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Karunanidhi for release of death row convicts of Rajiv assassination

May 03, 2013

DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Friday asked central and state governments to take steps for the release of the three death row convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. #Politics #India #Tamil Nadu #Karunanidhi #DMK #NewsTracker #Rajiv Gandhi #Gauhati High Court #Harakanta Das #Murasoli
Rajiv assassination convicts: why Article 161 is politically significant in TN

Apr 15, 2013

Political parties such as DMK, MDMK, VCK and the PMK have already demanded gubernatorial pardon be granted to Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan. The DMK President M Karunanidhi has asked to immediately convene a cabinet meeting, pass a resolution and send it to the Governor for action. #DMK #NewsTracker #Sanjay Dutt #ConnectTheDots #Rajiv Gandhi assassination #clemency #Article 161
Death sentence can't be commuted in terror cases: SC

Apr 12, 2013

Rejecting Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's plea for commutation of the death sentence against him, the Supreme Court on Friday said it cannot be done in the case of terrorists or those involved in mass killings on the ground of delay in deciding their mercy plea. #NewsTracker #Supreme Court #Rajiv Gandhi #Devinderpal Singh Bhullar #Mercy petitions

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Landmark? Next to the Sharad Pawar pothole

Aug 04, 2011

#ThatsJustWrong #Sharad Pawar #Rajiv Gandhi #Pothole
Why is the LTTE wooing India?

May 27, 2011

We have seen India engaging the ISI in recent backroom talks; we have seen India tolerating the return of Taliban. It is not totally implausible to think that there may be some diplomat advocating a patch-up with the LTTE. #ConnectTheDots #LTTE #Rajiv Gandhi #Velupillai Prabhakaran #Kumaran Pathmanathan

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Court rejects plea to charge woman for posing as Congress leader

2013-05-19 12:23:00

New Delhi: A court here has rejected Delhi Police's plea to frame charges against a woman who along with her husband and one other person was accused of approaching the US Embassy for visas by impersonating as Congress leaders. The complaint was filed be #New Delhi #Indian National Congress #Rahul Gandhi
Rediff
No space for 'samadhis', VVIPs to share memorial place in Delhi

2013-05-16 16:44:00

There will be no separate samadhis for VVIPs in Delhi as the government on Thursday decided to have a common complex for memorials of departed national leaders like presidents, vice presidents and prime ministers. The Union Cabinet cleared a p #New Delhi #Mahatma Gandhi #Jawaharlal Nehru
Hindustan Times
Court turns down plea to charge imposters

2013-05-19 19:30:00

A court has rejected the Delhi Police’s plea to frame charges against a woman who along with her husband and one other person was accused of approaching the US Embassy for visas by impersonating as Congress leaders. The complaint was filed before the pol #Indian National Congress #New Delhi #Rahul Gandhi

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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

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

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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.

Ashwani to be shifted, Bansal to be booted? PM will decide

The fate of the two ministers is reportedly in the hands of the Prime Minister who has been told to take a final call.
How the Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode diminishes India

The Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode shows that for all of India’s attempts to project itself as an emerging global power, with a footprint larger than just the South Asian peninsula, it is unable to break out of its hyphenated relationship with Pakistan.
Changing dynamics: Is low-cost flying becoming really high cost?

Consumers may have to pay a high price for both the lower price and increased choice.
Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate popcorn film

Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate summer blockbuster film. It is impeccably tailored to please both the Trekkies and the non-geeks, genre lovers as well as the average moviegoer.