An offer of an immediate unilateral ceasefire in the north by the beleaguered Tamil Tigers on Sunday was rejected by the Sri Lankan Government. The Media Centre for National Security in Colombo called the ceasefire announcement a gimmick.
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April 27, 2009
Lanka rejects LTTE’s ceasefire offer: Calls it a joke
April 23, 2009
Naxals strike on poll eve: Phase-II polling today 2,041 candidates
New Delhi, April 22
In a grim reminder of the violence during the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, Naxalites today, on the eve of the second round of voting tomorrow, tried to unleash a wave of terror in the states they are active in by hijacking a train carrying nearly 700 passengers in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, bombing a BDO’s office and killing a driver after setting ablaze several trucks in Bihar.
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April 22, 2009
Lalu may not be part of next govt: Pranab
22 Apr 2009, 0231 hrs IST, TNN
Foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee confirmed Congress’s plan to get rid of Lalu Prasad, by publicly declaring that the RJD boss would not be in the next government.
Lalu calls up Mukherjee, says still in UPA
EC biased towards Congress, alleges Mayawati
Special Coverage: General Elections 2009
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April 21, 2009
If voted to power, BJP will honour nuke deal with US: Advani
April 21, 2009
In a major shift of stand, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani has said for the first time that his party will not abrogate the civilian nuclear deal with the US if it is voted to power. The party had earlier vowed to kill the agreement, saying it compromised India’s strategic interests.
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April 20, 2009
Never said LTTE is not a terror group: Karuna
20 Apr 2009
A day after Tamil Nadu CM Karunanidhi called LTTE chief Prabhakaran “a good friend”, he sought to clarify his remarks saying, “We can’t forgive LTTE for killing Rajiv”.
I don’t see Prabhakaran as a terrorist: Karunanidhi
Cong rejects Karuna’s comments on Prabhakaran
Lankan issue comes to the fore in TN polls
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April 17, 2009
26/11 probe: Pakistan smiles, India squirms
17 Apr 2009
3 major faux pas in quick succession by the authorities have embarrassed India, especially when it is engaged in a diplomatic face-off with Pak over Mumbai attacks.
Hang Kasab publicly, don’t provide legal help: Bal Thackeray
Mumbai attack: LeT man ‘confesses’ to his role
Kasab be tried for 166 murders, seeks prosecution
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April 16, 2009
Polling begins in first phase of Lok Sabha elections
Staggered polling began in 124 constituencies for the first phase of elections across 15 states and two union territories to elect a new Lok Sabha as also legislative assemblies in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa amid tight security. As many as 1,715 candidates are in the fray in the first phase with the prominent names being RJD’s Lalu Prasad, Murli Manohar Joshi of BJP and TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.
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April 15, 2009
EC gags media 48 hours before polling
15 Apr 2009
Election Commission has said the electronic media cannot telecast anything which can influence voters in areas where polls are to take place, 48 hours preceding voting.
EC issues notice to Lalu, Jyotiraditya Scindia
All post-poll options open: Jayalalithaa
Special Coverage: Lok Sabha Elections 2009
April 14, 2009
LS polls: No national issues that connect
14 Apr 2009
While caste and community were never absent from Lok Sabha polls, what makes the current election different is the way the parochial threatens to prevail over the national.
1984 riots, Gujarat carnage blot on secular image of country: PM
BJP calls PM a night watchman
Special Coverage: Lok Sabha Elections 20
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April 13, 2009
It’s Manmohan vs Advani
Monday, April 13, 2009, Chandigarh, India
Congress and BJP are deliberately trying to project the upcoming polls as a direct fight between Manmohan Singh and LK Advani for the prime ministership on the lines of the US presidential polls.
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