Tighten security for DU polls, says Delhi BJP
September 12th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Apprehensive of violence in Delhi University during the upcoming university elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday "appealed" to Delhi Police to depute more ... Read more...
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Former RSP general secretary K. Pankajakshan dead
August 28th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 28 (IANS) Former Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) general secretary and veteran Kerala politician K. Pankajakshan died at the Medical College hospital here Tuesday night, said family sources. He ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh is Himachal Congress chief
August 26th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Ahead of assembly elections, former union minister and five-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh has been appointed Himachal Pradesh Congress president, replacing Kaul Singh, party leaders ... Read more...
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It’s raining political parties in hill state (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
August 18th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) Elections are due in December and mainstream parties like the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Trinamool Congress are queuing up to test the political ... 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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Jockeying for power in Karnataka delays leadership change
July 10th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) hopes for a smooth leadership change in Karnataka were dashed Tuesday as supporters of outgoing chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda ... Read more...
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It’s homecoming for Virbhadra Singh (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
June 29th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was desiring to return to politics in Himachal Pradesh, where he has served five terms as chief minister. His resignation ... Read more...
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Setback for Virbhadra in Himachal poll arena? (News Analysis)
June 26th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 26 (IANS) Former chief minister Virbhadra Singh's long political career may have hit a wall following the graft charges filed against him and his exit from the, but ... Read more...
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Heading to Himachal hills this week? Think twice
June 18th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 18 (IANS) If you are planning a retreat this week to Himachal's cool hills to escape from the sizzling plains - think twice. There is a fair ... Read more...
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Jagan’s meteoric rise in wealth and popularity (Profile)
May 27th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a disproportionate assets case Sunday, has seen many controversies but has ... Read more...
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CPI-M, Trinamool try one-upmanship on May Day
May 1st, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) With West Bengal celebrating May Day with a holiday Tuesday, the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Left Front tried to use the occasion to ... Read more...
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Himachal Congress tries to put house in order (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
April 28th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 28 (IANS) As Himachal Pradesh goes to the polls for its 68 assembly seats later this year, the faction-ridden opposition Congress has begun an exercise to put ... Read more...
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Kalraj Mishra quits Rajya Sabha
March 21st, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha member Kalraj Mishra Wednesday quit his upper house seat following his election to the Uttar Pradesh assembly.According ... Read more...
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Can poll panel monitor West Bengal college elections?
March 14th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Is the state election commission equipped to monitor college elections? This is the question being asked after the Calcutta High Court asked West Bengal's chief ... Read more...
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Stay put to fight us out, Akhilesh tells Mayawati
March 13th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday took a dig at arch rival and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati's decision to migrate to ... Read more...
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Mayawati calls meet to take stock of rout
March 11th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) Amid hectic activity in the Samajwadi Party (SP) camp for the swearing in of the new chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, and government formation, outgoing Chief ... Read more...
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Congress downplays Mulayam, Badal’s invitations to Mamata
March 10th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Ruling out any possibility of grouping of anti-Congress, anti-BJP chief ministers, Congress Saturday tried to downplay the invitations extended by Samajwadi Party and Akali Dal ... Read more...
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All promises will be fulfilled: Akhilesh
March 10th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister designate Akhilesh Yadav Saturday said all promises made by the Samajwadi Party (SP) will be taken up on priority by his government.Addressing ... Read more...
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Tripura to ask CBI to probe Aadhaar fund utilisation
March 1st, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 1 (IANS) The Tripura government will approach the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged irregularities of central funds in execution of the ambitious "Aadhaar" ... 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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Tripura Left Front ministry to be expanded Sunday
February 10th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 10 (IANS) The Left Front ministry in Tripura will be expanded Sunday with the re-induction of former minister Sahid Chowdhury, an official said here Friday."Tripura Governor D.Y. Patil ... Read more...
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CPI-M lawmaker given euphoric welcome after bail
February 7th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) CPI-M lawmaker and former minister Sushanta Ghosh, prime accused in the Midnapore skeletons case freed on conditional bail by the Supreme Court last week, Tuesday walked ... 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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Goa BJP hits poll gear without main candidate
January 17th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 17 (IANS) For the first time in more than a decade, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa has stepped into poll gear without projecting its chief ... Read more...
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Crucial CPI-M politburo, central committee meetings from Tuesday
January 16th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) top leadership would, during a four-day sitting beginning here Tuesday, discuss crucial documents determining the party's future tactical line ... Read more...
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MNS exam plan makes civic candidates jittery
November 29th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Cynicism marks Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's decision to make all aspirants for the upcoming Mumbai civic elections sit for an examination here ... Read more...
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Media plays puppeteer in Kerala politics (Kerala Newsletter)
October 31st, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (IANS) A fierce competition in Kerala's media industry, led by its shrill TV channels, has given the already colourful state politics the pace of a melodramatic reality ... Read more...
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Around 60 percent voting in Karnataka assembly bypoll
September 26th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Koppal (Karnataka), Sep 26 (IANS) Around 60 percent of the over 185,000 eligible voters cast their ballots Monday in the bypoll for the Karnataka assembly from this north Karnataka ... Read more...
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PM, Pranab lead by example: India’s youngest minister
June 17th, 2011 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 17 (IANS) At 30, Agatha Sangma is the youngest minister in the union cabinet, but she looks up to two septuagenarians - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ... Read more...
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NTR’s son Balakrishna soon to join active politics
June 10th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 10 (IANS) Popular Telugu film actor Nandamuri Balakrishna, son of the late Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former chief minister N.T. Rama Rao, Friday said he would ... Read more...
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Botsa Satyanarayana is new Andhra Congress chief (Lead)
June 7th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana is the new president of the Congress' Andhra Pradesh unit, the party announced Monday.It was immediately not clear ... Read more...
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Opposition leaders to tour Maharashtra for show of might
May 24th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Top leaders of the opposition Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Republican Party of India (RPI) will go on a statewide tour from Friday ... Read more...
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West Bengal people welcome change
May 13th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Common people in West Bengal in general were jubilant Friday over the landslide victory of Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance in the assembly polls as the state ... Read more...
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Jagan proves he is real successor of YSR’s legacy
May 13th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's victory from Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh was never in doubt considering the firm grip of his family has ... Read more...
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