First contact established: Amar, Pranab break the ice

Saving Deal, GOVT Surjeet’s dream was bonhomie between SP and Cong, says SP Gen Secy NEW DELHI, JUNE 30: Holding out hope that it could save both the nuclear deal and the UPA Government should the Left withdraw, the Samajwadi Party has been clearly signalling a warmth towards the Congress. That took its first formal shape today when SP General Secretary Amar Singh, within six hours of his arrival from the US, went to the residence of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee at 11 pm... [read full story]