Former Kerala transport minister A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar was Tuesday acquitted by a fast track court here of charges of sexually harassing a senior woman official in 1999.
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Tuesday, July 22
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:37 PM IST
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:36 PM IST
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi made a slight change in his speech on the advice of Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee during the debate on the confidence vote in parliament Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:35 PM IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad elicited laughter from the treasury benches and even had Speaker Somnath Chatterjee smiling when he said in his inimitable style that the 'rakshasas'.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:34 PM IST
It should be about the future of the nation, the issues that confront it and the challenges that lie ahead. But the trust vote in parliament seems to have become the focus of intense distrust for many people in the country.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:33 PM IST
South American emerging economy Ecuador, in a bid to attract investors and boost tourism, has revoked the need for a short term visa for all visitors staying in the country for 90 days or less in a year, the country's Indian.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:32 PM IST
A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Tuesday accused the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of issuing threats through the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to coerce him into voting for the government.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:31 PM IST
Leaders of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) exuded confidence Tuesday that they would comfortably win the trust vote, irrespective of the chaos that reigned inside the house during the debate on the motion.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:31 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has fixed 6 p.m. as the time for voting on the confidence motion moved by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is scheduled to sum up the government's position on the debate an hour before.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:30 PM IST
IDBI Bank Ltd Tuesday announced a net profit of $39.94 million (Rs.1.59 billion) during the first quarter this fiscal, as against the $ 38.28 million (Rs.1.53 billion) for the corresponding period the previous year.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:29 PM IST
Dalal Street in downtown Mumbai, home to India's main stock exchange, was as captivated by the drama unfolding in parliament over the trust motion debate as the rest of the nation Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:28 PM IST
The tussle between Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) continued to be reflected in the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:28 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh will launch a reward scheme to encourage government doctors to undertake jobs in villages, a senior official said Tuesday.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:27 PM IST
Precision Automotive Robotics Inc (PARI), a city-based robotics and automation company, has bagged a Rs.150-million order from American automobile giant Chrysler to develop an automated axle manufacturing system.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:26 PM IST
His speech was rudely cut short by the opposition but Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday still managed to make his pitch for energy security through the stories of two poverty-stricken women.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:25 PM IST
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has criticised the government sponsored scheme of providing vocational training to Muslim girls in Bihar.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:24 PM IST
In Uttar Pradesh, where politics runs through the veins of its 160 million population, the topic of discussion in the last few days has been not whether the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:22 PM IST
'Goverdhan Parbat' (Goverdhan mountain) in Rajasthan may not have anything to do with the India-US nuclear deal or with the fate of the Manmohan Singh-led government but it was one of the issues raised by a MP.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:21 PM IST
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday linked energy security to maintaining nine percent growth and eradication of poverty in his speech during the debate on the United Progressive Alliance government's trust motion.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:20 PM IST
Ajay Kumar, who figured in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the shortest actor, will be seen in a silent Kannada film titled 'Mirror' about the relationship between a mother and her midget son.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:14 PM IST
Protests were staged across Orissa Tuesday against the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) reported demand for a greater Jharkhand by carving out parts of the state.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:12 PM IST
Following are the highlights of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's address Tuesday during the debate on the motion of confidence moved by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:12 PM IST
Leaders of the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) appeared relaxed in the Lok Sabha Tuesday and were seen sharing jokes during the debate on the confidence vote.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:11 PM IST
The first half of the current calendar year has seen the IT outsourcing industry post its strongest performance in a decade, a leading IT research firm has announced.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:10 PM IST
Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Tuesday said there would be no increase in retirement age of state government employees.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:08 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Tuesday adjourned the house till 2 p.m. after opposition members repeatedly interrupted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's speech during the debate on the trust vote sought by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:07 PM IST
Parliament had reached its nadir, an exasperated Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said Tuesday as opposition MPs repeatedly disrupted Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's speech.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:06 PM IST
RJD's jailed parliamentarians Pappu Yadav and Mohammed Shahabuddin were at the centre of controversy in the Lok Sabha Tuesday with the opposition BJP accusing the government of taking the help of convicted MPs to save itself.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:05 PM IST
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said no other government other than his had achieved such an enviable economic growth for India and done as much for its farm sector.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:04 PM IST
Indian equity markets were trading in the green early Tuesday afternoon amidst reports that the ruling United Progressive Alliance is ahead in the numbers game in the trust vote scheduled in the evening.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:03 PM IST
Pappu Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP from Bihar, may have been cooling his heels in jail for some time now but he had almost the entire Lok Sabha on its feet when an indirect reference on him was made Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:51 PM IST
West Bengal Left Front leaders cried foul after the Manmohon Singh government won the Lok Sabha trust vote Tuesday and demanded a detailed inquiry into the bribery allegations levelled by three Bharatiya Janata Party MPs.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:50 PM IST
Five people were killed and six injured Tuesday here when a truck crashed into a sweet shop, the police said.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:49 PM IST
Seven opposition MPs - three from the Bharatiya Janata Party, two from the Telugu Desam Party, one each from the Janata Dal-Secular and Biju Janata Dal - voted in favour of the United Progressive Alliance during the trust vote.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:48 PM IST
Minutes after winning a trust vote in parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared this would ensure that India takes in rightful place in the comity of nations with the operationalisation of the India-US civil nuclear.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:48 PM IST
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court Tuesday devised a novel, third category of punishment for murderers - a remission-less, life-long jail term, besides the legally prescribed usual death penalty or the normal life.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:47 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Tuesday came to the rescue of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday as he came under attack from Left MPs, particularly Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP Mohammad Salim.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:47 PM IST
A 23-year-old woman Tuesday survived an alleged suicide attempt after she jumped from the tenth floor of a building in east Delhi. Her fall was broken by an air conditioner on the seventh floor.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:46 PM IST
With every vote crucial in its bid to topple the Manmohan Singh government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was Tuesday gathering its ailing MPs close together in the capital -- flying them in from various places and making.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:46 PM IST
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee demanded immediate Lok Sabha polls, saying she bowed her head in shame after allegations of three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:45 PM IST
Swiping at the Left parties whose withdrawal of support to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government has prompted a trust vote in parliament, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday cited China's ambitious nuclear power plant.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:45 PM IST
India's telecom watchdog Telecom Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday issued a show cause notice to sports broadcaster ESPN for allegedly violating norms when offering its bouquet of channels to direct-to-home (DTH) operators.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:45 PM IST
Speaker Somnath Chatterjee adjourned the Lok Sabha for 15 minutes just a couple of minutes before noon Tuesday amid unruly scenes during the confidence motion debate.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:43 PM IST
Having proved its majority in parliament, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was set to take economic reforms further, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:40 PM IST
Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel, rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Gujarat, Tuesday reiterated his decision to support the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) during the trust vote in parliament.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:39 PM IST
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said that the 2007-08 growth rate of the country was pegged at over 9.1 percent giving a "resounding start to the 11th five-year plan".
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:38 PM IST
Senior Congress leader and home minister Shivraj Patil Tuesday asserted that the government was "comfortable" with the numbers in the Lok Sabha to prove majority.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:36 PM IST
India Inc heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government won the trust motion, hoping economic reforms would now get a push as pressures from Left parties would no longer.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:35 PM IST
India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday asked the Lok Sabha speaker to disqualify two of its MPs, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flashed the victory sign as he arrived at parliament house on the morning.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:35 PM IST
'Congratulations India... Singh is King!' The SMS circulating in Punjab and elsewhere minutes after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pulled off a decisive win in the trust vote in the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:34 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday underlined India's commitment to pursuing an independent foreign policy and stressed the country's 'historical and civilisational links' with the Arab world - home to over 4.5 million.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:33 PM IST
Expressing his happiness at the government winning the trust vote, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said he, however, was 'disgusted' with the charges of horse-trading.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:32 PM IST
After days of tense standoff over the India-US nuclear deal, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday won majority support in parliament by a bigger margin than expected, shortly after three opposition MPs.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:32 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday asserted that the India-US civil nuclear agreement is about energy security and necessary to get rid of chronic poverty.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:31 PM IST
Apex industry forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), Tuesday urged developed countries to reduce farm subsidies given to its farmers as it has pushed global agriculture trade into a crisis.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:30 PM IST
Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Tuesday claimed the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had the support of 'unlimited' members of parliament.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:30 PM IST
The delhi government Tuesday cleared seven energy and infrastructure development projects worth Rs.3.47 billion ($82.6 million).
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:29 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday flashed the victory sign and gave the thumbs up as he arrived at parliament house on the morning of the trust vote day, a vote that will decided the fate of his government.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:27 PM IST
Hours before the crucial trust vote in parliament that will decide the fate of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance , equity markets - often seen as a barometer of investor confidence in the government.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:26 PM IST
The bushy tavar, a wonder plant known for stopping water ingress, is being sown along the coastline in Gujarat to fight calamities like the tsunami that in 2004 claimed over 10,000 lives in India.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:25 PM IST
Residents of Palam Vihar, an upscale neighbourhood in Gurgaon, is fast turning into a crime hub, and police say criminals are making good their escape through multiple entry/exit points to New Delhi.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:23 PM IST
Rahul Bose is at it again. Even before we could get over his smooching spree with Mallika Sherawat in 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects', he's back at it in 'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:21 PM IST
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will translate the biography of its founder, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, into five more Indian languages, a varsity official said.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:21 PM IST
Moving dramatically away from the Indianness of her last two films - Oscar-nominated 'Water' and the ready-for-release 'Heaven On Earth', Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta now moves into the veiled society of Tehran.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:20 PM IST
Well-known Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen teams up with her real life husband Kalyan Ray, a professor in the United States, in Annirudh Roy-Chowdhary's second directorial venture 'Antaheen'.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 01:19 PM IST
Eminent film director Tapan Sinha has been selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2006 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:58 PM IST
West Bengal's ruling Left Front Tuesday demanded a probe into allegations by three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs that they had been bribed by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:56 PM IST
For the second day Tuesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had his hands full while presiding over the debate on the crucial vote of confidence for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:55 PM IST
Describing the nuclear deal as a passport to global nuclear trade and linking it up with national development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said it is "a giant step forward" towards India becoming a major global power.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:54 PM IST
India Inc heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government won the trust motion, hoping economic reforms would now get a push as pressures from Left parties would no longer carry.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:54 PM IST
Following are some of the key components of economic reforms which India Inc will now hope the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will address, having won the trust motion in parliament Tuesday:
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:53 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared Tuesday that whatever decisions he had taken had been 'with a clear conscience and the best interests of my country and our people at heart'.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:53 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday launched a sharp broadside against BJP leader L.K. Advani, referring to his age, the Babri Masjid demolition and the Gujarat riots -- and saying that he had made 'at least three attempts.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:51 PM IST
Six people, including five policemen, were injured Tuesday in a clash between two rival groups in the western part of this city, the police said.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:49 PM IST
Praful Vaghela, father of one of the two boys who were found dead near religious leader Asaram Bapu's ashram here, broke his protest fast Tuesday.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:49 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday reiterated his government's commitment to giving a major boost to higher education by setting up "world class" universities and quality institutions including more Indian Institutes.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:48 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government won the crucial confidence motion in India's parliament by a surprisingly large margin confounding sceptics who had predicted a cliffhanger.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:47 PM IST
Scenes of jubilant celebrations were witnessed in front of the COngress party headquarters in the capital Tuesday evening after the Congress-led United Progressive ALliance (UPA) won the vote of confidence in parliament.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:47 PM IST
In a passionate speech which he was not allowed to deliver in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intended to state that tackling inflation and revitalising the farm sector were two of his government's.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:45 PM IST
The country's first indigenously built nuclear power reactor Madras Atomic Power Station Unit-1 (MAPS-1), located at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu and set up at a cost of Rs.2.4 billion ($57 million), will complete 25 years Wednesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:41 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won the confidence motion in India's lower house of parliament by 19 votes Tuesday evening, with 275 votes in favour and 256 votes against.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:38 PM IST
Four people were arrested Tuesday in Gorakhpur by the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh police and 3 kg heroin packed in bags were seized from them, a police official said.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:38 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday took a sharp dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani saying he had made 'at least three attempts to topple our government.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:37 PM IST
A city court Tuesday issued summons against former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Akhand Pratap Singh, his wife and 10 others for allegedly amassing assets worth over Rs.2 billion.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:36 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan Tuesday hit out at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for allegedly indulging in horse-trading and trying to bribe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:35 PM IST
The state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will soon offer tele-education service for subscribers availing its Internet broadband services, a top company official said Tuesday.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:34 PM IST
There was considerable confusion in the Indian parliament Tuesday night, after a day of high drama, after results of electronic voting showed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government win the crucial confidence vote.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:34 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government Tuesday appeared to have won the crucial confidence vote in parliament with results after electronic voting showing 253 votes in favour of the motion, and 232 against with two abste.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:32 PM IST
The trials and tribulations in the life of India's late prime minister Indira Gandhi will come alive on the small screen as a new series based on her will be launched soon on Hindi entertainment channel 9X.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:31 PM IST
Private sector lender Bank of Rajasthan has announced a consolidated net profit of Rs.309.2 million for the first quarter of 2008-09 compared to Rs.301.7 million over the same period last year, a growth of 2.49 percent.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:31 PM IST
Mani Charenamei, MP from outer Manipur, Tuesday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had assured him that the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of governance would be re-examined.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:30 PM IST
Shocking allegations by three BJP MPs that they were given bribes by government supporters to buy their votes in Tuesday's trust motion need to be investigated and backed up with evidence so that the guilty are punished.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:29 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Tuesday unable to deliver his much awaited reply to the two-day debate on the confidence motion in the Lok Sabha with opposition MPs creating such a ruckus that he could not be heard.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:28 PM IST
The India-US nuclear deal will give huge technological advantage to Indian nuclear energy industry, and thereby lead to efficient and cheaper power production in the country, said an industry forum leader here Tuesday.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:27 PM IST
There was outrage and shock across India Tuesday as political leaders of the world's largest democracy traded charges of horse-trading and buying of MPs' votes ahead of the crucial trust vote in parliament.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:24 PM IST
The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the media to be cautious in covering the murder probe of teenager Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help Hemraj to ensure that the reputation of the suspects in the case is not tarnished.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:24 PM IST
Amid reports of animal deaths and destruction caused by elephants in several West Bengal villages, wildlife activists Tuesday said the government lacked a proper forest management blueprint to maintain the wildlife in the state.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:23 PM IST
Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL) will complete its Jamnagar refinery ahead of schedule, the company said Tuesday.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:23 PM IST
At the present primary pupil-teacher ratio, there will be a requirement of another 18,000 primary school teachers by 2015 in Europe, an expert said here Tuesday.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:22 PM IST
Retail asset finance company Magma Shrachi Finance Ltd reported Rs.1.38 billion ($32.8 million) total revenue for the first quarter of the current fiscal against Rs.874 million over the same period last year, a 58 percent increase.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:21 PM IST
The Bombay High Court Tuesday adjourned by a day the hearing of a dispute between Anil Ambani-led Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) and Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) over gas supplies from the Krishna-Godava.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:20 PM IST
An impassioned Omar Abdullah of the National Conference declared Tuesday that he would not make the 'mistake' of standing again with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:20 PM IST
Former external affairs minister Madhavsinh Solanki Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking that it quash an order of a court to begin trial against him for alleged attempts to scuttle the probe in the Bofors pay-off. Click here to view the complete article
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:19 PM IST
Media persons thronged Uttar Pradesh Bhawan here Tuesday after Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh alleged that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati had forcibly kept six of his party MPs inside it.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:18 PM IST
The Madhya Pradesh police Tuesday said it hoped to get vital clues about the e-mail threat it received last week about possible terror attacks here and in Ujjain from a detained Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activities.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:17 PM IST
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have voiced their support for the mandatory release of top associate players from county cricket to play in international matches.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:17 PM IST
The Shahid Kapur-Vidya Balan starrer 'Kismat Konnection' seems to have connected with the audience as it had a encouraging opening collection all over.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:16 PM IST
Former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and three other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs will vote on the trust motion from the inner lobby of the Lok Sabha in view of their medical condition, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:16 PM IST
With the number of infiltration bids from across the border and terror attacks increasing in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said no stone will be left unturned to ensure free and fair elections schedule.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:15 PM IST
In the worst corruption scandal to hit the Indian parliament, three opposition MPs Tuesday forked out wads of currency in the Lok Sabha alleging they were bribed to abstain during a trust vote to enable a victory.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:14 PM IST
The central government has accepted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's (YSR) proposal to utilise the old airport here for general aviation services and national and international air shows.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:14 PM IST
An animal welfare organisation in India Tuesday raised concern over Britain's plans to deploy dogs in battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:13 PM IST
The wads of currency notes flashed by three opposition MPs inside the Lok Sabha Tuesday as alleged bribes to abstain from voting on the trust motion not only stand to be confiscated but could also land them in trouble.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:13 PM IST
The Bahujan Samaj Party Tuesday refuted Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's charge that the BSP had kidnapped six of his party's MPs ahead of the crucial trust vote in the Lok Sabha.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:11 PM IST
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel Tuesday slammed allegations that he had tried to bribe three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs in order to make them abstain in the crucial trust vote.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 12:09 PM IST
Sudan Tuesday sought India's support in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) for mobilising international opinion against the decision of International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo to indict President. Click here to view the complete article
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:33 AM IST
Describing it as a 'very sad day in the history of parliament', Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Tuesday promised a thorough probe into allegations by three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:33 AM IST
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday termed the allegations of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that three of their MPs had been bribed to make them abstain from voting in the trust vote as a 'conspiracy'.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:32 AM IST
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) will expand its pilot project for agricultural financing through self-help groups (SHG) this year, a top company official said here Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:32 AM IST
Bookies continued to bet on the Manmohan Singh government winning the trust vote, despite the dramatic development Tuesday where three opposition MPs flashed wads of currency notes in parliament alleging it was a bribe given.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:31 AM IST
Faggan Singh Kulaste, one of the three BJP MPs alleging they were offered bribes to support the government and offering tapes of a sting operation as proof, has himself been stung in a television channel's undercover operation.
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:30 AM IST
Doctors at the New Civil Hospital here Tuesday closed all the out patient departments as part of their protest to demand a Gujarat-wide common entrance examinations for postgraduate courses.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:29 AM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Fagan Singh Kulaste Tuesday alleged that Ahmed Patel of the Congress party and Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh were involved in trying to bribe him and two other BJP MPs. Click here to view the complete article
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:29 AM IST
While there may not be many precedents of MPs displaying currency notes right in parliament alleging they were offered bribes, there have been countless cases the world over of cash changing hands, allegedly or otherwise.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:28 AM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee adjourned the house for 30 minutes within two minutes of its reconvening at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:27 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resign over allegations that three opposition MPs were bribed to abstain during a trust vote moved by him to prove his majority in parliament.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:27 AM IST
GVK Biosciences, a leading contract research organization, Tuesday announced the appointment of Tarun Khanna, a Harvard Business School (HBS) professor, to its board of directors.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:26 AM IST
The Supreme Court Tuesday acceded to Hindu seer from Kancheepuram Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati's plea to let the Puducherry government appoint a public prosecutor to hold the trial against him for allegedly murdering.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:25 AM IST
Music and entertainment majors Sony BMG and Moser Baer have inked a major deal by buying three Tamil under-production ventures, publicists said here Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:24 AM IST
Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday assured Indian industry that the new Defence Procurement Procedure-2008 (DPP-2008) will give fresh impetus to speed up the indigenisation process.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:24 AM IST
In a bizarre incident, four sisters committed suicide by consuming poison in Tripura after a quarrel with their mother, police said here Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:23 AM IST
Travel agents across the country have threatened to stop selling air tickets if airlines fail to restore commissions, their association said Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:22 AM IST
Chaos not only marred the proceedings of the Lok Sabha Tuesday but also gripped the parliament complex when a group of visitors with authorised passes were not allowed entry.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:22 AM IST
The Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) would soon undertake measures to maintain the major reservoirs in the valley and carry out afforestation work, an official said.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:21 AM IST
Speaker Somnath Chatterjee held an all-party meeting of MPs in his chamber immediately after the Lok Sabha was adjourned when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members flashed wads of notes alleging that three of their MPs.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:21 AM IST
Tamil film 'Achamundu Achamundu' is being shot with the futuristic Red One HD 4K Camera and the publicist claims this is the first of its kind in India.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:20 AM IST
India's ruling Congress charged that the wads of currency notes displayed in parliament Tuesday by three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs to allege they had been bribed ahead of a crucial trust vote.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:20 AM IST
About 1,000 students are participating in a sanitation week here in which they will be taught about keeping their environment clean and leading a healthy lifestyle, an official said Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:19 AM IST
Three chief ministers - Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Vilasrao Deshmukh - Tuesday were seen keenly observing proceedings in the Lok Sabha during the debate over the trust motion moved by prime minister Manmohan Singh.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:19 AM IST
Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Prakash Karat said Tuesday the Left parties had the 'evidence, including the date, time and other records' of the alleged bribing of three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:17 AM IST
The Lok Sabha was Tuesday adjourned for a third time - till 6 p.m. - as an all-party meeting was underway in Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's chamber to deal with the situation arising out of three BJP members displaying wads.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:17 AM IST
Hours before the crucial voting on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's trust motion in parliament, the Supreme Court Tuesday refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea to bar four murder-convict MPs from voting.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:15 AM IST
Eminent director Tapan Sinha, who has been selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2006 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, should have got the honour years ago, says the film fraternity here.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:15 AM IST
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday urged the members of parliament not to allow fear to lead them as he said energy security was vital in eradicating poverty from India.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:14 AM IST
Indian equity markets ended the day Tuesday with a slight gain, hours before the crucial trust vote in parliament that will decide the fate of the Manmohan Singh government.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:12 AM IST
Tumult gripped the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, Tuesday afternoon as three opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs suddenly appeared in the centre of the chamber and dramatically emptied bundles.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:10 AM IST
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to open community radio centres in tribal dominant areas, an official said Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:08 AM IST
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Tuesday termed as 'shameful' the display in parliament of bundles of money by MPs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who alleged the government's support.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:08 AM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday expressed anguish after three of his party colleagues stunned the nation by flashing wads of currency notes in the Lok Sabha alleging they were being bribed to abstain.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:07 AM IST
Vijay Shankar, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director, Tuesday said he has no information about allegations made by a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP that the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:06 AM IST
Regaling a packed house with his trademark wit and humour, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, he too wanted to to become prime minister.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:06 AM IST
In Uttar Pradesh, where politics runs through the veins of its 160 million population, the topic of discussion in the last few days has not been whether the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government sails through the crucial.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:04 AM IST
He was once known for his silence rather than eloquence. But that seemed a very long time ago as Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday emerged the star speaker in the debate on the trust vote in parliament.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:04 AM IST
Pandemonium gripped the Lok Sabha Tuesday afternoon as opposition MPs suddenly flashed bundles of currency notes they said were being doled out by government supporters to bribe MPs ahead of a crucial trust vote.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:03 AM IST
The Uttar Pradesh government will constitute a vigilance and monitoring cell to check the mushrooming of illegal ultrasound and diagnostic centres undertaking the banned sex determination tests in the state, a senior official Said.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:02 AM IST
Even as Chief Minister Mayawati was busy taking political centrestage in New Delhi for over a week, back home in Uttar Pradesh the law was closing in on four of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:02 AM IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday took a sharp dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani, saying he 'lacked the stature' of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpaye.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:01 AM IST
The UK subsidiary of generic drug manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratory has been acquitted in a fraud case against it, the pharma major said here Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:00 AM IST
The Allahabad University has claimed to have got its first independent patent for a process to culture a fungal organism that would effectively help cure a skin disease, officials said.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 10:59 AM IST
Western Railway's freight earning has grown 17.8 percent to Rs.8.94 billion in the first quarter of 2008-09, compared to Rs.7.59 billion in the same period last year, a senior official said here Tuesday.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 10:58 AM IST
The political crisis in New Delhi has come as a blessing in disguise for Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu, who not only re-emerged as kingmaker in the national political arena.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 10:58 AM IST
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said that India needed to think like a 'big and powerful country' and only worry how it will impact the world.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 10:56 AM IST
Three-odd hours before the scheduled trust vote in parliament Tuesday, bookies here were giving the government Rs.1.12 and the opposition Rs.1.16. That meant if the government won, a punter gambling Re.1.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 10:56 AM IST
India's ruling coalition was Tuesday brimming with confidence ahead of a trust vote on the nuclear deal with the US as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi made an impassioned pitch for energy security while battling repeated interruption.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 10:55 AM IST
Cricket coaches, bowlers and captains watching earlier matches and working out a strategy to tie down a star batsman of an opposite team is soon to become passe.
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Bhavesh
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 10:51 AM IST
Tata Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Ltd, has entered into an alliance with the Tokyo-based Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd for cooperation in various business areas, it said here Tuesday.
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