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Sydney, Sep 3 (IANS) Independent MP from Queensland Bob Katter Friday said he has sent a list of 20 conditions to Australian prime ministerial hopefuls Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, saying "I'm still in a very powerful position here". Nitish calls all-party meet over Maoist deadline ( 11:02 ) Patna, Sep 3 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called an all-party meeting Saturday to discuss the Maoist deadline set for releasing their eight jailed commanders and the rebels' claim that they had killed one of the four policeman they had abducted, sources in the chief minister's office said. Malaysian Indian party seeks to join ruling coalition ( 10:18 ) Kuala Lumpur, Sep 3 (IANS) The Malaysian Indian United Party (MIUP) is pressing for full membership of the Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition, a party official has said. Fidel Castro to deliver first public speech since 2006 ( 09:32 ) Havana, Sep 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Cuban leader Fidel Castro will deliver Friday his first public speech since 2006, during a meeting with students of the Havana University. Rahul asks cops to properly probe murder case ( 22:38 ) Amethi, Sep 2 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi reached a police station in his Amethi parliamentary constituency and asked the policemen there to investigate a murder case properly and within a stipulated period of time, a party leader said Thursday. CPI-M has camps in West Midnapore for party supporters: Bose ( 22:08 ) Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) In the wake of union Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s comments on the existence of camps of armed cadres in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday claimed they were set up to house those evicted by the Maoists from their homes. Congress panel wants state chiefs' election by Sep 17 ( 21:49 ) New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) With Sonia Gandhi set to be formally re-elected Congress president Friday, the focus has shifted to the state units, who have been advised to elect their chiefs and other office bearers and complete the process by Sep 17. Gadkari to visit Russia from Monday ( 21:34 ) New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari will be visiting Russia for five days from Monday on an invitation from awareness group Water Freedom Revolution (WFR), a party statement said Thursday. Amit Shah challenges apex court's handing over of Sohrabbudin case to CBI ( 20:55 ) New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah has moved the Supreme Court questioning its Jan 12, 2010, judgment handing over the investigations into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Kausar Bi abduction and killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Telecom services can bridge rich-poor divide: Rahul ( 20:36 ) Amethi, Sep 2 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday launched 3G-services in his parliamentary constituency, noting that telecommunication services play an important role in development as they can bridge the rich-poor and the rural-urban divide, party officials said. Sonia set for successive fourth term as Congress president (Night Lead) ( 20:25 ) New Delhi Sep 2 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi, already the longest serving incumbent, was Thursday set for a successive fourth term as Congress president with 55 valid sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by party leaders. No other candidate is in the fray. Nitish Kumar holds high-level meeting on Maoist issue (Lead) ( 20:23 ) Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday held a high-level meeting with top officials at his official residence after reports that Maoists had killed one of four abducted policemen. The Bihar police chief has said there is no truth in the Maoist claim of having killed a policeman. Jethmalani attacks government on funds stashed abroad, Bhopal ( 20:07 ) Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Former union law minister Ram Jethmalani Thursday decried what he termed as the 'totally dishonest' attitude of the centre in the matter of huge amounts of money hidden in foreign banks. Chautala attacks Congress for acquiring fertile land for projects ( 19:42 ) Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) Former chief minister of Haryana Om Parkash Chautala here Thursday criticised the land acquisition policy followed by the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government in the state. Geelani a mortal enemy of Kashmir, arrest him: Jethmalani (Lead) ( 18:55 ) Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Demanding the arrest of Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani, senior jurist and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani Thursday accused him of being "an intentional abettor of murder" who is on Pakistan's payroll and responsible for the current imbroglio in Jammu and Kashmir. Congress has performed impressively under Sonia: Karunanidhi ( 18:46 ) Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) The performance of the Congress has been extensively impressive under its president Sonia Gandhi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Thursday. Moily meets Jagan a day ahead of his 'yatra' ( 18:45 ) Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Union Minister and Congress general secretary M. Veerappa Moily Thursday met party MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, a day before he is scheduled to resume his controversial 'odarpu yatra' in defiance of the party leadership. Sonia sets several records in Congress history ( 18:35 ) By George Joseph New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) As Sonia Gandhi is all set to be unanimously elected Friday for a fourth term as the Congress president, she will be setting several records in the history of the 125-year-old party, among them being the longest-serving incumbent. Arrest Geelani for fomenting Kashmir trouble: Jethmalani ( 18:28 ) Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Senior jurist and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Jethmalani Thursday demanded the immediate arrest of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, who he alleged is on Pakistan's payroll and responsible for the current unrest in Jammu and Kashmir. Students group calls for Telangana shutdown Sunday ( 18:11 ) Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Osmania University students' Joint Action Committee (JAC) has called for Telangana shutdown Sunday to protest the government's decision not to postpone Group-I preliminary examination of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC). We are ready for talks with Maoists: Nitish ( 18:11 ) Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) Responding to news reports that the Maoists had killed one of the four policemen they abducted on Sunday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday said his government is ready for talks with the Leftwing rebels. Sonia set for record fourth term as Congress president (Lead) ( 17:06 ) New Delhi Sep 2 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi was Thursday set for a record fourth term as Congress president with at least 55 sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by her party's office-bearers. It will make her the longest serving party president in the 125-year history of the Congress. Postage stamp on YSR released ( 17:05 ) Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) A commemorative postage stamp on Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the late Andhra Pradesh chief minister, was Thursday released on the occasion of his first death anniversary. Tripura minister's son dies of jaundice, kidney failure ( 15:58 ) New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Tripura Health Minister Tapan Chakrabarty's only son Tuhin Chakrabarty died of jaundice and kidney failure Thursday morning at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, family sources said. Delhi University goes to poll Friday amidst tight security ( 14:38 ) New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Fifty-one colleges of both the north and south campuses of Delhi University (DU) will go to polls Friday amidst elaborate security arrangements.  1 2 3 4 5 6 
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