Putin’s poll office to cooperate with election monitors
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's election campaign office has said it will cooperate with the League of Voters, a public movement formed after December's vote protests, ... Read more...
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70 percent polling in Punjab, 65 percent in Uttarakhand so far: EC
January 30th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) An estimated 70 percent polling was recorded in Punjab and 65 percent in Uttarakhand in assembly elections in the two states, the Election Commission said ... Read more...
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Congress will win minimum 35 seats: Okram Ibobi Singh
January 28th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Saturday said he is expecting his Congress party to win a minimum of 35 seats in the 60-member assembly, voting ... Read more...
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Akali government blamed for lack of NRI voters
January 27th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (IANS) The NRI cell of Punjab's opposition Congress Friday blamed the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for the lack of numbers of NRIs wanting ... Read more...
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Use vote, not shoes, as weapon: Ramdev
January 25th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, Jan 25 (IANS) Don't hurl shoes or slippers at politicians. If you don't like them, vote them out democratically. This is yoga guru Baba Ramdev's appeal to voters in ... Read more...
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Modi plays development card on Godhra stage
January 20th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Godhra (Gujarat), Jan 20 (IANS) Taking his campaign for amity to Godhra that had become a byword for communal tension, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Friday that his state ... Read more...
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Nomination exercise begins for Uttar Pradesh polls
January 12th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 12 (IANS) Filing of nominations for the forthcoming state assembly elections began in Uttar Pradesh Thursday with two independents coming forward to submit their papers in Barabanki and ... Read more...
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Vote for clean candidates, Aamir says
January 10th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aamir Khan will urge people not to vote for candidates with criminal background in upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa ... Read more...
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Congress wins Chandigarh mayoral election
January 1st, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The Congress won the Chandigarh mayoral election that was held Sunday.The party won all three posts of mayor, senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor for ... Read more...
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Sad day for democracy: Trinamool
December 30th, 2011 - 2:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Thursday said the adjournment sine die of the Rajya Sabha without vote on the Lokpal bill was shameful and a sad day ... Read more...
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Did not run away from vote, we wanted debate: Congress
December 30th, 2011 - 2:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Congress Thursday rejected allegations of running away from vote on the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha, and said it wanted to complete the ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die without Lokpal vote (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 1:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the Rajya Sabha sine die after a ruckus in the house ahead of the scheduled vote on the contentious Lokpal bill."There ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill passed in Lok Sabha (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The government Tuesday night moved a step forward to create an all-powerful anti-graft ombudsman after the Lok Sabha passed the historic Lokpal bill following ... Read more...
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Not a strong Lokpal, government under Anna’s pressure: Mulayam (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) As his party members walked out of the Lok Sabha before the vote on the Lokpal bill, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday ... Read more...
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Samajawadi Party, BSP walk out before Lokpal vote
December 28th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Forty-three members of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) staged a walkout ahead of the Lokpal vote in the Lok ... Read more...
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Leave Lokpal to parliament’s wisdom: Government (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A day before Anna Hazare begins his fast against the "weak" Lokpal bill, the government Monday called the agitation premature, saying the anti-graft legislation ... Read more...
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Team Anna’s conduct will be monitored: Quraishi
December 25th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Team Anna's conduct will be monitored during the assembly elections in five states, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said Sunday, adding that its campaign against ... Read more...
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Kareena is magic: Imran Khan
December 22nd, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Imran Khan has already admitted Kareena Kapoor is his favourite actress. Working with her in romantic comedy "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" has only strengthened ... Read more...
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PRP rebel legislator appears before Andhra speaker
December 19th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) rebel legislator Shoba Nagi Reddy Monday met Andhra Pradesh assembly Speaker N. Manohar to give her reply to the disqualification notice.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Rent Wakf property at market rates: Parliamentary panel
December 16th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A parliamentary panel Friday recommended amendments in the Wakf board bill to stop any sale, mortgage or transfer of Wakf properties across the country, and ... Read more...
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US House passes massive defence budget
December 15th, 2011 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) US House of Representatives Wednesday passed a massive defence budget, after making changes that the White House called would not constrain the administration's counterterrorism efforts.The ... Read more...
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Will bring Benazir killers to justice: Nawaz Sharif
December 11th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has vowed to bring to justice former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's killers if he comes to power, Dawn News reported.
Addressing ... Read more...
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Wozniacki named Danish player of the year
November 30th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 30 (IANS) World Number One women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has won the Danish Tennis Association (DTA) Player of the Year Award for the fifth year in ... Read more...
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To be number one, vote for Congress: Rahul tells Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 22 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday reiterated that central funds for the development of Uttar Pradesh were being misused by the Mayawati government and, if voted ... Read more...
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96-year-old Spanish man dies just after voting
November 21st, 2011 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 21 (IANS) A 96-year-old man died Sunday shortly after casting his vote in the Spanish general election, a media report said.The man, who voted in the Hortaleza area ... Read more...
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Berlusconi to release his song album Tuesday
November 20th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 19 (IANS/AKI) Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister, media tycoon and ex-cruise ship lounge singer, will release an album of his love songs Tuesday.Entitled "Il Vero Amore", or ... Read more...
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Mario Monti becomes Italy’s interim Prime Minister
November 14th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Rome, Nov 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Italy has named former university president Mario Monti as the interim Prime Minister. The 68-year-old will take over from Silvio Berlusconi who stepped down recently.Monti is inheriting ... Read more...
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Poll panel orders watch on former Punjab cop’s activities
November 13th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Ludhiana (Punjab), Nov 12 (IANS) The Election Commission has directed the deputy commissioner of Punjab's Moga district to keep a watch on the activities of former state director general of ... Read more...
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Tension on the X Factor show as Paula sends one of her groups’ home
November 11th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Simon Cowell says part of him was all for it when another group was voted out of the X Factor show. The music mogul said though ... Read more...
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US Senate Oks job bill for veterans
November 11th, 2011 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) The US Senate has approved a bill to help unemployed war heroes.Thursday's 95-0 vote paved the way of a legislation of tax credits of up to ... Read more...
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Berlusconi wins vote but loses majority, asked to quit
November 9th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 8 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi lost his majority in the lower house of parliament in a crucial vote on a financial bill on Tuesday.Berlusconi received less ... Read more...
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Pakistan re-elected to Unesco executive board
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) Pakistan has been re-elected to the executive board of the Paris-headquartered UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), a statement said Thursday.Pakistan secured 156 votes out ... Read more...
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UAE welcomes Palestine’s Unesco membership
November 1st, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 1 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has welcomed Palestine's membership of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed ... Read more...
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Palestine becomes a member of UNESCO
October 31st, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) UNESCO admitted Palestine as a member on Monday. Member countries voted to admit the Palestinians into the organization. The decision is seen as a major one ... Read more...
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Amar Singh’s bail a Diwali gift: Jaya Prada
October 24th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) As Delhi High Court granted bail to former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, his close confidante and Lok Sabha member Jaya Prada said Monday it ... Read more...
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