Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the country's 13th President on Wednesday at a special ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament. Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia will administer the oath to Mukherjee at 11.30 am...

Bobby Jindal's announcement that he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 was received in political circles as a pragmatic recognition of the electoral calendar rather than a retreat. The Louisian...