CPI-M lacks inner party democracy: Expelled leader
June 12th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Lashing out at the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for lacking inner party democracy, expelled party leader Anil Basu Monday said the ongoing rectification process ... Read more...
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CPI-M expels former party MP for indiscipline
June 11th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) parliamentarian Anil Basu, who had acquired infamy for his lewd comments against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, has ... Read more...
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Biman Bose may face suit
May 4th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Sabita Basu, wife of suspended CPI-M leader and former MP Anil Basu, Friday rubbished allegations of "corruption and nepotism" against her husband and threatened to ... Read more...
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CPI-M suspends former party MP
May 1st, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha member Anil Basu, who acquired infamy for his lewd comments against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee ahead of the West Bengal assembly ... Read more...
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Will not align with criminals and thieves, vows Rahul
February 4th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 4 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday asserted that he was content with his party being out of power in Uttar Pradesh but would not join ... Read more...
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‘Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga’ an entertainer all the way (Kannada Movie Review)
July 17th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Review: "Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga"; Cast: Vijaya Raghavendra, Naveen Krishna, Meghana Gaonkar, Petrol Prasanna, Rangayana Raghu and Shobharaj; Director: Hari Krishna; Producer: Pampapath & Nagendra Prasad; Story-screenplay-Direction: Nagendra Prasad; Dialogue Writer: Malavalli ... Read more...
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Temple town with doorless homes gets a bank with no lock
January 10th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Jan 10 (IANS) Shani Shingnapur, the world famous temple town in Maharashtra where houses have neither doors or locks, now befittingly has its first commercial bank ... Read more...
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SA’s advanced passenger processing system set to eliminate WC hooligan risk
June 9th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Pretoria, June 9(ANI): The South African Home Affairs Department has said that the country's Advanced Passenger Processing (APP) system will eliminate the risk of hooligans entering the country during the World Cup."The ... Read more...
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Demand for probe into bookie issue
July 31st, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, July 31 (IANS) Despite the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to put the issue of bookmakers allegedly trying to contact the country's national players in Sri Lanka under wraps, ... Read more...
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Pak team manager rejects reports of bookies approaching players
July 31st, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 31 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team manager in Sri Lanka Yawar Saeed has rejected reports that the players were approached by some alleged bookies during the Test matches in Colombo earlier ... Read more...
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Socrates’ trial was legally just, says Cambridge classicist
June 8th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): A Cambridge University classicist says that the trial and execution of Athenian philosopher Socrates was justified by the law of the time.Professor Paul Cartledge says that Socrates ... Read more...
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Security beefed up in 6 Maoist-affected constituencies in West Bengal
April 17th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday declared six West Bengal assembly constituencies as Maoist-affected, saying that security arrangements would be stepped up there to tackle any violence during the Lok ... Read more...
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Jolt to Chiranjeevi as another leader quits (Lead)
April 10th, 2009 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) With just a week left for the elections in Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) Thursday suffered another major jolt with a key leader resigning and ... Read more...
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Jolt to Chiranjeevi as another leader resigns
April 9th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) A week before elections start in Andhra Pradesh, Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) of superstar Chiranjeevi Thursday suffered a big jolt with another key leader resigning and branding ... Read more...
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Afghan tribal elders threaten to boycott elections
December 27th, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 27 (Xinhua) Chieftains and tribal elders in Afghanistan's southern province of Zabul have warned that they would boycott the upcoming presidential election if the government fails to protect civilians from ... Read more...
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Thousands in Agra sign anti-terror pledge
December 14th, 2008 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 14 (IANS) Thousands of people in Agra Sunday signed a charter demanding a "clear-cut action programme" to combat terrorism in the wake of the Mumbai carnage.Representatives of business chambers, social ... Read more...
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50 touts arrested during Operation Obama in Agra
November 9th, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
img src="http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/images/Barack Obama/obama.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="Barack Obama" title="Barack Obama" align="right" Agra Nov 9, IANS) US President-elect Barack Obama has inspired the police in this Uttar Pradesh city so much that they named ... Read more...
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Rising crime among Malaysian Indians worrying: Vellu
August 17th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 17 (IANS) Concerned over the rising crime graph among ethnic Indians in Malaysia, the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has sought a meeting with Inspector General of Police Musa Hassan ... Read more...
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Haryana to scan reputation of police officials
June 29th, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 29 (IANS) Embarrassed by the involvement of its own police officials in rapes and other crime activities, the Haryana police has decided to carefully examine the service record of police ... Read more...
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Burney not deported, welcome to India, says home ministry (Lead)
May 31st, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A day after leading Pakistani human rights advocate and former minister Ansar Burney was denied entry into India, the government Saturday said he was not deported but ... Read more...
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Burney deported due to ‘glitch’ in airport look-out list
May 31st, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Leading Pakistani human rights advocate and former minister Ansar Burney was refused entry into India and deported to Dubai Friday night as he was on a "look-out ... Read more...
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Indo-Nepal border sealed for Nepali polls
April 10th, 2008 - 7:58 pm ICT by admin
Rupaidiha (Indo-Nepal Border), April 10 (IANS) The usually bustling Indo-Nepal border post in this Uttar Pradesh town wore a deserted look Thursday as the 700-km long border were sealed for the Himalayan ... Read more...
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Women to be given preference in tourist security force
March 19th, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by admin
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Women will be given preference in the Tourist Security Force to be formed in Indian states for the safety and security of tourists in the ... Read more...
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PM for global cooperation to make financial markets free from terrorists’ investment
November 14th, 2007 - 2:29 am ICT by admin
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