Rahul Gandhi makes an unscheduled speech at the AICC session
New Delhi: Ashok Chavan was present. So was Suresh Kalmadi. Both men face charges of profuse corruption – over a land scam in Maharashtra, and the Commonwealth Games, respectively. Yet, the top leaders...
View ArticleMy job is a tough one: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Some of the members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) could face the axe in the reconstitution exercise of the powerful body, party chief Sonia Gandhi indicated on Tuesday. “Nominating...
View ArticleUK copyright laws to be reviewed, announces Cameron
Britain’s intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to “make them fit for the internet age,” Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. He said the law could be relaxed to allow greater use of...
View ArticleNitish sweeps Bihar; washout for Lalu
Nitish Kumar is all set to begin his second stint as the Chief Minister of Bihar following the massive victory of the JD(U)-BJP alliance. Patna: The Janata Dal(United)-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance...
View ArticleAP CM Rosaiah resigns, CLP meet in the evening
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah (77) stepped down today citing advanced age and indifferent health, barely hours before the Congresss Legislature Party was to meet (at 6.30 pm) in the...
View ArticleBihar Assembly Polls: Powered by BJP, Nitish scripts ‘nayi kahani’
After his clean sweep powered by an impressive BJP performance, Nitish Kumar said Bihar has chosen to end its association with caste politics to make a new beginning – a ”nayi kahani.” He will form a...
View ArticlePM says he is worried about future of Parliamentary system
BERLIN: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he is “worried” about the future of the Parliamentary system in the wake of a complete washout of the winter session of Parliament on the 2G spectrum...
View ArticleSA seeks UN Security Council reform
South Africa will push for reform of the United Nations Security Council during a two-year stint as a rotating member of the group, a government minister says. “We will attempt to persuade and convince...
View ArticleSame new trains, same old Budget
If today’s Rail Budget was an opportunity for Mamata Banerjee, poll-bound in West Bengal, to sign out of Rail Bhavan on a note of reform and change, she was in no mood to take it. Banerjee played safe...
View ArticleObama decides not to release bin Laden photos
WASHINGTON/ABBOTTABAD (Reuters) – President Barack Obama decided on Wednesday not to release photographs of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s body, saying they could incite violence and be used...
View ArticleYes, it’s Kiran Bedi vs Arvind Kejriwal for Delhi: 10 Developments
It’s official. Kiran Bedi is the BJP’s candidate for chief minister in Delhi, where elections will be held next month, party chief Amit Shah announced on Monday night after a meeting of the central...
View ArticleBihar Defeat May Lead to Silent Rebellion in BJP Against PM, Amit Shah: Arun...
NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the BJP’s debacle in Bihar, Arun Shourie, one time admirer of Narendra Modi turned critic, says the defeat may intensify a silent rebellion against the Prime Minister...
View Article5 things Modi needs to do ASAP, after Bihar loss
It’s not correct to transpose the outcome from a state election as a referendum on the central government, but this rule doesn’t apply to Narendra Modi who seems to be turning every state election...
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