Girl’s letter to judge saves mother from jail
February 22nd, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 22 (IANS) A British teenager saved her mother from jail by penning a heart-rending letter to the judge.Julie Cairns, 38, was hauled into court for flashing the V-sign ... Read more...
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Of an anxiously awaited verdict and a surprised Swamy
February 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The suspense was mounting for hundreds of media persons and lawyers who jostled for space outside the court of special CBI judge O.P. Saini ... Read more...
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Mamata’s tryst with the Eden
November 17th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Taking a break from tackling tricky issues of governance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday spent some time on the cricket field feting Sachin ... Read more...
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Didi comes to Eden, says victory is hers!
November 17th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday descended on the famed Eden Gardens here and feted the Indian cricket team for its emphatic win over the West ... Read more...
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Karnataka enthusiastic over Anna’s victory
August 28th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 28 (IANS) Fervent celebrations, patriotic fervour, jubilant scenes and slogan-shouting gripped Karnataka Sunday, soon after Anna Hazare ended his 12-day fast at the Ramlila Maidan in New ... Read more...
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Reporters imprisoned in Libya
August 24th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tripoli, Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of international journalists are being held in a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The journalists were in the city to cover the rebel ... Read more...
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Rajnath, Jaitley meet Yeddyurappa, without success
July 29th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley Friday met Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to persuade him to quit as directed by ... Read more...
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Nikam flashes V-sign after Kasab’s death sentence
May 6th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Special Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam Thursday flashed a V-sign after Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab was sentenced to death for the Mumbai terror attack.
Nikam, who had argued the ... Read more...
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Brit Asian man cleared of racially abusing BNP leader Griffin
November 5th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.5 (ANI): A Brit Asian man has been cleared of racially abusing BNP leader Nick Griffin.Tauriq Khalid, 23, denied shouting "white b*******" at far-right demonstrators in his hometown of ... Read more...
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Six Malaysians who dragged cow’s head charged with sedition
September 9th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 9 (IANS) A Malaysian court Wednesday charged six men with sedition for dragging a cow's head during a street protest and then stamping and spitting on it.
Six other people ... Read more...
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Maharashtra chief minister queues up to vote
April 16th, 2009 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Nanded (Maharashtra), April 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, accompanied by his wife Ameeta, waited in a queue at a polling station Thursday morning to cast their votes at a ... Read more...
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Voting ends peacefully in Bangladesh
December 29th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Dec 29 (ANI): Ninth Parliamentary Elections came to an after Bangladeshis voted today overwhelmingly to elect the ninth Parliament of the country after two years of the emergency rule.
Over 80 ... Read more...
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Sparks fly in parliament as PM vows to win trust vote (Lead Roundup)
July 21st, 2008 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A confident Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday pledged to win the trust vote in parliament "100 percent", as the ruling coalition and the opposition ... Read more...
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PM sure of winning trust vote, opposition also confident (Roundup)
July 21st, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Facing the biggest political crisis in over four years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted Monday that he was confident of winning the trust vote as the ruling ... Read more...
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Every decision of government in best interest of the nation: PM
July 21st, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today moved a one-line motion on vote of confidence in Parliament.Dr. Singh began the trust vote saying that every single ... Read more...
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Government will prove its majority: Manmohan Singh
July 21st, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that his Government would prove its majority in the house during the July 22 floor test.
Arriving at Parliament, Dr. ... Read more...
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PM flashes ‘V-sign’ ahead of crucial trust vote
July 21st, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday flashed the victory V-sign as he entered the Parliament House complex where his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government faces its toughest political ... Read more...
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