Calling it the “Congress Bureau of Investigation”, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Tuesday said investigative agency CBI was carrying out “politically-motivated probes” in various cases, including the Adarsh Society scam in Mumbai. In a stinging editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna, the Sena chief said for long the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been used [...]
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CBI is Congress Bureau of Investigation: Bal Thackeray
February 1st, 2011 |
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Yeddyurappa should be jailed for corruption, says Congress leader
January 29th, 2011 |
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All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary in charge of Karnataka Shantaram Naik has demanded the arrest of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on corruption charges. Speaking to reporters in Panaji, before heading for Karnataka to participate in the proposed mammoth rallies on Jan 30 to showcase the public anger against the BJP-led government, Naik accused the [...]
Give 10 years to politics, Rahul urges youth
January 29th, 2011 |
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Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday appealed to the youth to give 10 years of their life to politics if they want to see change in the country. “I assure you, after 10 years, you will be proud of your decision, and the country’s politics will take a new direction,” Gandhi said, urging educated young [...]
Political parties lack democracy: Rahul Gandhi
January 29th, 2011 |
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Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday said that political parties lack democracy but urged the youth to join politics through the Congress. “Political parties lack democracy, their doors are closed,” Gandhi said while appealing to young men and women to join his party. Gandhi was addressing the media on the final day of his three-day [...]
Hu faces critics in U.S. Congress
January 21st, 2011 |
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Chinese President Hu Jintao has faced his critics in the U.S. Congress for talks on human rights, economic policy and North Korea, VOA reports. House speaker John Boehner said he and his colleagues raised their “strong, ongoing concerns” of reports of human rights violations in China, including the denial of religious freedom, and the use of coercive abortion as a consequence of the “one child” policy.
Jagan’s show of strength in Delhi – with some Congress participation
January 11th, 2011 |
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Accompanied by thousands of supporters, former Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy arrived in the capital Tuesday and began a daylong fast in a show of strength that included two Congress MPs to highlight the woes of farmers and protest the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal ruling on the sharing of river waters. Jagan, along with about [...]
Samsung to Introduce 4G Tablets, Smartphones at Mobile World Congress
January 10th, 2011 |
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Samsung is planning to introduce several 4G tablets and smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, furthering its vision of “digital humanism.” – Samsung Electronics has sold more than 1.5 million Galaxy Tabs, the
7-inch, Android-running tablet that it has made available through every major U.S.
carrier. Nevertheless, the South Korean electronics giant appears to have only
begun its attack on the Apple iPad’s market share.
At the 2011 C…
Bengal firing: Village tense, Mamata meets locals
January 8th, 2011 |
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Police raids were on in Netai village near this Maoist hub in West Bengal Saturday a day after seven people were shot dead and 12 wounded allegedly by Marxist-backed assailants. Groups of villagers were seen huddled together, mourning the deaths, while anxiety was writ large on the faces of those whose family members lay critically [...]
Omar rejects rotational chief ministership
January 5th, 2011 |
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said he would not vacate his post for his alliance partner Congress, insisting that he was “chief minister for six years”. He was addressing a press conference to mark the completion of his two years in office. Omar Abdullah intervened when a reporter asked his father and [...]
PM to pay homage to Karunakaran in Thrissur
December 25th, 2010 |
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Security was tightened as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was expected to arrive here Saturday afternoon to pay homage to four-time Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran who died at the age of 92 two days ago. Manmohan Singh is to arrive here at around 2 p.m. as opposed to the earlier 11 a.m., Congress leaders said [...]
Obama hails lame duck Congress, will seek more compromise
December 23rd, 2010 |
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President Barack Obama Thursday hailed a productive “lame duck” session of the US Congress and pledged to work harder for compromise as Republicans gain legislative clout in 2011. Obama touted passage by Congress in the last month of major initiatives including a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia, a compromise on extending tax cuts, an [...]
Rahul Gandhi on two-day Tamil Nadu visit
December 22nd, 2010 |
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Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here Wednesday on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu to enthuse more youth and women to join the party’s youth wing. He was accorded a warm reception by state Congress Chief K.V. Thankabalu and other leaders at the airport. Gandhi thereafter meet the office bearers of the state Youth [...]
2G Scam: Congress says demand for JPC is politically motivated
December 17th, 2010 |
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The Congress party, which heads the UPA Government at the center, has termed the opposition’s persistent demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into telecom irregularities as politically motivated. Party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi told media persons in the national capital on Thursday that the JPC probe demand is cheap and political “for the [...]
Call Congress TODAY To Ensure that New Food Safety Regulations Do Not Punish Small Farmers or Home Gardners
November 29th, 2010 |
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The Senate will likely vote this week to limit debate on substitute amendments to the new food safety bill – S510.While everyone is for food safety, it is important to remember that one size does not fit all.Specifically, that most food safety problems…
Sonia Gandhi to address rally in Allahabad
November 25th, 2010 |
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi will address a public rally here today on the occasion of the party completing 125 years. She will also flag off the last leg of the Congress Sandesh Yatra. The Congress initiated the Sandesh Yatra in the state with objective of bringing people closer to the party. She would also address [...]
Kiran Reddy to be sworn in as Andhra Chief Minister today
November 25th, 2010 |
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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kiran Kumar Reddy will be sworn-in as new Chief Minister of the State on Thursday. He will be sworn in as 16th Chief Minister of the state by Governor E S L Narasimhan. Reddy, 50, was named as the next chief minister after K Rosaiah resigned on Wednesday, citing personal reasons. [...]
All credit to Nitish Kumar for success in Bihar polls: Congress
November 24th, 2010 |
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The Congress today credited Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the ruling JD (U)-BJP combine”s victory in the Bihar Assembly polls. Party spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said: ‘”All credit to him (Nitish Kumar) for his success…law and order did improve under his regime,” About her party”s poor performance in the polls, Natarajan said there was always [...]
New Maharashtra cabinet to be sworn in on Thursday
November 17th, 2010 |
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said, the list of Congress ministers to be inducted into his Cabinet is almost ready and the oath- taking ceremony is likely to be held tomorrow. Chavan said he would speak to alliance partner the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today on the issue of Cabinet expansion as requested by [...]
TODAY Congress Will Try – By Secret Vote – to Retroactively Legalize Foreclosure Fraud and Forgery By the Big Banks … Call Congress and Say NO
November 17th, 2010 |
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As I’ve previously noted, forgery of mortgage documents is systematic and widespread. See this, this, this, this and this.Yves Smith pointed out last month that congressional bill H.R. 3808 is an attempt to paper over rampant criminality by the big ba…