Modi, who is being seen as one of the primary heroes of the 16th Lok Sabha Elections in 2014, is still on the “no-entry list” of the United States of America. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the Obama Government to maintain a visa ban on Narendra Singh Modi saying that there was “significant evidence” linking him to the communal riots in Gujarat.

Indian General Elections of 2014 might be a turning point for India. This will be the year that will decide image and thereby the path India takes.A polarizing figure has been emerging ahead as the prime ministerial candidate. But the biggest threat is not the leader’s rise but how it is affecting the Indian culture itself.

Meet Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Britain’s longest serving prime minister and the only woman to hold office.

Ms. Thatcher had many monikers to her credit – “Milk Snatcher” and “Iron Lady” being the most popular among them. She earned these titles as a result of her tough take on things and steely resolve in the face of adversity. Her death on the 8th of April this year has caused quite a stir worldwide, reflecting the polarised opinions about her that existed even during her tenure as the prime minister.

Britain’s first lady Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher breathed her last on Monday when she suffered a stroke. She was 87 years old and was also suffering from dementia.

Narendra Modi was all praise for women in Gujarat yesterday at the FICCI meet. He stated that they make good entrepreneurs and have helped in business development in Gujarat. They have always done excellent job whenever given an opportunity. Had it not been for women, business at ground level would not have been possible.

In what has taken the whole nation by storm, Rajiv Gandhi’s name has once again surfaced in a scandal, giving a huge blow to the congress party. The WikiLeaks from the US Embassy Cables have revealed that Rajiv Gandhi was a middle man for the Swedish Company Saab-Scania as it was trying to sell its Viggen fighter to India in the 1970s. The report was published by “The Hindu” on the WikiLeaks expose of the US diplomatic cables projecting Rajiv Gandhi as the arm agent in the Henry Kissinger era.

Musharraf is back for contesting the election to be held in May. After being rejected in Karachi and Kasur, his nomination has been accepted from Chitral constituency. After four years in exile he returns to “save” Pakistan. His aspiration to contest in the election has finally been fulfilled. His nomination in Karachi and Kasur failed on the allegation that he had violated the constitution and sacked top judges by imposing emergency rule in the year 2007.

The Almaty talks have failed to arrive at a specific conclusion with the six world powers not being able to budge Iran to stop its nuclear production. Appeasing Iran does not seem easy and one can only see winding roads ahead. What the P5+1 group comprising the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the United States of America, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and France – plus Germany is negotiating with Iran is that they would ease sanctions on Iran, provided Iran foregoes something. They want Iran to halt nuclear production and reduce its nuclear enrichment program to below 20 percent. Now what Iran has hinted is that it will not forego any of this.

Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who started his fast against the inflated water and power bills on 23rd March, has ended it today i.e. 6th April. After collecting an estimated ten lakh letters of support, in which people pledged that they wouldn’t pay their inflated bills, Kejriwal ended his fifteen day fast.

Rahul Gandhi, Congress’ contender for the post of prime minister in 2014 elections, gave his first major speech in nine years to industry leaders and business tycoons, yesterday. While not a master of oration as Narendra Modi, he did express his ideas on the twenty first century India to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Being a shy personality, he usually speaks in public on very few occasions. So, when he does speak, a lot of people chime in to listen. And the same thing happened yesterday.