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Liberhan Commission Report on Babri Masjid demolition likely to be tabled in Parliament in December

Liberhan Commission Report on Babri Masjid demolition likely to be tabled in Parliament in December

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 21:15

New Delhi: The report of the Liberhan Commission, which investigated into the circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, is expected to be tabled in Parliament on December 21, 2009 – the last day of the month-long Winter Session.

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Harper and Singh meet, but India-Canada civil nuclear pact not signed

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 18:56

Harper and Singh meet, but India-Canada civil nuclear pact not signed during Canadian Prime Minister’s visit

Nitin Gadkari likely to be next BJP president

Nitin Gadkari likely to be next BJP president

Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:21

New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari, president of the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is most likely to become the next national president of the party, succeeding Rajnath Singh by the end of 2009.

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Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 to get four-tier security cordon

Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:14

Delhi will have a 4-layer security cordon for the Commonwealth Games to be held on October 3-14, 2010, covering all the venues, including the various sporting facilities and the Games Village.

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Two nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missiles test-fired successfully by India

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 19:31

India has successfully tested 2 advanced versions of Prithvi-II, the nuclear-capable ballistic missile, in quick succession, by destroying the targets accurately.

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Commonwealth Games Federation delegates OK with Delhi Games Village, sporting facilities lacking

Friday, October 9, 2009 17:25

Commonwealth Games Federation team happy with Delhi Games Village, not so happy with sporting facilities.

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India’s river inter-linking plan dropped

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:27

India drops plan for country-wide inter-linking of rivers fearing ecology damage.

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National Rural Employment Guarantee Act renamed after Mahatma Gandhi

Saturday, October 3, 2009 14:49

The Government of India has renamed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

Shashi Tharoor’s Twitter saga: Twittergate controversy gets more ridiculous

Shashi Tharoor’s Twitter saga: Twittergate controversy gets more ridiculous

Saturday, September 19, 2009 10:45

This is going from bad to worse. The Shashi Tharoor Twittergate saga is not dying down at all. The main at the center of it all is currently in Africa - I don't think it will end nicely when he is back.

Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi: Stadia and accommodation ready on time, claims Kalmadi

Friday, September 18, 2009 8:14

The Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games (OCCG) has announced that the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi will be held “as scheduled” amidst doubts being raised by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).