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Bill for voting rights to Indians living abroad introduced in Rajya Sabha

Bill to provide voting rights to NRIs introduced in Rajya Sabha , with the government saying it would enable NRIs to participate in their home country's democratic process, which was their "legitimate" wish.

Moving the Representation of People (Amendment) Bill 2010, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily explained the details regarding the manner of enrolment of NRIs, the mode of voting and conditionalities for contesting elections.

He earlier withdrew the 2006 draft of the same proposed legislation saying he was doing so as it did not have details regarding modalities on conferring voting rights to NRIs.

Mr Mike Fennell, Common Wealth Games Federation Chief has said that all allegations of corruption against Commonwealth Games organisers should be probed. He was talking to press after concluding his a two-day inspection of the venues for the games in Delhi. He identified some areas of concern which need to be addressed immediately
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Manmohan Singh on tops Newsweek's list of 10 world leaders

Prime Minister of India tops Newsweek Magazine's list of 10 world leaders who have won respect and is described as "the leader other leaders love" .
77-year-old Dr Singh, who is into his seventh year in office, has played a key role in India's emergence as one of the rising powers of the 21st century.
In an article titled "The Leader Other Leaders Love", the magazine said the economist-turned-politician Singh, engineered the transition "from stagnant socialism to a spectacular takeoff in the global economy."
Besides Singh, British Premier David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Saudi
Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz al-Saud