Undue dependence on central leaders brings skewed importance to Karnataka assembly poll (Karnataka Newsletter)
byBangalore, April 6 (IANS) Karnataka’s ruling BJP and its main rival Congress go to the May 5 state assembly poll on a level playing…
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Corruption a threat to democracy, says president
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Corruption is a threat to the democratic fabric of the country and frustrates efforts to bring equity, President Pranab…
Kerala ministers in ‘frequent flier club’, says opposition member
byThiruvananthapuram, April 6 (IANS) The Kerala Congress, an ally of the Left opposition, Saturday alleged that given the frequency of foreign travel by state…
Rahul Gandhi not running for any post: Sachin Pilot
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will lead the party in the 2014 general elections but he is not running…
President to visit northeastern states
byNew Delhi, April 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit the northeastern states in April and May, an official statement from Rashtrapati Bhawan said…
Can Rahul reform his party – and system? (Comment)
byThe recent reaffirmation by the Congress of its governing model of dual centres of power, notwithstanding party general secretary Digvijaya Singh’s caveat, was further…
Land leases haunt Hooda government (Haryana Newsletter)
byChandigarh, April 6 (IANS) The controversial lease of over five acres of prime land near Delhi suburb Gurgaon for a super-specialty eye hospital to…
A hectic week in Kerala politics (Kerala Newsletter)
byThiruvananthapuram, April 6 (IANS) It was a hectic week for all those who matter in Kerala politics. Film-star-turned-politician K.B. Ganesh Kumar was Monday forced…
Obama says sorry to ‘best-looking attorney general’
byWashington, April 6 (IANS) A day after causing a stir by calling Indian-American Kamala Harris as “by far the best-looking attorney general”, President Barack…
Chechens fighting in Syria are mercenaries, says Kadyrov
byDubai, April 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov has dismissed Chechens fighting in Syria as merely mercenaries “fighting for money and not an…