| Tharoor's Kerala party | 13-SEP-09 |
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| Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor’s controversial stay in Taj Mansingh hotel had a grand finale with an Iftaar party. Among Tharoor’s five Keralite Cabinet colleagues, only Minister of State for Agriculture KV Thomas turned up at the Iftaar, which was attended by VIPs, including Vice-President Hamid Ansari. The next morning, Tharoor reciprocated this with his presence at the appam and mutton stew house-warming party at the official residence of Thomas, who has moved out of Kerala House. This was followed by Tharoor attending a multi-course luncheon hosted by employees of Kerala House to celebrate Onam. Tharoor had earlier checked out of Kerala House complaining “lack of a gym. |
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| PM hopes for 'new beginning' | 01-JUN-09 |
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| As new members assembled to take oath on the opening day of the 15th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hoped a "new beginning" will be made and Parliament will be allowed to run smoothly. |
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| Govt to protect expatriates from meltdown: Ansari | 07-APR-09 |
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| With the global financial crisis affecting Indians in the Gulf region, Vice President Hamid Ansari has said the Government was mulling steps to ensure the welfare of expatriates reeling under the meltdown. |
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| Attacks fail to dampen Delhi voters' spirits | 30-NOV-08 |
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| Over 60 per cent of the 15 million eligible voters in the city today exercised their franchise in a keenly fought Delhi Assembly elections which saw stray incidents of violence but remained by and |
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| BSP forces Parliament adjournment | 23-APR-08 |
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| The BSP today clearly demonstrated its irritation with AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhis frequent visits to the drought-hit Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and his mass contact programme among |
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| BS reporter bags journalism award | 17-MAR-08 |
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| Prasad Nichenametla, a Business Standard staff correspondent, has received the 2007 Business Standard-Seema Nazareth Award for Excellence in Print Journalism.
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| Stage set for triangular contest for V-P | 24-JUL-07 |
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| The stage is set for a triangular contest for the vice-presidential poll with UPA-Left candidate Mohammad Hamid Ansari being way ahead of his rivals as numbers are heavily loaded in favour of him.
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| Hamid Ansari UPA choice for vice-president | 21-JUL-07 |
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| Hamid Ansari, a career diplomat and chairman of the National Minorities Commission, is all set to become the next vice-president of India with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and Left allies |
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