Obama widens lead over Romney despite jobs data: Poll
President Barack Obama, picking up support following the Democratic National Convention, widened his narrow lead over Republican U.S. presidential challenger Mitt Romney in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll re
Telangana state in 3 months if elected: BJP
Promising that it will create a separate Telengana state within three months if voted to power at the Centre in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP on Wednesday said corruption and Telengana will be its
SC to examine plea to bar criminals from running polls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea for quashing of certain provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act (RPA) which provided scope for persons with criminal antecedents to cont
Obama slams 'offensive' remarks, insists: 'Rape is rape'
Coming out strongly against a Republican lawmaker's definition of a 'legitimate rape', US President Barack Obama on Tuesday termed his remarks as offensive and insisted that a 'rape is a rape' and the
Mamata suggests black money be brought back for state funding of elections
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday suggested that black money stashed away abroad be brought back to the country for state funding of elections.
Berlusconi set to contest polls in bid to become Italian PM for fourth time
Silvio Berlusconi plans to contest Prime Ministerial elections in Italy for a fourth time next year, according to his close aide.
According to The Telegraph, one of Berlusconi's closest confidantes a
Mamata pitches Gopal Gandhi for VP, flags off three new trains in North Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that she was not in favour of Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari continuing in the same office for a second consecutive term, and pitched
BJP shines in UP local body polls; Cong fails to open account
The BJP swept urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh winning 10 of 12 mayoral posts in municipal corporations with Congress failing to open its account.
BJP candidates won mayoral election
High drama in Pak, many in race to be Prime Minister
Hours after the ruling Pakistan People’s Party picked Makhdoom Shahabuddin to replace ousted Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, a court issued non-bailable warrants against him, forcing the ruling coa
Zardari vows to save Parliament
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the people of Pakistan would never permit undermining of the Parliament behind different pretexts and the government knows how to ensure the supremacy