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Akhilesh Yadav Says He Will Fulfill SP's Election Promises

Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav, who was selected as Uttar Pradesh's next Chief Minister by the party's legislative board Saturday, has assured the people of the state that all the promises made in the election manifesto will be fulfilled. Mar 11, 2012

Padma Awards Announced (Full List)

The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012. This year the President has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous. Jan 25, 2012

Arms Factory of Indian Mujahideen Unearthed

An Arms factory belonging to Indian Mujahedeen (IM) has been unearthed in Delhi recently, said Minister of State in Ministry of Home Affairs, Jitendra Singh, in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Dec 21, 2011
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Anna Hazare Slammed for His 'Un-Gandhian Comment' on Pawar Slap Incident

It looks like anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's image has taken a beating of late. Just on the heels of surprising the public by revealing that he had disciplined alcoholics in his village by beating them up after tying them to a pole, he has shocked the people once again by his careless comment on a youth slapping Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. Nov 25, 2011

Mild Tremors Felt in North India

Mild tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of north India after an earthquake rocked the Hindu Kush region on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Nov 7, 2011
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AFSPA: People Against Inhuman Law

A number of organizations across the country came together on Saturday, to support Irom Chanu Sharmila in demanding the withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) of 1958. Nov 6, 2011
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Timeline: Anna Hazare's Anti-Corruption Crusade

Anna Hazare has launched a major non-violent agitation against the government's anti-corruption bill which is billed as Jan Lokpal Bill (People's Ombudsman Bill). The agitation that started on Aug. 5, 2011 has changed the notion of tolerance to corruption in the country. The protest provoked nationwide agitation against corruption. Here is the timeline of Anna’s anti-corruption campaign. Nov 4, 2011