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Since LK Advani’s pale imitation of Atal Behari Vajpayee’s moderation had failed to impress the voters in the last general election, the BJP has evidently decided to be more forthright in its approach to the next big test, which may be in 2014 or earlier. Hence, Narendra Modi’s return to the parliamentary board after a gap of six years. If the same man, viz. party president Rajnath Singh, who kept him out earlier has now facilitated Modi’s rehabilitation, it means that the Gujarat strong man has emerged as the first among equals in the organisation.

New Delhi : India and Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) have agreed to open talks negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and the Customs Union (CU) that comprises of Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.

New Delhi : India is planning to send two senior ministers to Saudi Arabia to assess the impact of the new 'Nitaqat' employment policy announced by the Kingdom. It is expected to affect thousands of non-resident Indians (NRIs) who are working in Saudi Arabia without valid employment or visa documents.

NEW DELHI : In a major victory for patients fighting for access to medicines, a division bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Hon’ble Justice Aftab Alam and hon’ble Justice Ranjana Desai, today dismissed Swiss MNC Novartis’ appeal for a patent to Novartis for its anti-cancer medicine, imatinib mesylate (Gleevec).

Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi may not be welcome in US Ivy league circles, but certainly enjoys a surprising popularity in economically marginalised West Bengal!

What next in Jammu and Kashmir? The question assumes importance in view of the three recent developments: resumption of killings, though yet sporadic, by militants which have shattered the state’s three year long calm; protests over the hanging of the Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and the demand for the return of his body buried in Delhi’s Tihar jail; and, the controversy triggered by the arrest by the Delhi police of Liyaqat Ali Shah, an alleged Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist.

LUCKNOW: Much significance is being attached to the promotion of Varun Gandhi as general secretary by the BJP national president Rajnath Singh.

Crackdown on farmers and women folk for forcible land acquisition for the South Korean steel major Posco’s plant in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district and virtual breakdown of law and order situation in the entire State leading to insecurity of weaker sex, illegal mining apart from several scams and scandals and cases of abductions have been the striking features of the Naveen Patnaik’s regime.

As Chinese and Japanese surveillance ships and aircrafts shadow each other around Senkaku/Diaoyu islands tension is rising. But both the powers are also engaged in smile diplomacy to woo India, creating diplomatic openings for the country. Preoccupied with territorial disputes with Japan and its Southeast Asian neighbours, and concerned about the US pivot China is showing unusual warmth towards India.

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, has taken several steps to woo the rural voters of the state with an eye on the elections to the state Vidhan Sabha, scheduled to take place in the month of November this year. He has adopted a three-pronged strategy to win over the rural voters. One, ensuring non-stop supply of power to villages for domestic use, two, making extensive arrangements for purchase of wheat at MSP all over the state and three, by announcing liberal relief and compensation for the hailstorm-hit farmers.