BJP to meet president over Lokpal
January 5th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders will meet President Pratibha Patil Thursday to raise the issue of the Lokpal bill not being ... Read more...
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Gita ban case work of ‘misdirected individuals’, says India (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Describing a legal move to ban the Bhagvad Gita in Russia as the work of "misdirected and motivated individuals", External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday ... Read more...
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Opposition wants CBI under Lokpal
December 14th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Opposition parties have demanded that the CBI should be an independent and transparent body under the Lokpal.Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, ... Read more...
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We don’t have illegal accounts abroad, declare BJP MPs
December 9th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Friday submitted a declaration to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari that they ... Read more...
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Government faces opposition heat over inflation
December 8th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) On a day India recorded a sharp fall in food inflation after months of high prices, the government Thursday found itself at the receiving ... Read more...
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PM responsible for parliament logjam: Gurudas Dasgupta
December 6th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Blaming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the logjam in parliament, senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta said here Tuesday that the central ... Read more...
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No compromise on FDI in retail: BJP
November 30th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP) Wednesday said there could be no compromise on its opposition to allowing foreign equity in retail sector, even as ... Read more...
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Malaysian MPs seek BJP’s help against discrimination
November 28th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) MPs from Malaysia's opposition Democratic Action Party Monday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership to raise issues of "discrimination" against Malayasian Hindus in ... Read more...
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Warmth of bonhomie amid ‘winter chill’ in parliament
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Their strong differences notwithstanding, many MPs cutting across party lines warmly greeted each other as parliament opened Tuesday for a nearly month-long session. And ... Read more...
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At Hazarika’s last rites, sea of humanity sheds tears
November 9th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 9 (IANS) It was the end of an era as the mortal remains of the bard from Assam, Bhupen Hazarika, went up in flames Wednesday with his ... Read more...
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Sushma meets arrested BJP colleagues in Tihar
October 25th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Tuesday met two BJP colleagues who are lodged in Tihar jail in connection with the cash-for-vote ... Read more...
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Advani’s last throw of the dice (Comment)
October 15th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
For a believer in astrology, L.K. Advani cannot be too pleased with the way he set off on his latest rath yatra. First, he had to shift the starting point ... Read more...
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Advani yatra gets Mayawati’s green signal
October 12th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday evening gave its go-ahead to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani's Jan Chetna Yatra for holding a rally at ... Read more...
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Sushma Swaraj, Jaitley suffer dehydration
October 12th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley suffered dehydration and were rushed to a medical centre Tuesday evening minutes before they entered ... Read more...
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Pranab writes to PM as Congress plays down 2G note row (Intro Night Lead)
September 29th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Amid efforts by the Congress and the government to downplay a controversial note on 2G spectrum allocation which has triggered a demands for Home ... Read more...
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BJP, Congress slugfest over PM remarks
September 28th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's defence of Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the raging 2G spectrum scandal has triggered another slugfest between the Congress and ... Read more...
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Ramdev supporter cremated in Haryana village
September 27th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sonipat (Haryana), Sep 27 (IANS) Raj Bala, a supporter of Baba Ramdev who was critically injured in the police crackdown on the yoga guru's meeting in Delhi and died ... Read more...
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No surefire winners in race to be PM (Comment)
September 24th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
A curious feature of the political scene is that none of the parties has an inspirational leader. To make matters even more odd, there is a figure outside the political ... Read more...
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Fear of Modi more among BJP leaders: Aiyar
September 17th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said the fear of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi emerging as a national leader was more prounced in the ... Read more...
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BJP seeks details of land swap agreement with Bangladesh
September 10th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said "internal contradictions" of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had impacted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Bangladesh ... Read more...
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BJP backs Advani’s anti-corruption ‘yatra’
September 9th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday backed its senior leader L.K. Advani's decision to undertake a 'yatra' against corruption.Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, the ... Read more...
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Government rebuts BJP’s charges on terror
September 9th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The government Friday rebutted main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's accusations that the "centre was not doing enough to check terror attacks"."I regret the statements ... Read more...
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BJP stages protest in parliament complex
September 8th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members led by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest in the parliament complex here Thursday after ... Read more...
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No question of rejoining Congress: Jagan
September 6th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday said he will never rejoin the Congress or align with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).However, he was willing ... Read more...
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BJP distances from Reddy brothers (Lead)
September 5th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday distanced itself from Karnatka's powerful mining barons and former ministers, the Reddy brothers, one of whom was arrested ... Read more...
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Congress attacks BJP over Reddy’s arrest; a conspiracy, says BJP
September 5th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, Sep 5 (IANS) The arrest of former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy in an illegal mining case Monday provided the Congress with ammunition to attack the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Probe Sushma’s links to Reddy brothers: Digvijay
September 5th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 5 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said here Monday that the CBI should probe the "commercial ties" between senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj and Karnataka's mining ... Read more...
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Legislators loyal to Jagan to meet speaker, governor
September 4th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh legislators loyal to YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy will meet the state governor and the assembly speaker Monday to press for acceptance ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh is worth Rs.5 crore, most of it parked in banks
September 3rd, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had taken strong exception to a remark last month by a senior member of parliament on his personal integrity, ... Read more...
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BJP demands recall of Gujarat governor over Lokayukta
August 30th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday strongly demanded the recall of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal for appointing the Lokayukta without consulting the party-led state ... Read more...
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Mistakes maybe but I never connived with corruption: PM (Lead)
August 25th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Admitting that he "might have made mistakes", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday denied accusations of "conniving with corruption" and invited the opposition to probe any ... Read more...
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My comments were distorted, says Pranab
August 25th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said his comments on Anna Hazare were distorted and government representatives did not say that the health of the social ... Read more...
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Home minister justifies Hazare’s arrest (Lead)
August 17th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Strongly defending the arrest of Anna Hazare, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said the social activist was taken into custody to prevent him from ... Read more...
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Opposition unites to demand statement from PM on Hazare (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The arrest of Anna Hazare by Delhi Police Tuesday led to the opposition parties closing ranks against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and ... Read more...
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Sushma gives wealth goddess festival a miss
August 12th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary, Aug 12 (IANS) For the rags-to-riches or rather bicycle-to-choppers Reddy brothers of Karnataka, this year's festival of Hindu wealth goddess 'Lakshmi' Friday lacked lustre.Missing at the 'Varamahalakshmi Pooja' ... Read more...
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