US should help India, Pak resolve Kashmir issue: Gilani - Newstrack India
Islamabad, Jan.5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday urged the U.S. to extend its help to both India and Pakistan towards resolving the issue of Kashmir. His appeal came a day after a senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat ...

Omar Abdullah sworn in as J-K CM - Newstrack India
Jammu, Jan 5 (ANI): National Conference party chief Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister today. State Governor N N Vohra administered the oath of office and secrecy to Omar at General Zorawar Singh auditorium in the ...

North-south divide could sway Afghan vote - Gulf Times
KABUL: A troubling north-south security divide could affect the outcome of Afghanistan’s presidential election this year, a poll official warned yesterday, with voters still to be registered in some of the most dangerous provinces. Voter ...

New members: Welcome to Congress, but don’t get too comfortable just ... - Thehill.com
When asked how Cao could win reelection, at least one Louisiana political expert recommended he become a Democrat as quickly as possible. Cao won an extremely low-turnout affair one month after Election Day against an indicted New Orleans incumbent ...

Nandigram bypoll peaceful, 80 per cent turnout - Rediff
More than 80 per cent of voters on Monday cast their votes in the bypoll for the politically sensitive Nandigram [ Images ] assembly seat, which passed off peacefully, barring stray incidents. "Though the exact figure is yet not available, the ...

North-south security divide could sway Afghan vote - Focus Infomation
Kabul. A troubling north-south security divide could affect the outcome of Afghanistan's presidential election this year, a poll official warned on Monday, with voters still to be registered in some of the most dangerous provinces, Reuters reported ...

Macworld And CES 2009 - Forbes
The annual, adrenaline-filled, one-two punch of Macworld in San Francisco , followed by the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, will probably feel like punches to the gut this year as concerns about the recession and Steve Jobs' health loom large ...

Nandigram by-elections pass off peacefully - Indian Express
Amid high voter turnout, the much-hyped by-elections at Nandigram in East Midnapore passed peacefully on Monday. “The turnout at 176 booths in Nandigram was more than 80 per cent. Except some stray incidents, when two persons received injuries, the ...

Spin Control 2.0 - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Monday is the opening day of the initiative season in Washington (which lasts even longer than Baseball Season, because it goes from today until the general election.) There to throw out the first pitch, as expected, was Tim Eyman, with a tax ...

80% turnout in Bangladesh polls - Times of India
DHAKA: Polling closed on Monday in Bangladesh's first general election in seven years, which witnessed a huge voter turnout of over 80 per cent. The exercise, which began at 8am(local time), closed at 4pm after Bangladeshis voted overwhelmingly to ...