Veteran anti-graft activist Anna Hazare was admitted to a private hospital in Pune today for medical treatment on the advice of his doctors.The 74-year-old Gandhian, who had been down with a bout of viral...
Team Anna member N Santosh Hegde today blamed all political parties for non-passage of Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha, saying it was "choreographed by everybody". Political parties did not want to pass the bill...
When Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD) and Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) entered into a secret arrangement to contest 37 of the 40 seats in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Bihar between themselves leaving just three seats to the Indian...
By Bhupinder Twenty five years ago, for the first time since Indian independence, a political party came to power at the center by whipping up a mass communal hysteria. That party was the Congress and its leader was Rajiv Gandhi, who commented that the “earth shakes when a...
" By Joe Leahy in Mumbai Published: August 21 2008 20:58 | Last updated: August 21 2008 20:58 India’s inflation rate shot up to its highest level in more than 16 years this month,...
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"VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The global body that governs the legal trade in nuclear materials postponed a decision Friday on whether to give New Delhi access to nuclear fuel and technology _ a blow to a landmark deal...
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" Tens of thousands in Kashmir march to UN offices
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Waving green and black protest flags and chanting militant slogans, tens of thousands of Muslims marched to the United Nations offices in Indian Kashmir's main city on...
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A Bahujan Samaj Party member and Uttar Pradesh top official, low cast Mayawati, shows her intention to run for the Prime Minister post in India.
" India's low-caste leader eyes prime minister's...
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During his participation at the 17th International Conference on AIDS in Mexico City, the Indian UPA Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss favoured the removal of discrimination on homosexuals and sex workers to...
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Iran reaction to the recent approval of a IAEA safeuard agreement and the prospects of a possible nuclear deal with US has prompted alarming warning over a regional weapon race. For Iran, the recent IAEA...
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The 35-member board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) has approved an inspection agreement with India. This is good news for the current Indian UPA...
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After winning a confidential vote in Parliament and a general election in May 2009, the governing UPA alliance has aimed its forces against increasing inflation which currently stands at 12%. Thus, the Reserve...
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" The UPA led by Congress won confidence vote with some sensible margin of 19 votes in place of expected razor edged margin, thanks to manipulations or ‘Purchased votes’ as the people at large believes after seeing the money drama, which unfolded in the Lower House. ...
The ruling Indian United Progressive Alliance (UPA) led by the Congress Party survived a confidence vote today. This victory ends speculations for an earlier call for elections this year....
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Back in late 2005, India refused to back the referal on the Iranian nuclear case to the UN Security Council, Then, few months back India decided to back Iran claims at the IAEA over the peaceful use...
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