When it comes to winning an election, age and experience may fail to withstand the onslaught from someone who is young and totally inexperienced.

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The Lok Sabha verdict from Goa has injected a sense of insecurity among the national political party leaders here who have found their traditional vote bank dwindling in the realigned Assembly constituencies.

Dwindling margins set in insecurity in Goa

In an apparent bid to reach out to her estranged ally, Congress President Sonia Gandhi&nbsp;called Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and asked him to attend the Cabinet meeting scheduled for tomorrow.

Sonia calls up Lalu, asks him to attend cabinet meet

Congress General Secretary, Digvijay Singh said today that there was no way in which he would join the next government at the Centre.

No question of joining next govt at Centre: Digvijay

Congress improved its tally by one this time around to enjoy complete power in all the seven parliamentary constituencies in the capital as it did in 1971 and 1984 Lok Sabha elections since 1952 when Delhi went for general elections for the first time.

Cong wins all 7 seats in Delhi for third time since 1952

With the UPA getting a near majority in Lok Sabha polls, a Congress leader today said that its estranged allies Samajwadi Party and RJD, which had contested on their own, should not be part of the next government.

RJD, SP should not be part of govt: Rajiv Shukla

The four Left parties, which received a drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, met here today to analyse the results and their future course of action.

Left parties meet to discuss poll debacle

Telecom industry wants the new government to tackle the issue of multiple levies on the sector on a priority basis.

Telecom industry seeks resolve of spectrum, levy issue

With the country struggling through slowdown, the new UPA government will face the mammoth task of carrying out further structural and financial sector reforms, including those in infrastructure and insurance, economists say.

New govt faces huge task of structural,fin sector reforms

After a job guarantee of 100 days, poor can look forward to a minimum of 25 kg of rice or wheat per month at Rs 3 a kg as a matter of right under a law promised by the Congress, the leading partner in the UPA, which has returned to power.

Poor may get 25 kg rice/wheat at Rs 3 per kg under new govt

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated the Congress and it's president Sonia Gandhi on their thumping victory in the general elections in India and expressed hope that friendly relations between the two countries would gain more strength in the future.

Hasina congratulate Sonia on election victory

&nbsp;Notwithstanding its success in the general elections, Congress failed to open its account in the Varanasi region of eastern Uttar Pradesh, where it had made its presence felt after 15 years by winning the seat in the temple town in 2004 parliamentary polls.

Congress draws blank in Varanasi region of western UP

After the stunning defeat of NDA in Lok Sabha polls, knives were out with its convener Sharad Yadav holding that Varun Gandhi's &quot;hate statement&quot; and projecting of Narendra Modi as future Prime Ministerial candidate had caused immense harm.

Projection of Modi caused immense harm to NDA: Sharad Yadav

With the UPA set to form a government without the support of the Left and other smaller parties which have fixed ideology against divestment, the PSU firms are expected to tap the stock market route in an aggressive way for raising resources.

Poll results pave way for PSU share-offering

Software industry association Nasscom wants the new government to maintain the growth momentum in the IT industry through extension of tax benefits, removal of inequities and multiplicity of taxes like FBT.

Nasscom wants the new govt to extend tax sops

The UPA victory will ensure continuity in the planning process during the remaining period of the ambitious 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12), at a time when the economy is braving the global financial meltdown.

UPA victory to ensure continuity in the planning process

Montek Singh Ahluwalia is the favourite of Indian industry to become Finance Minister and it wished for P Chidambaram to stay as Home Minister, while seeking a Cabinet berth for Rahul Gandhi.

Montek for FM, Chidambaram fine as HM, says India Inc

The new UPA government should not roll back tax cuts but focus on tax reforms like starting GST from next fiscal and putting in place a new direct tax code to replace the Income Tax Act to boost economy, analysts have said.

Don't roll back tax sops, focus on tax reform: Experts to Govt

The celebrations might have begun in the Congress camp over its spectacular performance in the Lok Sabha elections, but a section in the party is already working out the reasons and possible change in strategy in five states where the results were below expectation.

Congress to focus on five states on 'priority basis'

Outlining the agenda for the new UPA-led government in India, noted NRI entrepreneur Srichand P Hinduja has suggested a series of measures, including short and long-term, to provide investment opportunities of at least&nbsp;$1 trillion to sustain an economic growth of minimum 9 per cent despite the global slowdown.

New govt must focus on plans to sustain 9% GDP growth: Hinduja

A day after UPA emerged as a winner in the 15th Lok Sabha elections, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi celebrated the victory with senior Congress leaders at party's 'election war-room' here.

Rahul Gandhi celebrates victory at 'election war-room' office

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