2011;MAJOR EVENTS: When India fell in love with Hina Rabbani Khar

When Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar landed in India for talks this July, everyone expected India-Pakistan peace talks to be the talking point, but instead Khar’s glamour became buzz…

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2011;MAJOR EVENTS: Transformation in States

The year 2011 saw change of guard in seven states – in five of them by way of elections. In May, Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress uprooted the CPI(M)-led Left Front…

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2011; MAJOR EVENTS: Terror strikes India again

Mumbai triple blasts India was made to bleed again this year with terror revisiting the country. India’s financial capital Mumbai was attacked on July 13 when three powerful explosions, within…

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2011; MAJOR EVENTS: Graft, greed and scams

To call the year 2011 the most difficult year for the ruling UPA will not be an understatement. The beleaguered Congress has had to face several embarrassing moments this year…

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2011; MAJOR EVENTS: Anna’s rise & Lokpal campaign

The year 2011 saw the emergence of an unlikely leader in Anna Hazare, who took the country by storm through his fight against the corruption. The 74-year-old Gandhian crusader launched…

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