Washington, November 16 (ANI): A professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia says that there has been a significant shift from party-centred voting to candidate-centred voting of late.
This is a turning point. What we have is no longer party-centered voting. We've entered the era of 'candidate-centered' politics. Most voters aren't strong […]
Islamabad, Nov 12 (ANI): A couple of weeks after former Pakistan premier Pervez Musharraf expressed his desire to join active politics and directed his supporters to create a platform for him to take over the reins of the erstwhile ruling party in Pakistan,the PML-Q, he last evening said that he had no intentions to become […]
Islamabad, Nov 11 (ANI): Three Pakistani Senators, two from the Treasury benches and one from the Opposition, have reportedly called for filing treason cases against the country's former president Pervez Musharraf over subverting the Constitution and the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti during his nine-year regime ending early this year.
The three Senators put their signatures […]
Islamabad, Nov.9 (ANI): Keen to tackle terrorism and the economic crisis in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif have agreed to join hands to counter these twin menaces.
The agreement was reached at a dinner meeting at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (President's House). Sources were quoted by the Daily Times as […]
Guwahati, Nov.9 (ANI): The Government of Assam has decided to recruit 4,000 more police personnel in all ranks to augment the strength of the force to over 65,000 within the year as part of a counter-terrorism plan.
Revealing this here, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said this augmentation of the police force was necessary as in the […]
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has created history by defeating his Republican rival John McCain to become the first Black President of the United States.
The 47-year-old Democratic senator from Illinois swept to victory over his Republican opponent McCain by building an Electoral College majority of 367 votes to McCain's […]
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): Even as Democrat Barack Obama today registered a historic landslide victory with 338 votes against 155 to his rival John McCain, a leading Republican election wizard in the US, who was instrumental in US President George Bush's two successive victories, had predicted a clearcut victory to Obama, even in the states […]
Islamabad, Nov 5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has appealed to the next US President to halt missile strikes on suspected Taliban targets in northwest Pakistan or risk failure in efforts against terrrorism.
Gilani said that visiting US General David Petraeus 'looked convinced' when he warned him the strikes were inflaming anti-American sentiment within […]
Tehran, Nov 4 (ANI): The capacity of the mass media and information technology must be used in introducing and improving the real image of Islam worldwide, Iran Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi has reportedly said.
Qashqavi urged the Muslim countries to pay due attention to thwart organized propaganda campaign against Islam, instead of focusing on minor religious […]
London, Oct 30 (ANI): After being 'hammered' by the Democrats in the Nov 4 presidential poll, the Republican Party will be left in wilderness for up to 12 years, a senior black Republican has warned.
Michael Steele, a rising star in the party and one of its most prominent African Americans, said the first challenge for […]
