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May 4 2009
With his dilapidated Mumbai office, heavy gold jewelery and a gnarly scar on his little finger — which someone tried to slice off “with a chopper” — Sanjay Rasalpatil, one of India’s leading private eyes, seems an unlikely custodian of...
Apr 27 2009
With two phases of the Lok Sabha polls completed, there appears to be a clear resurgence of the national parties, mainly the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party [Images], in Uttar Pradesh [Images]. When the electoral process started, no one had any...
Apr 25 2009
It isn’t easy being Mirwaiz these days. Faced with uncertainties, wrapped in his own dilemmas and buffeted by pulls and pressures, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is probably lucky he can’t step out of his house — cops in Kashmir put him under house...
Apr 23 2009
Here is a roundup of election news from Indian newspapers, news wires and Web sites on Wednesday, April 22. The Wall Street Journal has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Mayawati keeping Third Front options open Bahujan...
Apr 21 2009
Racism on the agenda: Ahmadinejad’s attack on Israel triggers walkout at the UN
Apr 20 2009
Hyderabad (IANS): A ruling Congress party candidate for the Andhra Pradesh Assembly in the State’s Anantapur district has been arrested by Karnataka police in connection with an attempt to murder case. T. Prakash Reddy, who is a candidate from...
Apr 20 2009
Election Commissioner Navin Chawla will take over as the next Chief Election Commissioner today, succeeding N Gopalaswami. Chawla, an IAS officer of the 1969 batch, will hold charge till July 29, 2010 when he will attain the age of 65...
Apr 15 2009
Thiruvananthapuram: Political groups founded on caste and religious bases are set to make an impact on the general election in Kerala on a scale that India’s most literate state hasn’t seen in the past, analysts say. Such groups are being courted by...
Apr 14 2009
Only a day after a Lok Sabha candidate from Uttar Pradesh was found hanging from a tree - a Congress MLA was found shot dead in Madhya Pradesh. Makhan Lal Jatav, the Congress MLA from the Gohad constituency was shot dead by unidentified assailants on...
Oct 22 2008
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who will be our next President, is by all accounts a great scientist; his contribution to India’s defence is of the highest order; he is rightly called the Missile Man; every Indian feels proud of him; he is in every respect a...