Banks, insurance companies shut in Himachal
February 28th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) Banks and commercial establishments were closed in parts of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday after trade unions of central government employees joined the nationwide strike to protest violation ... Read more...
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BJP eyeing Nashik mayor’s post with MNS support
February 24th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Feb 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Friday it was not averse to allying with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to stake claim to the ... Read more...
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NCP: Goa Congress cozying up to real estate lobby
February 23rd, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Thursday accused its ruling alliance partner, the Congress, of selling out to the real estate lobby while preparing a futuristic land-use ... Read more...
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Former Himachal BJP chief to become minister
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Wednesday announced that he would expand his cabinet by inducting former state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Khimi ... Read more...
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BJP appoints new Himachal unit chief
February 20th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 20 (IANS) In a bid to pacify the rebels in its Himachal Pradesh unit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday appointed a new president for the state.Satpal ... Read more...
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TMC accuses Goa CM’s men of burning poll material
February 17th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 17 (IANS) A day after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused Chief Minister Digambar Kamat of being responsible for a $400 million-plus mining scam, a TMC candidate has accused ... Read more...
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Mamata wants Hong Kong style ‘financial district’ in Goa
February 6th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may be opposed to special economic zones (SEZ) as well as foreign investment in civil aviation and retail, but ... Read more...
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Goa Trinamool promises to return farm land
February 5th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress unveiled a populist Goa assembly election manifesto Sunday, promising stringent action against illegal mining and returning land "recklessly" acquired by government agencies.The manifesto, ... Read more...
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Bengal slammed for plans to scrap emloyees’ union rights
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) The West Bengal government's plans to drop a clause in service rules of its employees that gives them full trade union rights have drawn the ire ... Read more...
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Konkan Congress strongman joins NCP
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) In yet another jolt to the Congress in two days, a top Konkan politician and four-time legislator Shankar Kambli walked over to the Nationalist Congress ... Read more...
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On poll-eve, ex-MP and Hingoli Congress chief joins NCP
January 28th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sangli (Maharashtra), Jan 28 (IANS) In a jolt to the Maharashtra Congress ahead of crucial civic and Zilla Parishad polls, Hingoli district party chief Shivaji Mane Saturday joined the Nationalist ... Read more...
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Congress, NCP set to seal Goa poll deal
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) top brass will meet in New Delhi Tuesday to decide on seat-sharing and candidates for the forthcoming ... Read more...
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Endless BJP bickering pushes parties into poll mode (Karnataka Newsletter)
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 22 (IANS) The Congress, leading the central government, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ruling Karnataka for the first time, have found a common tune - early ... Read more...
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Protests in Chhattisgarh town over renaming district
January 19th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 19 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Chhattisgarh's Baloda Bazar town Thursday took to streets against the state government for renaming a district even as the ruling Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Sena-BJP-RPI ‘Grand Alliance’ ready for Mumbai civic polls
January 12th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Republican Party of India Thursday announced their 'Grand Alliance' would sweep the forthcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal ... Read more...
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Now, Muslims in Rajasthan protest Rushdie’s Jaipur visit
January 11th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 11 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie's proposed visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival 2012 got mired deeper into controversy Wednesday as many leaders of the minority community in Rajasthan ... Read more...
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Congress, NCP ally to dislodge saffron combine from BMC
January 11th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Posing a potentially tough challenge to the ruling Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Congress and the Nationalist Congress ... Read more...
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Congress meets Chhattisgarh governor on farmers’ suicide
January 10th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 10 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's Congress has complained to Governor Shekhar Dutt about unabated suicide deaths of farmers in the state during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regime, a ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP trade charges over assault on Chhattisgarh protesters
January 9th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress Monday traded charges over last weekend's police action in Korba district against dozens of villagers who ... Read more...
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Candidates turn to social media to counter cold, model code
January 8th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 8 (IANS) With the cold and a vigilant Election Commission preventing parties going all out to woo voters ahead of the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, candidates ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party spokesman sacked
January 5th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) Barely a day after contradicting Samajawadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh Yadav, party spokesman Mohan Singh was Thursday removed from his post.Mulayam Singh named ... Read more...
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Congress to track assets of BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh
January 5th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 5 (IANS) Congress activists in Madhya Pradesh have been given a new task -- to find out evidence of corruption against leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Trinamool opens Goa unit
January 2nd, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 2 (IANS) With elections to the Goa state assembly less than two months away, the Trinamool Congress has opened its Goa chapter and has installed a former chief ... Read more...
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Soni Sori, Lingaram: Maoist conduits or police trap?
December 25th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 25 (IANS) The arrest of two tribals, Soni Sori and Lingaram Kodopi, in Chhattisgarh for alleged acting as Maoist conduits raises the larger question: Were they really Maoist ... Read more...
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Another corrupt Bihar official’s home to house school
December 4th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's threat that the ill-gotten property of corrupt officials in Bihar will be confiscated and turned into schools is about to be ... Read more...
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BJP backs JMM in bypoll, JD-U miffed
November 21st, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to back ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the Dec 4 Mandu assembly bypoll in Jharkhand has upset its ... Read more...
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BJP minister complains to Sonia over Bhuria’s remarks
November 19th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 19 (IANS) A woman minister in Madhya Pradesh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking action against the Congress' state chief for ... 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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BJP undecided over Jharkand by-poll pact
November 14th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 14 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand seems to be in a dilemma as two of its alliance partners are vying for its support ... Read more...
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Second phase of BJP’s anti-Mayawati yatra begins Wednesday
November 9th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Tuesday the second phase of its Jan Swabhiman Yatra to expose alleged corruption in the Mayawati government would begin ... Read more...
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Mamata Trinamool chief again, blames Left for crib deaths
November 3rd, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) After her re-election as the Trinamol Congress chief, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the party aimed to be a national player and ... 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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BJP to meet president over Goa illegal mining scam
October 31st, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Monday its leaders would meet President Pratibha Patil to demand a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into Goa's illegal ... Read more...
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Why lavish Chhattisgarh anniversary functions, asks Congress
October 31st, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 31 (IANS) The Congress in Chhattisgarh Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for "lengthy and lavish" state foundation anniversary functions in the wake of floods ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan meeting ‘dubious’ character raises eyebrows
October 23rd, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23 (IANS) Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan's meeting in the wee hours of Sunday with a man being probed by three government agencies has begun to ... Read more...
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