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  Mamata slams Modi government

  National | April 08, 2015 21:40 IST

  Kolkata:  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today made a strident attack against the Modi government, accusing it of dividing people on religious lines, telling "lies" and gagging the voice of opponents which had resulted

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  TRAI recommends 112 as single emergency number for India

  April 07, 2015 22:51 IST

  New Delhi:  A single number '112' can be used for all emergency phone calls across the country including for police, fire and ambulance, telecom regulator TRAI proposed today.Similar to the '911' all-in-one emergency service in

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  Emergency a misadventure and Indira paid a heavy price for that, says Pranab in his new book

  India | December 11, 2014 16:36 IST

  New Delhi: The 1975 Emergency was perhaps an “avoidable event” and Congress and Indira Gandhi had to pay a heavy price for this “misadventure” as suspension of fundamental rights and political activity, large scale arrests

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  President Pranab Mukherjee's book to be released on Dec 11

  India | December 04, 2014 11:49 IST

  New Delhi: One of the most awaited books of the year is President Pranab Mukherjee's ‘The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years'. This book will go on sale on the First Citizen's birthday i.e. December

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  Missouri declares emergency ahead of jury decision on shooting

  World | November 18, 2014 11:20 IST

  Washington: Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency, anticipating unrest if a grand jury decides against indicting White police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown.The St.

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  Liberian president lifts emergency on Ebola virus

  World | November 14, 2014 6:14 IST

  Monrovia: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday announced the lifting of the State of Emergency with immediate effect.Sirleaf said the decision was taken in consultation with relevant stakeholders, the National Health Team and partners,

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  B'day Special: Remembering Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan (JP)

  National | October 11, 2015 12:37 IST

  New Delhi: October 11, 2015  is Jayaprakash Narayan's 103rd birth anniversary. Narayan was a great freedom fighter and one of the most revered political leaders of independent India.Jayaprakash Narayan was an Indian independence activist, social

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  Manmohan Singh credits Narasimha Rao for liberalizing Indian economy

  India | August 18, 2014 15:14 IST

  New Delhi: After being named to head the government in 1991, former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao wanted Manmohan Singh to be his finance minister, says a new book ‘Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan'."Well, it

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  Liberian president declares emergency over Ebola outbreak

  World | August 07, 2014 7:58 IST

  Monrovia: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf declared a state of emergency in the West African country on Wednesday over an outbreak of Ebola.The president made the announcement on state TV, saying the emergency will last

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  Emergency 'worst chapter' of Indian democracy: Jaitley

  National | June 26, 2014 15:37 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday described the Emergency rule of 1975-77, proclaimed on this day in 1975, as the "worst post-independence chapter" of Indian democracy."The Emergency displayed the weakness of the Indian constitutional

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  Arun Jaitley to felicitate activists jailed during Emergency

  National | June 26, 2014 11:45 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Arun Jaitley will felicitate activists who were jailed during the Emergency era at a function here on June 28.The function to be organised by the state unit of BJP at the

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  Pak chartered plane lands in Lucknow under emergency conditions

  India | May 07, 2014 20:55 IST

  Lucknow: A Pakistani chartered aircraft, on its way from Lahore to Dhaka with 100 passengers on board, landed here under emergency conditions following fuel shortage, airport officials said.The aircraft landed yesterday afternoon when the pilot

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  DD Interview Row: Modi compares it to Emergency-era suppression

  India | May 03, 2014 13:33 IST

  New Delhi: Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at the government over the issue of his edited interview that was telecast on national broadcaster Doordarshan.The prime ministerial candidate said that the development reminded him

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  10 big events that Indians would never like to be repeated

  India | April 06, 2014 7:29 IST

  New Delhi: Since its independence in 1947, India has gone through several vicissitudes. There has been many pleasant moments too in recent Indian history.These moments include World Cup cricket wins, historic victories in 1965 and

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  Thailand government lifts emergency

  World | March 18, 2014 15:58 IST

  Bangkok: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today lifted a nearly two-month-old emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas and replaced it with a security law after political violence against her government eased.  The Cabinet lifted the

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  Watch in pics: Major events that changed India

  India | March 25, 2014 7:34 IST

  New Delhi: With 64 years gone by since India became a republic, the nation has passed through several vicissitudes, successes and mass movements.  These events have moulded the face of India for good or bad,

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  Thailand court to rule on injunction request over emergency

  World | January 27, 2014 18:23 IST

  Bangkok: A civil court in Thailand will give its final decision Thursday over the injunction request by the anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) against the government's emergency decree.The court Monday held an urgent hearing

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  IAF chopper makes emergency landing

  India | September 30, 2013 20:47 IST

  Rajkot: An Indian Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing in Maktanpar town near Wankaner taluka of Morbi district today due to a technical snag, officials from the force said.The chopper—Chetak SA 316 B—had taken

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  Egypt extends emergency laws

  World | September 12, 2013 20:31 IST

  Cairo: Egypt's interim president on Thursday extended a nationwide state of emergency by two months, citing security conditions.The nearly month-old state of emergency, which gives security forces greater powers of arrest, had been due to

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  Mulayam meets CM as army stages flag march in Muzaffarnagar

  India | September 08, 2013 19:25 IST

  Lucknow: Facing flak from the opposition over Muzaffarnagar communal clashes, Samajwadi Party supreme Mulayam Singh Yadav today held a meeting with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, ministers and senior officials while the Army staged a flag