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Significance of “You Lie” in US Politics!

"You Lie" the two words which has created panic in the history of US politics, was actually the outburst of the Republican Joe Wilson to the US President Barack Obama. This incident happened when Mr. President was claiming that his plan is not offering free health care to the illegal immigrants. Although today Joe Wilson apologized for shouting on the President Obama, but his outburst just when President Obama was addressing Congress on Wednesday night is very much significant in the US...
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India-IAEA safeguards draft unveiled!

The UPA government today circulated the text of safeguard agreement accord to its 35-nation Board of Governors for approval and stepped on towards the controversial Indo-US nuke deal. "At the request of the Government of India, the IAEA Secretariat today circulated to members of the IAEA board of governors for their consideration the draft of an 'Agreement with the Government of India for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities'," International Atomic Energy Agency...
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PM will meet President on Thursday: Will govt. survive?

After the Left parties have withdrawn support to the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government President Pratibha Patil has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to meet her on Thursday. BJP demanded that the government be asked to prove its majority within a week and in wake of these political crises, Singh who is in Japan for the G-8 summit is asked by Patil to meet her. He will be back past midnight. Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh and its Parliamentary party...
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Govt will seek trust vote before approaching IAEA: Pranab Mukherjee!

A few hours after the Left parties pulled out their support to Congress led UPA government, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday announced that the UPA government will have to seek trust vote of confidence on the issue of very controversial and crucial Indo-US nuclear deal. UPA government who announced to approach the IAEA to finalize the safeguards agreement will move for the same only after winning the trust votes. After holding a talk with Prime Minister Manmohan...
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Left pulls support to UPA!

The Left parties on Tuesday announced their withdrawal to the UPA government and said they would meet the President tomorrow to withdraw support to the congress led UPA government implementing their threat to pull the rug over the controversial Indo-US nuclear deal. The announcement came a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that "India will approach IAEA very soon" which rendered any further talks on the issue meaningless. "As you are aware, the Left parties had decided that...
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Congress rejects July 7 nuke deadline by Left!

After the Left has set a July 7 deadline for the government to clarify its position on whether it was going ahead on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Congress on Friday sought to reject the deadline. Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi told reporters that Sovereign governments or political parties cannot be subjected to deadlines. Shighvi told that it is the time to work on triple objectives- to do a nuclear deal in national interest, to carry along our allies with us for that purpose and to go to...
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Get ready for polls, says Sonia to Congress!

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has buzzed the poll buzzer on Saturday asking the party to prepare for general elections during a meeting convened by her of top party functionaries. The announcement clearly indicates that the party is willing to risk elections amid soaring inflation rate and dilemma of N-deal.  Sonia Gandhi directed senior leaders to draw up time-bound programs and strategies to re-energize the party in all states to get prepare for the polls. "This meeting was about...
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Indo-US deal: UPA-Left meet failed to end deadlock!

The much awaited Left-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coordination meeting over the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement ended on Wednesday evening without a decision. After a 90-minute meeting of the 15-member committee, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and CPM leader Sitaram Yechury said that the committee will come to a conclusion on IAEA safeguards in its next meeting, for which they failed to mention a date. Its ninth meeting of Left-UPA over the crucial Indo-US nuke...
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Mayawati pulls support to UPA government!

Mayawati led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has pull out its support for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) at the centre. The BSP chief Mayawati has accused the UPA of neglecting Uttar Pradesh and meting out step-motherly treatment to her party and the UP government. Uttar Pradesh Cheif Minister Mayawati sent a letter to President Pratibha Patil and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi stating her withdrawal of support. "There won't be any electoral alliance neither with Congress nor...
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Nation pays homage to Jawaharlal Nehru on death anniversary!

Indian nation pays homage to the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 44th death anniversary today on 27th May. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi along with Vice President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday led the nation in paying homage to the former leader of the country. Ansari and Gandhi paid floral tributes at Shanti Van, the memorial of Nehru. Besides them, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora and Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken were...
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