Russian government gets ‘C’ grade in poll
byMoscow, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russians quizzed in an opinion poll released Friday gave their government the unflattering equivalent of a “C” grade for…
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Former Kerala minister Issac arrested, sent to jail for a day
byThiruvananthapuram, April 19 (IANS) CPI-M leader and former Kerala finance minister Thomas Issac was Friday arrested with 70 others as they staged a protest…
Congress using JPC to subvert truth on 2G scandal: Jaitley
byBangalore, April 19 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Friday accused the Congress of using the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to…
Bihar divided over special grant to state
byPatna, April 19 (IANS) Bihar’s political parties are divided over the central government’s special grant of Rs.12,000 crore for the state, with the Janata…
2G issue heats up again, Raja targets PM (Evening Lead)
byNew Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of parliament’s budget session resuming Monday, former telecom minister A. Raja Friday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on…
Sonia holds strategy meet with Congress leaders
byNew Delhi, April 19 (IANS) With politics hotting up over the draft of the 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report before the second half…
Trinamool wants to replace democracy with partycracy: Left Front
byKolkata, April 19 (IANS) West Bengal’s opposition Left Front Friday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of attacking the democratic setup and trying to establish…
Remove Musharraf’s paintings: Pakistani Senate
byIslamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan’s upper house of parliament, the Senate, Friday unanimously passed a resolution, demanding that the government remove portraits of former…
Musharraf: Once Pakistan’s strongman, now a prisoner
byIslamabad, April 19 (IANS) He came back from self-imposed exile hoping for another stint in power but found himself under arrest instead. Former Pakistan…
Probe opens in Libyan donation to Sarkozy
byParis, April 19 (IANS) An investigation was launched Friday into allegations that former French president Nicolas Sarkozy accepted an illegal financial aid from Libya…