Brazilians want greater say in World Cup mascot name
September 21st, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 21 (IANS) Brazilian football fans have called for a greater say in the naming of the country's 2014 World Cup mascot.Days after confirming an armadillo as ... Read more...
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SC slams poor facilities for green tribunal
September 19th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday pulled up the government for not providing infrastructure for the effective functioning of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that deals with ... Read more...
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Presidential polls dead issue, Mamata my younger sister: Mulayam
September 13th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) Warming up to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Thursday called her "my younger sister" and said the July ... Read more...
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Zenit coach confirms interest in Nani
August 18th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian football champions Zenit St. Petersburg are interested in buying Manchester United midfielder Nani, Zenit coach Luciano Spalletti said."The news about Nani is true," Spalletti ... Read more...
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BJP pits Pant against Uttarakhand CM
June 19th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, June 19 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday announced the candidature of its senior leader Prakash Pant against Uttarakahand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna in the Sitarganj assembly by-election.Senior leaders of ... Read more...
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Met Sonia over presidential poll: Mulayam
June 16th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, whose sudden U-turn helped the Congress isolate Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in the presidential poll nomination, Saturday ... Read more...
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Game is not over yet: Mamata
June 15th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) With the Samajwadi Party's support to Pranab Mukherjee's candidature leaving the Trinamool Congress red-faced, party supremo Mamata Banerjee Friday remained firm on her stand of ... Read more...
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Mamata to skip UPA meet, dares Congress to snap ties (Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A combative West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banarjee Thursday said she would not attend the UPA meeting on the presidential ... Read more...
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Congress hopeful Mamata, Mulayam can be persuaded
June 14th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Despite the quickly unfolding events over the presidential poll taking the party by surprise, there was optimism in the Congress headquarters Thursday that Trinamool ... Read more...
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Could Mulayam be persuaded to accept Pranab as president?
June 14th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was not averse to a "slight climbdown" on union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as president but was ... Read more...
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We will support Congress choice for president: Lalu Prasad
June 14th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 14 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Thursday said his party would support the Congress party's choice of presidential candidate and slammed political parties for "making ... Read more...
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UPA will shortly decide on presidential candidate: Pranab
June 14th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the Congress will shortly decide on a presidential candidate, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who was named as ... Read more...
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Mamata plays pivotal role in presidential talk (Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was at the centre of a political drama Wednesday when she stunned everyone by announcing three new names, including ... Read more...
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Capital drama: Manmohan joins Pranab in presidential roulette (Roundup)
June 13th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) On a day of high drama, India's presidential sweepstakes were thrown wide open Wednesday evening after two key allies of the ruling UPA, Mulayam ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Kalam or Somnath for president: SP, Trinamool (Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee are the three people favoured by the Samajwadi ... Read more...
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President race: Mamata hedges on Pranab, backs Meira (Second lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Ruling UPA's alliance partner, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ... Read more...
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President race: Mamata hedges on Pranab, backs Meira, Kalam (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Breaking her silence over the presidential race, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or ... Read more...
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Mamata backs Meira, Kalam or Gopal Gandhi as president
May 21st, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as president but ... Read more...
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Shirdi temple gets new trustees (Second Lead)
March 28th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shirdi (Maharashtra), March 28 (IANS) Moving swiftly to meet a court deadline, the Maharashtra government has appointed a new board of trustees for a trust that manages the reverred Shirdi ... Read more...
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From pages to screen - ‘The Hunger Games’
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) American author Suzaane Collins' novel "The Hunger Games" for young adults was launched here in the run-up to the release of its big screen ... Read more...
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Maoists offer swap, no interlocutor for talks (Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) Uncertainty persisted Wednesday on the fate of the two Italians abducted by Maoists in Odisha, with talks likely to be delayed further as it was not ... Read more...
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Odisha abduction: Talks delayed again
March 21st, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) Uncertainty persisted Wednesday on the fate of the two Italians abducted by Maoists in Odisha last week with talks likely to be delayed as it was ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Maoists extend deadline, offer other mediators (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) Maoists rebels, who have abducted two Italian tourists in Odisha, Tuesday extended the deadline for the state government's acceptance of their demands to Wednesday evening while ... Read more...
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Abduction crisis deepens, interlocutor refuses to mediate
March 20th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) The hostage crisis in Odisha deepened Tuesday, six days after two Italian nationals were abducted by Maoists, with one of the three interlocutors saying he did ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP recommends names for Rajya Sabha
March 14th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has recommended three names including J.P. Nadda for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh falling vacant April 2, ... Read more...
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Ishrat Jahan case: Fourth chief named for probe team
July 19th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday appointed a new head - the fourth - of the special investigation team it has set up to probe the ... Read more...
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R.K. Singh takes over as new home secretary
June 30th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Raj Kumar Singh Thursday took over as the new union home secretary amid internal security challenges, Maoist violence and terror threats emanating from ... Read more...
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Labour Minister Kharge chairs 193rd central board of trustees meeting
March 30th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge chaired the 193rd meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, Employees' Provident Fund here today.The meeting was the tenth ... Read more...
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CVC appointment made on basis of documents: Chavan
March 22nd, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday said the appointment of P.J. Thomas as chief vigilance commissioner (CVC) was made on the basis of documents received ... Read more...
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BJP totally united on CVC issue: Jaitley
March 12th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Rubbishing rumours about differences within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the chief vigilance commissioner's (CVC) issue, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley ... Read more...
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No differences in party on CVC issue: Gadkari (Lead)
March 9th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Wednesday denied any differences in the party over the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) issue and said the ... Read more...
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No differences in party on CVC issue: Gadkari
March 9th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Wednesday denied any differences in the party over the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) issue and said ... Read more...
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Malkangiri Collector kidnapping: Maoists extend deadline
February 19th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (ANI): Maoists have extended the two-day deadline indefinitely for the Orissa Government to meet their demands in return for the release of Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna and ... Read more...
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Backdoor talks on, Orissa urges Maoists to extend deadline (Second Lead)
February 18th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (IANS) Even as backchannel talks were on Friday to secure the release of Malkangiri district collector and an engineer from Maoist captivity, Orissa has appealed to the rebels ... Read more...
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Orissa collector still hostage, Maoists snap road links (Lead)
February 18th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (IANS) Amid hectic backchannel talks, Maoists in Orissa Friday snapped road links to Malkangiri and submitted a fresh set of demands to release the collector of the district who ... Read more...
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