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What is going on in Washington? This Congress (both the House and the Senate) are SO out of touch with their constituents and frankly they should be able to recognize that fact. But they seem to be oblivious! The majority of the American people want some kind of change in the Iraq War. Some want out completely, some want a timetable for withdrawal, some would be satisfied with some kind of change in direction but Congress can't seem to agree on anything other than continued funding. Something...Read Full Story

DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday morning left for New Delhi to meet his daughter Kanimozhi lodged in Tihar Jail. According to party sources Karunanidhi was extremely upset when the Supreme Court on Monday rejected her bail plea and decided to call on his daughter at the prison to console her. Karunanidhi left by a private airline at 8.50 am and was accompanied by senior political leaders Duraimurugan and K Ponmudy among others. He is expected to meet Kanimozhi at Tihar jail today and is...Read Full Story

Nearly two-and-a-half months after his death, the personal chamber of Satya Sai Baba was unlocked in the presence of members of the Satya Sai Central Trust in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. The mandir was closed in March ever since Baba was admitted to the super speciality hospital with serious health problems and remained locked up till Thursday morning. Around 9.30 am, senior Trust members S V Giri, V Srinivasan along with Rathnakar, secretary K Chakravarthi and Baba’s caregiver...Read Full Story

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is on Thursday unlikely to meet Anna Hazare who wanted to discuss with the Congress chief the civil society’s stand on the Lokpal Bill. “No meeting is likely between Anna Hazare and Sonia Gandhi today. No appointment has been fixed for today,” sources at 10 Janpath, residence of Ms. Gandhi, said. News is that, Mr. Hazare had on Wednesday said that he will try to persuade Ms. Gandhi to include the office of the Prime Minister in the Lokpal Bill. “We will meet...Read Full Story

Yoga icon Baba Ramdev was seen at Jantar Mantar during social activist Anna Hazare’s hunger strike against corruption in April. But now, aspirations to climb on to Mr Hazare’s Lokpal Bill campaign have hit a bit of a roadblock after the recent drama involving Baba Ramdev in Delhi. News is that, Anna Hazare has said that should Ramdev want to participate in the campaign against corruption with them, he will have to fulfill certain conditions. “Baba Ramdev has said that he wants to be a part of...Read Full Story