NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) released its manifesto on Monday for the April-May general election and called for governmentcontrol of the financial sector.The party, which held the balance of power for most of the tenure of the Congress Party-led government, also said it proposed a complete halt to the privatization of profitable state fir...
Monday, March 16, 2009
Zardari reinstates CJ; Sharif calls off march
ISLAMABAD: The simmering political crisis in Pakistan on Monday blew over with the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif calling off the long marchZardari reinstates CJLawyers dance following government's announcement to reinstate Chaudhry. (Reuters Photo)More Picturesafter government buckled and announced the reinstatement of deposed Supreme Court Chief Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.The denouement came early on Monday morning with prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announcing government's decision to...
Modi, Pawar war of words on the campaign trail
PUNE: On the campaign trail in western Maharashtra, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and BJP leader Narendra Modi derided each other, with theMaharashtra strongman describing the saffron campaigner as the "frontline leader" of communal forces in the country.Modi hit back, saying Pawar has been hoodwinked by Congress on the issue of prime ministership. The Gujarat chief minister, who launched the BJP-Shiv Sena's poll drive here on Sunday night, said Pawar who has spent many years in Congress failed to understand...
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