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A worker pumps petrol into a car at a gas station in Quito

What GSDP really means
The petrol price increase has become such a contentious issue countrywide that Opposition politicians leverage it to turn even good news into bad news. In her Budget speech earlier this week, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced that the state's GSDP (gross state domestic product) grew 11.3 per cent in 2011-12, a decent figure given the circumstances.Before the ruling party could applaud,

Letters: BJP's lost chance...

I agree with your edit “No alternative” (May 28). The Congress party maybe in the doldrums but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not been able to take advantage of its weak position.

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18-year old Russian protester under house arrest

An 18-year-old opposition demonstrator accused of assaulting police was put under house arrest on Tuesday by a Moscow court amid a widening official probe into an opposition rally that ended in

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Veteran politician is new Taiwan opposition leader
Veteran politician Su Tseng-chang has been elected chairman of Taiwan's main opposition party.

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UN hold mediation meeting with Syrian city
A team of UN observers on Thursday visited Douma, an opposition-controlled city in Syria, to initiate dialogue with opposition activists on the ground.

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Russian opposition leaders released in Moscow