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| Sorry for Iraq war, but had no choice: Bush | 31-OCT-09 |
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| Justifying his decision on Iraq, former US President George W Bush today said dislodging of the "brutal dictator" Saddam Hussain was a necessity after 9/11 attacks but regretted that military had to be used to do so as there was no other "choice". |
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| Aditi Phadnis: Nitish's clouded clout | 03-OCT-09 |
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| Former Revenue and Rural Development Secretary D Bandyopadhyay handed over his seminal work — a report on land reform in Bihar — to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in July. Accepting the copy, the chief minister said in colloquial Hindi: “Mr Bandyopadhyay, if you steal Rs 5,00,000, no one will say a word to you. But if you steal another man’s wife or his land, they will be ready to murder you”. |
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| Khurseed keen on setting up Equal Opportunity Commission for minorities | 19-JUN-09 |
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| Terming the establishment of Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) a "commitment" of the new government, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed today said the ministry wants it to be set up soon despite objections to its formation by some other Central government commissions. |
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| Quotas for Muslims futile talk; affirmative action ok: Khursheed | 11-JUN-09 |
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| Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed today said that there is no point getting into a futile argument on reservation for Muslims till a constitutional amendment enables it and instead favoured affirmative action for the betterment of the community. |
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| Varun lodges complain with EC against BSP supporters | 12-MAY-09 |
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| BJP's Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi has complained to the Election Commission against some supporters of a BSP candidate, who allegedly distributed liqour and money to locals ahead of polling in the constituency tomorrow. |
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| BJP slams Left for preventing Muslims from voting in WB | 09-MAY-09 |
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| BJP today criticised the Left parties for portraying a false secular image and accused them of preventing minority community voters, including a rape victim, from casting their ballots during the forth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Thursday. "The CPI(M) stopped Muslims from casting their votes in Nandigram, where it is carrying out serious atrocities against the community," senior BJP leader Sahanawaz Hussain told reporters here. |
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| Varun attacks Mayawati government | 09-MAY-09 |
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| A day after revocation of the stringent NSA imposed against him, BJP leader Varun Gandhi today attacked the Mayawati government saying there was "lawlessness" in Uttar Pradesh and farmers were not being treated well. |
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