http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:15:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/badal-seeks-early-ls-polls-says-nda-best-alternative-to-cong-240155.html#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:00:12 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=240155 Charging Congress with being responsible for corruption, Badal said the party was being wiped out of the country as people were fed up with it. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/badal-seeks-early-ls-polls-says-nda-best-alternative-to-cong-240155.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/at-38-akhilesh-to-be-the-youngest-cm-of-uttar-pradesh-239590.html#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:57:19 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=239590 Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has convinced senior party leaders on Akhilesh becoming the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/at-38-akhilesh-to-be-the-youngest-cm-of-uttar-pradesh-239590.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/parkash-singh-badal-to-be-punjab-cm-on-14-march-238408.html#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:04:30 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=238408 All speculation over leadership was firmy put to rest when the Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) unanimously elected Badal as its Legislature party leader.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/parkash-singh-badal-to-be-punjab-cm-on-14-march-238408.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/was-lokpal-a-poll-issue-sonia-team-anna-are-both-wrong-237668.html#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:22:15 +0000 Vembu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=237668 Was Team Anna's campaign against corruption a critical factor in determining the outcome of the Assembly elections? It was, but only up to a point. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/was-lokpal-a-poll-issue-sonia-team-anna-are-both-wrong-237668.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/investing/post-election-results-why-its-a-good-time-to-buy-into-markets-now-237085.html#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:26:48 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=237085 Poll results are just a short-term dampener and should be seen as an opportunity to buy in.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/investing/post-election-results-why-its-a-good-time-to-buy-into-markets-now-237085.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/congress-biggest-failure-is-digvijaya-singh-himself-237273.html#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:34:05 +0000 Anant Rangaswami http://www.firstpost.com/?p=237273 It was Rahul Gandhi’s job to campaign and to bring the crowds in, more in the role of a celebrity than anything else. It was Digvijaya Singh’s job, helped by party officers and other cadre, to convert these crowds into something tangible — votes and seats.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/congress-biggest-failure-is-digvijaya-singh-himself-237273.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/sonia-holds-meeting-to-discuss-poll-outcome-237215.html#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:03:20 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=237215 Congress President Sonia Gandhi today held a meeting of party general secretaries and office bearers to discuss the outcome of the Assembly elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, and the reasons behind it.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/sonia-holds-meeting-to-discuss-poll-outcome-237215.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjps-shrinking-poll-results-flash-danger-signal-for-party-237129.html#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:07:39 +0000 Mishra http://www.firstpost.com/?p=237129 The party’s vote share has dipped three percent in UP; in Punjab it has lost five seats. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjps-shrinking-poll-results-flash-danger-signal-for-party-237129.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/more-blood-on-the-street-markets-down-everywhere-236878.html#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:05:10 +0000 Vembu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=236878 Another horrendous day lies ahead for the Indian market. Bad news on the political-economic front at home is compounded by weak global markets. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/more-blood-on-the-street-markets-down-everywhere-236878.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/educating-rahul-gandhi-5-lessons-from-the-up-debacle-236867.html#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:37:49 +0000 Vembu http://www.firstpost.com/?p=236867 Rahul Gandhi claims that the Uttar Pradesh loss offers him a lesson in politics. Here are five for the road. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/educating-rahul-gandhi-5-lessons-from-the-up-debacle-236867.html/feed 0