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Prez Pranab commutes sentence of death row convict

In the first case of presidential pardon by Pranab Mukherjee after assuming office, the death sentence of a convict has been commuted to life imprisonment. Atbir was sentenced to death by a......

Post Sandy, NY, NJ rush to arrange alternate voting sites

A day before the United States presidential elections, officials in New York and New Jersey, the two worst hit states by hurricane Sandy, were scrambling to put in place alternate voting sites to......

Pakistan most critical foreign policy issue: ex-CIA officer

Pakistan is the most critical foreign policy issue which the two presidential candidates --incumbent Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney -- need to address during their third and......

'Can't comment on Afzal Guru until I've assumed office'

India's President elect Pranab Mukherjee, in an interview with CNN-IBN, said he was disturbed about the hatred between political parties. Expressing happiness on being elected President,......

Obama's aide Chopra seeks Lt Gov post in Virginia

Aneesh Chopra, erstwhile Chief Technology Officer to United States President Barack Obama, who quit his White House position nearly six months ago, amidst rumours that he would run for political......

Obama win should be bullish for world equity markets

Since Obama took office in Jan 2009, US shares have given annualised returns of 19%, writesSunil Kewalramani. President Obama's dramatic re-election could be described as a victory for the aam......

US trade body to campaign against immigration bill

The US India Business Council is planning to launch a major campaign, on a scale witnessed during the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, against certain killer provisions in the US immigration reform......

Saradha: Bengal seeks Prez's speedy assent to bill

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and asked him to expedite Presidential assent to a new bill to protect the interests of depositors in the......

Top 6 ultra luxurious hotel suites in India

A five-star hotel in India recently launched a whopping Rs 10 lakh-package (Rs 1 million) for a night's stay in its presidential suite. From gold-leaf ceilings, Versace and Bvlgari toiletries,......

Rupee up 15 paise Vs dollar in early trade

The Indian rupee on Thursday bounced back by 25 paise to close at over one-month high level of 53.96 against US dollar on a rally in local equities and fresh dollar selling by traders enthused by a......

Singapore's Ng Ser Miang set to make IOC presidency bid

Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Wednesday, a source close to the Olympic movement told Reuters on Tuesday. The IOC......

'FIDE suggested sharing WC match with Norway; India refused'

The FIDE, world chess governing body, has revealed that it tried its best to convince India to allow Norway to stage one half of the 2013 World Chess Championship match but it refused. Following......

Anand to play World Championship match in Chennai

Viswanathan Anand will defend his World Chess Championship title against World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in his home city as FIDE on Sunday chose Chennai as the venue for the prestigious match. Even as......

Blatter drops hint he plans to stay on as FIFA president

FIFA president Sepp Blatter dropped a hint he plans to stand again for another four year term as the head of world soccer's governing body during a speech to AFC delegates in Malaysia on Friday.......

Sheikh Salman wins AFC presidential election

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will run Asian football for the next two years after the Bahraini won a three-way election for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on......

People speak for presidential office

QNA

Q. as per news mulayam singh casts his vote for sangama, trars up ballot paper, again votes for pranab.Is this presidential election or a village panchayat head election? why was he given another ballot paper? looks like farce is played on democracy by such politiciians..will election commission take note and act against polling officer for allowing such thing?
Shyamvanwari: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/as-per-news-mulayam-singh-casts-his-vote-for-sangama-trars-u/23446929/answers/

Q. IF ANY OFFICER IS CAUGHT BY ACCEPTING BRIBE HE WILL BE LANDED TO JAIL BUT WHAT ABOUT MULAYAM SINGH YADAV WHO GOT RS.50000CRORES FOR UP TO LEND SUPPORT UPA FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?WHERE ARE WE AHEADING FOR?WHAT YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT UPA?
Ramesh Agarwal: A. ITs aal happened in nindia more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/if-any-officer-is-caught-by-accepting-bribe-he-will-be-lande/23363121/answers/23446942

Q. do you think Congress still has a surprise candidate for the presidential office ??
Dharmarajan: A. If you have proof, you can also throw him in jail. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-you-think-congress-still-has-a-surprise-candidate-for-the/23097464/answers/23363138

Q. I believe that Mr. A. P. J. Kalam is no doubt a good choice for the Presidential Poll, but once he was in the said highest office. If we now exclude his name for the post among the names which have come up in public, whom would U select from the rest ?
Ashis: A. i now think the focus is now on pranab mukherjee and he shall take the office of president more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-believe-that-mr.-a.-p.-j.-kalam-is-no-doubt-a-good-choice-/23089747/answers/23097548

Q. Pssst! Will Waheeda Rahman be India's next President?
Cnanu Shree: A. P A Sangma should be given the chance. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/pssst--will-waheeda-rahman-be-indias-next-president/22589666/answers/23089760

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Obama against prosecuting journalists for doing their jobs

US President Barack Obama doesnt believe that a reporter should be prosecuted for doing his or her job, a presidential spokesman said, but... ...

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IRS chief knew tea party groups targeted in 2012

The former head of the Internal Revenue Service said he first learned in the spring of 2012 — in the heat of the presidential campaign... ...

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Iran allows eight contenders for presidential election

Iranian legislative body has approved eligibility of eight presidential candidates for the June 14 poll in the country, Xinhua reported Tuesday.The... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a380895.html

Iran candidate list for presidential race

s June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. ___ ALI AKBAR VELAYATI: Top adviser to... ...

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Not as simple as saying goodbye

Ahmadinejads second term in office has been interesting and entertaining, considering the staid political milieu in Iran. Even as the Supreme... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/not-as-simple-as-saying-goodbye/article4736756.ece

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