Rahul rattles NDA, upsets allies
Fresh overture to the Left & like-minded leaders
New Delhi, May 5
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today caused a flutter in political circles with his comments that he had respect for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and TDP leader Chandra Babu Naidu.

Rahul’s comment on CBI confessional statement: BJP
New Delhi, May 5
Rahul Gandhi’s candid remark on the country’s premier investigating agency - the CBI - has been described by the BJP as a “confessional statement” of the Congress.

Campaign ends for Round 4
New Delhi, May 5
Campaigning ended today for fourth and penultimate round of Lok Sabha polls that will see BJP president Rajnath Singh taking the electoral plunge and veterans like Lalu Prasad hedging their bets by contesting from two seats.

Obama unveils anti-outsourcing plans
Washington, May 5
Contending that the current US tax system gives US-based multinationals shipping jobs to places like India an unfair advantage over domestic rivals, President Barack Obama has announced plans to reduce tax breaks for them.

Industry decries Obama’s move
New Delhi, May 5
US President Barack Obama’s protectionist measures to save the jobs of his countrymen has drawn ire of Indian companies who are the main beneficiaries of outsourcing.

IT sector cautious

Nepal parties discuss govt formation
Prez sets Saturday deadline
Kathmandu, May 5
Facing a Saturday deadline, Nepal's opposition parties today decided to cobble up a new coalition government with help from one of Maoists' key former allies and a possible split in another party in attempts to resolve the political crisis triggered by the abortive bid to sack the army chief.

Mothers plead political help to find their missing sons
Away from the din of electioneering, Perveena Ahenger is bracing herself for yet another day of struggle. For two decades now, she has lived a missionary’s life, searching the Valley for signs of pain - the kind she has suffered for 19 years when her teenaged son Javed was allegedly picked up by the police for investigation.

Amarinder’s expulsion Don’t misuse brute majority: SC New Delhi, May 5 The Supreme Court today said no ruling party should misuse its thumping majority in the Assembly to expel opposition members as it would trigger a chain of such actions across the country.