PM not involved in work of panel allotting coal blacks: Khurshid
September 10th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Defending the UPA government over coal block allocations, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Monday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had nothing to do with the ... Read more...
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SP against promotion quota bill, BJP wants amendments
September 4th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Soon after the union cabinet Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment bill for reservation in job promotions to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Samajwadi ... Read more...
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Ramlila happens every year: Khurshid
August 9th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Taking a jibe at Baba Ramdev's protest at Ramlila Maidan, union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said that "Ramlila takes place every year"."Ramlila takes place ... Read more...
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Jethmalani to challenge Geelani’s house arrest
August 4th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) Former union law minister and senior counsel Ram Jethmalani has decided to challenge in the Supreme Court the continued house arrest of separatist leader Syed Ali ... Read more...
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Hazare told Khurshid ‘he had no choice’
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Anna Hazare had nothing against the Congress and was aware of the shortcomings of some of his Team Anna colleagues but "had no choice ... Read more...
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Modi’s ‘hang me’ remark triggers Congress, BJP slug-fest (Lead)
July 26th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A slug-fest broke out Thursday between the Congress and the BJP over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's controversial "Hang me if I am guilty" ... Read more...
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Modi’s ‘hang me’ remark reprehensible, says Congress (Lead)
July 26th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Congress ministers Thursday slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his remark "Hang me if I am guilty" with reference to the 2002 riots ... Read more...
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Modi’s ‘hang me’ remark reprehensible, says minister
July 26th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Congress ministers Thursday slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his remark "Hang me if I am guilty" with reference to the 2002 riots ... Read more...
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No further talks with government on Lokpal: Anna Hazare
July 18th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), July 18 (IANS) Alleging that the UPA government is trying to divide Team Anna, social activist Anna Hazare Wednesday said they will hold no further talks ... Read more...
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Rahul will play more pro-active role in Congress: Digvijay
July 15th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be playing a more pro-active role in the party, senior leader Digvijay Singh said Sunday."I am sure that ... Read more...
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Of mangoes, chaat and chit-chat at minister’s dawat
July 14th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A luscious spread of mangoes, mango sherbet, sheekh kebab, chaat and some relaxed chit-chat... Celebrities, politicians and senior editors tucked into an assortment of sweet ... Read more...
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Khurshid on ‘cameo’, party and Rahul Gandhi
July 14th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Cornered on what he meant by "cameo", union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday said he knew the word to mean "something brilliant, like a ... Read more...
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Hamid Ansari releases Shashi Tharoor’s new book
July 12th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Wednesday released a book on India's foreign affairs, "Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century" by ... Read more...
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Khurshid’s comments on Rahul are fodder for BJP, Left (Intro Roundup)
July 10th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's remarks Tuesday that a lack of ideological direction plagued the Congress and that Rahul Gandhi was performing only a ... Read more...
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I will win: Sangma (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Presidential candidate Purno Sangma Tuesday said he was confident of his victory since he had never lost an election in his life.Speaking to reporters after ... Read more...
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Khurshid’s comments on Rahul are BJP fodder (Roundup)
July 10th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's remarks Tuesday that a lack of ideological direction plagued the Congress and that Rahul Gandhi was performing only a ... Read more...
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Sangma lashes out at Mukherjee, Khurshid
July 10th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Purno Sagma, the presidential candidate of the BJP, BJD, AIADMK and several other parties, Tuesday lashed out at UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, terming him ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi has no clear convergent thinking: BJP
July 10th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Pouncing on comments made by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid about Rahul Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said the Congress general secretary ... Read more...
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My statement on Congress, Rahul misinterpreted: Khurshid (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday said his comments on the Congress and its general secretary Rahul Gandhi in a daily newspaper had ... Read more...
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My statement on Congress, Rahul misinterpreted: Khurshid
July 10th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday said his comments on the Congress and general secretary Rahul Gandhi in a daily newspaper had been ... Read more...
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‘No need for media regulatory law, but stronger editorial filters’
July 6th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) There is need for stronger editorial filters rather than "content filters" in the form of a law to regulate the media, speakers at a ... Read more...
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CBI committed errors in case against Mayawati: SP
July 6th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Friday accused the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of committing "technical errors" in the probe against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief ... Read more...
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Kiran Bedi compares PM to Dhritarashtra, Congress hits back
June 10th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Team Anna member Kiran Bedi Sunday compared Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the blind king Dhritarashtra of the Mahabharata epic, saying he is aiding ... Read more...
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‘Hope Lokpal bill taken for discussion in Rajya Sabha’
May 21st, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) With just two days left for the budget session of parliament to end, Union Law Minister Salman Khursheed Monday said he hoped the Lokpal ... Read more...
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Three northeastearn states soon to have high courts
May 12th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Agartala, May 12 (IANS) Three northeastern Indian states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya would soon get their own high courts as a necessary amendment bill was passed ... Read more...
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‘Centre in favour of enacting model Lokayukta law’ (Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) The central government is in favour of enacting a model law of Lokayukta so that all states can adopt their own act according to it, ... Read more...
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Reshuffle in the air as Congress ministers offer to quit
April 24th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Amid speculation of a rejig in both the party and the United Progressive Alliance government in order to gear up for the 2014 political ... Read more...
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Social media a reality: Khurshid
April 21st, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) As the West Bengal police booked a university professor for forwarding a cartoon mail on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state CID asked Facebook ... Read more...
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Chandy seeks removal of Raval in Italian Marines case (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, April 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday sought Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval's removal from the Italian Marines' case for remarking that the state government had no ... Read more...
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Bar criminals from contesting elections: Quraishi
March 27th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Stressing that it is important to get rid of criminals in the electoral process, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Tuesday said the law must bar such ... Read more...
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Louise Khurshid slips to sixth position in Farrukhabad
March 6th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) In what could be a major upset for the Congress, Louise Khurshid, wife of union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, was trailing in the sixth position ... Read more...
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Bangalore lawyers assault mediapersons
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) A group of lawyers in Bangalore Friday assaulted mediapersons, including women, who had gathered to report on mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy's ... Read more...
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UP polls’ fourth phase also sees high turnout, peaceful balloting (Night Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) Voting across 56 constituencies, including Lucknow, in the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Sunday picked up pace after a slow start to ... Read more...
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Stones pelted at Salman Khursheed’s wife Louis
February 19th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 19 (IANS) Louis Khursheed, Congress leader and wife of union Law Minister Salman Khursheed, had a narrow escape Sunday evening as a group of people ... Read more...
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All eyes on Lucknow in fourth phase of UP polls
February 18th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 18 (IANS) The fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections Sunday has a major focus on Lucknow where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tries to retain ... Read more...
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