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May 20 2009
Sonia Gandhi, the Congress Party’s leader, proposed Mr Singh’s name, and politicians approved it without a vote amid clapping and the thumping of desks. Mr Singh is expected to meet President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday to set a date for...
May 20 2009
Japan’s economy has seen its worst ever quarterly performance, with GDP shrinking 4% in the first three months of 2009. The contraction is the fourth in succession, following a 3.8% drop in October to December. But economists are predicting...
May 19 2009
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was arrested and later released on bail for allegedly indulging in obscene behaviour during a fashion show in Mumbai during the Lakme Fashion Week held in March.
May 19 2009
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani has “agreed not to persist with the suggestion” he made earlier that he did not want to continue in the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. A terse statement to this effect was...
May 19 2009
Contrary to what Nepal’s self proclaimed academicians and India’s Left tilted journalists believe India’s Nepal Policy will not even see a minor change with Dr. Man Mohan Singh- the Pakistan born Indian leader, reoccupying the seat of the Prime...
May 18 2009
LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was shot dead while trying to flee government troops, Agence France Presse reported Monday, citing a senior defence official. Prabhakaran tried to flee the area in an ambulance along with two close aides, but was...
May 16 2009
The AIADMK message only tallied with the saffron party ’s assessment that it ought to finish with a double-digit lead to acquire support of those of the “others” category who have trouble going with Congress, but who are wary of...
May 16 2009
With the last batch of votes slipped into the electronic slot on Wednesday, and all the exit polls indicating a multi-fractured verdict, New Delhi looks like a busy marriage bureau. The liaison men of the two national parties have been deputed to woo...
May 15 2009
Lal Krishna Advani is a leader in the middle of a thunderstorm. The 15th Lok Sabha elections would decide not only his fate, but also his party’s standing in the Indian polity. The man, who has always been seen as the Prime Minister in-waiting, now...
May 14 2009
India, the world’s largest functioning democracy, is going to the polls to select the right candidates. As the elections are underway, we are seeing various groups have their own say in the election process and many luminaries coming forward asking...