Zardari sworn in as Pakistan President

Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday took over as Pakistan's President and swiftly pledged to come out with ‘some good news’ on Kashmir before this month-end.

The 53-year-old businessman-turned politician, who spent over a decade behind the bars on corruption and other charges, was administered oath of office by Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar in a ceremony at the presidential palace attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai among others.

Zardari, husband of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, said he would work together with all neighbouring countries.

"We shall stand with each other, we shall not stand in each other's way."

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In a hut, a former Chief Minister's son fasts to chart Independent course

He may not get the votes, but Independent candidate and former Karnataka chief minister JH Patel's son Mahima has certainly managed the attention.

A two hour potholed drive from Davangere, next to a scenic lake in Channagiri, Patel has set up "headquarters" in a ramshackle, hand built thatched hut. And he hasn't ventured out to a single village or to address a single rally. Instead, Patel is on a fast, which will last till the results of the Kamataka Assembly elections are announced.

Though baffling, the engineering graduate's campaign against "buying of votes" has voters and even his opponents' supporters streaming in from villages around to meet the "enlightened" politician.

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