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Indian icon under attack
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sachin Tendulkar has been attacked by Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray for saying he is an Indian first and then a Maharashtrian. In an editorial in his party's mouthpiece, on Monday morning, Thackeray said Tendulkar should stick to playing cricket. He also declared Sachin's been "run-out on the Marathi pitch."
Delhi govt vs Delhi police
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Fresh details are emerging on the circumstances in which Manu Sharma, the man serving a life sentence for the murder of Jessica Lal, was granted parole in the first place.
The Bengal tigeress
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The by-elections in West Bengal are being looked upon as a semi-final to the next Assembly elections. They will not affect the Left's majority in the Assembly at all since it held 227 of the 294 seats in West Bengal till this morning. But it has suffered a humiliating defeat in the May Lok Sabha elections and has fared badly in all elections since.
Marathi pride or Goonda 'Raj'?
Monday, November 09, 2009
The Maharashtra Assembly witnessed ugly scenes on Monday when newly-elected MLAs of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) attacked Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi for taking the oath of office and secrecy in Hindi.
Judges exit Reliance case
Thursday, November 05, 2009
The court battle between the Ambani brothers began afresh on Thursday after two Supreme Court judges withdrew from two separate cases, both citing conflict of interest. Now Justice B Sudershan Reddy has replaced Justice Raveendran. The three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan will start hearing the RIL-RNRL case afresh.
The Deoband debate
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Addressing a huge gathering of clerics and followers of the Deoband seminary at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister P Chidambaram said, "We cannot view Islam as an alien faith. All Indians share a cause to fight communalism".
From Cop to Watchdog?
Monday, November 02, 2009
The issue of who succeeds Wajahat Habibullah as the country's Chief Information Commissioner has taken an interesting turn with a number of eminent people, including Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, mounting a vigorous campaign for the appointment of Dr Kiran Bedi as the new CIC.
The Kashmir peace initiative
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began his 2-day visit to Kashmir by offering peace talks both within the Valley, and across the border, to Pakistan. While inaugurating the first train service in the Valley, the prime minister sent out a direct message to Pakistan- "I call upon the people and Government of Pakistan to show their sincerity and good faith."
Mamata and the Naxal card
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Families of the two policemen kidnapped by Maoists three months ago in West Bengal's Lalgarh have reached Delhi, escorted by Trinamool leader Partha Chatterjee. Mamata Banerjee is determined to wring as much political advantage as she can out of the situation. Her priority now is to make possible a meeting between the kidnapped cops' families and the home minister.
Fighting the ideological war
Monday, October 26, 2009
A day after the deadly attack on a Public Sector mineral company in Chhattisgarh, Home Minister P Chidambaram in a strongly worded statement said, "We condemn this unprovoked, heinous attack. The mineral company is engaged in many welfare activities."
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