Vote boosts India's new government
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NEW DELHI -- India's five-month-old governing coalition received a major boost yesterday when the ruling Congress Party won a solid victory over Hindu nationalist parties in a state election that had been widely seen as a test of the new government's staying power.
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India's ruling Congress party built a  sizeable lead over the opposition Hindu nationalists and seemed  set on Saturday to win a key state poll in what would boost the  fortunes of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi's party.
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The battle between Indiaâs two main political parties has been watched as an indication ahead of national elections.
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NEW DELHI, July 21 -- Lawmakers elected India's first female president, officials announced Saturday, in a vote seen as a step forward for hundreds of millions of Indian women and girls who face bitter discrimination in everyday life.
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The gas-rich nation gets its first multiparty election on Sunday, with a vote that experts say is stacked.
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India's Hindu nationalists  were headed for a strong majority in a bitterly fought state  election on Sunday, a verdict could mean a setback to Congress  party plans to call an early national election.
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FATEH JANG, Pakistan  - Pakistan's finance minister took an important step toward becoming the new prime minister by easily winning two byelections that give him a seat in parliament, a prerequisite for the post, state-run television reported Thursday. Opposition groups insisted the vote was rigged.
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AHMEDABAD, India  - A controversial hardline Hindu politician formally took power as chief minister of India's Gujarat state on Tuesday, after a strong election victory that came as a shot in the arm for his Hindu-nationalist party.
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NEW DELHI, July 21 -- Lawmakers elected India's first female president, officials announced Saturday, in a vote seen as a step forward for the millions of Indian women and girls who face bitter discrimination in everyday life.
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India&#39;s ruling Congress Party has retained power in legislative elections in the country&#39;s second largest state of Maharashtra.
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The world's largest democracy India welcomed Myanmar's army strongman General Than Shwe, who arrived on an official visit days after sacking his prime minister in what was seen as a bid to promote military hardliners.
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Rahul Gandhi, the 37-year-old scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, was elevated to a key political position for the first time since he entered parliament three years ago amid speculation that the world's largest democracy may face snap polls.
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The vote, which could shape the way the island handles relations with China, was the first since Mr Chen narrowly won the presidency in March.
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NEW DELHI, AUGUST 26: A voice vote was enough to complete the three-stage Budgetary exerciseâand clear over Rs 500,000 crore worth of finances.
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An election victory by the governing Congress Party in India&#39;s second-most-populous state on Saturday was expected to strengthen both the party and the minority
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Voters in East Timor went to the polls on Saturday to choose a new government tasked with uniting the population of the tiny fledgling state, shattered by violence, poverty and soaring unemployment.
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Italy's municipal elections give a boost to Romano Prodi's centre-left bloc after tight national polls.