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SHC maintains status quo on case of LEW affectees, seeks report about fair valuation of properties

April 11, 2013 09:34
The Sindh High Court SHC on Wednesday directed provincial authorities to file report after fair valuation of property of all those people, whose land is required for the Lyari Expressway project.A division bench headed by Justice Maqbool Baqar continued status quo and ordered authorities not to displace the petitioners till the next order. The hearing was adjourned to May 5.The petitioners, 32 residents of Liaquatabad represented by Advocate Shaukat Ali Shaikh, stated that respondents were trying to demolish their houses though they had registered lease deeds.

CORRECTED: Late Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi linked to arms deal

April 8, 2013 05:30
Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, whose family still dominates India's ruling party, may have been a middleman for an arms deal in the 1970s, according to diplomatic cables published Monday. The Hindu newspaper, accessing new information compiled by WikiLeaks, cites confidential US embassy cables stating that Gandhi was employed by Swedish group Saab-Scania to help sell its Viggen fighter jet.

Late Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi linked to arms deal

April 8, 2013 03:15
Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, whose family still dominates India's ruling party, may have been a middleman for an arms deal in the 1970s, according to diplomatic cables published Monday. The Hindu newspaper, accessing new information compiled by WikiLeaks, cites confidential US embassy cables stating that Gandhi was employed by Swedish group Saab-Scandia to help sell its Viggen fighter jet.

More needs to be done to protect women: Indian PM

April 7, 2013 06:00
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday underlined the need for more action to tackle crime against women as the country reels under a spate of sex attacks that have made global headlines. Singh said his government had moved quickly to bring about significant amendments in the criminal law dealing with sexual offences against women following the December gang-rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi.

India government business charm offensive falls flat

April 7, 2013 01:45
India's government is appealing to corporate leaders to "keep the faith" as it struggles to revive a staggering economy, but the reply from business is they need more than talk to win back their support. Business confidence in the Congress party-led government has nosedived, with growth at a decade-low of five percent, stubbornly high inflation, a ballooning deficit, policy drift and a string of corruption scandals.

Gandhi says growth in 'beehive' India must help poor

April 4, 2013 16:30
Rahul Gandhi, often described as India's prime minister-in-waiting, said in a keynote address designed to raise his profile that the poor must see the benefits of economic growth. Faced with a sharply slowing economy and swelling budget deficit, the ruling Congress party vice-president told business chiefs Thursday he wanted to forge a long-term partnership with them to help the poor and unleash India's "beehive" energies.

Gandhi says growth in 'beehive' India must help poor

April 4, 2013 09:15
Rahul Gandhi, often described as India's prime minister-in-waiting, said Thursday in a keynote address designed to raise his profile that the poor must see the benefits of economic growth. Faced with a sharply slowing economy and ballooning budget deficit, the ruling Congress party vice-president told business leaders he wanted to forge a long-term partnership with them to help the poor and release the nation's "beehive" energies.

Gandhi says growth in 'beehive' India must help poor

April 4, 2013 07:15
Rahul Gandhi, often tagged India's "prime minister-in-waiting", told business leaders Thursday that the poor must see the benefits of economic growth in a keynote address designed to raise his profile. Despite the sharply slowing economy and ballooning budget deficit, the ruling Congress party vice-president said he wanted to forge a "long-term partnership" with business to help the poor and release the nation's "beehive" energies.

Hardline India leader edges closer to prime ministerial run

March 31, 2013 03:30
Controversial Indian politician Narendra Modi, tipped as the opposition's prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 general election, was elevated to a key post in his party on Sunday. Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Modi as a member of the parliamentary board, a key decision-making body in the Hindu nationalist party which has been plagued by internal squabbles. "Narendra Modi is a versatile leader and we are happy that he has been chosen to play a key role in the upcoming elections," said Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, BJP vice president.

U.S. lawmakers invite divisive Indian Hindu nationalist to visit

March 28, 2013 16:30
By Ross Colvin NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A visiting U.S. congressional delegation on Thursday invited the chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, to the United States, despite the fact that Washington has denied him a visa since 2005 because of deadly religious riots. The invitation was a symbolic victory for Modi, a popular but divisive Hindu nationalist leader who is widely seen as harbouring ambitions to become prime minister in 2014 and has been trying to win greater international acceptance.
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