Raila Odinga, beaten by Uhuru Kenyatta in Kenya's presidential election, said on Saturday that his party would contest the results in court, alleging "massive tampering" of the March 4 vote. ...
04:49 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Even as there have been big names that could have been considered for the post of the President in the party, Gadkari remains the frontrunner with a strong Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) backing. RSS has endorsed Gadkari despite him facing corruption charges and at a stage wher the BJP looks to compete with the Congress, the party would not want to lose RSS's support. ...
02:00 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Boston: Mitt Romney spent the past six years running for president. After his loss to President Barack Obama on Tuesday, he'll have to chart a different course. The initial plan is to spend time with his family. Romney has five adult sons and 18 grandchildren; a 19th is on the way. His wife, Ann, recently said her husband absolutely will not run again for president. If he did, it would...
01:30 AM, Nov 08, 2012
Obama in his presidential elections campaign had criticised outsourcing of jobs to countries like India saying that US needs to create jobs locally. ...
11:06 PM, Nov 07, 2012
London: The dollar rose and world shares turned lower on Wednesday as investors worried about the outlook for the US and euro zone economies after President Barack Obama's re-election. Wall Street share futures, which had pointed to a higher open on relief over the clear election outcome, also reversed course as the fiscal problems of the United States and slowdown in Europe returned to haunt investors. A preservation of the...
09:01 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Washington: Emboldened by a resounding election victory, US President Barack Obama immediately pledged to reach across America's political divide and seek deals on stubborn issues that dogged his first term. Obama scored a clear win over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Tuesday's vote, overcoming deep doubts among voters about his handling of the weak US economy. Americans chose to stick with a divided government in Washington, however, by leaving the...
06:37 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Barack Obama was re-elected as the US President for a second term and there were celebrations after the hard-fought election. Obama says in his victory speech that the best is yet to come for the US. Americans who voted for Obama seem to be confident in him as he will continue his stint at the White House for the next four years. ...
02:32 PM, Nov 07, 2012
At least 120 million people are expected to render judgement on whether to give Barack Obama a second term or replace him with Mitt Romney. ...
10:15 PM, Nov 06, 2012
A US Election officer in New Delhi said that they are expecting more people to vote in this election, both in the US and overseas. ...
06:32 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New York: For the first time, voters in some counties in New York may get an extra day to vote if disruptions caused by Superstorm Sandy prevent enough people from showing up at the November 6 Presidential polls, a state official has said. County election officials could ask the New York state Board of Elections to allow polls to reopen for another day if the turnout on Tuesday is less...
05:37 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Washington: Prompted by his visit to a recently shut-down business in Virginia, Mitt Romney has said that Obama's administration campaign slogan should be "forewarned" and not "forward". Five days ahead of the November 6 elections, Romney made an unscheduled stop on Thursday at Bill's Barbecue in Richmond, Virginia which closed in September due to financial difficulties after being in service for more than 80 years. "President Obama's campaign slogan is...
08:13 AM, Nov 02, 2012
Washington: Early voters could account for up to 40 per cent of all ballots cast in the 2012 US presidential election, and polls of people who already voted show President Barack Obama with a comfortable lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Both candidates have been urging supporters not just to vote but to do it early as Republicans and Democrats campaign vigorously - particularly in key battleground states - to...
06:22 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Denver: Republican candidate Mitt Romney gets his first chance on Thursday to go head-to-head in a debate against President Barack Obama, and potentially turn the tide of a campaign that has seen him trailing for weeks by a slim but steady margin. The 90-minute encounter could reach 60 million people on television, a far bigger audience than watched either candidate speak at the Democratic and Republican conventions. While that could...
02:28 AM, Oct 04, 2012
"I am not registered to vote and frankly I don't care," says 19-year-old Sahira Singh, in her 2nd year at George Washington University in Washington ...
05:59 PM, Sep 18, 2012
Washington: Mitt Romney dug in on Wednesday on his charge that President Barack Obama's campaign is driven by "division, attack and hatred," criticism aimed at cutting into Obama's likeability and personal appeal with voters. In some of his harshest words yet against the president, Romney said Obama was "running just to hang onto power, and I think he would do anything in his power" to remain in office. Romney's comments...
01:16 AM, Aug 16, 2012
New Delhi: Hamid Ansari took oath as India's 14th vice-president at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday. He was administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and several union cabinet ministers, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners and leaders from other political parties. Ansari, 75, polled 490 first preference votes out...
12:07 PM, Aug 11, 2012
New Delhi: The UPA looks all set to sail through the Vice Presidential election on Tuesday with the numbers stacked in favour of their candidate Hamid Ansari. The NDA, though, doesn't seem to have much to look forward to. With the battle for the Raisina Hill won with a thumping majority, the road doesn't appear to be difficult for the UPA in the Vice President poll too. AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa...
06:46 AM, Aug 07, 2012
New Delhi: On the eve of demitting her office, President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday highlighted the scourge of corruption saying it is the enemy of good governance and asked government and people to collectively fight it. "Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Both the Government and the people at large must come together to achieve this national objective," Patil said...
02:59 AM, Jul 25, 2012
New Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the country's 13th President on Wednesday at the central hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia will administer the oath to Mukherjee at 11:30 am in the presence of Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Union Ministers, Governors, Chief Ministers and a host of...
12:29 AM, Jul 25, 2012
New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari will file nomination papers on Wednesday for his re-election to the post amid expectations in UPA that he is set for a comfortable win. Ansari will submit four sets of nomination papers to Lok Sabha Secretary General TK Vishwanathan, who is the Returning Officer for the August 7 Vice Presidential election, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President...
01:45 AM, Jul 18, 2012
