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• Seminal changes in Indian politics in 2009 (Flashback 2009)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  By Amulya GanguliThe year 2009 saw a major turnaround in the Indian political scene which augurs well for the future. For the first time after a longish period, the divisive elements have taken a back seat. Since these include both the Communists and the rightist forces represented by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ...
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• Sonia ignores Rao, says Rajiv scripted economic reforms

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi praised contributions of all Congress prime ministers except P. V. Narasimha Rao in her speech Monday during the foundation stone-laying function of the Congress headquarters in Delhi to mark 125 years of the party’s formation.Making no mention of Rao in her 15-minute speech, ...
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• Thousands in Pakistan mark second anniversary of Bhutto’s death

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Islamabad, Dec 27 (DPA) Thousands of people Sunday commemorating the second anniversary of the death of Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, called on the government to unmask her assassins.Bhutto was killed in a gun-and-bomb attack when she was leaving a park after an election rally in the garrison town ...
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• Nigeria Registers Three New Political Parties

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 152
  The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered three new political parties, bringing the number of political parties in the country to 57. The new parties are the National Transformation Party, the Democratic Front for the People and the Federation and Congress for Progressives. The ...
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• Gadkari may be chief but Advani era continues in BJP (News Analysis)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  By Arun AnandNew Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Nitin Gadkari, 52, might be the new chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but it is 82-year-old L.K. Advani, a veteran of many political battles within and outside the party, who has emerged as the most formidable leader within the party. The recent developments within [...]
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• 2009 – A Year of Promise And Change in Mizoram

  
  Sinlung — Authority: 457
  By H C Vanlalruata Aizawl, Dec 22 : The year gone by saw Congress winning crucial polls in Mizoram even as incidents of xenophobia, stalled Bru repatriation process, border dispute, gay issues and gun-running marked 2009 in the Christian- dominated northeastern state. Riding on an anti-incumbency wave, Congress ...
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• Was unsure of winning majority, admits PM

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday he had doubts whether the Congress would win a working majority in the April-May 2009 general elections.“Well, the honest answer is that I was doubtful whether we will have a working majority,” he said, answering a question at the CNN-IBN Indian of ...
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• Mandelson wants to be London mayor, says former mayor

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  London, Dec 21 (IANS) British Business Minister Peter Mandelson - the number two in the country’s cabinet - plans to run for the job of London mayor in 2012 if Labour loses the next general elections, a former mayor was quoted saying Monday.Ken Livingstone, former London mayor who has publicly announced his desire ...
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• Major Pak parties reject Imran Khan’s call for fresh mid-term polls

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Islamabad, Dec. 21 (ANI): The call for fresh general elections in Pakistan by Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan in the wake of the Supreme Court’s verdict against the NRO has been rejected by all major political parties in the country.Almost all-important parties, including the PML, are of the view that ...
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• Rajnath regrets not making Advani PM

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  New Delhi, Dec 20 (ANI): The outgoing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh has regretted that he could not succeed in making senior leader L K Advani th ecountry’s Prime Minister.In an interview to a private news channel a day after relinquishing the party’s top job, Singh said : “We had projected ...
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• BJP’s leadership change not at the behest of RSS, claims Rajnath Singh

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh said on Friday (December 18) that no consultations were held with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the change made in party’s top leadership.Earlier on Friday, senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani stepped down from his post as ...
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• Advani to resign, BJP all set for a generation leap

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  New Delhi, Dec 18 (ANI): In what could be considered as a plan for the future, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to change the party’s leadership. Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, who is also the leader of opposition in Parliament, may resign on Friday from his post making way for Sushma [...]
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• Musharraf refuses to comment on SC judgment on NRO

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Lahore, Dec. 17 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has refused to comment of the Supreme Court’s judgement declaring the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance ‘unconstitutional’, The Daily Times reports.According to a private television channel, Musharraf said he would not ...
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• No relations with Maudany, PDP: Achuthanandan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (IANS) The differences between two factions of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kerala came out in the open again Wednesday when Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said there should be no relation with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdul Nazir ...
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• South Tyneside BNP Holds Final Meeting for 2009

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 585
  Last week saw the final South Tyneside British National Party meeting for the year, reports our North East correspondent. The well attended meeting was opened by Adam Woods who urged those present to argue the BNP’s case by speaking up when lies and half truths are told about our party. Organiser Peter Hodgkinson ...
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• "PA Society" Gathered in NYC

  
  WDUQNews — Authority: 445
  The state’s political power players gathered in New York City over the weekend for an annual event. If you’re a Pennsylvania politician – or if you’re trying to win an election to join that club – then Pennsylvania Society is the place to be. It’s a tradition that dates back to 1899. Pennsylvania’s ...
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• TOC Blog Feature: 10 reasons why I cannot vote for the PAP in the next election

  
  The Online Citizen — Authority: 592
  From the blog, yaevlejunce : Now that I am of age to vote, I am unable to vote for the PAP in the coming election because there is such an urgent need to send across a strong signal through their very thick skulls that there is a problem in the way it’s running this country. I am not a member of the ...
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• Now, Congress demands higher sugarcane price

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Lucknow, Dec 12 (IANS) The Congress party in Uttar Pradesh has offered its support for the agitating sugarcane farmers in the state and urged the Mayawati government to announce a higher price for cane.The Congress will organise a joint demonstration with farmers’ outfit Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (RKMS) and ...
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• Computerised testing has winning edge over paper-pencil CAT (Comment)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  By N.N. SachitanandAsking for a return to paper-and-pencil common admission test (CAT) for the Indian Institutes of Management because of initial minor glitches in the computer-based testing (CBT) carried out this year for the first time is akin to throwing the baby out with the bath water.Over the years, the number ...
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• Demand to probe post-poll 2001 violence in Bangladesh

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) A lawyer in Bangladesh Thursday served a notice on the government to constitute an inquiry commission within seven days to investigate atrocities on religious minorities immediately after the 2001 parliamentary poll.Lawyer Manzill Murshed listed offences of murder, rape and torture of Hindus, ...
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