Rediff Political Bureau

How BJP plans to embarrass Rahul in Amethi

Modi will address a rally to boost BJP candidate Smriti Irani's chances.

EC sets up special panel to curb cash distribution, with eye on TN

CEC Sunil Arora will meet former heads of Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on Friday to discuss ways to keep a check on black money disbursements in South India, especially Tamil Nadu.

For Rahul, polls revolve around mom, sis, Jairam, WhatsApp

Rahul feels collective decisions taken with his mother and sister helped the party in the December assembly elections. Hence, he wants to follow the same strategy for the Lok Sabha election, too.

The strange case of Smriti Irani: BA pass in 2004, undergrad in 2014

How did Smriti Irani go from being a graduate in 2004 to an undergraduate in 2014?

Modi set to enter New Delhi in 2013

BJP sources claim that before Nitin Gadkari received the nod from Narendra Modi that he would attend the party national executive meeting in Mumbai, the Gujarat leader's intermediaries secured an assurance that if Modi registered an impressive victory in the state assembly election, scheduled for the winter, then BJP leaders would "invite" Modi to perform a bigger role on the national stage.

Timing of PM's visit to Bush ranch uncertain

The trip will be decorative. No offical treaty to mark the conclusion of the 123 Agreement will be signed by Bush and Dr Singh

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