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| Cong-NCP ministry to be sworn in today |
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| The swearing-in of the new Congress-NCP ministry in Maharashtra will take place on Saturday with the end of the fortnight-long deadlock over government formation in the state after the Assembly elections brought the two parties to power for the third time in a row. ...Read |
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| Koda's aide arrested in hawala scam |
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| Lookout notices issued against two other key associates of the former CM. ...Read |
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| Karnataka CM hints at patch-up |
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| Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has reacted to dissident Reddy brothers’ demand for a ‘better leadership’ in the state with a unique concession: he shifted his Principal Secretary V P Baligar, whose removal was one of the demands of the dissident camp, to the industries department. I S N Prasad has replaced him as secretary to the chief minister. ...Read |
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| High command delays Hooda swearing-in |
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| The tents had been put up. The invitation cards were distributed. ...Read |
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| Madhu Koda and his circle of friends |
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| The first whiff that something had gone bad came 18 months ago, when officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) apprehended an individual at the Mumbai international airport as he was about to board an aircraft bound for Bangkok. ...Read |
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| No leadership change in Karnataka, says Rajnath |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today held a meeting with senior party leaders here to resolve the ongoing crisis in Karnataka but ruled out a change of leadership in the state after dissident leader Janardhana Reddy refused to meet Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. ...Read |
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| Tagore's creation mired as VC trades charges with teachers, |
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| Long strike ends for now with PM’s appeal, but further intervention needed. ...Read |
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| Cong, NCP clinch deal in Maha |
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| New govt may be sworn in tomorrow. ...Read |
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| Reddy brothers adamant on CM replacement |
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| Even after deploying its best firefighters, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is yet to make any breakthrough in the political crisis in Karnataka, where the dissident Reddy brothers — owners of Bellary mines and state ministers — are determined to replace Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa with their nominee. ...Read |
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| Stronger strategic ties elude India, EU |
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| Climate change to top India-EU summit agenda on Friday. ...Read |
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| Now Cong, Trinamool battle over real estate |
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| Real estate in the Lutyen’s Delhi zone has emerged as the latest bone of contention between the Congress and its biggest ally in the second United Progressive Alliance (UPA) — the Trinamool Congress. According to top Trinamool sources, their leader Mamata Banerjee is again angry with the Congress — even before the previous contentious issues could subside — over non-allocation of a preferred bungalow for her party office in the national capital. ...Read |
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| Maha impasse on, NCP sticks to demand |
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| Impasse in forming the new Maharashtra government continues as an adamant Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) refuses to make any change in the portfolio allocation formula with its ally Congress. ...Read |
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| BJP goes into huddle to solve K'taka crisis |
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| The crisis-hit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka went into a huddle today to dicuss whether reversal of some of the administrative decisions taken by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa’s confidante, Shobha Karandlaje, would help win back the controversial Reddy brothers, mine owners and MLAs from Bellary in north Karnataka, who had been spearheading a campaign against the chief minister. ...Read |
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| CJI, 20 other SC judges declare assets |
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| Details put on official website. ...Read |
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| Chavan, Bhujbal to take oath today |
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| More than a week after the Assembly election results were declared, just two persons — Ashok Chavan and Chhagan Bhujbal — will take oath tomorrow as chief minister and deputy chief minister, respectively, putting in a place a government in Maharashtra, but a truncated one. ...Read |
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| Yeddy's emissaries meet BJP top leaders |
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| Attacks dissidents of trying to destabilise his govt. ...Read |
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| Raids on Koda's houses continue, to be questioned |
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| The country-wide raids by Income Tax teams on the houses of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his associates continued for the second day today and he is expected to be summoned soon for “detailed questioning”. ...Read |
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| Congress, NCP yet to find way to home in Maharashtra |
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| Even after several rounds of discussions between the Congress and its alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), tussle over the crucial home ministry portfolio in Maharashtra continues to remain the stumbling block in forming their third coalition government in the state. ...Read |
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| Five killed, 150 injured in IOC depot blaze |
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| State officials said the help of the Army was sought to douse the fire at the depot, which was on the highway near the airport. ...Read |
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