Vietnam hosts first gay parade
August 5th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 100 demonstrators Sunday rode bicycles and motorcycles through Vietnam capital Hanoi in the first gay pride parade in the communist state.The activists drove across ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa drops senior minister Sengottaiyan
July 19th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) In a surprise move, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Wednesday decided to drop senior minister K.A. Sengottaiyan and induct Thoppu N.D.Venkatachalam into her cabinet.According to a ... Read more...
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O’Connor does not rule out Scotland return
July 15th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Scotland forward Garry O'Connor has not ruled out featuring for the national team again after his surprise move to the Russian second tier football ... Read more...
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Pranab all set for Rashtrapati Bhavan (Roundup)
June 16th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Pranab Mukherjee appeared set to enter Rashtrapati Bhavan as the BJP remained undecided over the issue and even sections of the party-led National Democratic ... Read more...
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Pakistan omit skipper Imran and Waseem from Olympic hockey probables
February 18th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 18 (IANS) Pakistan have in a surprise move omitted skipper Muhammad Imran, midfielder Waseem Ahmed and goalkeeper Salman Akbar from the preliminary list of hockey probables selected for ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army may not cooperate with new defence secretary
January 12th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) Top Pakistan Army officials have said they might refuse to work with the new defence secretary a day after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani fired Naeem ... Read more...
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Mayawati sacks two more ministers
December 29th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) In a surprise move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday sacked two more of her ministers, taking to six the number of ministers dropped over ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa removes Sasikala, others from AIADMK
December 19th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) In a surprise move, AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa removed her close associate of nearly two decades V.K. Sasikala and 11 ... Read more...
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Dress code divides Nepal
August 26th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 26 (IANS) Three years ago, when Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, the leader of Nepal's 10-year communist revolution, re-appeared in parliament as the nation's first Maoist prime minister, he ... Read more...
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Crisis in Nepal as PM quits (Lead)
August 14th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) Nepal was plunged into a crisis Sunday with embattled Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal tendering his resignation late night after days of vacillating.The communist leader, who ... Read more...
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Gurudas Kamat quits active politics
July 13th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat Wednesday denied that he was applying "pressure tactics" or seeking positions by choosing to quit as a minister at the ... Read more...
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Two BSP leaders held for 2009 arson attack
March 4th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) In a surprise move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday ordered the arrest of two of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leaders for their alleged ... Read more...
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Nepal’s new PM sworn in amidst fresh discord
February 6th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 6 (IANS) Though a seven-month-old political vacuum ended Sunday with Nepal's new Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal taking oath of office and secrecy, the swearing-in was marred by ... Read more...
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Maoist chief withdraws from Nepal PM poll
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 3 (IANS) In a surprise move, Nepal's Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda withdrew from the prime ministerial poll Thursday, after striking a last-minute poll alliance with the ... Read more...
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Nepal PM poll to see four-cornered fight Thursday (Lead)
February 2nd, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 2 (IANS) In a surprise twist to Nepal's deadlocked prime minister election saga, a bloc of regional parties from the Terai plains decided to join the fray Thursday, ... Read more...
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David Miliband approaches BBC for a TV role
January 9th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 9 (ANI): In a surprise move, Labour leadership candidate David Miliband is reportedly considering a role in television apparently with the intention of splashing water on brother Ed's hopes that ... Read more...
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Pentagon seeks 78 billion dollar defense budget cut
January 7th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has said that Pentagon will seek 78 billion dollars in cuts to the defense budget over the next five years in a ... Read more...
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Year of taming the China dragon (2010 in Retrospect)
December 30th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Chinese dragon hissed and sweet-talked by turns, but the lumbering Indian elephant surprised many towards the year-end by asserting itself, compelling ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad shows whose boss by sacking Iran’s foreign minister
December 14th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), Dec 14(ANI): Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at a key moment in the country's nuclear talks with the West.It comes just days after Iran held ... Read more...
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Malik takes U-turn over quizzing Musharraf on Benazir murder case
November 28th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 28 (ANI): In a surprise move, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has backtracked on his stance that the government would send questionnaire to former president Pervez Musharraf in connection ... Read more...
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Gujarat riots panel to quiz former minister
October 14th, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Oct 13 (IANS) In a surprise move, a panel probing the 2002 post-Godhara riots in Gujarat Wednesday decided to summon former minister of state for home Gordhan Jhadapia for in-camera questioning ... Read more...
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Ayodhya: Judge issues dissenting note, favours conciliation (Lead)
September 20th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 20 (IANS) In a surprise move, one of the three judges of the Allahabad High Court's special Ayodhya bench Monday issued a dissenting note on the order issued by his ... Read more...
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High court judge allows Ayodhya verdict deferment
September 20th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 20 (IANS) In a surprise move, one of the three judges of the Allahabad High Court's special bench here Monday issued a dissenting note to the order issued by his ... Read more...
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Nepal’s PM poll turns into farce (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 21 (IANS) Nepal's prime ministerial poll turned into a farce Wednesday after the opposition Maoist party withdrew support to the communists and a regional bloc decided to abstain ... Read more...
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Jean Paul Gaultier Replaced By Christophe Lemaire
June 11th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Christophe Lemaire has been declared as the Artistic Director of Hermès, replacing Jean Paul Gaultier in a surprise move. It has stunned the fashion industry insiders.In ... Read more...
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Over 50 percent Brits want Cameron to be next PM
May 11th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): About 53 percent of Brits want Tory leader David Cameron to be the country's next Prime Minister.According to The Sun's latest poll, only 33 per cent want ... Read more...
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Brit PM Brown resigns in a dramatic move
May 11th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in a dramatic move, has announced that he will step down as leader of the Labour Party in order to pave the ... Read more...
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Pakistan hints at Gilani-Manmohan meeting at Thimpu
April 24th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) In a surprise move, Pakistan has indicated that a meeting between Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh cannot be ruled out ... Read more...
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Priyanka replaces Akshay as host of Fear Factor
March 19th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): In a surprise move, Colors and Endemol India have roped in Priyanka Chopra to host the special edition of Fear Factor. Chopra replaces Akshay Kumar, who ... Read more...
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Fergie eying French winger Ben Arfa
December 20th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 20 (ANI): Manchester United could make a five-million-dollar surprise move for Marseille winger, Hatem Ben Arfa, in January.According to the News of the World, contact has been made ... Read more...
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Mayawati seeks centre’s nod for trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
December 11th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 11 (IANS) In a surprise move that could give the centre some more sleepless nights, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati Friday declared her outright preference for further partition of ... Read more...
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Jaipuria Group’s Pepsi venture under Maoist attack in Nepal
December 5th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 5 (IANS) India's Ravi Jaipuria Group, which is the sole bottler of Pepsi in north India and Nepal, has shelved its plans to expand in the Himalayan republic ... Read more...
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Button, Hamilton will be allowed to duel on track
November 29th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.29 (ANI): Britain's world champion team-mates Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will be allowed to duel on track as hard as they can next season, but with respect for each other, ... Read more...
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Prachanda on mystery visit to Singapore
November 16th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 16 (IANS) Nepal's Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, whose party has threatened to call an indefinite shutdown if its demand is not addressed by Friday, flew to Singapore Monday ... Read more...
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‘Security threat’ shuts down US facilities in South Africa
September 22nd, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Sep 22 (DPA) In a surprise move prompted by an "undisclosed security threat", the US government shut down all its facilities in South Africa Tuesday.
In the statement posted on its website, ... Read more...
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