NEWS
BJP vows electoral revenge for candidate's murder
The party is riding a sympathy wave in the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency in Assam where the election was countermanded after the abduction and murder of its candidate, Dr Pannalal Oswal, last month.
NEWS
Will Marandi make it again?
The BJP politician, who won the last election with the narrowest margin of nine votes, is struggling to retain the Rajmahal seat in a straight contest with former Jharkhand Regional Congress Committee president Thomas Hansda.
INTERVIEW
'I should be allowed to carry the kirpan inside the House'
'Imagine a government at the Centre without a Sikh and Muslim in the Cabinet,' says the newly elected MP from Tarn Taran, Simranjit Singh Mann.
NEWS
BJP legislator takes oath in Vajpayee's name
The reference to Vajpayee was strongly objected to by Janata Dal-S politician Mallikkya Guttedar and some members from the treasury benches who immediately stood up in protest.
NEWS
Venkatappa is Karnataka speaker
A motion moved to this effect by Chief Minister S M Krishna was approved by the assembly by a voice vote.
THE COLUMNISTS
Fundie, and proud of it
'I solve my duvidha in mixed metaphors: I will fight the madcap battle when I get to that bridge. But as of now: Rah, rah, VHP!' Varsha Bhosle bares her heart and political beliefs.
Will Vajpayee be the millennium man?
'Bridging the Hindu-Muslim chasm, which has remained deep despite a post-Partition generation coming up, is something that will be to Vajpayee's credit alone. And this is a process, I suspect, that has already been set in motion, and it is a question of time before a fait accompli is announced,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
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