 | There is "no doubt about it" that the Congress party and its chief Sonia Gandhi want the extradition to India of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi who is believed to be the conduit in the Bofors payoff scam, said party general secretary... More |
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 | The political crisis in Meghalaya has deepened with Chief Minister J.D. Rymbai refusing to quit despite diktats by Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi asking him to relinquish office immediately.
"I am ready to face any consequences (expulsion... More |
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 | Fresh blood stained the protests in Nepal's Terai plains with a protester dying in clashes, taking the toll to at least 32 in the ongoing Madhes movement.
Tularam Tripathi, a middle-aged supporter of the Madhes Janadhikar Forum, the group that... More |
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A 34-year-old Nepali woman married to a man from Jammu and Kashmir has appealed to the Kashmiri community for help after the disappearance of her husband in Kathmandu.
Asiya Mohammad Kashmiri, a Nepali Hindu who converted to Islam about 15 years... More |
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 | Jammu and Kashmir's ruling coalition partner People's Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday voiced cautious optimism that withdrawal of troops from the state will be done in a phased manner, after it had discussions with the central government.
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 | The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Thursday criticised Himachal's budget allocation of Rs.210 million to the booming industrial sector of Baddi, Barotiwala, Nalagarh Development Authority (BBNDA) as being "too meagre".
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 | The government has decided to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the First War of Independence of 1857 and a National Implementation Committee has been constituted to oversee the commemoration, Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken... More |
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 | Women parliamentarians cutting across party lines in the Lok Sabha urged the government Thursday - International Women's Day - to expedite the process to bring the proposed legislation reserving 33 percent of seats for them in parliament and... More |
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 | The Delhi High Court Thursday reserved its order on the bail plea of former union minister Shibu Soren, who has been awarded life term for conspiring to murder his private secretary.
A bench of Justice Manmohan Sarin and Justice S.L. Bhayana... More |
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 | French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce that he will not stand for another presidential term when he appears on national television Sunday.
Chirac's office said Thursday he would address "the French people" about his political... More |
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