Scanty rains trigger drought fears in Orissa - 
Poor monsoon rains have triggered drought fears in half of Orissa, an official said Thursday.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 17:33 GMT


Congress panel wants state chiefs' election by Sep 17 - 
With Sonia Gandhi set to be formally re-elected Congress president Friday, the focus has shifted to the state units, who have been advised to elect their chiefs and other office bearers and complete the process by Sep 17.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 17:33 GMT


Waiting for Rahul? - 
Dongria Kondh tribals walk in front of Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, center wearing white, in the Niyamgiri Hills near Lanjigarh, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. - Photo by AP.
- Found: 13 hours ago


Sonia: How she carried the Good, Bad and Ugly - 
For a record fourth time, Sonia Gandhi has been elected president of the 125-year-old Congress party. The first time when she became Congress chief on March 14, 1998, she was just a 'phoren bahu' of the Gandhi family. In last 12 years, she has traveled a long, fascinating path to change her own personality, change her party and change the way Indians think about her. In fact, now, Indians have ...
- Found: 3 hours ago


BJD to counter Rahul's Aug 26 rally near Vedanta unit - 
BJD to counter Rahul's Aug 26 rally near Vedanta unitBJD to counter Rahul's Aug 26 rally near Vedanta unit
- Found: 2010-09-02, 17:23 GMT


Gadkari to visit Russia from Monday - 
Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari will be visiting Russia for five days from Monday on an invitation from awareness group Water Freedom Revolution (WFR), a party statement said Thursday.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 17:33 GMT


UAE to adopt new foreign trade policy - 
The United Arab Emirates will rework its foreign trade policy to enhance the country's position in global markets, a minister said Thursday.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 17:45 GMT


Sonia to be Congress president for record fourth time - 
New Delhi Sep 2 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi, 63, is set to be chosen president of the ruling Congress for the fourth time, with all party office bearers nominating her for the post Thursday. It will make her the longest serving party president in the 125-year history of the Congress.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 09:31 GMT


Waiting for Rahul Gandhi? - 
Some 80,000 farmers thronged near Parliament House in New Delhi last week to protest against the paltry compensation paid by the Indian government for the land it took over in "public interest". An act as old as 1847, empowers the state to acquire land in dire eventuality.
- Found: 2010-09-02, 04:39 GMT


Column : No gains from a 70 year debate - 
Rahul Gandhi's promise to the tribals of Niyamgiri hill region in Orissa that he would work as their sepoy in Delhi is now being widely interpreted as a decisive Leftward shift in the Congress's politics going forward.
- Found: 2010-08-30, 22:09 GMT


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