Lanka ‘war crimes’: India cautious, trying for a forward-looking outcome
March 14th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Treading cautiously on the the US-backed resolution on alleged war crimes during Sri Lanka's civil war, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Wednesday the government ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka war crimes: AIADMK dissatisfied with PM’s response
March 14th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday said India should support the US-sponsored resolution on the war crimes allegedly committed during Sri Lanka's civil war ... Read more...
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Dhumal rejects health minister’s resignation
March 13th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Tuesday rejected the resignation of Health Minister Rajiv Bindal, saying the opposition
allegations of corruption against him were baseless."He ... Read more...
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Lanka resolution: Uproar in parliament, India undecided (Roundup)
March 13th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The allegations of "war crimes" during Sri Lanka's bloody civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tuesday triggered a massive uproar ... Read more...
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Uproar in parliament over Sri Lanka’s ‘war crimes’ (Third Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Parliament witnessed uproarious scenes Tuesday over allegations of "war crimes" during Sri Lanka's bloody civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned over Sri Lanka `war crimes’ (Second Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Tuesday afternoon amid uproar over India's stand on war crimes allegations during the closing stages of ... Read more...
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Probe Sri Lanka killings, CPI-M says
March 13th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday called for "a credible investigation" into widespread allegations of extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka."The Indian government should take ... Read more...
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Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Sri Lankan ‘war crimes’ (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Tuesday as opposition parties demanded to know the government's stand on atrocities on Sri Lankan Tamils after a picture ... Read more...
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Himachal minister resigns amid assembly uproar (Lead)
March 12th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Rajeev Bindal, facing allegations of corruption, gave his resignation Monday to Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal in the assembly amid uproar.Refuting ... Read more...
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TDP demands resignation of ‘tainted’ Andhra ministers
March 12th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) A Supreme Court notice to some Andhra Pradesh ministers for allegedly helping YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy amass illegal wealth sparked an uproar in ... Read more...
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Uproar cuts short Tripura governor’s address
February 24th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 24 (IANS) Slogan-shouting opposition members forced Tripura Governor D.Y. Patil to leave the assembly Friday without completing his customary address on the opening day of the four-week long ... Read more...
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Kerala fishermen’s daily tryst with danger
February 20th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) News of two innocent Indian fishermen being shot dead by Italian sailors off the Kerala coast caused a national outrage that resulted in their arrest. But ... Read more...
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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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