Kathmandu: Three parties quit Nepal's Maoist-led government on Monday as the Himalayan republic slipped deeper into crisis after the prime minister called elections following the failure to agree on a new constitution aimed at ending years of instability. Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has called for November 22 elections to resolve the constitutional impasse, sparking a backlash from politicians and Nepalis who have seen the country lurch from one crisis to...
10:55 AM, May 29, 2012
Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan dwelt on the difficulties in managing a coalition government, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, whose party is a ruling ally of Congress in state and Centre, on Saturday said running an alliance government was not that difficult. "Running a coalition government is an art," Pawar, whose party is sharing power with Congress in the state since 1999, said. The Union agriculture minister...
03:02 AM, May 06, 2012
Pune: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday refuted the allegation that the NCP ditched the Congress in the recent elections to the posts of Zilla Parishad chairman and vice-chairman in the state, saying it was Congress which had failed to honour the 'dharma' of coalition. Referring to the allegation by MPCC president Manikrao Thakre that the NCP had "cheated" the Congress by joining hands with other parties (including Shiv...
10:20 PM, Mar 24, 2012
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday that he was upset with the Prime Minister over his remark in Parliament that coalition governance was a major hurdle in the way of reforms. Sharad Pawar said that he was pained at the PM's remarks. "The PM said that the allies were not cooperating. We felt bad because we never acted like this. We respect the coalition religion. If we...
08:18 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Ghaziabad: BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Sunday said his party has strong chances of winning the elections in Uttar Pradesh and dismissed the idea of forming a coalition government in case it is unable to muster a majority in the Assembly. "BJP is in a very good position of winning the election and forming the government in UP and if any situation arises against it, the party will sit in...
12:03 AM, Jan 30, 2012
Kolkata: With the recent strain with ally Trinamool Congress fresh in mind, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the Congress would respect "coalition dharma" in West Bengal, but would continue its 'legitimate' political activities without hurting any party. "We are part of a coalition. It involves following the coalition dharma ... We intend to respect the coalition. We will not do anything to hurt it. But this...
11:29 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Panaji: Prolonged coalition confabulations are delaying the announcement of ticket allocations for the March 3 assembly polls in Goa. Both the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been huddled together in talks with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) respectively to work out a seat-sharing arrangement for over a month now for the 40 assembly constituencies up for grabs in the polls....
06:52 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh hit out against the Opposition and the coalition parties and said their style of politics is hurting India's growth. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Parekh praised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his efforts and called him the cleanest Prime Minister. Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate. As 2012 gets underway, how do India's top businessmen view the government and its...
02:27 PM, Jan 08, 2012
Karachi: Pakistan is likely to get $ 300 million from the United States for costs incurred in fighting militants, officials said on Thursday, at a time US legislators have been questioning aid to Pakistan after Osama bin Laden was found there. The funds are part of a so-called Coalition Support Fund (CSF), a US programme to reimburse countries that have incurred costs supporting counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations. "Pakistan should receive...
03:21 PM, May 12, 2011
New Delhi: Chairman of Aditya Birla group Kumar Mangalam Birla has admitted that the recent scams have dented India's image in the world. In an exclusive interview to CNN, he diverted the Prime Minister blame-game to the coalition system of governance, in essence, blaming the coalition government for the criticism that the country is facing over scams and corruption. "My own view is that it is unfortunate and as an...
08:06 AM, Apr 11, 2011
In an exclusive interview to CNN, the Chairman of Aditya Birla group has admitted that the recent scams have dented India's image in the world. ...
08:03 AM, Apr 11, 2011
In election mode, Jayalalithaa tells CNN-IBN Tamil Nadu wants single party rule. She says the AIADMK is not having joint rallies with allies because of time constraints. ...
12:02 PM, Mar 31, 2011
CNN's Nic Robertson visited Gaddafi's millitary installation which was attacked by the coalition forces. ...
09:11 PM, Mar 23, 2011
Moammar Gaddafi's palace was hit as coalition forces continued air strikes for a third day. ...
07:44 AM, Mar 21, 2011
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his remark that "some compromises" had to be made in running a coalition and called as unfair and unacceptable his equating any 2G Spectrum loss with subsidy for fertilisers, diesel and foodgrains. Reacting to the Prime Minister's remarks at an interaction with TV editors, the principal opposition party BJP accused Singh of trying to "cover up" the various...
07:41 PM, Feb 16, 2011
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