Archive for January 19th, 2012

India Government’s Failings Despite BJP Stalls

Faced with a failing government mired in corruption scandals, and struggling to take any action to correct a listing economy, India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata party should be preparing for power.
Instead the Hindu nationalist party, which began life appealing to the rising middle class, will go into state elections next month in March with opinion polls [...]

Delhi Commonwealth Games Chief Syresh Kalmadi Got Bail

The high court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has granted bail to Suresh Kalmadi, the disgraced former chief of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Mr Kalmadi has been in jail since April. He is accused of conspiracy regarding the awarding of commercial contracts for the Games.
He denies any wrongdoing. The build-up to the Games was marred by [...]