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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress activists in Kerala are in a celebratory mood. Their sense of jubilation is fully justified, for never before in history has the party in Kerala had it so good in terms of representation in the Union Council of Ministers – eight slots including two of cabinet rank.

The speculation that the cabinet reshuffle will see the rise of Rahul Gandhi’s young brigade has been proved wrong. If anything, the exercise has turned out to be Manmohan Singh’s handiwork, perhaps for the first time, with even Sonia Gandhi taking a back seat.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $400 million loan that will help the state of West Bengal in India break a cycle of debt and development spending cuts.

LUCKNOW: Enthused by the successful meeting with the US business delegation in Lucknow recently, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is all set to visit US early next year to bring investment in the state.

Outcome of elections is usually determined by three factors: state of mainstream political parties; issues on which elections are fought; and, performance of the ruling party. An important question, which usually escapes attention, is the problems that the newly elected ruling party has to face after the polls.

Americans heading to vote on November 6 for their President would be making a “defining choice” between two different visions of future - Reverting to unbridled free market capitalism, which brought in its train financial chaos and the worst recession of the new century, or Rewarding hard work and responsibility equitably for its largest middle class, the bulwark of the world’s strongest economy.

Under Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule, West Bengal is morphing into an ungovernable territory, with the state Government frequently adopting legally untenable positions on crucial issues.