Why the political isolation of Narendra Modi is temporary |
Indian politics, says Pratap Bhanu Mehta, is not plagued by too much confrontation, but a covert consensus. He also surmises that the real political and economic consensus on most issues makes it important for there to be a confrontational attitude to individuals. Our politics is thus about confront....... More »
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Biopics bridge past, present |
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, who features as former athlete Milkha Singh in "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", believes biopics have the potential of bringing the present generation closer to history and to stories of those who have made the country proud in the past.
"It's great that films are bein....... More »
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Uttarakhand floods |
The Himalayan tragedy continued to unfold today with fears that thousands of pilgrims staying in 90 rest houses may have been washed away in flash floods even as rescue operations were today stepped up with additional IAF choppers pressed into service to evacuate stranded people in Kedarnath area. More »
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Nitish Led JD(U) Wins Confidence Vote In Bihar Assembly |
Nitish Led JD(U) Wins Confidence Vote In Bihar Assembly
Nitish Kumar State Goverment won confidence vote in Bihar Assembly, with support of 126 MLAs. With the BJP members not present in the assembly, the trust motion ....... More »
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PM Annouces Rs1000 Crore Relief For Uttarakhand |
Uttarakhand toll may be in thousands, over 70,000 still missing
As flood subsided and rain's fury eased on Wednesday, pictures of Uttarakhand's worst natural disaster were emerging....... More »
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Delhi government refers decision on Bhullar to home ministry |
Delhi government has decided torefer to the union home ministry a decision on the execution of death row convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar following a medical board report that he is under severe mental depression.
The medical board, set up by Delhi Government to examine his health, has in i....... More »
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Delhi BJP to woo women voters with kitty parties, kirtans |
Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel said that party workers will go to places frequented by women to garner their support for the forthcoming Delhi Assembly Elections.
The idea is to target women from all walks of life who are often found missing from public meetings. Goel said BJP workers would t....... More »
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Rajnath Singh meets Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray |
BJP President Rajnath Singh has expressed confidence that his party's alliance with its oldest partner Shiv Sena would continue.
Singh expressed these sentiments during a meeting with Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at the latter's home Matoshree in suburban Bandra last night, S....... More »
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CBI registers 13th FIR in coal scam |
CBI has registered a fresh case in connection with its coal blocks allocation probe against a Delhi-based steel company and carried out searches at its premises in the National Capital Region.
CBI sources said a case has been lodged against Rathi Steel and Power Limited, its Director Ud....... More »
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Saradha scam |
The Calcutta High Court today refused to grant the prayer for a CBI investigation into the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam at the present stage.
A division Bench comprising Justice A K Banerjee and Justice M K Chaudhuri, passing its order on PILs seeking CBI probe into the scam, refused th....... More »
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