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Kanimozhi to Raja: the RS elections will hold the key to future alliances in TN

May 22, 2013

The DMDK, which has a highly useful 10 percent vote share in the state, is a relatively new party that is being actively wooed by both the Congress and the DMK. #Kanimozhi #Tamil Nadu #DMK #P. Chidambaram #Rajya Sabha #AIADMK #Jayanti Natarajan #D Raja #Tamil Nadu Congress Committee #Gnanadesikan
Ex-Pak PM Raja Pervez Ashraf submits unconditional apology to SC

May 21, 2013

Ashraf's lawyer submitted the letter of apology in the apex court on behalf of his client. #World #Pakistan #NewsTracker #Supreme Court of Pakistan #Raja Pervez Ashraf
UP cop murder: CBI grills Raja Bhaiya for second day

May 16, 2013

CBI sources said Raja Bhaiya was quizzed about his location at the time of crime, his alleged association with Pal family which is seen as prime suspects in the murder of Nanhe Yadav besides other details. #NewsTracker #Zia-ul-Haq #Raja Bhaiya #UP Cop murder

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The shriller CAG's critics get, the more they are losing it

Nov 28, 2012

The focus on Rs 1.76 lakh crore - the top end of the CAG's loss estimate in the 2G scam - is actually reducing the criticism to a farce #2G scam #A Raja #CAG #Surjit Bhalla
A contract of employment for our beloved MP, MLC, MLA

Mar 19, 2012

Somewhere along the way our politicians seem to have forgotten who it is who holds the reins of the country. Perhaps it's time to revise the terms under which they can serve the people? #ThingsWeLike #Constitution of India #indian politicians #Raja Bhaiya
Shrinking Ganpati: What are the chances?

Feb 14, 2012

The idol makers' association has voiced the need for smaller ganpatis this year. But they aren't the first ones to do that, since the first sarvajanik Ganpati was set up in 1893 in Girgaon. #TheLongView #Ganesh Chaturthi #Lalbaugcha Raja

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Left parties to forge third front: D Raja

2013-05-23 11:51:00

BANGALORE: Rebutting suggestions that third front is a failed idea, CPI leader D Raja said on Thursday Left parties are in touch with regional and centrist outfits to work out pre-poll seat adjustments for the LokSabha elections to project a non-UPA and #Bharatiya Janata Party #Indian National Congress #Arun Jaitley
Times of India
After 19 hours of question, Raja Bhaiya's fate in CBI hand

2013-05-16 21:23:00

LUCKNOW: Former UP minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya walked out visibly relieved on Thursday from the Central Bureau of Investigation's office after being questioned for more than 19 hours in two days. He confirmed that he had not been ask #Central Bureau of Investigation
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Ghanchakkar: Emraan Hashmi, Altaf Raja to perform live

2013-05-19 20:50:00

Mumbai: Altaf Raja, who has shot for a song in forthcoming movie "Ghanchakkar", will perform live with the film's lead actor Emraan Hashmi in three cities for promoting the fun drama. "Emraan and Altaf will perform live in three cities, including Delhi, #Emraan Hashmi #Mumbai #New Delhi

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Why India is concerned about supplying arms to Afghanistan

From across the Hindu Kush, a plea for Indian help. Hamid Karzai wants New Delhi to provide artillery and military transport aircraft. It won’t cost India much—but New Delhi is worried about upsetting Pakistan, and wary of making commitments before it becomes clear which way the political wind is blowing in Kabul.
Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police

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Phaneesh Murthy admits to relationship with employee

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Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

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Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

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Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

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The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

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Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

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IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

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Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.