The single-phase polling for 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu on Thursday will test the capabilities of ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, its rival, the Dravidra Munnetra Kazhagam and the Bharatiya Janata Party, who hopes to ride on the Modi wave after drawing a blank in the previous two polls.
Currently, MNP is only available within a state/circle.
'What is bank recapitalisation? When the rich take loans and do not return and the government returns that money to the banks.' 'What is restructuring 5:25 scheme? The government says don't return now, just tell us you will return after five years.' 'Why don't we apply these schemes to farmers?' 'I want to increase the power of farmers to blackmail the government as everyone in the country has the power to blackmail.'
Chief Justice of India J S Khehar on Saturday criticised the electoral politics in the country, saying poll promises are "routinely unfulfilled", caste issues projected differently to get a majority and party manifestos do not have any linkage to socio-economic justice.
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A party demanding meaningful change seems to have touched a deep chord among voters, says Sreelatha Menon
Former top cop and BJP leader Kiran Bedi has said that the controversial British Broadcasting Corporation documentary on the Delhi gang rape case need not have been banned by the government without watching and analysing it, as it meets the "needs of crime prevention strategies" in chauvinistic segments of Indian society.
It was the rejection of the Congress' welfarist economics by voters that led to the party's drubbing, says Andy Mukherjee.
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The record of other prime ministers too shows how much can change when a prime minister is faced with the two-year challenge, says T N Ninan.
She faced intense and protracted struggle to eventually head the AIADMK.
Why should Reliance Digital position itself as an alternative to Chadhaji's store? It simply doesn't make good business sense, says Sudhir Bisht.
Within a week of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India giving its final recommendations on the valuation and pricing of spectrum, Chairman Rahul Khullar speaks to Business Standard on the process the regulator followed in finalising the much-debated issue.
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Congress rivals have put factionalism aside for now. The party is betting on a series of well-received welfare schemes to return to power
Refuting allegations of divisions in the Congress in Rajasthan, Corporate Affairs Minister and Member of Parliament from Ajmer, Sachin Pilot, speaks to Kavita Chowdhury on a range of issues, including the Congress's prospects in the coming Rajasthan Assembly polls.
It was an anti-climactic result for India, who were well on course for a memorable triumph, sitting pretty at 191 for three in 42.5 before a batting collapse saw them bowled out for 219 in 48.4 overs.
Discounts up to 15% expected this festive season; analysts expect October-December period to garner sales of at least 60K units across seven major cities.
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A week after taking office, Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers have ambitious promises to keep.
Experts attribute this to economy slowdown and political uncertainty with the general elections round the corner.
The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed stocks on BSE, slumped by over Rs 7 lakh crore during the torrid week.
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Assuming office for the sixth time as chief minister, Jayalalithaa began a new chapter in her chequered political career.
More than 5.79 crore voters will seal the fate of 3,740 aspirants including arch rivals Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Dravida Munnetra Kazagham president M Karunanidhi, as the stage is set for polling in 233 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu under tight vigil on Monday.
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With sentiment up, launch of new projects revives, though much dissent on whether this is a real return of a positive market
Consumer durables and electronics companies are putting the final touches to their festive period plans.
DLF has launched a mega discount sale of its properties.
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Across the country, residential projects offering deals have risen 45-50 per cent in the run-up to the festive season and may double further by Diwali and the year-end as realtors attempt to clear piled-up inventory.
The AIADMK supremo retained 13 of her ministers, who were in the previous cabinet, besides inducting 17 new faces including four women.
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Aam Aadmi Party chief spokesperson Yogendra Yadav tells Somesh Jha how Delhi has moved beyond Shahi Imam-type politics. Yadav also takes a dig at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and says the AAP had formulated its policies on the streets, unlike the Bharatiya Janata Party.
'The whole country supports the government. The exceptions are only two -- those who thrived on black money and those who are inimical to Indian interests,' argues Major General Mrinal Suman.
