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KOLKATA: Despite the best efforts of the State Election Commission (SEC), pre Panchayat election violence in West Bengal has increased sharply, leading to a near breakdown in the law and order situation.

New Delhi: India has said that it would be 'unacceptable' if it is found that the reported internet snooping by US National Security Agency (NSA) violated Indian laws on privacy.

Outcome of an elective body’s polls is generally treated as an indicator of political parties electoral fortunes in other elective bodies yet to be held elections. They are also a forerunner of possible post-polls political alignments. The outcome of the polls of Haryana’s newly formed seven Municipal Corporations elections announced last week is no exception.

In the post-crisis global economy, 2013 may have begun well for the United States with a slightly accelerating pace of its post-recession recovery as reflected in gains in domestic demand, consumer spending, manufacturing, output and, more importantly, the revival of the collapsed housing market over the first five months of the year. With lower mortgage rates, housing market has staged a sharp recovery with a surge in prices and increase in new home sales.

The BJP made history in Goa on Sunday when the party moved from Vajpayee—Advani era to one where it will be led by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP leadership appointed Modi the Chairman of the national campaign committee in a significant step towards complete compliance with pressure from its cadres to declare Gujarat CM as the BJP’s candidate for the Prime ministership.

A premium has been put on the group rivalry bedeviling the Kerala unit of the Congress. That has been the unpleasant upshot of the talks between Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala to resolve the crisis over the latter’s entry into the State Cabinet.

For the first time, the visit of an Indian Prime Minster to Japan to strengthen bilateral relation had a rider of third country and that was China. Interestingly, Japan and China are bogged down by their historical political rivalries. After China emerged the biggest trading partner of India and Japan became the second biggest investor in India, both countries have become important economic allies.

Enthused by polls survey that party could do well in the state, the BJP has started preparations for 2014 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Why should a going government be in such a tearing hurry to push a controversial food security act over the head of Parliament by promulgating an ordinance? It is a serious matter concerning the stomachs of 800 million Indians. The bill must be debated in threadbare in the both houses or in a joint session of Parliament before adopting it. Or, else, the President should apply his power to reject and send back the ordinance proposal to the government. The election-bound Congress-led UPA government’s floor majority is suspect.

KOLKATA: While the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) duly clinched its anticipated win in Howrah Lok Sabha by- election , results of which were announced on June 5, the CPI(M) even in defeat had more cause to cheer--- for the first time since 2009 !