General Politics

Aso cabinet approval rate drops to less than 20 per cent

Aso cabinet approval rate drops to less than 20 per cent Tokyo - The disapproval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's cabinet hit the second-worst level since 1949 as many voters expressed loss of confidence in his leadership, opinion polls conducted by Japanese newspapers said Monday.

The worst was recorded at 75 per cent in 2001, when former prime minister Yoshiro Mori managed the cabinet, and it dissolved two months later.

CPI, CPI (M) to contest in six Jharkhand Lok Sabha seats

CPI, CPI (M) to contest in six Jharkhand Lok Sabha seatsRanchi, Jan 25, : In the upcoming general elections, the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist), will contest in six Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand.

"CPI (M) will field Rajendra Singh Munda and Jyotin Soren from Ranchi and Raj Mahal seats respectively and support other Left parties in their selected constituencies in Jharkhand, said Karat."

"Giridh, Chatra, Jamshedpur and Hazaribag are the other places where we will field our candidates," CPI General Secretary A. B. Bardhan said.

Delhiites wish speedy recovery to Manmohan Singh

Manmohan SinghNew Delhi, Jan. 25 : Residents of Delhi on Sunday joined the rest of the nation in expressing concern over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh''s health and wished him speedy recovery after he had undergone a sucessful artery bypass surgery.

Ajay Gupta, a city resident, said the country needs Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

"We wish him (Prime Minister Manmohan Singh) all the success and a good speedy recovery. We really hope that he is back to his job as soon as possible because he is one of the ablest men that we have. And we really need him at this hour," Gupta said.

Separatists demands the release of their house-arrested leaders

Separatists demands the release of their house-arrested leadersSrinagar, Jan 24: In the leadership of senior separatist Hurriyat leader Zaffar Akbar Bhat, separatists staged a peaceful protest in Kashmir to demand the release of their house-arrested leaders on Saturday.

Authorities in the state had detained some separatist leaders who wereallegedly inciting people to boycott the seven-phased assembly elections in the disputed Himalayan region that took place between November 17-December 24 but the voters defied the boycott call and turned out in large numbers.

Surgery on Prime Minister successful: PMO spokesperson

Indian prime minister discharged from hospital

Indian prime minister discharged from hospital New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was discharged Thursday from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where he underwent a coronary angiography as part of a series of heart-related tests, officials said.

"He has been discharged. He is hale and hearty and has gone back home," Dr KS Reddy, the prime minister's personal physician was quoted as saying by PTI news agency.

Singh, 76, had undergone coronary angiography along with a series of other tests at the hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday, leading to concern about his health.

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