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Won't allow democracy to be murdered like this: SC on C'garh mayor poll

The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the returning officer who conducted the recent Chandigarh mayoral polls, observing it is obvious he defaced the ballot papers and that he should be prosecuted,......

TRS, BJD, AAP to skip Mamata's meet on Prez poll

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the Biju Janata Dal, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Shiromani Akali Dal are likely to skip Wednesday's opposition meeting called by Trinamool Congress supremo and West......

Voting for UP Phase V begins, dy CM Maurya among prominent contestants

Voting for the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls began on Sunday morning, with state deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya among 692 candidates, who are contesting on 61 seats......

'BJP's dream of Ram Rajya will fail in Bengal'

'If the BJP thinks it is going to overnight transform Bengal into Madhya Pradesh, sorry, that's not going to happen because I have faith in our ethos and culture.' IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit......

Govt says committed to quota as SC ruling rocks Parliament

The government on Monday asserted in Parliament that it is 'committed' to reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes and promised 'appropriate steps',......

Political drama in Tamil Nadu rattles investors

Three way split of AIADMK has slowed decision-making, prompting industry to look outside the state, says T E Narasimhan. The political turmoil in Tamil Nadu since the death of J Jayalalithaa in......

2G scam: How Raja's secretary overruled advice

The instructions of the personal secretary to the minister were taken as instructions of the minister himself, Avdesh Kumar Srivastava, a senior official at the Department of telecommunications......

A complaint against Raja: HC refuses to direct PM

The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to direct the Prime Minister to take a decision on a complaint seeking his sanction to prosecute Telecom Minister A Raja for his alleged involvement in the......

Telecom tussle: Raja's in the saddle again

Given how the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai's) recommendations on 2G spectrum will hit telecom firms, it's not surprising that telecom stocks have plunged. Of course, the fun and......

Can Manmohan ditch Raja?

Given the CBI's track record in investigations (think Aarushi) and the political interference in its functioning (think Quattrocchi), it is an open question as to whether it can conclusively prove......

The Man behind Mumbai Diaries 26/11

'It was only after D-Day that people believed that I had actually directed Kal Ho Naa Ho.' IMAGE: Director Nikkhil Advani with Arjun Rampal and Irrfan Khan on the sets of D-Day, arguably one of......

Box Office: Teraa Surroor gets average opening

The hits and misses of the week. Himesh Reshammiya's Teraa Surroor managed average business at the box office despite popular music and poor opposition. The other release of the week......

Box Office: Jai GangaaJal gets poor response

The hits and misses of the week. Two films released this week. While Priyanka Chopra's much-awaited Jai GangaaJal did not receive much appreciation at the box office, Zubaan (which......

Box Office: Aligarh gets poor opening

The hits and misses of the week. Manoj Bajpayee-starrer Aligarh may have been hugely praised by critics but cine-goers chose to ignore it. Tere Bin Laden: Dead Or Alive failed to cash in on......

Box Office: Neerja set to become a hit!

The hits and misses of the week. Sonam Kapoor's well-reviewed film Neerja has fared well at the box office on its opening weekend. After raking in decent money on its first day, the......

Davis Cup: Bhupathi on why Balaji got the nod ahead of Jeevan, Purav

'On clay, you need someone who can hit the ball very hard. With someone like Jeevan it won't work on clay. All these factors were considered while making a decision, so Balaji was a better choice.'......

Sharan decides against travelling with Davis Cup team

Sharan was not keen to travel unless he was assured of a place in the playing squad IMAGE: Divij Sharan have felt demoralised that despite being higher-ranked than Paes, he was picked only......

Davis Cup: AITA ignores Bopanna's reservation, pairs him with Paes

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes. Photograph: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images Sending out a strong message that it won't allow players to interfere in selection matters, the AITA, on Sunday,......

Will Paes be considered for Davis Cup tie vs Canada?

Veteran Leander Paes is out of contention but top singles player Yuki Bhambri will make a comeback to the Indian Davis Cup team along with Saketh Myneni when the AITA Selection Committee meets in......

Paes may have to skip mixed doubles to play in seventh Olympics

Leander Paes's dream of appearing in a record seventh Olympics may remain just that if Rohan Bopanna decides to play with a player ranked lower than the world No 46. IMAGE: Leander Paes may have......

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