UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called for an immediate halt to violence in Gaza following Israeli air strikes that killed more than 200 Palestinians in retaliation for ongoing rocket attacks against the Jewish state.
Breaking with Manmohan a mistake, says Bardhan A leading Communist leader has admitted that withdrawing support to the Manmohan Singh government over the India-US civilian nuclear deal and West Bengal's decisions over Nandigram and Singur cost the Left the Lok Sabha election.