No Ram wave in Ayodhya

Vinay Katiyar, the Ram movement's foremost protagonist having scooted to faraway Lakhimpur Kheri, Ayodhya's four-time MLA Laloo Singh is the BJP's bet for retaining Faizabad in the 14th Lok Sabha, reports The Hindustan Times.

Joshi's bridge over the Ganga

Three prime ministers laid foundation stones for a second Naini bridge over the Ganga but it was up to Murli Manohar Joshi to have the project completed, and hopefully reap the benefits, reports The Statesman.

Security insecurity

The Gandhi scion is learning the hard way that Z category security is not always a blessing. On Thursday, his road show in Varanasi had to be cancelled after the Special Protection Group decided that arrangements on the ground were unsatisfactory, reports The Times of India.

Disabled votes

For the physically challenged, voting can be, well, challenging, says The Indian Express.

The Beeb on the polls

As interest in the largest democratic exercise in the world grows, the BBC has lined up two poll-related programmes: Indian Modern Maharajas and Indian Global Ambition, reports Deccan Herald. Among those who will be profiled for the IMM are Anil Ambani, RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav, Sahara Pariwar chief Subroto Roy and superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The IGA, on the other hand, will try and see the polls from the American viewpoint, focusing on issues like how the US views the India Shining campaign and the outsourcing controversy.

Govinda's gift

The actor, stung by the criticism that he is all show and no substance, has promised four things for his constituents in Mumbai North: pravas (clothes), avas (home), gyan (education), and swasthya (health), reports The Telegraph.

Veerappan doesn't strike fear now

The possibility of an election time strike has not deterred candidates from canvassing support in remote forest areas, reports The Hindu..

What the PM told the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Himayat Committee

'I have been trying since many years to see that Hindus and Muslims in India walk hand-in-hand, live in brotherhood, help one another, provide each other security and strive together to take the country forward.' The Asian Age reproduces the PM's statement.

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