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Why Pakistan's Democracy should matter more to the US
by Seema Sirohi
Jan 16, 2012

to Admiral Mike Mullen seeking US help to prevent a coup in Pakistan. The Pakistani generals, reeling from the humiliation of the US raid to kill Osama bin #ThatsJustWrong # Pakistan # US-Pak ties # Asif Ali Zardari # Hussein Haqqani # Pakistan elections 2013
Pakistan elections as it happened: Imran Khan, Sharif brothers leading
by Tariq Engineer
May 11, 2013

21:18 pm: Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif were leading tonight as the counting of votes progressed #World # Pakistan # NewsTracker # Nawaz Sharif # Imran Khan # Asif Zardari # Pakistan elections 2013
Two police officers shot as Italian government sworn in
by FP Staff
Apr 28, 2013

election when he united former political rivals in a broad coalition government.The mix of centre-right and centre-left politicians and unaffiliated #facebook # United States # Technology # NewsTracker # Government # markets # Italy # lifestyle
What taxpayer bailouts? Euro crisis saves Germany money
by FP Staff
May 03, 2013

position, the result of a more than two percentage point fall in borrowing costs, even as politicians continue to lament the risks being piled on German #facebook # Economy # India # Technology # France # Russia # markets # Latin America # Netherlands # german
Scandal-hit BBC appoints ex-Times editor as news chief
by FP Staff
Apr 17, 2013

a politician and prompted questions about ethics and management at the organisation which employs some 22,000 people.As director of BBC News and Current Affairs #United States # China # Brazil # Technology # Arabic # NewsTracker # Argentina # Latin America # Mexico # opinion
From NaMo to Obama: A politician's guide to sexism
by Sandip Roy
Apr 08, 2013

but also how baseball great Jackie Robinsons widow looked gorgeous at 90. And face it, Harris, like Obama, is a very good-looking politician and cameras love #OnOurMind # Barack Obama # Narendra Modi # sexism # Kamala Harris
Thatcher hailed for changing political landscape of the world
by FP Staff
Apr 09, 2013

for them."Margaret Thatcher was not a women's politician - but by asserting herself as a woman in the highest democratic office at a time when #NewsTracker # content # wcntn # typeof-social # cookie # rco # typeof-registered # cnt
Cyprus bailout bid goes down to the wire
by FP Staff
Mar 24, 2013

.Many of the biggest depositors are foreigners, including rich Russians, and European politicians are loathe to spend taxpayers' money on a bailout if the depositors #India # Japan # Brazil # Technology # Russia # Government # United Kingdom # opinion
Deputy editor of Murdoch UK tabloid charged over payments
by FP Staff
Mar 21, 2013

Magistrates' court on March 26. In an email to staff, News International's chief executive Mike Darcey said they would be supporting their " #Legal # facebook # India # China # Japan # Brazil # Technology # NewsTracker # Argentina # United Kingdom # opinion
Obama may turn Medicare reform into wider health debate
by FP Staff
Jan 06, 2013

level of personal bankruptcies.Medicare, long considered a program that U.S. politicians would touch at their peril, is acknowledged, along #facebook # Politics # United States # India # Japan # Pakistan # NewsTracker # Russia # lifestyle

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Money, sleaze take the sheen off imperious Chennai Super Kings

Given the huge legal, moral and ethical stakes, Srinvasan and Meiyappan should have voluntarily clarified their position and should have offered to face an investigation.
How the Woolwich terror attack will harm Britiain's Muslim community more

For Muslims in Britain, there comes one thing after another to get defensive about, and at quite short intervals. The Muslim community will be cornered into paying a price for the brutality of these two killers.
Explainer: Why Sensex has fallen over 300 points today

Chidambaram ‘s soothsaying may not work when the markets are driven largely by foreign institutional investors (FIIs)
PM carrying out responsibility with great dignity, says Sonia

Rejecting the talk about two power centres and differences between them, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said there is “collective leadership” between her and Manmohan Singh and “we all stand by” the Prime Minister who will complete his term.

Why India is concerned about supplying arms to Afghanistan

From across the Hindu Kush, a plea for Indian help. Hamid Karzai wants New Delhi to provide artillery and military transport aircraft. It won’t cost India much—but New Delhi is worried about upsetting Pakistan, and wary of making commitments before it becomes clear which way the political wind is blowing in Kabul.
Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police

With the glut of information regarding the IPL spot fixing scandal and the three cricketers how much of it can we really trust?
Phaneesh Murthy admits to relationship with employee

This is the second time the IT industry veteran has been involved in a sex scandal.
Despite BJP edge over Cong, both NDA and UPA are conjectures

Opinion polls show the BJP and the NDA ahead of the Congress and UPA. But it is the regional parties that are likely to make the biggest gains. NDA and UPA are post-poll creatures

Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Try following a game on twitter or with friends or at the ground. At every step of the way, the spot-fixing question raises itself.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

JM Financial will nominate Pandit as the non-executive chairman of the proposed bank. Pandit and Aiyar will have the right to purchase shares up to the amount prescribed by the RBI in this entity.
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.