Former lawmaker’s body found in Mexico
September 13th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Sep 13 (IANS/EFE) The body of a former state legislator was found in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon four days after he was kidnapped by gunmen, ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh appointed Congress’ Himachal chief
August 29th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday formally appointed former Union minister Virbhadra Singh as its state unit chief in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh.It also appointed Commerce Minister Anand ... Read more...
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Former Alaska state legislator dies in small plane crash
July 13th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by BNO News
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- Businesswoman and former Alaska state legislator Cheryll Heinze was killed on late Tuesday evening when a float plane crashed in a lake near an airport in Homer, ... Read more...
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Andhra legislators loyal to Jagan add to Congress woes
May 25th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) A day after the arrest of a cabinet minister, the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh received another jolt with a state legislator switching loyalty to YSR ... Read more...
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CBI grills Jagan in illegal assets case (Second Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Friday continued grilling YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the illegal assets case amid speculation that he ... Read more...
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Odisha offers to withdraw cases as hostage crisis worsens (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 17 (IANS) With the hostage crisis worsening and a day to go before the deadline set by the Maoists lapses, Odisha Tuesday offered to withdraw cases against people ... Read more...
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Odisha crisis: Uncertainty over hostages’ release (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Odisha's efforts to secure the release of an Italian tour operator and a state legislator kidnapped by the Maoists last month plunged into uncertainty Sunday with ... Read more...
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Odisha crisis: Uncertainty over hostages’ release
April 8th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Odisha's efforts to secure the release of an Italian tour operator and a state legislator kidnapped by Maoists last month plunged into uncertainty Sunday with the ... Read more...
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Odisha hostage crisis: Maoists refuse to release Italian (Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Maoists Friday refused to release the Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo they have kept hostage in Odisha since March 14 even though the government offered a ... Read more...
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Odisha hostages: Maoists yet to respond to swap offer
April 6th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Two mediators Friday sought clarification from the Odisha government on its swap offer to secure the release of an Italian and a state legislator from Maoist ... Read more...
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Andhra minister, MP spar over Secunderabad parliamentary seat
February 29th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 29 (IANS) There are still two years to go for parliamentary elections but a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh and a member of parliament, both belonging to ruling ... Read more...
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Bengal: Intellectuals protest killing of CPI-M leaders
February 24th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Expressing shock at the "brutal murder" of two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders in West Bengal, a group of leading scholars and intellectuals ... Read more...
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Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption
December 8th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by BNO News
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) -- Former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on Wednesday after being convicted of numerous counts of corruption, prosecutors said.Blagojevich, who ... Read more...
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Koda booked for instigating prisoners
November 2nd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 2 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, languishing in prison on charges of money laundering, was Wednesday slapped with yet another charge -- "instigating" inmates ... Read more...
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Apex court notice to centre, Kashmir over custodial death
October 31st, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and Jammu and Kashmir governments on a petition seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into ... Read more...
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Andhra MP, Telangana leaders arrested in Hyderabad
September 27th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Police Tuesday arrested Congress MP from Vijayawada L. Rajagopal and Telangana leaders from the office of the transport commissioner here to avert a clash.Tension grew ... Read more...
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YSR Congress protests CBI searches on Jagan (Lead)
August 18th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Terming as "political vendetta" the searches by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the homes and other properties of its chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR ... Read more...
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Court orders CBI probe into Jagan?s assets
August 10th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) In a major setback to YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday ordered a full-fledged CBI probe into his alleged ... Read more...
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Court reserves orders in Jagan’s assets case
August 4th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday reserved its orders in the case relating to the alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress Party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.A ... Read more...
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Congress’ Hussain Dalwai wins Rajya Sabha by-poll
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Hussain Dalwai of the Congress Friday won the by-election to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, trouncing the combined opposition candidate Bal Mane.Dalwai, formerly with the ... Read more...
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Din of school-bells to ‘wake up’ Maharashtra government
July 19th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Next Monday, the bells of government-aided schools all over Maharashtra will ring in unison for a full minute to "wake up" the authorities towards their demands, ... Read more...
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Andhra minister among 15 trapped in Nepal hills
June 19th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) An Andhra Pradesh cabinet minister, a state legislator and 13 others on the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage were Sunday trapped in a hilly area on the Nepal-Tibet ... Read more...
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Bastar is ours, say both BJP and Congress
May 10th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 10 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress Tuesday claimed they would win the Bastar Lok Sabha by-election held May 8.The counting of votes ... Read more...
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YSR’s family ’stand divided’ on Kadappa polling day
May 8th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 8 (IANS) Even the worst political rivals greet each other when they come face-to-face during polling. But it was a different story Sunday in Kadapa, where ... Read more...
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Campaigning ends for Kadapa by-elections
May 6th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Campaigning ended Friday evening for by-elections to Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula assembly constituencies in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.Polling will be held Sunday in the ... Read more...
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YSR family members to fight it out in Andhra bypolls
April 1st, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) The ensuing by-elections from the Kadapa Lok Sabha and the Pulivendula assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh may well turn into a war within the family of ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian leader restrained from registering members
March 8th, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 8 (IANS) The Kuala Lumpur High Court has restrained prominent ethnic Indian leader Samy Vellu from registering more members into a business organisation whose working is under ... Read more...
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Congress-DMK seat-sharing talks inconclusive
February 26th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and its ally Congress Friday held their second round of seat-sharing discussions ahead of the ensuing assembly elections but talks remained inconclusive and ... Read more...
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DMK, Congress poll pact talks inconclusive
February 20th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) The ruling DMK and its ally Congress Sunday held inclusive seat-sharing discussions ahead of the ensuing assembly elections and decided to meet again at a later date.Speaking ... Read more...
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Vanessa Williams Delves Into Her Lineage
February 5th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Feb 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hardly few people can trace their ancestry beyond their parents and grand parents. However, the popular and beautiful actress, Vanessa Williams can now proudly talk about ... Read more...
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Palin’s e-mail hacker starts prison term
January 14th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): David Kernell, a student convicted of hacking US potential presidential candidate Sarah Palin's e-mail during the 2008 presidential campaign, has reportedly begun serving his prison term at ... Read more...
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All-party meet convened to share Srikrishna report: Congress
January 6th, 2011 - 2:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) With its leaders from Telangana and other regions of Andhra Pradesh having different views on Telangana, Congress central leadership Wednesday said the all-party meeting called by ... Read more...
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TDP’s Telangana leaders want party to boycott Jan 6 meeting
January 3rd, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) After the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decided to boycott the Jan 6 all-party meeting called by Home Minister P. Chidambaram on ... Read more...
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TRS wants Telangana bill irrespective of Srikrishna report
December 30th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) With the Srikrishna committee submitting its report on Telangana Thursday, parties fighting for the separate state have urged the central government to abide by its Dec 9, ... Read more...
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Obama in unchartered waters over 1st execution under his administration
December 24th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): The US Justice Department is reportedly preparing for the first execution under President Barack Obama.On Wednesday, the Bureau of Prisons gave notice to a federal judge that ... Read more...
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