Upset Jaitley not to attend any poll meets of BJP?

Even as the BJP presents a brave face, the deadlock within it seems to be worsening. Sources have told NDTV that Arun Jaitley will not attend any election committee meeting of the BJP till Sudanshu Mittal is removed. Jaitley has been reportedly upset with BJP president Rajnath Singh over Sudhanshu Mittal's appointment as party's in charge for Northeast. Mittal is a key political appointee backed by party president Rajnath Singh.

However the man in the eye of the storm, Sushanshu Mittal, has said that it is an imaginary controversy and he would abide by party orders. Apart from the appointment of Sudhanshu Mittal as in charge for the Northeast, there have been reports of disagreements between Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley in the past few days.

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No rift between Zardari, Gilani: Rehman Malik

Pakistan on Saturday played down media reports of a feud between President Asif Ali Zardari and Army-backed Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Showing a fist in the air to suggest the bonding between Zardari and Gilani, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said, “The President and the Prime Minister are like this (showing the fist). They are the part of a team.” Malik also described Zardari as the “most popular person in the country”.

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Set back to Congress in Punjab, CIFA join hands with SAD

The Consortium of Indian Farmers’ Association (CIFA) -Punjab unit has extended support to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for coming parliament elections. The support for SAD candidate has been announced in the presence of Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal here on Saturday morning.

The president of Punjab unit Satnam singh Behru said that CIFA had called upon various MPs to raise the voice of farmers in the Parliament. They also sought a special fund for farmers in the Union Budget. They had also asked for the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations.

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Best week for US stocks since Nov

A sharp rebound in bank shares and easing worries about the economy pushed stocks to their best week since late November. The market shot up in one week as it might in some years, with major indicators chalking up gains of around 10 percent.

Friday's gains were modest compared with the rallies on Tuesday and Thursday, but investors welcomed the market's ability to hold its ground. Several recent rallies have ended with disappointing selloffs.

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India lose in Auckland but win series 3-1

Jesse Ryder continued his smooth drive in the series and took the Indians for a ride, a bumpy one undoubtedly. Three wickets to wreck the famed Indian batting line-up followed by 63 blazing runs set it up for New Zealand perfectly.

Very appropriately, the burly NZ opener was awarded the man of the match prize for his 63 and 3/29. India created history when they had wrapped up the series in Hamilton, their first series victory in New Zealand. India won the National Bank Series 3-1.