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DMK pulls out, but govt safe

While the Centre expressed willingness to consider the DMK’s key demands on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue, the Dravidian party on Tuesday formally ended its nine-year-old alliance with the UPA.

India to back anti-Lanka UN move amid TN fury

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India is most likely to vote against Sri Lanka when the US-sponsored resolution against the island nation comes up for voting at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva later this week, r

FDI issue: DMK galvanises UPA

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The DMK’s announcement that it would support the UPA-2 government in the event of a vote on FDI in multi-brand retail, though 'in bitterness', strengthened the government’s hand on Tuesday.

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Jaya calls SP, BJP, Left to push Sangma

Stepping up her campaign to promote former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A. Sangma’s presidential candidature, Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK supremo J.

Parties begin consensus bid on Prez polls

The Samajwadi Party, Trinamul Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party and AIADMK are learnt to have held the initial round of informal talks with some non-Congress leaders on the presidential election, at a time when the Congress too has begun a “consensus-building” exercise through consultations.

DMK calls off fast on Lanka

Bowing to Tamil sentiments expressed worldwide, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Parliament on Monday that India was “inclined to vote” in support of the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes at the UN Human Rights Commission.

PM indicates support to anti-SL resolution, Jaya says not enough

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Bowing to Tamil sentiments expressed worldwide, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Parliament Monday India was “inclined to vote” in support of a US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka for alleged

PM's NGO remark on K'kulam fuels a row, borne by probe: Govt

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's charge that foreign NGOs were stoking protests at the Kudankulam nuclear plant stemmed from a Home Ministry inquiry, Government said today, as the remark triggered a ro

Cabinet reshuffle not complete yet: Karunanidhi

Hours after the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, announced the second Cabinet reshuffle of the present United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M. Karuna

UPA Cabinet reshuffle: Fresh faces likely; DMK not to fill vacancies

The second rung in the Congress could get prominence in the proposed reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, expected any time in the next week.

If one goes by the speculation in the corridors of power, abo

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