Jharkhand appears heading for president's rule with the incumbent Madhu Koda government being reduced to a minority and JMM lacking the numbers to form the next government. All eyes are now on the Governor Syed Sibtey Razi, whom the beleaguered Chief Minister would be meeting in the afternoon. "The Chief Minister is meeting the Governor today," a close aid of Koda said. "JMM is holding a crucial meeting of all party MLAs and MPs to chalk out the next plan of action. We are making exercises...
Monday, August 18, 2008
Musharraf's resignation internal matter of Pakistan: India
NEW DELHI: India on Monday refrained from making any comment on the resignation of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, terming it as an "internal matter" of that country."We have no comments to make on the resignation of President Musharraf," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said when asked to speak on the latest development in Pakistan."This is an internal matter of Pakistan," he said. India has been having a "comfortable" working relationship with the Musharraf regime, despite...
MP Jogaiah quits Congress to join Chiranjeevi
HYDERABAD: Congress MP from Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh, C Harirama Jogaiah, on Sunday quit the party and Lok Sabha membership to join Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's new party.Jogaiah, who has been openly associating himself with the Chiranjeevi camp for long, resigned from the party soon after the film star announced his entry into politics.According to party sources, the Congress leader sent in his resignation letter to Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.Jogaiah had already announced in the past that he...
JMM withdraws support to Koda govt
NEW DELHI/RANCHI: With the 17-member Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) withdrawing support to the Madhu Koda government on Sunday, Shibu Soren has inched closer to his long-cherised dream of becoming chief minister of the state which he helped create. ( Watch )However, Soren will need the help of the Congress and RJD besides the all-powerful Independents if he is to realise his dream. Though Congress and RJD have promised support, the real party poppers could be the eight Independent MLAs. Congress...
Chiranjeevi forays into politics
HYDERABAD: Standing under pictures of Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, B R Ambedkar and Jyotibha Phule whose teachings he said had transformed him, Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi on Sunday announced his entry into politics and said his main opponent was neither the Congress nor TDP, but poverty. ( Watch )"I am neither a leftist nor a rightist, I am a humanist," the actor said bidding adieu to his "30-year-long pleasure trip in the movie world".Chiranjeevi promised to unveil his political agenda, policies...
MUSHARRAF QUITS AS PAK PRESIDENT
MUSHARRAF QUITS AS PAK PRESIDENTIslamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Monday announced that he was resigning from his post in the face of an impending impeachment motion by the ruling coalition government.Musharraf announced his decision in a 75-minute televised speech in which he flayed attempts to impeach him but said was avoiding confrontation to prevent instability."No impeachment or charge-sheet can stand against me. But I think this is not the time for individual bravado—this is...
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