No doubt lawmakers took bribes: Brazilian judge
September 18th, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Sep 18 (IANS/EFE) Members of Congress traded votes for money during the first two years of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 2003-11 tenure as president, one of the judges ... Read more...
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Congress lawmaker hails Sonia after taking oath
July 31st, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Congress leader Sanjay Dutt, who was sworn-in as a new member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Tuesday, created a flutter when he uttered a slogan ... Read more...
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North Korea confirms Kim Jong-un is married (Lead, changing dateline)
July 25th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) North Korean state media have confirmed for the first time that the country's leader Kim Jong-un is married, the BBC reported Wednesday.Reports referred to him attending ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-un gets married: North Korean TV
July 25th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has got married, South Korea's Renhap news agency said Wednesday quoting North Korean TV.North Korean TV recently showed footage of ... Read more...
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North Korean army chief removed (Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, July 16 (IANS) North Korea's army chief, Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho, has been relieved of his post due to his illness, Xinhua reported Monday, citing the official ... Read more...
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Tiwari goes as Congress house leader, Mathur in (Second Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 6 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday removed nine-time legislator Pramod Tiwari as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in the Uttar Pradesh assembly and replaced him with Pradeep ... Read more...
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Threat of water crisis in Maharashtra: Governor
May 4th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Sounding an alarm bell, Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan Friday warned of a severe water crisis if the state government failed to complete the pending and on-going ... Read more...
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North Korea holds military parade
April 15th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 15 (IANS) North Korea Sunday held a military parade here to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of the country's founder Kim Il-sung.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un lauded the ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-un elected chairman of National Defence Commission
April 13th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 13 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was Friday elected the first chairman of the National Defence Commission, on the same day a satellite launched by the country ... Read more...
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un gets new party post
April 12th, 2012 - 4:35 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 12 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been appointed chairman of the central military commission of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).The appointment was made ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to probe housing quota misuse
April 4th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will probe instances of politicians and bureaucrats allegedly acquiring more than one flat under the housing quota, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here ... Read more...
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NCP leader flashes pistol, suspended
April 2nd, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) politicians, including the city unit head of Maharashtra's Roha town, have been booked for allegedly threatening a local official who tried ... Read more...
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Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial at sea rocks legislature
March 15th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) The issue of securing environmental clearance from the centre for the ambitious memorial for Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Arabian Sea rocked the Maharashtra legislative assembly ... Read more...
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Woman to head Brazilian oil giant
January 24th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 24 (IANS/EFE) The Brazilian government has nominated Maria das Graças Foster to succeed Jose Sergio Gabrielli as CEO of state-controlled oil giant Petrobras, the company said ... Read more...
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Documentary hails North Korea’s new leader
January 9th, 2012 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea's state television Sunday aired a documentary about the country's new leader Kim Jong-un, in which he is shown inspecting troops and manoeuvring a ... Read more...
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Kim Jong Un appointed North Korea’s top military commander
January 1st, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Jan 1 (IANS) Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has been appointed the country's top military commander, the ruling Workers' Party of Korea ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-un declared North Korea’s supreme military commander
December 31st, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kim Jong-un, the son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has been officially declared the supreme commander of the armed forces, South Korea's Yonhap ... Read more...
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Pakistan can help North Korea chart a new course: Daily
December 21st, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Pakistan can help nuclear-armed North Korea chart a new course following the death of its top leader Kim Jong-il, a leading daily said Wednesday, adding: "Pakistan's ... Read more...
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North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-il is dead (Second Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Dec 19 (IANS) Kim Jong-il, North Korea's top leader who ambitiously pursued a nuclear weapons programme, died Saturday during a train journey "from a great mental and physical ... Read more...
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Jaitapur nuke project will harm people: Left
July 13th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday accused the government of going ahead with the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra though it will "adversely ... Read more...
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Mumbaikars react sharply to fuel price hike
June 25th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Mumbaikars reacted sharply to the hike in diesel, kerosene and cooking gas prices announced by the government late Friday, terming it as "yet another burden" on ... Read more...
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Russian delegation meets Kim Jong-il
May 18th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A delegation of Russian diplomats led by the country's Foreign Intelligence Service head has held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, the ... Read more...
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Athawale’s saffron shift suicidal: RLDF
May 13th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Maharashtra's Republican Left Democratic Front (RLDF) alliance finally broke its silence Friday and castigated the move by its ally, the Republican Party of India (RPI) ... Read more...
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Osama’s death a major development, says Bangladesh
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 3 (IANS) Bangladesh has called Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden's death "a major development" and pledged its continued support to the war against terror."Bangladesh values its partnership ... Read more...
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Hasina wants Islam as Bangladesh state religion (Lead)
April 27th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) Bangladesh's ruling Awami League would like to retain Islam as the state religion but wants all religions to enjoy equal rights, Prime Prime Minister Sheikh ... Read more...
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Hasina to meet panel on Islamic references in constitution
April 27th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will Wednesday appear before a parliamentary committee examining whether to retain or remove Islamic religious references in the country's constitution.Political ... Read more...
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Two cops suspended for assault on MNS legislator
March 18th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has suspended two police officials in connection with the brutal assault on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislator Harshavardhan Jadhav in Aurangabad, Home ... Read more...
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Left Front admits new member, welcomes poll schedule
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Tuesday admitted a new partner in its fold and welcomed the Election Commission's decision to hold six-phased assembly elections in ... Read more...
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Sonia’s emphasis on workers’ importance enthuses delegates
December 20th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's reaching out to party grassroots workers and activists in her plenary speech at Burari has been welcomed by delegates, some of whom ... Read more...
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1 in 5 Brit workers ‘call in sick’ after office party due to hangovers
December 17th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that one in five British employees drinks so much at the office Christmas party that they call in sick the next day.The same ... Read more...
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Rousseff first woman to win Brazil’s presidential election (Lead, changing dateline)
November 2nd, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Nov 1 (IANS/EFE) Economist Dilma Rousseff of the ruling Workers' Party (PT), Sunday became the first woman to win the Brazilian presidential election, garnering 55.92 percent of the total votes, with ... Read more...
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Has Kim Jong-un undergone plastic surgery to resemble grandpa?
October 5th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): Rumours are rife that Kim Jong-un, the heir to the North Korean regime, has undergone plastic surgery in a bid to more closely resemble his grandfather, the deeply ... Read more...
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North Korea’s heir apparent undergoes plastic surgery
October 5th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Heir to North Korean regime Kim Jong-un has reportedly undergone plastic surgery so that he closely resembles his grandfather, a media report said Tuesday.The speculation began in ... Read more...
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‘China ready to work with new North Korean leadership to promote bilateral ties’
October 2nd, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct 2(ANI): China is ready to work with the new leadership of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) to promote bilateral ties, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-il unanimously reappointed North Korean leader
September 28th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (South Korea), Sep 28(ANI): Despite his visibly fragile health, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was on Tuesday reappointed as the General Secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at ... Read more...
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