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In midst of polls, a corporate Mahabharat unfolding in Kurukshetra
7 April 2014 6:43 AM ISTThough politically he is locked in a close fight with a middle-level industrialist Raj Kumar Saini of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the real...
In west UP’s hub, IM terrorists’ arrest, hate speeches dictate poll agenda
4 April 2014 4:31 AM ISTWith extremely polarised poll environment, no wonder the local media is replete with the tales of attacks planned to eliminate BJP prime ministerial...
Scouting for avoidable bad blood
2 April 2014 6:24 AM ISTA few weeks back leading right wing ideologue Swapan Dasgupta in one of his columns had talked about the influx of politicians in the Bharatiya Janata...
Modi plays on hurt pride, poor price to form sugar alliance in West UP
31 March 2014 5:50 AM ISTModi uses this slogan repeatedly in the rallies he is addressing in western Uttar Pradesh and it does touch a chord with the local voters.While the...
In Lodh heartland, Modi reduces caste icon to secondary role
29 March 2014 5:56 AM ISTThe rise of Ramjanambhoomi Movement in the late 1980s in this area of western UP had firm social fallout – it galvanised the marginalised Lodh...
Stars creating disharmony
26 March 2014 6:18 AM ISTLast Sunday driving to office one observed a rare irony. The 5 pm news on FM Gold announced the outrage against the induction of Hinduvta activist...
In Uttarakhand, Rambo could help lotus bloom
24 March 2014 6:32 AM ISTHowever, driving through the state and spending time in political hubs of its two regions – Dehradun (Garhwal) and Nainital (Kumaon), gives an...
Modi to face litmus test in Poorvanchal
21 March 2014 6:12 AM ISTIf he manages to push BJP ahead in this area, which has a terrain conventionally not suitable for the harvest of lotus (BJP’s party symbol); his party...
Kejriwal serves just desserts
20 March 2014 3:59 AM ISTAam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has been able to stir media extra-ordinarily. While on the one hand he has threatened to put media...
Reformer turns political sanyasin
13 March 2014 4:17 AM ISTLater in the day today anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare would be addressing a rally at the Ramlila grounds. The social worker from Ralegan Siddhi...
Joshi links his shifting to changing Advani’s seat
10 March 2014 6:37 AM IST The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) seems to have prevailed over the old guard of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to make way for the new...
Mamata, Jaya exchange notes on new front; target 116 seats
9 March 2014 12:39 AM ISTAccording to well-placed sources, the formation of another front with focus on the states of Tamil Nadu, Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand has now...