Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress party’s resounding victory in the byelections in the Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Kannur Assembly seats makes it clear that the political climate has hardly changed since the Lok Sabha elections held six months ago.All the three Congress candidates kept their date with victory in a rather convincing manner. While A.P. Abdullakutty stumped everyone with a 12,043 vote victory...
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UDF's victory in the byelections to three Assembly constituencies was ''victory of the people'', leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly Oommen Chandy today said the victory was due to the united efforts put in by Congress workers.Talking to newspersons here, he alleged the victory also reflected the people's dissatisfaction over the 38 month rule of LDF.He said however, the win has increased the...
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Karnataka opened their Ranji Trophy campaign with a massive victory over UP....
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size="2"> Steve Holland
WASHINGTON
Nov. 4: Republicans rolled to victory in Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races on Tuesday in a sharp blow to Democrats that showed the limits of US President Barack Obama’s political clout.
After suffering a one-two punch in those two states, Democrats salvaged a victory over a conservative candidate in a congressional...
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Duquesne forward Damian Saunders defends against a shot by Iowa forwrd Jarryd Cole during the first half Duquesne's 52-50 win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa last night.IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Bill Clark's 3-pointer with 11.7 seconds left Tuesday night gave Duquesne a 52-50 victory over Iowa in the CBE Classic.It was the first victory for the Dukes (2-0) over a Big Ten team since they beat Illinois...
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COLOMBO: Seeking a political solutionto the Tamil issue as a sequel to the victory over LTTE, India has asked SriLanka to ensure that every stakeholder gains from the settlement irrespective ofreligion and ethnicity.Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who isvisiting Sri Lanka, said the country should also ensure that the politicalsolution to the ethnic problem does not come at the cost of any particularcommunity."While...
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All-rounder Naeem Islam hit a superb 73 not out off 90 balls to power Bangladesh to a thrilling one-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the fifth and final one-dayer here on Thursday.The 22-year-old kept his cool and added 35 runs along with last man Nazmul Hossain to snatch victory from Zimbabwe, with the hosts finishing the series comfortable 4-1 winners.Brendan Taylor hit a brilliant 118 not out --...
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Tiger Woods gave record crowds at Kingston Heath what they wanted to see — exquisite shots and a closing round of 4-under 68 to win the Australian Masters on Sunday for his seventh victory of the year.In his first trip Down Under in 11 years, Woods put on quite a show for his $3 million appearance fee.Woods pulled away from a three-way tie for the lead with three birdies on his opening six holes, then...
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India today said Sri Lanka should find a political settlement to the Tamil issue as a sequel to the victory over the LTTE, and ensure every stakeholder gains from the solution irrespective of religion and ethnicity.Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is visiting Sri Lanka, said that the country should also ensure that the political solution to the ethnic problem does not come at the cost of any...
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victory of Congress in the Assembly elections to three states have vindicated UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's ''potentiality and ability to galvanise votes for development of respective states,'' according to Chief Minister Digambar Kamat.In his congratulatory message to Ms Gandhi, Mr Kamat said, ''the victory is a testimony to the confidence reposed by the electorate in her leadership and policies...
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