Karunanidhi's emissary Maran meets PM over Sri LankaSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "exert diplomatic pressure at appropriate levels" on the Sri Lankan government to end the "untold sufferings" of the displaced Tamils living in relief camps there.
Jyoti Basu admitted to hospitalJuly 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Marxist patriarch and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu was admitted to a private hospital Sunday following breathing trouble, hospital sources said. Basu, who turned 96 on July 8, was taken in an ambulance to the AMRI hospital near his Salt Lake residence of Indira Bhavan after he spent a restless night.
House resolution honoring Michael Jackson awaits vote, faces opposition from GOP lawmakerJuly 8th, 2009 Resolution honoring Jackson faces GOP oppositionWASHINGTON — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee may have trouble keeping the promise she made at Michael Jackson's public memorial for a House resolution that "forever" honors the late pop star. Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, took the stage Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and hoisted a framed copy of the resolution, embossed with a gold seal.
Charitable foundations average 26 percent endowment drop in 2008, but continue to giveJune 25th, 2009 Charitable foundations see endowments dropSEATTLE — U.S. foundations saw their investments drop by an average of 26 percent in 2008 amid the economic downturn and stock market collapse, but that hasn't slowed their charitable giving, a new survey has found.
ACLU says California hospital discriminated against gay couple after woman's collapse at marchJune 16th, 2009 ACLU: Hospital discriminated against gay coupleFRESNO, Calif. — Civil rights groups are urging a hospital in central California to change its policies after employees briefly barred a lesbian from visiting her partner, who went into seizure at a gay marriage march.
World's richest foundation suffers from recession, but remains the biggestJune 9th, 2009 Economic downturn hits world's richest foundationSEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation may be the world's richest charitable foundation, but that hardly shields them from the economic downturn. Between January 2008 and April 2009, the foundation saw its assets drop from $39 billion to $27.5 billion.
New Hampshire legislators approve gay marriage; governor says he'll sign billJune 3rd, 2009 New Hampshire Legislature approves gay marriageCONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire legislators approved a measure Wednesday that would make the state the sixth to allow gay marriage, and Gov.
New Hampshire's governor signs gay marriage law as state becomes 6th to recognize gay marriageJune 3rd, 2009 New Hampshire governor signs gay marriage lawCONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire's governor has signed legislation making the state the sixth to allow gay marriage.
Karunanidhi's son appointed Tamil Nadu's Deputy CMMay 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's son, M K Stalin, was on Friday appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. State Governor S.S.
Karunanidhi's son Azhagiri wins from MaduraiMay 16th, 2009 MADURAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's son M.K.
Karunanidhi to be discharged from hospital SaturdayMay 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi is likely to be discharged Saturday from a hospital here following his recovery from high fever, hospital authorities said Friday.
Vayalar Ravi visits Karunanidhi's residence to enquire about his healthApril 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - Union Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs M Vayalar Ravi on Wednesday visited Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at his Gopalapuram residence to enquire about his health after the recent fast he kept for the Sri Lankan Tamil cause.
No violence during Karunanidhi's fast: policeApril 28th, 2009 CHENNAI - Police in Tamil Nadu Monday said no violence had taken place in the state during Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's fast in support of a ceasefire in Sri Lanka.
Indian Govt. says watching Lanka situation, Karunanidhi's ultimatum to PM, SoniaApril 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - Minister of State for External Affairs, Anand Sharma, said Tuesday that the Indian Government is carefully monitoring the emerging situation in Sri Lanka, and was well aware and concerned about the plight of civilian Tamils in the island nation. He, however, said that Prabhakaran is a proclaimed offender and the LTTE is a terrorist outfit and it should be treated on par with such other organisations,"
Hiss comment to a television channel came as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi sent a telegram to the Centre warning both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to help halt the war in Lanka.
Karunanidhi's security stepped upApril 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - Security for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and his cabinet colleagues has been stepped up following intelligence inputs on threat from the Tamil Tigers, a top police official said here Wednesday.
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