Mulayam says Third front after polls, admits PM ambitions (Roundup)
September 13th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for the first time made clear his prime ministerial ambitions Thursday but in a shift of stance, declared the ... Read more...
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Presidential polls dead issue, Mamata my younger sister: Mulayam
September 13th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) Warming up to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Thursday called her "my younger sister" and said the July ... Read more...
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Kolkata woman who alleged gangrape does volte face
August 14th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) A day after a Kolkata woman gave a police complaint that she was gangraped here, she retracted from her statement Tuesday after investigators pointed to discrepancies ... Read more...
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Huge cash recovered from Fiza’s house
August 9th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) Even after her death in mysterious circumstances, Fiza Mohammed a.k.a. Anuradha Bali continues to court controversy with the Mohali police Thursday recovering huge amount of currency ... Read more...
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Presidential poll: Trinamool, CPI-M both losers (West Bengal Newsletter)
July 20th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's dramatic U-turn to support UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee - albeit to ensure a smooth run for her cash-strapped West ... Read more...
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Increase coordination with UPA partners, Mamata tells Congress
July 18th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Asking the Congress to pace up the coordination and consultations with its UPA allies on policy matters, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said ... Read more...
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Pranab welcomes Trinamool decision
July 17th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Within minutes of the Trinamool Congress Tuesday deciding to support his presidential bid, ruling United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee welcomed the announcement ... Read more...
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Parrikar’s mining flip flop angers activists
July 17th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 17 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's volte face on illegal mining has riled anti-mining activists and has given the Opposition an opportunity to attack the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Sarabjit and Surjeet: Shock in one home, joy in another (Second Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar/Ferozepur, June 27 (IANS) The fate of two Indians in Pakistani jails -- Sarabjit Singh and Surjeet Singh -- by the turn of events since Tuesday has made their families ... Read more...
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India calls for Sarabjit’s release, upset at Pakistan’s U-turn (Roundup)
June 27th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan's midnight U-turn on the release of Sarabjit Singh, suspected to have been done under pressure from its powerful military-ISI establishment, has not gone ... Read more...
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India renews request for Sarabjit’s release, awaits clear picture (Second Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan's midnight U-turn on the release of Sarabjit Singh, suspected to have been orchestrated by its powerful military establishment, has not gone down well ... Read more...
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Sarabjit’s family shattered by Pakistan’s ‘cruel joke’ (Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, June 27 (IANS) From jubilation to outrage and tears. Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's family said Wednesday they felt cheated by the cavalier manner in which the Pakistan government ... Read more...
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India presses for Sarabjit’s release, awaits confirmation (Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India Wednesday renewed its request to Pakistan to release death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh after a midnight volte-face by Islamabad and said it was ... Read more...
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Free Sarabjit, Krishna ‘requests’ Pakistan
June 27th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India Wednesday welcomed the release of Surjeet Singh from a Pakistani jail and renewed its "request" to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to also free ... Read more...
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Game not over yet, won’t say anything about Mulayam: Mamata (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Smarting after Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's political somersault, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Friday remained firm on supporting A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for ... Read more...
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Mamata backtracks; says it was an appeal, not ultimatum
April 24th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IANS) Three days after issuing a 15-day ultimatum to the central government for accepting the state's demand for a moratorium on interest re-payment, West Bengal ... Read more...
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MNS bags Nashik mayor’s post - with BJP support
March 15th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, March 15 (IANS) The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Thursday bagged the prestigious post of mayor in the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) with the unexpected support of ... Read more...
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India’s foreign policy under threat due to US pressure: CPI-M
March 4th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) Alleging that India's foreign policy was under threat due to US pressure, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday railed against New Delhi's vote for an ... Read more...
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Mamata U-turn: Blames CPI-M for Gyaneshwari train tragedy
February 19th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Months after accusing the Maoists of triggering the 2010 Gyaneshwari Express train derailment - which killed 149 people - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, ... Read more...
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No deal with Congress on Lokayukta, says Mamata (Lead)
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Denying any deal with the Congress on the issue of Lokayukta in the Lokpal bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said she felt ... Read more...
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No deal with Congress on Lokayukta, says Mamata
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Denying any deal with the Congress on the issue of Lokayukta in the Lokpal bill, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said she felt ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill is well thought out: Amartya Sen (Lead, superseding earlier story)
January 3rd, 2012 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Amid fiasco in Parliament over the Lokpal bill and strong criticism of some of its clauses on Lokayukta by different political parties, Nobel laureate, economist ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill not well thought out: Amartya Sen
January 3rd, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Amid fiasco in Parliament over the Lokpal bill and strong criticism of some of its clauses on Lakayuka by different political parties, Nobel laureate, economist ... Read more...
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Indira Bhawan renaming: Another Trinamool-Congress tussle looms (West Bengal Newsletter)
January 1st, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conceeded that there are "differences" with alliance partner Trinamool Congress at the centre on certain issues, another tussle between the ... Read more...
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Mamata trying to acquire all-India stature?
December 30th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee, who has already acquired a giant killer image by dethroning the Left Front after 34 years of its uninterrupted rule, ... Read more...
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FDI standoff an excuse not to bring Lokpal, alleges Hazare
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday accused the central government of prolonging the parliament stalemate over the issue of foreign equity in retail as an excuse not ... Read more...
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UPA is byword for corruption: Advani
October 21st, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) Asserting that he supported the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on issues of national interest, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Friday said the Congress-led ... Read more...
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Goa drops LGBT tourism talks amid protest from Church, others
October 20th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 20 (IANS) The Goa government Thursday did a volte face on promoting lesbian gay bisexual transsexual (LGBT) tourism by choosing to droping a discussion on it at the ... Read more...
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Advani’s last throw of the dice (Comment)
October 15th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
For a believer in astrology, L.K. Advani cannot be too pleased with the way he set off on his latest rath yatra. First, he had to shift the starting point ... Read more...
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Maoists using CPI-M guns to kill: Mamata
September 20th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday alleged that rifles earlier used by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists have been passed on to the ... Read more...
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Antony seeks report on Kashmir fake shootout killing
August 9th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony has sought a probe into the alleged killing of a civilian in a staged shootout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district ... Read more...
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Nepal puts off army security for GMR under Maoist pressure
June 25th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 25 (IANS) With the former Maoist guerrillas warning Nepal Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal that they would oppose deployment of the army to provide security to beleaguered Indian ... Read more...
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SLC hopes to convince BCCI to allow participation of Indian cricketers (Lead)
June 19th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 19 (IANS) Surprised and hurt, the Sri Lankan cricket board said Sunday that it will take up with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) the ... Read more...
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The core seven: Making the government’s voice heard
June 12th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Under relentless attack for its acts of omissions and commissions, the UPA government has finally realised the value of reaching out to the media. ... Read more...
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When Sonia spurned Gujral’s advice - and paid for it
February 22nd, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Former prime minister I.K. Gujral had advised Congress president Sonia Gandhi against bidding for the prime ministership in 1999, saying "she would be let down by ... Read more...
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