Sleazegate: BJP, opposition spar over three ministers
February 9th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka and opposition parties Thursday stepped up their attack on each other over action against three sleazegate ministers ... Read more...
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Russian prosecutors to move higher court seeking Gita ban
January 26th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow/New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Stung by a Siberian court's rejection of their plea seeking a ban on Bhagavad Gita and branding it extremist literature, Russian prosecutors are now ... Read more...
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Mohanlal’s ‘Tezz’ cameo enrages his fans
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) When Mohanlal agreed to do a cameo in Priyadarshan's action film "Tezz", perhaps he didn't know what he was getting himself, and the film's makers, ... Read more...
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Unfair to let Jarawas live in beastly conditions: Minister
January 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Tribal Affairs Minister V.Kishore Chandra Deo Friday indicated that the Jarawa tribes people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be gradually exposed to modern ... Read more...
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Indian stage, Bollywood, Broadway meet in Saurabh Shukla’s play
January 12th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Indian stage, Bollywood and Broadway have never been far away - as popular television and screen actor Saurabh Shukla's play "Red Hot" brings to ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned amid chaos, minus Lokpal (Second Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Two days after the Lokpal bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha, it failed to get past the Rajya Sabha Thursday as the house ... Read more...
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India’s stand on ‘ban Gita’ case in Russia vindicated: Government
December 29th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) With a court in the Russian city of Tomsk dismissing a 'ban the Gita' case Wednesday, the Indian government Thursday said its views that ... Read more...
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Jethmalani triggers ruckus in Lokpal debate
December 29th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Former law minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Jethmalani triggered a storm in the Rajya Sabha Thursday when he said that a ... Read more...
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Scrap derogatory content by Feb 6, court asks websites (Third Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday ordered websites like Facebook, Google and Yahoo to remove all "derogatory" content from their sites by Feb 6, or face ... Read more...
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Clamour for minority quota in Lokpal, Lok Sabha disrupted (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was disrupted twice Thursday ahead of the tabling of the much-awaited Lokpal bill, with some parties firmly demanding a quota for ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha disrupted ahead of Lokpal bill
December 22nd, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was disrupted Thursday after an uproar over the anti-graft Lokpal bill that is expected to be tabled in the house later ... Read more...
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Unruly scenes force Lok Sabha adjournment
December 21st, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Unruly scenes Wednesday caused the Lok Sabha to be adjourned twice, first during the Question Hour and later at noon over the issues relating ... Read more...
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Gita row snowballs, India raises issue at ‘highest levels’ (Evening Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The case in a Russian court to ban the Bhagavad Gita continued to create an uproar Tuesday with political parties voicing their concern in ... Read more...
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ULFA claims minister is ex-member
December 18th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 18 (IANS) The militant-politician nexus in Assam once again hit the headlines with an outlawed separatist group claiming that a senior minister was one of its former ... Read more...
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New Zealand’s ‘Mary and Joseph billboard’ creates controversy
December 15th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Auckland, Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The church which caused an uproar in New Zealand two years ago for erecting a billboard showing semi-nude “Joseph and Mary” in bed has done it again ... Read more...
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Sibal meets social media companies over content screening
December 15th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) After enraging netizens with his proposed screening measures to root out objectionable content from internet, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday met representatives of social ... Read more...
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Forced to think of guidelines for social sites: Sibal
December 9th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Friday said he was compelled to think of guidelines for barring objectionable content on social networking sites after they ... Read more...
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Johnny Depp in trouble
December 5th, 2011 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp has come under fire from religious activists for his new Christmas-themed track.The 48-year-old teamed up with British rockers Babybird to record "The ... Read more...
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Ethiopia gay meet creates buzz on Facebook
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Dec 3 (IANS) A controversial gay conference, which began here in the Ethiopian capital despite an uproar from the public and religious leaders, has generated a ... Read more...
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Congress core group discusses parliament stalemate over FDI
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Congress core group met here Friday in the backdrop of ally Trinamool Congress saying it did not support Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in ... Read more...
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Delhi assembly passes bill to trifurcate MCD
December 1st, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Delhi assembly Thursday passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill which will pave the way for trifurcation of the civic body.The bill was ... Read more...
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Nasri involved in altercation with Frimpong on return to Emirates
November 30th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Former Arsenal player Samir Nasri, who signed with rivals Manchester City this year, was involved in an altercation with Gunners' Emmanuel Frimpong on his first ... Read more...
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Government using FDI uproar to buy time, accuse BJP, Left
November 29th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left Tuesday joined together to accuse the government of buying time by its "provocative act" of allowing ... Read more...
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Andhra speaker rejects resignations of 61 lawmakers
November 28th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh assembly Speaker N. Manohar Monday accepted resignations of four lawmakers from the Telangana region but rejected resignations of 61 other legislators, including those ... Read more...
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Uproar in Rajya Sabha over FDI decision, house adjourned
November 25th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Friday witnessed noisy protests from the opposition over the government decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail ... Read more...
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BSP passes state split resolution, triggers opposition protest (Roundup)
November 21st, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 21 (IANS) In a political sleight of hand, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday managed to get a resolution for division of Uttar Pradesh - the country's ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh assembly passes split motion amid pandemonium
November 21st, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 21 (IANS) The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Monday managed to get the much-debated resolution for division of Uttar Pradesh into four smaller states passed by voice ... Read more...
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Nothing abnormal about Bengal crib deaths: Central minister
October 29th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) A day after the number of crib deaths in government hospitals in West Bengal shot up to 28, union Minister of State for Health and Family ... Read more...
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Agra MP demands expert investigations for Taj Mahal
October 15th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha member from Agra Ram Shankar Katheria Saturday demanded proper and scientific investigations by experts to reassure the people that ... Read more...
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Poverty line issue sorted out, new definition soon
October 3rd, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Consensus has been reached within the government on the contentious Rs.32 a day criteria for defining people below the poverty line, which drew flak ... Read more...
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Magsaysay winner Neelima Mishra granted US visa
October 3rd, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Four days after rejecting her application, the US consulate here Monday granted a US visa to Neelima Mishra, one of this year's Magsaysay Award winners, her ... Read more...
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Montek meets PM amid controversy over poverty data
October 2nd, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday amid controversy over the panel's affidavit in the Supreme Court defining ... Read more...
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Magsaysay laureate Neelima Mishra denied US visa
September 30th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Neelima Mishra, one of this year's Magsaysay Awards winners, was Friday denied a visa by the US consulate here but no reasons were assigned, the laureate ... Read more...
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Haryana announces Rs 30 lakh reward for hockey team
September 27th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 27 (IANS) Haryana Tuesday announced a reward of
Rs.30 lakh for the Indian hockey team that won the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in China.Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda made ... Read more...
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Blair met Gaddafi aide before Lockerbie bomber’s release
September 25th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 25 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair and Prince Andrew had a secret meeting with a Muammar Gaddafi aide in London just before the Lockerbie bomber was ... Read more...
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