It would be 25 years on Saturday since Indira Gandhi's assassination by her Sikh bodyguards inside her well-guarded home.

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INDIA carried out five nuclear tests on May 12, 1998 amidst fanfare. The ruling BJP proudly declared all the tests successful. Despite US doubts it was claimed that 45KT yield had been achieved. Abdul Kalam was rewarded and made president of India. Scientist K.

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GUWAHATI - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, is inaugurating "Aam Aadmi Ka Sipahi,"a flagship idea to popularize UPA Government's programmes by the Youth Congress.

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The desperate battle for Lalgarh might recapture land for the Left, but the hearts and minds of its denizens are lost to them. SHANTANU GUHA RAY reports from the battle zone...

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NEW DELHI: In what could provide a radical boost to UPA's aam aadmi agenda but also pose a mind-boggling fiscal challenge, a government panel has recommended that 50% of India's population be given below-poverty-line cards.

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In India while the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has started its second consecutive term, the main opposition party, Bharatiya Janata Party which faced an enormous defeat this time, has not been able to come out of shock.

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The following facts suggest a grand-coalition of all secular parties with a 5 to 10 member Chief Ministerial Council (CMC) that would have equal power vested in each of the members of CMC.

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The West is enamoured of India as the world's greatest democracy. They point out that, since departure of the British, India has never been ruled by a dictator, a monarch or a general.

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In times like these when the nation is facing serious external and internal challenges, it is incumbent upon anyone who thinks he is a nationalist to help the new government run smoothly.

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Right-wing parties all over the world have a common trait: Once in or near power, they betray their own support base. The BJP is no different. It is needlessly described as a 'Hindu chauvinist' party which it is not.

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Continuity for change.

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The Congress-led UPA is all set to retain power at the Centre putting up an impressive performance in States like Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to overwhelm the BJP-led NDA.

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India is in the grip of election fever now a days.

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The world economy went bust dragging along with it our economy. Recession struck. Many became unemployed. Those seeking jobs found it difficult to find one. There has been no access to primary education for the underprivileged. Many people still suffer in poverty.

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India's Election Commission has finally announced the dates for 2009 Lok Sabha elections. The parliamentary election this time round promises to throw up significant elements of surprises which is bound to change the very grammar of politics in the country.

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Mumbai terror attacks -End result = Nothing.

India's political class has failed, they have failed this nation at every step, and they have lied to the nation and to the families of the innocent victims who have died in every terrorist attack on this country. Words fail me to describe the Indian political class

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RECENTLY, Supreme Court's appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Gujarat police brought out the involvement of politicians and officials in the Gujarat riots of 2002.

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In memory of our soldiers, the Late Maj Unnikrishnan (NSG Commando - martyred during Mumbai attacks) and Late Maj Mohit Sharma & his troops (Para Commando - martyred earlier this week in J&K) and hundreds of others.

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Twenty five years ago, for the first time since Indian independence, a political party came to power at the center by whipping up a mass communal hysteria.

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Corruption Index in UPA and NDA Government

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This is a country where the law clearly protects the rich and famous and comes down heavily, very often unfairly, on the poor and powerless. For all those listening / watching aghast at how low our politicians can sink - e.g.

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The advent of the UPA government led to a sharp rise in sleeper modules and the rejuvenation of SIMI under different names, such as 'Indian Mujahideen' (IM), and a plethora of terror attacks on Indian soil.

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Sensex tanks on lack of budget support

The interim budget today (February 16) failed to enthuse the stock market and analysts believe the government fell short of investor expectations as the benchmark index Sensex plunged over 300 points.

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The UPA government is caving in to right-wing pressure to violate invaluable citizen freedoms and create an oppressively muscular "barbed-wire" state.

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LIVE CHAT: LTTE boss appeals for lifting ban.

continue.......so far the international community has been supplying essentials to the IDPs through the UN agencies since 2005.

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