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Posted on April 22, 2009 with No Comments
People in 12 states and union territories will vote on Thursday to elect 140 MPs in the second phase of LS elections being contested by big names including Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, George Fernandes, Ramvilas Paswan and Sushma Swaraj with their campaigning focussed mostly on the theme who is fit to lead the country.
Election is already on Wednesday in one seat in Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, although polling there is counted as part of round-two of the five-phase elections.
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Posted on April 21, 2009 with No Comments
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati features on the cover of Newsweek’s latest edition, with the US weekly drawing parallels between
her and US President Barack Obama - in their rise to political heights though belonging to the bottom of the social ladder. Read More »
Posted on March 15, 2009 with No Comments
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) India Inc’s confidence in the political leadership to pursue economic reforms and deal with international trade negotiation has dipped, says an NCAER survey conducted ahead of the upcoming general elections. Read More »
Posted on March 6, 2009 with No Comments
US President Barack Obama on Friday opposed the idea of inviting overseas nurses, including from India, to fill up the huge shortfall the United States is facing right now. Read More »
Posted on February 27, 2009 with No Comments
The Federal Investigation Agency informed interior ministry chief Rehman Malik on Wednesday that the Pakistani suspects were arrested on February 12 and could be remanded to the FIA’s custody only for 30 days.
India is also likely to push further with the involvement of state agencies of Pakistan in the terror attacks. Read More »