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Pak elections: MQM rejects re-polling in Karachi

May 15, 2013

Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party on Tuesday rejected the Election Commission's decision to conduct re-polling at 43 polling stations in the city for a National Assembly seat. #Election Commission #Mustafa Kamal #MQM #Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf #Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Mamata hails court verdict on West Bengal panchayat polls

May 14, 2013

Welcoming the Calcutta High Court's order on panchayat elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said people in rural Bengal would now be able to vote in the three-tier panchayat system. #Politics #India #Mamata Banerjee #Congress #BJP #NewsTracker #Election Commission #West Bengal #Calcutta High Court #CPI (M)
Multi-member body will not dilute CAG powers: Rai

May 04, 2013

Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai on Saturday said he did not foresee any dilution in the powers of CAG if the organisation is converted into a multi-member body. #India #CAG #Election Commission #CVC #Vinod Rai

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Where the two PILs targeting political parties have reached

Feb 06, 2013

This write-up will focus on 2 such cases that could have far-reaching implications on the quality of politics as well as politicians. #OnOurMind #Congress #BJP #Political parties #Ministry of Home Affairs #Election Commission of India #Representation of People Act
Electoral reforms: How secret is your ballot?

Sep 13, 2012

Has the lack of electoral reforms prevented India from choosing political leaders of its choice? #India #Elections #PoliticsDecoder #Election Commission #Electoral reforms #Right to Reject
Go for electoral reforms, save the next Narendra Kumar!

Mar 09, 2012

It is time for India to quickly implement electoral reforms and root out the unholy nexus of criminals, business interests and politicians. #ConnectTheDots #Election Commission #Electoral reform #Narendra Kumar

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Election woes: LHC suspends vote recount in Nankana

2013-05-17 23:27:00

The defeated independent candidate, Ijaz Ahmad Shah, had obtained the order for a recount of votes from the election commission. PHOTO: lhc.gov.pk LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday suspended the election commission’s orders of a recount of votes in #Lahore #Pakistan
Daily Nation
IEBC denies Makueni by-election will cost Sh400million

2013-05-18 20:38:00

The electoral commission has denied that the Makueni senatorial by-election will cost Sh400 million. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Chief Executive Officer James Oswago on Saturday said they were yet to come up with the budget estimates #
Channel News Asia
Imran Khan's party wins Karachi seat election rerun

2013-05-20 12:53:00

KARACHI: The party of former Pakistani cricket hero Imran Khan secured victory in a repeat election held in one constituency of violence-plagued Karachi, election officials said Monday. Voting was held under tight security in 43 polling stations on Sunda #Karachi #Pakistan #Muttahida Qaumi Movement

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Hamid Karzai's visit: Why supplying arms to Afghanistan is a hard choice

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

With the glut of information regarding the IPL spot fixing scandal and the three cricketers how much of it can we really trust?
Phaneesh Murthy admits to relationship with employee

This is the second time the IT industry veteran has been involved in a sex scandal.
Despite BJP edge over Cong, both NDA and UPA are conjectures

Opinion polls show the BJP and the NDA ahead of the Congress and UPA. But it is the regional parties that are likely to make the biggest gains. NDA and UPA are post-poll creatures

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

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Try following a game on twitter or with friends or at the ground. At every step of the way, the spot-fixing question raises itself.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

JM Financial will nominate Pandit as the non-executive chairman of the proposed bank. Pandit and Aiyar will have the right to purchase shares up to the amount prescribed by the RBI in this entity.
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

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

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
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

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
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.

From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

The “two heads” power arrangement between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is coming apart at the seams.
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

The fact that it has allowed individuals named in chargesheets to continue as ministers is evidence that the Congress runs Andhra Pradesh as if it is its fiefdom, without a care for ethics in public life.
IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

Isa Guha is not your usual female cricket presenter. Apart from being an ex-player, she’s highly educated and injects a breath of fresh air on Indian screens.
Android and Chrome aren't merging for now, says Google's Sundar Pichai

Pichai has emphasised that Google is embracing both Chrome and Android is investing in both at least for now.