Bengal Governor hypocrite, shameless: CPM leader
A CPI(M) central committee member and a front-ranking state party leader on Wednesday lashed out at West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi, apparently for his role in seeking to resolve the recent Singur stand-off, accusing him of being a "hypocrite."
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Jaya describes Karunanidhi's resolution as drama
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa on Wednesday described as "drama" Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's call asking the state MPs to quit if the Centre did not intervene within a fortnight into the Sri Lankan army's ongoing offensive in the Tamil speaking areas of that country.
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Congress gives terrorism a communal shape: Advani
The BJP on Wednesday alleged that the Congress-led UPA government was giving a communal shape to terrorism by not executing Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru.
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Mayawai accuses Sonia of hatching conspiracy against BSP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has accused Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of “hatching a political conspiracy” against the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) over the withdrawal of land in Rae Bareli for a rail coach factory.
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Kanimozhi quits Rajya Sabha
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi on Wednesday submitted her resignation from the Upper House to party chief and her father M Karunanidhi in line with the decision of an all-party meeting to put pressure on the Centre to call for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka.
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Conservative Party voted back to power in Canada
Canada's ruling Conservative Party has returned to power with a larger tally in the general elections, but short of the 155 mark needed for a simple majority in the 308-member House of Commons.
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Left ready to consider Mayawati for PM post
CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati could be a prime ministerial candidate of a non-Congress and non-BJP alliance at the Centre depending on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections.
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Sonia’s rally cancelled
Hours after the Allahabad High Court ordered status quo on a piece of land where Congress president Sonia Gandhi was to perform a religious ceremony for a rail coach factory in her Rae Bareli constituency, the Uttar Pradesh government imposed prohibitory orders to prevent a Congress rally in the area.
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Mayawati announces schemes for Muslims
Wooing members of the Muslim community ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday announced a slew of schemes aiming to promote education among the youth of the minority.
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HC orders status quo on rail factory land row
In a breather to the Railways, the Allahabad High Court on Monday ordered status quo regarding possession of land allotted to the Centre by the Mayawati government to set up a rail coach factory in Sonia Gandhi's constituency Rae Bareli and later cancelled by the state government.
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