Gillard confident of forming new government; approaches independents
With none of the major parties securing simple majority in the cliffhanger Australian general election, the Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, on Sunday sought to assure countrymen that she would deliv
Australians vote in cliffhanger poll
Australians on Saturday voted in a general election billed as one of the tightest in decades in which their first woman Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, is pitted against her Conservative rival, Mr T
Crocodile predicts Oz PM's win in polls
A saltwater crocodile has picked Australian prime minister as winner of federal election in a snap poll in Darwin on Thursday, a media report said.
The 4.9 metre crocodile named Harry was given the c
India not interfering, Shyam Saran tells Nepal Maoists
The Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh's special envoy to Nepal, Mr Shyam Saran, began his whirlwind consultations on Thursday by first holding talks with the top leaders of the Maoist party.
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JD-U will fight assembly polls in Bihar in tie-up with BJP
Notwithstanding the strains in their relations with BJP, JD(U) will fight next year's elections in Bihar in alliance with the saffron outfit, party's national President, Mr Sharad Yadav, said on Satur