Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

London, July 16 (IANS) Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has urged US President Barack Obama to visit the site of the Hiroshima nuclear bomb explosion on the 64th anniversary next month as a “symbolic step” to create a nuclear weapons-free world. Miyake, who survived the bombing on Hiroshima by the US army, has called upon the American leader to accept an invitation to the city to ... Full story

Mohammad Azharuddin, former Indian cricket team captain and Congress candidate for Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad Lok Sabha seat, said Wednesday that his hard work would give him an edge over other contestants. “During the last one month or so we worked very hard and I am confident the voters in Moradabad will recognise our efforts and support us,” Azharuddin, who is making his political debut, told reporters ... Full story

Washington, May 13 (IANS) A couple of US senators have opposed tripling of non-military US aid to Pakistan, with one noting how Islamabad had spent much of the $12 billion aid it had received in the past for building up its military against India. “You’re asking us to vote for a whole new set of money without knowing whether there are going to be benchmarks, without ... Full story

President Barack Obama is looking to reduce a record projected $1.8 trillion federal deficit with a $210 billion plan to tax more of US firms’ overseas earnings and crack down on tax avoidance. White House Budget office figures released Monday would add $89 billion to the 2009 deficit increasing it to more than four times last year’s all-time high as the government hands out billions more ... Full story

Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday alleged that Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik violated the model code of conduct to favour South Korean steel maker Posco. “Patnaik passed orders favouring Posco with mining lease of over an area of 25 sq km in Khandadhar hill in Sundargarh district,” the state BJP alleged, in a complaint to the Election Commission. In its complaint, the ... Full story

Ludhiana, May 11 (IANS) Taking a dig at the unity show presented by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners here Sunday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that the split in the NDA “is very much there” and would begin to show after the elections. “It is wrong to say that the NDA has not split. The BJD and the TDP (Biju Janata Dal of Orissa ... Full story

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) An alliance led by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is more likely to be “pro-business” than a government with the Congress party at its helm, a leading global consultancy said Monday. “Party manifestos and past records suggest that a UPA (United Progressive Alliance)- led alliance may focus on rural and social sectors, while a BJP-led government may concentrate on infrastructure and ... Full story

Panaji, May 11 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa Monday alleged the Indian Mujahideen (IM) was behind the spate of temple desecrations taking place in rural parts of the state. “We have said in the past that the IM or the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) or whatever they choose to call it now, are one of our chief suspects. The motive ... Full story

Toronto, May 11 (IANS) Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney denied Sunday any political plot against Sikh woman MP Ruby Dhalla who has been accused of mistreatment by her three former nannies. Thirty-five-year-old former beauty queen, Dhalla has been the MP for the opposition Liberal Party from the Punjabi-dominated constituency of Brampton-Springdale on the outskirts of Toronto since 2004. The three Filipino nannies have created a big ... Full story

The CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday indicated a remarkable shift in his party’s anti-Congress stand when he said, “after May 16 we will think” about the possibility of supporting the Congress. On the questions of supporting a Congress-led government, Karat said, “Let the elections be over first. Let the results come. After May 16 we will think.” Karat said there would be a “realignment” ... Full story