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BJP leader is Ulfa suspect, arrested

asianage.com     Jul 21, 2008          

New Delhi, July 21: A BJP leader from Assam, suspected to be an Ulfa militant, was arrested while he was allegedly seeking ransom money of Rs 25 lakhs from a Congress MP in the national capital. Ranjan Bikash Borgohain, alias...                    

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Voters will teach UPA Govt. a lesson, warns Nitish

hindu.com     Jul 21, 2008   3 related          

Says he is least bothered about the outcome of trust vote “Only by ‘poaching’, the UPA Government can survive” “Centre creating bottlenecks in development of Bihar” Patna: The Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, on Monday said...                    

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Realigned draft photo rolls published

hindu.com     Jul 21, 2008          

CHENNAI: The realigned draft (photo) electoral rolls for the new Assembly constituencies arising out of delimitation have been published in all districts except for Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram. The rolls will be published in...                    

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Court notice to defectors, governments

hindu.com     Jul 21, 2008          

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Monday ordered issue of notices on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition to the Central and State governments and five leaders who resigned from the Assembly and joined the Bharatiya...                    

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An endgame with no clear winners reality check

hindu.com     Jul 21, 2008          

Whether the UPA government survives or falls, none of the principal protagonists will be able to walk away from the present stand-off with a sense of having accomplished their long-run objectives. - Ever since the Left parties...                    

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New AP MPs take LS oath

asianage.com     Jul 21, 2008          

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI July 21: The newly elected members to the Lok Sabha from Andhra Pradesh on Monday took oath, when the two-day special session of Lok Sabha commenced, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...                    

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‘Third front relevant in Kerala’

hindu.com     Jul 22, 2008          

KOCHI: Janapaksham president K. Raman Pillai has said that political fronts will continue their prominence in the political spectrum of Kerala. Addressing a seminar on the ‘politics of the fronts yesterday, today and tomorrow’,...                    

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Seven members take oath in Lok Sabha

hindu.com     Jul 21, 2008   20 related          

New Delhi (PTI): NCP's Agatha K Sangma took oath as a member of the 14th Lok Sabha, becoming the youngest MP of the current House. Sangma, 27, who is daughter of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, and six other newly elected...                    

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Let the next govt take a final call on N-deal: Maya

rediff.com     Jul 21, 2008   11 related          

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Monday asked the Central government to suspend the Indo-US nuclear deal for the time being. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Mayawati said:...                    

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Indian MPs hold confidence debate

bbc.co.uk     Jul 21, 2008   4 related          

PM Manmohan Singh has described the nuclear deal as 'historic' The Indian parliament is debating a vote of confidence in the Congress party-led government that could decide the fate of a nuclear deal with the US. The vote comes...                    

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