Much-in-demand Nitish wants special status for BiharNEW DELHI/PATNA - With political bargaining intensifying a day ahead of the Lok Sabha vote count, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar Friday set the cat among the pigeons by saying he was willing to support any party that would grant his state ’special status’. US losing information war to Taliban: envoyWASHINGTON - US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that information war is key to the success of US strategy in Pakistan as it faces a resurgent Taliban. Jonathan Ross is World’s Most Influential ‘Twitterer’LONDON - Despite having fewer followers, TV host Jonathan Ross has pipped US President Barack Obama and Downing Street to become the most influential ‘Twitterer’ in the world, says a new research. Word association with Sawgrass gets ‘exciting’ and ‘dramatic’PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Even with the strongest field in golf, The Players Championship is among the few tournaments where the biggest star is the golf course. Defense secretary says US hopes Saudi Arabia will urge Pakistan to stand against insurgentsRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that the U.S. wants to enlist Saudi Arabia in helping Pakistan stave off extremist threats from militants advancing on Islamabad. Obama wants replacement for Justice Souter to have empathy, intellect; groups seek fightWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is promising to work quickly and deliberately to name a replacement for retiring Justice David H. Souter who could double the number of women on the Supreme Court, become the first Hispanic justice, or do both. Now, many Americans prefer socialism over capitalismNEW YORK - The financial crisis has hit the United States hard, and media reports point out that the country is leaning toward socialism after the US government taking majority stake in banks, bossing around the auto industry, and floating the possibility of nationalized healthcare. |