Bracing for leadership changes in the ruling Communist Party of China due for next year, Chinese legislators on Sunday approved plans to change the course of their export-driven economy while firmly ruling out multi-party democracy. "Political development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the only correct road for China's development and progress as proved by practice," read a resolution approved by Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Here's why the actress was nominated for this year's Oscar in the Best Actress category.
The extent and nature of India's role in the ongoing turmoil in West Asia must be defined primarily by its strategic interests in the region. Few are, however, sure if New Delhi has any idea about its regional strategic interests, says Harsh V Pant.
President Pranab Mukherjee talked extensively about the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls and the role of lawmakers during his address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day.
The Iranian people, having spoken, are asking the new administration to find a way by which sanctions can be rolled back and civility and normalcy can return to Iran's engagement with the world, says K C Singh
'Three security challenges could emerge shortly. The possibility (almost bordering on certainty) is as certain as the fact that night follows day: A terrorist attack by a Pakistan-based group. Chinese intrusion on the border.Communal tension/riots.' Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) explains what the Modi Sarkar needs to be prepared for.
Indian nanny Sandra Samuels, who risked her life to save a two-year-old Israeli toddler Moshe Holtzberg from the clutches of death during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was on Monday conferred with an honorary citizenship by Israeli government for her bravery.
'We have,' says Anvar Alikhan, 'proved right Winston Churchill, when he warned in 1947 that 'Power will go to rascals, rogues, freebooters... leaders will be of low calibre and men of straw... They will fight amongst themselves for power and will be lost in political squabbles.'
Addressing the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in Chicago, Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong said economies across the globe are rebounding and the world is no longer staring into an 'abyss'.
There are only fleeting moments of visual brilliance which you can count on your fingers.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,714, down 130 points. The market breadth on the BSE was extremely negative. There were 2,369 declining stocks as against 486 advances.
It is staggering how the Indian social system subverts well-intentioned policy steps. Girl students from working-class families are not charged a fee from Class V onwards -- a great step to encourage them to stay on in school. But they are then socially pressured into paying tuition fees that take up 30 to 40 per cent of their parents' income.
The TV pilot lacks the sparkle and humanity that made the 2006 film of the same name a little gem.
Diego Maradona puts his reputation on the line when Argentina face Paraguay in Asuncion on Wednesday in a qualifier that could tilt his team closer to the abyss of World Cup failure.
The Malayalam movie featuring Jayaram in a double role is disappointing.
Sudeep Tyagi's haul of six wickets for 37 runs was in vain as India slumped to a 10-run defeat against South Africa in their first 50-over match of the Emerging Players Tournament in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Newcastle United's euphoria after their win over Middlesbrough on Monday turned to despair on Saturday when a 1-0 loss at home to Fulham left their Premier League status hanging by a thread.
Former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief KS Sudarshan, who passed away on Saturday, broke the barriers of past burdens, dogmas and ritualism and often faced severe criticism from various quarters. But once he took a stand, no one could make him go back on it, says Tarun Vijay in tribute
Smith's financial acumen steered the troubled car maker through its toughest times in the recent past.
'Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refused to allow us to project his real personality to let the people of India know exactly what he really was. He was always shying away from greater public exposure. Since the last two years we have seen enormous criticism, ridiculing the prime minister. He has been made into an object of jokes. It certainly hurts. I think this man deserves lots of good reviews... His contribution to social policy, his contribution to the economy, his contribution to coalition management, his contribution to foreign policy.' Dr Sanjaya Baru, Dr Singh's former media advisor who is in the eye of a storm over his book on the prime minister UPA speaks to Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
Formula One teams will cut their costs by almost a third next year under a package of measures approved on Friday to secure the sport's future in the face of the global credit crunch. The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that independent teams would see engine costs halved in 2009.
Mounting debt, slowing sales, and rising inventory were at the heart of HDIL's woes.
Tamil Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead, the Sri Lankan army stated on Monday.Earlier in the day, the SL army, which had closed in on the last foothold of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, killed several top rebel leaders.The body of Charles Anthony, Prabhakaran' son, was found during mop-up operations in the last rebel-held territory in the no-fire zone on Monday morning.
A day after Australia's humiliating tri-series defeat against India, Ricky Ponting's continuance as captain came under scrutiny with critics bluntly telling the beleaguered leader to take a break from the game and sort out his batting woes.
Run far, far away from this misleadingly titled battlefield of boredom.
Some measures like conducting candidate debates, fixing the terms for elected representatives, having a constitutionally empowered political finance regulatory authority and effective policing of campaigns and elections by the Election Commission will go a long way in making India a truly functional and thriving democracy.
Transcript of the political resolution adopted by the Bharatiya Janata Party in its national executive meeting in Panaji, Goa on Sunday.
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With one thoughtless misstep after another apropos Kashmir, the United Progressive Alliance government is fast hurtling down a treacherous slippery slope taking the country along with it into a dark and dangerous abyss from which extrication would be a near impossible proposition. Home Minister P Chidambaram's recent remark sanctioning the return of militants from across the border is the latest in this continuing series of flawed policy decisions.
In case of a premature US exit from Afghanistan, Indian policy makers will be confronted with tough policy choices, writes Dr Shanthie Mariet D'Souza.
President Ahmed on Thursday night resigned as the caretaker government chief soon after proclaiming emergency.
In a tete-a-tete with Indrani Roy Mitra, young artist Paramita Chakraborty discusses her rather philosophical outlook towards life, her career and artistic influences.
The announcement follows 48 hours of bitter feuding and a string of resignations over Blair's refusal to name an exit date.
The size of Alaska, the steep-sided submarine hole is thought to have been isolated from the surrounding ocean for millions of years.
The end game that the West is seeking in Pakistan and the region is different from the one that India seeks, despite certain congruence in their objectives. India will have to think more clearly about its strategic objectives vis-a-vis Pakistan and how best to achieve them. The barbarians are at India's gates, there is no time to lose.
Sachin confirmed never having batted so long during any workout overseas that too when batting was optional.
The strife in Iraq could not only create millions of refugees, it could even lead to a regional catastrophe by disrupting oil supplies and spark a direct confrontation between the US and Iran, warns a Brookings Institution report.
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