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WASHINGTON/ABBOTTABAD (Reuters) – President Barack Obama decided on Wednesday not to release photographs of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s body, saying they could incite violence and be used by militants as a propaganda tool. Attorney General Eric Holder, seeking to head off suggestions that killing bin Laden... 

If today’s Rail Budget was an opportunity for Mamata Banerjee, poll-bound in West Bengal, to sign out of Rail Bhavan on a note of reform and change, she was in no mood to take it. Banerjee played safe and predictable in a largely populist budget which contained few fresh ideas. As had been anticipated, and for the third time... 

South Africa will push for reform of the United Nations Security Council during a two-year stint as a rotating member of the group, a government minister says. “We will attempt to persuade and convince the permanent five of the need for the early conclusion of the reform process,” Minister of International Relations... 

BERLIN: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he is “worried” about the future of the Parliamentary system in the wake of a complete washout of the winter session of Parliament on the 2G spectrum issue. Expressing the hope that reason will prevail over Opposition, he said the Government has repeatedly told them... 

After his clean sweep powered by an impressive BJP performance, Nitish Kumar said Bihar has chosen to end its association with caste politics to make a new beginning – a ”nayi kahani.” He will form a new government on Friday. The JD(U)-BJP combine is looking good to win 201 seats... 

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah (77) stepped down today citing advanced age and indifferent health, barely hours before the Congresss Legislature Party was to meet (at 6.30 pm) in the evening. Rosaiah announced his resignation at a scheduled press conference at the Secretariat at 1.30 pm, taking everyone... 

Nitish Kumar is all set to begin his second stint as the Chief Minister of Bihar following the massive victory of the JD(U)-BJP alliance. Patna: The Janata Dal(United)-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance is headed for the biggest victory ever in the Hindi heartland and is likely to secure an over three-fourth majority... 

Britain’s intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to “make them fit for the internet age,” Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. He said the law could be relaxed to allow greater use of copyright material without the owner’s permission. The announcement was welcomed by internet campaigners... 

New Delhi: Some of the members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) could face the axe in the reconstitution exercise of the powerful body, party chief Sonia Gandhi indicated on Tuesday. “Nominating CWC is a very difficult job. Somebody will complain to say I was left out, why others have been made. Somewhere someone... 

New Delhi: Ashok Chavan was present. So was Suresh Kalmadi. Both men face charges of profuse corruption – over a land scam in Maharashtra, and the Commonwealth Games, respectively. Yet, the top leaders who addressed the All India Congress Committee today made no direct reference to either case – or to corruption...