Day: April 16, 2009
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Mukherjee Lampoons Third Front as “Drama”
SPLIT? Less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the Congress was still open to prospects of a…
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17 Dead as Violence Marks Start of Polls
Voters across 124 parliamentary segments spanning 17 states exercised their franchise on Thursday, even as violence marred the start of…
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Bangladesh, Orissa Issue Storm Warnings as Cyclone Intensifies
Amid indications of the advancing cyclone Bijli intensifying, Bangladesh on Thursday asked ports to raise storm warning signals higher and…
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Lankan President Visits Seized Political HQ of LTTE
In a first ever trip of any Sri Lankan President to the embattled northern part of the island nation in…
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Compensation Announced for Officials Killed on Poll Duty
Chhattisgarh government on Thursday announced compensation package for officials killed on election duty during the Lok Sabha election. It may…
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Abbas Kazmi Appointed Kasab’s new Counsel
A Mumbai based senior criminal lawyer, Abbas Kazmi, has been anointed to defend 26/11 Mumbai terror suspect Mohammed Ajmal Amir…
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Shoe Hurling Refuses to Stop, Now Advani targeted
In yet another shocking event of show-throwing in a week and a half’s time, the Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime…
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SC Releases Varun on Parole
In Pilibhit hate speech case, the Supreme Court has granted two weeks parole to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun…
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First Phase of Polling Begins
Amid tight security, first phase of Lok Shabha elections commenced today morning across 15 states and 2 Union Territories. As…
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11 Killed in Maoist Strikes on Election Day
In a bid to interrupt Lok Sabha polls, Maoists on Thursday attacked polling centres and government vehicles in four states,…
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