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LUCKNOW: Apprehending early polls for Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party has announced a list of 55 candidates who will be contesting in Uttar Pradesh.

The latest controversy surrounding the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) needs to be seen in right perspective. Minister of State in the PMO V. Narayanswamy’s statement – which he later retracted – that the government was actively considering the recommendation of the Shunglu Committee report, to make the CAG a three-member body, akin to the Election Commission, has, evidently, come at a wrong time. Still worse is the denial by MOS after having gone on record in a taped interview with the PTI about the government thinking.

In the long run, Myanmar remains India’s best bet as a major supplier of energy for decades to come. This is the opinion of some experts, who feel the future of projected pipelines, such as TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) may be insecure in view of the situation prevailing in central Asia.

The Winter Session of Parliament opening on November 22 looks set for stormy days with BJP and other opposition parties gearing up to indict UPA-II on a range of issues including corruption, and press for a vote on the divisive reform agenda, notably FDI participation in the retail sector. Major ally DMK is ambiguous on support for FDI entry into retail trade.

Wipro’s and CESC’s are two post-independent India’s fairytale entrepreneurial stories, probably unparalleled in the annals of modern business management across the globe.

KOLKATA: It is almost certain that Bangladesh will hand over ULFA leader Anup Chetia by this December to India, with both countries very close to finalising an extradition treaty.