Pawar puts NCP men on poll mode The standoff between the Congress and the Left over the Indo-US nuclear deal has left the allies nervous and one of them, the NCP, now expects mid-term polls within a span of three or four months.
Power needs hinge on nuke deal The governments ambitious scheme of generating 20,000 MW of electricity from nuclear energy will face a major set back if the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal does not materialise because the existing Indian uranium reserve can only support 10,000 MW of installed capacity.
PM to try and woo Nitish over dinner Even as the UPA-Left standoff threatens to push the country towards a mid-term poll, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for a dinner meeting on Wednesday.
CPM Hyde-bound against nuke deal CPM leader Sitaram Yechury told reporters after a meeting with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday that the Left was against any discussion on India-specific safeguards at the IAEA meet.
Congress sees safety till next February A senior AICC leader pointed out that the Left could at the worst downgrade its commitment to issue-based support to the government.
Rahul Dravid has drawn much flak for not enforcing follow on in the Oval test. But some ex-cricketers have also supported him. Was his decision justified?
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