New York, Nov 6: As Barack Obama embarks on his own presidency, he faces the challenge of building a administration that does not look like a third term for former President Bill Clinton as his advisers are divided to have more experienced people or have a fresh team.
During the campaign trail, Obama had argued for months that victory for his opponent John McCain would be akin to a third term for President George W Bush, the New York Times reported.
A serving army officer Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Purohit was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blast.
London, Nov 6 : McLaren boss Ron Dennis has said that British driving sensation Lewis Hamilton is not arrogant.
The team boss admitted that some people believe the new Formula One champion is cocky, but Dennis said: “People say Lewis is aggressive, that he’s arrogant, but he is not. Definitely not.”
“He wants to win and, sometimes, people see that positivity as arrogance — but they’re wrong. He is a remarkably level-headed young man and you have to remember he is still maturing,” The Sun quoted Dennis, as saying.
The youngest ever F1 champion, Hamilton, admitted that he could stay at McLaren for the rest of his career.
Paris - An overwhelming majority of the French people think that the election of Barack Obama is good for the image of the United States, according to a poll made public on Thursday.
In the survey, conducted by the OpinionWay institute for the daily Le Figaro, 85 per cent of respondents said that Obama's election as US president was either very good or good for the country's image.
That sentiment was the same across the entire French political spectrum, with even a majority of supporters of the anti-immigrant right-wing extremist Jean-Marie Le Pen agreeing with it.
The Union Government has decided to send a Ministerial committee (GoM) to riot-hit Kandhamal of Orissa to take stock of the situation within a fort night.
Central Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will head the team. Other members of the team are Social Justice Minister Meira Kumar, Tribal Affairs Minister P R Kyndiah and Transport Minister T R Baalu.
The team, during its visit, would inspect the relief camps and would also discuss the situation with the state Government.
According to sources, the Ministerial team is likely to apprise the Centre of its observation before the beginning of Parliament session. The session is scheduled to begin on 10 December.