successor (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) Scam-hit B.S. Yeddyurappa, who resigned Sunday as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first chief minister in Karnataka, insisted on Lok Sabha member D.V. Sadananda Gowda ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa resigns at last, amid high drama (Second Lead)
July 31st, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) Karnataka's chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa finally resigned on a gloomy and cloudy Sunday amid high drama after keeping everybody guessing as he delayed his appointment ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa resigns as chief minister — finally (Lead)
July 31st, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) B.S. Yeddyurappa Sunday finally resigned as Karnataka's chief minister.The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first chief minister in south India submitted his resignation letter to state ... Read more...
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BJP observers tap legislators on Yeddyurappa’s successor (Lead)
July 30th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 30 (IANS) With scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa reiterating that he would resign Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central observers Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh ... Read more...
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Former judge Shivaraj Patil new Karnataka Lokayukta
July 26th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 26 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Shivaraj Virupanna Patil will be the new Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman), official sources said Tuesday.He will take over from N. Santosh Hegde who ... Read more...
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Criminal involvement of Yeddyurappa in mining scam: Santosh Hegde (Interview)
July 24th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 24 (IANS) Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N. Santosh Hegde, whose "explosive" probe report into the multi-crore mining scam in Karnataka has led to a major crisis for BJP's ... Read more...
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Kashmir ombudsman selection panel meet again put off
July 18th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) The much-awaited meeting to select the chairman and members of Jammu and Kashmir's state accountability commission (SAC), the state equivalent of the Lokpal, was postponed here ... Read more...
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Mayawati responsible for rising crime in state: BJP
June 24th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Holding Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati directly responsible for the increasing crime in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it will ... Read more...
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Rajanarasimha Andhra’s new deputy chief minister
June 10th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 10 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Higher Education C. Damodar Rajanarasimha, who belongs to the Telangana region, was Friday appointed deputy chief minister of the state.Governor E.S.L. ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly adjourns, TDP fumes as trust move is ignored
June 4th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh assembly was Saturday adjourned without taking up no-confidence motion moved by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) against the state's Congress government. The main opposition ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa wins third trust vote in nine months (Lead)
June 2nd, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday comfortably
won a trust vote in the state assembly - his third in nine months - amid a noisy walkout ... Read more...
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Pleasant weather ahead of IPL match in Dharamsala
May 21st, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 21 (IANS) Pleasent weather will welcome cricket fans for the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers in the hilly town of ... Read more...
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NDA leaders meet PM over Karnataka, demand governor’s dismissal
May 16th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A delegation of NDA leaders met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to demand rejection of the report of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj if he had ... Read more...
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Governor M.K. Narayanan says economic situation of West Bengal unsatisfactory
March 9th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri, Mar 9 (ANI): Ahead of scheduled polls in West Bengal, State Governor M.K. Narayanan has said that the current economic situation in the region was not satisfactory and needed to be ... Read more...
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Texas might okay ‘guns’ on campus
February 21st, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Texas, Feb 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Students in Texas could soon be heading towards their various campuses with their guns legally.A proposed bill that is co-authored by more than half of the lawmakers ... Read more...
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Violence in parts of Hyderabad during Telangana protests (Lead)
February 21st, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Violence rocked parts of Hyderabad Monday as pro-Telangana students went berserk, setting afire a local train, ransacking a railway station and clashing with police in several areas.The ... Read more...
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