Bangalore, Nov 9 : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B S Yeddiyurappa, who will lead the coalition government in Karanataka with the Janata Dal-Secular, will meet Governor Rameshwar Thakur later today.

Thakur is expected to extend Yeddiyurappa a formal invitation to form the government.

Yeddiyurappa is expected to be sworn in as Chief Minister on Monday.

Meanwhile, the JD (S) has convened a meeting on Sunday, ahead of the government formation.

On the 12-point 'memorandum of understanding' that JD (S) chief Deve Gowda had sent to the BJP, JD (S) state unit president Merajuddin Patel said it s not a pre-condition and it is merely an understanding between the two partners for smooth governance.

New Delhi, Nov 8: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday reviewed the progress made in various Central government programmes, including the 15-Point Programme for the welfare of minorities in th

Islamabad, Nov 8 : The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) is apparently divided over the holding of general elections in the country, leaving President General Pervez Musharraf in a catch-22 situa

New Delhi, Nov 8 : Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi attended the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting for the first time on Wednesday evening.

Islamabad, Nov.7: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has issued what correspondents say is an ultimatum to President Pervez Musharraf to end emergency rule.