"We live in a democracy and in an era of coalitions... there have been efforts to build a consensus and the efforts continue," Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma told media persons when asked to comment on the deadline set by Senators for the deal to the US Congress.
B R Ambedkar's fears about personality cults in politics and money power in elections seem to be coming true, says Nitin Desai
The prime minister was aggressive during his interaction with the media, but no one came away enlightened on issues of governance of this complex country after hearing him for 75 minutes, says Sheela Bhatt, who attended the press conference on Friday, January 3.
Political and communal divide in Jammu and Kashmir has assumed such proportions that even the horrifying rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl is not bringing society together, writes Athar Parvaiz.
US drone strikes in Pakistan "must stop", Pakistan's powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif said on Wednesday.
"Our agenda is the nuclear deal and not the stability of the government or an early or late election. We are opposed to the deal because we think it is not in the interest of the country," CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury told media persons in New Delhi. Whether government will go in for early elections is for them to decide, he said in reply to a question on the sidelines of the party Central Committee meeting in New Delhi.
He flew down to Mumbai as a Congress troubleshooter with a mission to save the wobbly coalition government in Karnataka, but minister D K Shivakumar hardly found any support from the Maharashtra unit of his party in his task and was sent packing to his home state.
The Centre has agreed in principle to hold discussions with the PDP on forming the committee to study the demand for troop cuts.
At least 29 people have been killed and many others wounded in a suicide bomb attack that ripped through a Shia mosque in Yemen's capital Sanaa.
Malik at another event on Saturday had said had he "looked to Delhi", he would have had to install a government led by Sajad Lone.
The speaker said he would take a decision on the remaining 14 cases in a "couple of days."
Why are the 'secular' parties silent about the lynchings on our streets? Are they so busy forging political alliances that they ignore the numerous distortions of Constitutional values?
Rymbai said he was ready to face expulsion from the party.
"I did not get any such letter (announcing withdrawl of support). I learnt about it only through the media. I will speak to Debabrata Biswas (AIFB general secretary) on his party's grievances," Koda said when asked for his reaction.
Narendra Modi, who steered Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Democratic Alliance to a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, was on Tuesday appointed prime minister, ushering in a new era of a non-Congress government with an absolute majority on its own in 30 years.
Kumar insisted that allies should have been given proportional representation in the cabinet.
It was not immediately clear whether President Chandrika Kumaratunga wanted parliamentary approval of the plan before putting it into place.
If anything has become clear during this campaign, it is this: Mr Modi can bat on almost any wicket and hit the ball over the ropes, points out T N Ninan.
Adityanath also recommended that all other SBSP members holding the rank of minister of state be removed immediately.
Naidu met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and discussed with him the possibilities of all opposition parties uniting and forging a joint opposition alliance.
TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao met the PM and Sonia Gandhi.
FIFA presidential candidate Luis Figo says he has no plans to quit his campaign.
Having focussed excessively on the Congress, and continuously drawing a Modi-Rahul parallel as if it were the sole selling point, the BJP has lost sight of the regional parties that are seeking to take the centre-stage, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
It is premature to make the assumption that Biden's policy toward China will not be a break with Trump, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Indicating that regional parties will play a major role after the elections, the NCP leader said, "My own thinking and assessment is that ultimately it will be a state-wise position. There might be states like Tamil Nadu, where the number one party will be Dravida Munnetra Kazagham and other non-BJP parties will have to accept it."
The rebel leader has been a vocal critic of AAP leadership since he was removed as leader of opposition in Punjab assembly in July last year.
Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas pleaded guilty on Monday to U.S. charges that he participated in bribery schemes that are under investigation at soccer's world governing body FIFA.
Gandhi reportedly told them that he has already conveyed his decision to the Congress Working Committee and would not relent.
While imposing President's rule, the Centre had kept the assembly under suspended animation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on range of issues -- from Rafale deal to Ram temple and triple talaq.
The lawsuit accuses Trump of "an unconstitutional and unlawful scheme".
'It has also underestimated the striking force of the Opposition. It has been complacent and paralysed. That may be due to the compulsions of coalition politics and the arrogance of a party which looked at itself as entitled to rule,' says political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot.
The unofficial results were expected by Monday morning which would be announced by the commission headquarters in the capital.
The Congress chief met senior United Democratic Front leaders, including Ramesh Chennithala and P K Kunhalikutty.
The quantum of punishment will be announced later on Monday.
'Rahul is misguided by a handful of family retainers who don't want him to show unrestrained initiative in forming allies.' says Sudhir Bisht.
Interestingly, so far Deve Gowda's JD-S is not the target of the attack by the BJP. Come mid-May, he hopes he will once again play the role he has played before.
'People incapable of becoming a sarpanch and councillor are MPs now, all because of the Modi magic.'
The National Democratic Alliance in Bihar suffered a jolt on Wednesday as a Lok Janshakti Party MP resigned from the party post of general secretary and two BJP MLAs who were denied ticket met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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