General Politics

Advani calls ‘Third Front’ a fallacy, ‘Fourth Front’ a fantasy

BJP's prime ministerial candidate L K AdvaniPatna, Apr 10: Bharatiya Janata Party''s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani on Friday said that the Third Front is just a ''fallacy'' and it has no chance of forming the government at the Centre.

Talking to reporters here, Advani said, "I consider the Third Front as a fallacy. If the Third Front is a fallacy, then the Fourth Front will just be a fantasy."

An alliance of Leftist and regional parties known as the "Third Front" was formally launched to challenge the Congress and the BJP.

PM to release Urdu version of Congress manifesto today

PM to release Urdu version of Congress manifesto today

Spain nominates nuclear energy expert for IAEA top job

Spain nominates nuclear energy expert for IAEA top jobVienna  - Luis Echavarri, the head of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in Paris, confirmed Thursday that he was Spain's official candidate to replace Mohamed Elbaradei as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Echavarri told German Press Agency dpa that the Spanish government had formally deposited his candidature at the IAEA on Wednesday.

Rajnath claims BJP, RLD would emerge victorious

Rajnath claims BJP, RLD would emerge victoriousSardhana (Uttar Pradesh)/Nagpur, Apr 9: Bharatiya Janata Party chief Rajnath Singh expressed confidence that the alliance between his party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) would emerge victorious in the upcoming polls.

Campaigning in Sardhana town of Uttar Pradesh, Rajnath said: "I want to say that this alliance will emerge victorious in these parliamentary elections, and in the assembly elections. The BJP and the RLD will form the government in the state. People will realise this after these polls."

Mulayam Singh says dialogue will clear rift with Amar Singh

Mulayam Singh says dialogue will clear rift with Amar SinghMoradabad / Bareilly, Apr 9: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that he would speak to party colleagues Amar Singh and Azam Khan and resolve matters amicably in his effort to clear the air between both the leaders.

"The decision will come out on the day when I, Azam Khan and Amar Singh sit together. Nobody is doing anything against the party. Amar Singh and Azam Khan are working towards achieving the goals of the party," Mulayam said on the sidelines of an election rally here on Wednesday.

Kim Jong Il re-elected to North Korea's top post

Kim Jong Il re-elected to North Korea's top postSeoul - North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament on Thursday re-elected the country's leader, Kim Jong Il, to the government's highest post.

The Supreme People's Assembly reconfirmed Kim as the chairman of the National Defence Commission, state-media reported. The commission is the most powerful body in North Korea's government.

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