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K’taka crisis: Yeddyurappa sobs on TV

In a rare instance in Indian politics, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who is facing revolt from a few ministers and legislators, on Saturday shed tears publicly at his plight. The 66-year-old, known for his short temper and as a strict disciplinarian, is at most times stern faced. He struggled ...

The politics of Vande Mataram

Among the 15 resolutions passed by the Jamiat-e-Ulema-I-Hind (Mehmud Madani branch) at its anti-terrorism conference at Dar Ul Uloom Deoband last week, only one was highlighted by the media: the one which dubbed the singing of Vande Mataram as `un-Islamic'. The politics-dogged altercation over Vande Mataram is not new and ...

US lauds India’s religious freedom, flays some states

Washington: A US government report gave top rating to the Indian government for doing its best to protect religious freedom, but criticised some state and local governments for imposing limits on this freedom. "The National Government generally respected religious freedom in practice; however, some state and local governments imposed limits on ...

Spectrum allocation largest scam in independent India: BJP

Arun Jaitley leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha today launched a broadside against the Communications Minister A Raja demanding that he step down and the Prime Minister (PM) institute an independent inquiry into the 2G scam. Siddharth Zarabi reports. Here is a verbatim transcript of his comments on CNBC-TV18 as ...

வெற்றிக்கு படிக்கட்டுகளாக எடுத்துக்கொள்வோம்: டாக்டர் ராமதாஸ்

சென்னை, மே.17: 7 தொகுதிகளிலும் பா.ம.க.வுக்கு ஏற்பட்டுள்ள தோல்வியை நாளைய வெற்றிக்கு படிக்கட்டுகளாக எடுத்துக்கொள்வோம் என்று டாக்டர் ராமதாஸ் கூறியுள்ளார். இது குறித்து பா.ம.க. நிறுவனர் டாக்டர் ராமதாஸ் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கையில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது:- ``ஆளும் கட்சியினர் தாங்கள் குவித்திருந்த கோடிகளில் சில கோடி ரூபாய்களையும், தேர்தல் விதிகளை மீறி; ஆணையத்தின் கண்ணில் மண்ணைத் தூவிவிட்டு அரசாங்க பணத்தையே செலவிட்டு வசதிகள் செய்திட சில கோடி ரூபாய்களை செலவழித்ததும் போதாமல்; அடிப்பதுபோல் அடி, நாங்கள் ...

Dayanidhi Maran post counting

Dayanidhi Maran speaking to newsmen post election counting. Interestingly, he criticizes media. Is he not part of a media group as well?

UPA set to return to power

World's largest democracy had its voting completed two days back and the counting started at 8 AM on May 16, 2009. It is just about 3 hours since the counting commenced reading the votes stored in the electronic chips of Electronic Voting Machines used across India. The leads ...

Indian Election Song

The Great Indian Election Political masters who ruled our nation Come with folded hands to every citizen Ragging for votes to win the election And resume their game of exploitation:

Post election scenario feelers everywhere

As the date nears for the election results on May 16, political parties are feeling the heat and instead of using coolers they are sending feelers everywhere to gobble up a majority. Congress may be in alliance with DMK but the alliance might be fragile right and may get broken if ...

CPI-M Prakash Karat & Karan Thapar

Text of an interview with Prakash Karat, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), by Karan Thapar, broadcast in "India Tonight" on CNBC TV18 on May 11. Let's start with Pakistan and Afghanistan. As one looks at Pakistan today, one sees the spread and the rise of the Taliban. ...