Washington: Like two prize fighters resting between rounds, Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paused for a moment on Wednesday to wish each other well in the November 6 election. They spoke by phone after the president called to congratulate Romney for clinching the Republican nomination by winning the Texas primary on Tuesday. In winning the primary, the former Massachusetts governor surpassed the 1,144-delegate total he...
05:10 AM, May 31, 2012
It was 2006, the mid of UPA-I tenure, and we moved to Class 9, all enthusiastic about the new subjects. One of the subjects, Social Science, has always been a tough bite for students and Political Science, which comes under it, has always been something interesting. Earlier, we had been reading about the bills and acts of the Indian government, but it was real fun for us now, as we...
08:48 PM, May 14, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday asked the people to "firmly reject" those who mock at democratic institutions, even as he admitted India was not a "perfect democracy". Addressing an event at the central hall of parliament to mark the 60th anniversary of its first sitting on May 13, 1952, Singh said though India is not a "perfect democracy", it is a "functioning democracy" with mechanisms and safeguards...
12:20 AM, May 14, 2012
Hyderabad: Resistance group Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), at its first conference here on April 22-23, will demand an end to the anti-Maoist Operation Green Hunt and discuss how to turn the current economic crisis in the country into a revolutionary opportunity. More than 300 delegates from across India, including writer and activist Arundhati Roy, historian Amit Bhattacharya, Maoist leader Tusharkanti Bhattacharya's wife Soma Sen and Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde, will...
02:07 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Los Angeles: Actor Robert De Niro on Wednesday apologized for joking at a Democratic fundraiser with Michelle Obama about the possibility of having a 'white first lady' at the White House after November's presidential elections. The Oscar-winning star of 'The Godfather: Part II' and 'Raging Bull' said he had intended no offense with the remark about the wives of Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney. "My...
02:49 PM, Mar 22, 2012
New Delhi: Literature is best left alone in the spirit of celebrated French-Swiss filmmaker Jean Luc-Godard's philosophy that good literature makes bad cinema, says filmmaker and writer Saeed Akhtar Mirza. "I feel as a form literature exists in the written word - let it be here as the raison d'etre why somebody writes. Whenever I read a good book, it never crosses my mind to make a film," Mirza told...
01:55 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Washington: Having doubled its population in the last decade, Indian-Americans have emerged as a powerful political group in the US that the Republican and the Democratic parties cannot ignore in a presidential election year. According to 2010 census, more than 11.54 lakh Indian-Americans are eligible to vote as against 5.76 lakhs in 2000, said a report released by two American NGOs -- South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and Asian...
10:19 PM, Mar 11, 2012
Imphal: In perhaps the only solace to the Congress government in the state Assembly elections 2012, the Manipur electorate gave a thumping majority to the party, helping it win 42 seats out of 60. The party scored a hat-trick and returned to power in the northeastern state, helped by a fragmented opposition. The Trinamool Congress, part of an 11-party Peoples Democratic Alliance, made an impressive debut winning seven seats, followed...
06:58 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Washington: Mitt Romney scored a hard-won, home state triumph in Michigan and powered to victory in Arizona on Tuesday night, gaining a two-state primary sweep over Rick Santorum and precious momentum in the most turbulent Republican presidential race in a generation. "We didn't win by a lot, but we won by enough," Romney told cheering supporters in Michigan. He also tweeted his delight - and his determination: "I take great...
10:24 AM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: What really happened in Maldives that led to the toppling of the first democratically elected president in the island nation. CNN-IBN brings you the inside story of how the coup was planned, plotted and executed to perfection. Chief Judge Abdullah Mohammed of Criminal court in Maldives was arrested on January 16 on corruption charges and then appointed for life by former dictator Mamoon Abdul Gayoom. Hassan Saeed, Gayoom's...
08:58 AM, Feb 21, 2012
Washington: Former Senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with overwhelming victories over front-runner Mitt Romney in Republican nominating contests in Missouri and Minnesota. Santorum, who until Tuesday had won only one of the first five Republican contests, crushed his rivals in a non-binding primary in Missouri and in the Minnesota caucuses. His previous victory had been by a slim margin over Romney in Iowa. Results were still...
10:18 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Chicago: Raja Krishamoorthi, a Democratic Congressional candidate of Indian-origin for Illinois' newly created district, has come under apparent racist attacks from Tea Party bloggers for protesting against an event organized by them. Krishamoorthi,(38), one-time advisor to President Barack Obama, encountered unexpected attacks after his appearance at the TeaCon 2011 Convention last autumn. Tea Party groups from around the country gathered for the TEACON 2011 convention in Schaumburg, Illinois, an event...
04:47 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Houston: Indian-origin Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal took the oath of office for his second term before hundreds of people, with a focus on education and a pledge not to rest on the accomplishments of his first four years. "I Bobby Jindal do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution and laws of the United States and the constitution and laws of this state, Jindal said as State Supreme Court...
08:32 AM, Jan 10, 2012
Imphal: Five non-Congress parties have formed People's Democratic Front (PDF) to fight the January 28 Manipur Assembly elections. The parties are Manipur Peoples Party (MPP), National Congress Party (NCP), Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and CPI-M, MPP President Nimaichand Luwang told reporters in Imphal on Tuesday. Announcing a list of 30 PDF candidates for the 60-member Assembly in the first phase, Luwang said while MPP would fight for...
01:10 PM, Jan 03, 2012
New Delhi: A total of 140 out of the 241 members of the Rajya Sabha claim that they have no financial interests, despite owning assets running into crores of rupees, said an election watchdog on Thursday. The financial interests, which have to be declared by an MP within 90 days of his election, include income as directors of companies, controlling shares, regular salaries, paid consultancies and professional engagements. These have...
10:49 AM, Nov 18, 2011
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