Congress to field ex-CPI-M legislator in Kerala by-poll
April 25th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 25 (IANS) R. Selvaraj, a two-time Kerala CPI-M legislator who quit the party last month, will contest the June 2 by-election to the Neyattinkara assembly constituency as ... Read more...
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Ranbaxy launches ‘indigenous’ malaria drug
April 25th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Indian pharma major Ranbaxy Wednesday launched a new "indigenous" anti-malaria drug at a ceremony in the national capital to mark World Malaria Day.The new drug, ... Read more...
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Neyattinkara to go to polls June 2
April 24th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday announced June 2 as the date for the by-election to Kerala's Neyattinkara assembly constituency.The last date for filing of nomination is ... Read more...
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Sikkkim wins top rural development award
April 24th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Sikkim has won the 'best state' award for strengthening its panchayati raj institutions.Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Union Minister of Panchayati Raj and ... Read more...
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Punjab government takes on Thapar University
April 24th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) The Punjab government has sought a complete report on the status of the private Thapar University following the controversy over abolition of Punjab quota seats in ... Read more...
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Will try to evolve consensus on president: Government
April 23rd, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Amid speculation over the possible names of presidential candidates, the government Monday said it will try to evolve consensus on one candidate, but added that ... Read more...
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Monica Bharti new Himachal Youth Congress chief
April 21st, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 21 (IANS) Monica Bharti, daughter-in-law of former MP Chander Kumar, is the newpresident of the Himachal Pradesh Indian Youth Congress (IYC), a party official said here Saturday.In a ... 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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PM to visit Assam amid shutdown
April 20th, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh undertakes a daylong visit to Assam Friday amid a shutdown called by the anti-talks faction of the banned United Liberation Front ... Read more...
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I’ve said nothing wrong against Virbhadra: Kejriwal
April 19th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Civil society activist Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said apologising to union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Virbhadra Singh over remarks against him was not ... Read more...
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‘Bengal minister’s appointment violative of Constitution’
April 18th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday wrote to the chief election commissioner, requesting him to disqualify West Bengal Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee's legislatorship after he ... Read more...
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Congress, NCP score well in five civic bodies’ polls
April 16th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Contrary to expectations, the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party combine performed well in the elections to five municipal corporations, results of which were declared here Monday.Polling ... Read more...
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Virbhadra moves to grab reins of power (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
April 15th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 15 (IANS) The Congress policy of not announcing the chief minister's name before the elections in the state has come under fire by its own senior leader and ... Read more...
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Nabard’s Rs.15 bn fund to help women’s self-help groups
April 14th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (Nabard) will create a Rs.15 billion fund to cater to women's Self-Help Groups in economically weaker districts in ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh invites corporates to work for tribal welfare
April 14th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) In a first major initiative, the government has reached out to India Inc to involve itself in rural developmental works involving the tribals in central and ... Read more...
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Sibal attacks ‘multi-level corruption’ in BJP-led MCD
April 13th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) On the last day of campaigning for Delhi's civic polls, the Congress fielded central minister Kapil Sibal, who charged the the BJP-led Municipal Corporation ... Read more...
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Gehlot faces crisis, but may survive (Rajasthan Newsletter)
April 13th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is facing vocal opposition from some Congress party colleagues over his style of functioning. But many believe he will manage ... Read more...
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BJP-led MCD developed culture of earning money: Maken
April 11th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) had spent only Rs.125 crore of the Rs.10,533 crore sanctioned for various ... Read more...
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Himachal Youth Congress re-poll April 19
April 11th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 11 (IANS) Re-polling will be held April 19 to elect the president of the Himachal Pradesh Indian Youth Congress (IYC) after the election of Union Minister Virbhadra Singh's ... Read more...
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‘14 innovation universities to be set up in India’
April 10th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Fourteen innovation universities would be set up in the country during the 12th Five Year Plan, Union Minister of State for Planning, Science and Technology and ... Read more...
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Announce chief minister candidates early: Virbhadra
April 10th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 10 (IANS) Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Himachal Pradesh Congress leader Virbhadra Singh Tuesday asked the party high command to declare the chief ministerial ... Read more...
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States’ demand for ‘green bonus’ legitimate: Ashwani Kumar
April 9th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Acknowledging Himachal Pradesh's demand for special incentives to preserve its ecology, Union Minister of State for Planning Ashwani Kumar Monday favoured grant of "green bonus" to ... Read more...
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Zardari came to India with open mind: Bansal
April 9th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari came to India with an open mind and expressed his opposition to terrorism in any form, union minister P.K. ... Read more...
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BJP gags Chhattisgarh seniors over CAG report
April 9th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has gagged at least two of its senior leaders in Chhattisgarh after they slammed their own government for not taking ... Read more...
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Breaking 27-year jinx, Chandigarh hotel to open finally
April 9th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Chandigarh residents had virtually given up hope of seeing the hotel ever function. But, finally after 27 years, the Park Plaza, which has changed its name ... Read more...
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Congress legislators want seniors to come together (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
April 8th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 8 (IANS) Young Congress legislators in Himachal Pradesh are leaving nothing to chance in the run up to the assembly polls later this year and trying to ... Read more...
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Antony panel to look into poll debacle in Punjab, Goa
April 7th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) After a review of its performance in Uttar Pradesh by party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the Congress has formed a panel headed by Defence ... Read more...
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Stuntman killed, actress injured in Greater Noida mall (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 7 (IANS) A stuntman was killed and Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat injured in two separate accidents Saturday at a mall in Greater Noida, which was inaugurated only ... Read more...
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Foodgrain pile up scare in Punjab
April 4th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 4 (IANS) With huge stocks of wheat and rice occupying foodgrain storage facilities across Punjab, the government has set the alarm bells ringing of its "problem of ... Read more...
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Court seeks proof on plea against Digvijay Singh
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A man, who allegedly hurled a shoe at a Congress leader at a press conference here last year, was Tuesday told by a Delhi ... Read more...
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IPL set for grand start - without ‘feel good’ factor
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) It is that time of the year when cricket meets Bollywood as the Indian Premier League (IPL) razzmatazz is all set to start Wednesday ... Read more...
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PM remembers Salve as distinguished leader
April 2nd, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday condoled the death of former union minister N.K.P. Salve, saying India had lost "a distinguished leader".In his condolence message ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh threatens to sue Kejriwal
April 1st, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal's remark against MPs came back to haunt him Sunday as union minister Virbhadra Singh threatened to sue him while ... Read more...
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Syndicate Bank opens 108 branches in a day
March 31st, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 31 (IANS) Setting a record of sorts, state-run Syndicate Bank Saturday opened 108 new branches across 15 states and Andaman & Nicobar islands simultaneously through the electronic route ... Read more...
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All support to UP on central-aided projects: Jairam Ramesh
March 31st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday assured Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav that no central-aided projects in the state would be left hanging at ... Read more...
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