Bihar Opposition demands CBI probe into gangrape of minor
August 3rd, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) The Opposition in both houses of the state legislature Friday raised the issue of the alleged gangrape of a Class 11 student in Patna and demanded ... Read more...
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Voting in presidential poll ends in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (Second Lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/Puducherry, July 19 (IANS) Voting in the presidential election ended in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Thursday with two political parties abstaining in Tamil Nadu.In Tamil Nadu, of the 234 ... Read more...
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95 percent schools don’t comply with RTE guidelines: Study
July 9th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Over two years after the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) was notified by the central government, more than 95 percent ... Read more...
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No disclosure of names of donors to PM’s relief fund: Court
July 6th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order for disclosing the names of institutional donors to the Prime Minister's National ... Read more...
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Making Bangalore’s graduates vote (Karnataka Newsletter)
April 29th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 29 (IANS) Karnataka capital Bangalore boasts of being home to over two million graduates and diploma holders, but still cuts a sorry figure as only a few ... Read more...
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Benegal, Madhuri bag Raj Kapoor awards
April 21st, 2012 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Bollywood veterans, director Shyam Benegal and actress Madhuri Dixit will receive this year's Raj Kapoor awards constituted by the Maharashtra government, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced ... Read more...
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No impact of Adarsh case panel’s finding on probe: CBI
April 17th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Hours after a two-member judicial panel submitted its interim report, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday said it was not necessary for it to form ... Read more...
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Adarsh society plot belongs to government, says judicial panel (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) In a major relief to three former Maharashtra chief ministers, a judicial panel's interim report Tuesday said the land on which the controversial Adarsh Society building ... Read more...
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Adarsh Society probe interim report likely Friday
April 12th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The interim report of the two-member commission probing the Adarsh Society scam, related to the housing society originally meant for war heroes and Kargil widows, is ... Read more...
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Himachal panel questions policy on Tibetans
April 5th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 5 (IANS) More than half a century after Tibetans fleeing Tibet made Himachal Pradesh their second home, a one-man commission, appointed by the state to look into illegal ... Read more...
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Omar thirsty for power, says Mehbooba
March 27th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 27 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday launched a spirited attack on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, calling him a man who has ... Read more...
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Chavan says Shivaji memorial in sea is on
March 20th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has asserted that the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial will come up in the Arabian Sea and the state would suggest amendments ... Read more...
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Remains of missing Mexican politician found in mass grave
March 17th, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 17 (IANS/EFE) One of the victims in a mass grave discovered in May 2011 has been identified as a politician who went missing in July 2010, authorities ... Read more...
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Omar to PDP: You move one sincere step, I’ll walk 10
February 29th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has promised to walk "10 steps" towards the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to address the political issue of ... Read more...
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Anticipatory bail in UP: Court wants early decision
February 29th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday asked the union government to expedite its decision on the issue of anticipatory bails in Uttar Pradesh.A ... Read more...
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Kashmir Panthers Party protesters arrested
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party held a strong against the Omar Abdulllah government for its alleged anti-Jammu policy on Thursday, the opening day of the ... Read more...
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Counter opposition, Farooq exhorts party legislatrs
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) The ruling National Conference held its party legislature meeting in Jammu on Wednesday to counter the "provocations" of main opposition Peoples Democratic Party.The meeting was held ... Read more...
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Andhra opposition disrupts governor’s address
February 13th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) The budget session of the Andhra Pradesh state legislature began Monday on a stormy note with the opposition disrupting the governor's address to the joint ... 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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How TV cameras captured BJP ministers watching porn
February 8th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) Allowing TV channels to cover the legislature proceedings from the visitors' gallery cost the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka dear, as their video ... Read more...
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Karnataka initiates process for selecting new Lokayukta (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) The Karnataka government Tuesday initiated the process of selecting another retired judge for the state Lokayukta (ombudsman) post, a day after Governor H.R. Bhardwaj rejected ... Read more...
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Manipur’s women not adequately represented in state legislature
January 4th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 4 (IANS) After Mizoram, Manipur is the second Indian state where women voters outnumber men. However, the number of female legislators in the state assembly is minimal.The ... Read more...
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Karnataka chief minister wins legislative council poll (Second Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 22 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday won a bypoll to the legislative council defeating Congress nominee Anand Gaddadevaramath by ... Read more...
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Mayawati angry as centre returns proposal for state division
December 20th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 20 (IANS) Taking exception to the central government's decision to return the proposal for division of Uttar Pradesh into four parts, Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday accused it of ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa tries for Gowda’s unanimous election to council
December 11th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 11 (IANS) Apparently rattled by speculation that he is working to defeat his successor D.V. Sadananda Gowda in the Dec 22 bypoll to the legislative council, former Karnataka ... Read more...
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Maharashtra media to protest at Chavan’s tea party
December 8th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Maharashtra's journalistic community is set to stage a protest at Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's customary legislature session-eve tea party in Nagpur Sunday to demand stricter law ... Read more...
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People’s involvement imperative for political stability: Omar
November 30th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 30 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said political stability is not possible without the involvement of the people.Addressing a well attended public rally in ... Read more...
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Mayawati hits out at opposition for criticising state split
November 16th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday lambasted the entire opposition for terming her move to divide the state as an "election stunt".Claiming that she has ... Read more...
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BJP contemplating no-confidence motion against BSP
November 16th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Accusing Chief Minister Mayawati of diverting public attention from the corrupt practices of her government by proposing division of Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Maharashtra government staff strike hits work
November 15th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Work in Maharashtra government departments was paralysed as nearly two million employees, including teachers, went on a day's strike Tuesday demanding better pay and working conditions, ... Read more...
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Mayawati trying to misguide people: SP
November 15th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Tuesday said the Mayawati government's proposal to divide Uttar Pradesh into four states would neither lead to better development or better ... Read more...
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Revocation of AFSPA inevitable: Mufti Sayeed
November 11th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 11 (IANS) The revocation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir is inevitable, former chief minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, the patron of ... Read more...
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CPI-M student leader to contest Kolkata South by-poll
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) Ritobrata Banerjee, general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist's students wing Students Federation of India, will be the party's candidate for the Lok ... Read more...
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Trinamool fields Subrata Bakshi for Lok Sabha by-poll
November 2nd, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) Trinamool Congress state president Subrata Bakshi will be the party's candidate for the Lok Sabha by-election from South Kolkata to be held Nov 30, party ... Read more...
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Bypoll to South Kolkata Lok Sabha seat Nov 30
November 1st, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) The bypoll for West Bengal's high profile South Kolkata Lok Sabha constituency which fell vacant after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resigned the seat will be ... Read more...
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