Early gains for Congress in HaryanaOctober 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The ruling Congress in Haryana made early gains Thursday as thousands of votes cast in the assembly elections were counted across the state. More than one hour after the vote count began, the Congress led in over half of the 40 seats where early trends were available.
Obama Nobel reflects badly on his predecessors: CastroOctober 10th, 2009 HAVANA - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro Saturday described the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama as a "positive measure" that marked a criticism of the "genocidal policies" of previous US presidents. "Many will say that he still hasn't earned the right to receive such distinction," the 83-year-old Cuban revolutionary leader said in a statement released in Havana.
Seattle's mayor concedes in Democratic primary, trails environmentalist and cell phone execAugust 21st, 2009 Seattle's mayor concedes in Democratic primarySEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says he has lost his bid for a third term. Nickels trails two challengers with just 25.6 percent of the vote.
Robotic 'Obama' debuts at DisneyJuly 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A robotic version of US President Barack Obama debuted at an event Friday at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The animated, speaking figure of Obama and some 1,000 newly-naturalised citizens attended the opening of a newly revamped Hall of Presidents at the theme park, the Miami Herald reported on its webside.
Exit polls were off the mark againMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The exit polls have gone wrong yet again. While all the surveys had predicted an edge for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), they also said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would be a close second.
Lalu trails in Saran, leads in PataliputraMay 16th, 2009 PATNA - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad was trailing in the Saran constituency but leading Pataliputra, according to early trends available. Counting of votes for all the 40 parliamentary seats in Bihar began simultaneously in all district headquarters across the state Saturday with the postal ballots being tabulated in the first round.
Andhra Pradesh heading for hung assemblyMay 16th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh is heading for its first-ever hung assembly as initial trends show a close fight between the ruling Congress party and the opposition grand alliance led by Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Despite a disappointing performance, Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi may hold the key to power in the hung house.
Early celebrations at Congress headquartersMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It may be premature but jubilant Congress workers started bursting crackers and dancing to drumbeats Saturday morning as early trends indicated that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was leading over the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Scores of Congress supporters descended at the Congress headquarters in Akbar Road.
Trends indicate setback for BJP, Shiv Sena in MaharashtraMay 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Early counting trends in Maharashtra Saturday indicated a setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena combine, with the Congress and its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leading in many seats. As per counting trends at 10.30 a.m., the BJP and the Shiv Sena were leading in eight seats each, while the Congress is leading in 14 and the NCP in 10 seats, an election department official said.
Soren trails in Lok sabha, leads in assembly by-pollMay 16th, 2009 RANCHI - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren was trailing behind his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rival in the Dumka parliamentary seat but was leading in the Jamtara assembly by-election Saturday. According to the latest trends available, the former chief minister was trailing behind the BJP's Sunil Soren by over 7,000 votes.
Paswan trails in HajipurMay 16th, 2009 PATNA - Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief and Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan was Saturday trailing by over 12,000 votes in Bihar's Hajipur constituency. According to official sources, Paswan's rival Ram Sundar Das of the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) was leading after two rounds of counting.
BJP gaining in JharkhandMay 16th, 2009 RANCHI - The early trends of the Lok Sabha vote count Saturday indicated that the BJP was gaining in Jharkhand while JMM and Congress were losing in the state. Of the 14 seats, the trends were available for nine.
Leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan make progress in discussing disputed region, US official saysMay 9th, 2009 Progress reported at Armenia-Azerbaijan talksPRAGUE — The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan made "serious progress" on Thursday during discussions aimed at resolving their long-standing dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a U.S. official said.
Sonia to address national convention of Congress leadersFebruary 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress party president Sonia Gandhi will address a convention of the party's district and block presidents here Sunday, a general secretary of the party said Friday. 'Party president Soniaji will speak first at the convention of district and block presidents of the Congress and then the delegates will speak,' Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi told reporters here.
President Patil signs her three-fold salary hike billJanuary 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has given her assent to the law enabling a three-fold hike in her salary from Rs.50,000 to Rs.150,000 per month. While signing her own salary hike bill on Dec 30, Patil also assented to another law providing for Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari's pay to be raised from Rs.40,000 to Rs.125,000 per month.
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