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Morcha coalition stuck on seats

Friday 16 March '07

RLD leader Ajit Singh seems to be in the middle of the muddle of a nascent political front proposed by Jan Morcha leaders VP Singh and Raj Babbar
Feroze Gandhi’s no favourite with Book Trust

Thursday 15 March '07

Why does the National Book Trust, a body under the HRD Ministry, run shy of significant references about the late Feroze Gandhi?
Parties woo Delhi’s Shahi Imam for UP elections

Friday 2 March '07

Political parties have begun wooing the United Democratic Front, a loosely-knit organisation of Muslim political and social groups, led by Shahi Imam of Delhi.
2 accidents bring 2 Maharajas to a cause close to their heart

Sunday 25 February '07

They have a responsibility to make a difference. And it is with brotherhood and compassion that both Gaj Singh of Jodhpur and Richard Holkar of Maheshwar...
Varanasi institute set up by his mentor rots, Mulayam looks away

Friday 23 February '07

The irony is bitter. The self-proclaimed socialist, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav
Can ex-spy chiefs troubleshoot? Ask Cong

Monday 19 February '07

Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has spent the last two years trying to convince everyone that Governor T V Rajeswar, a former Intelligence Bureau director, is waging a secret war against him, doing Delhi’s bidding.
SC didn’t say illegal, plus we have majority: Amar

Sunday 18 February '07

It was a combative Samajwadi Party general-secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh who today set out to smash the Congress' contentious plea that his leader's government in Uttar Pradesh is "unconstitutional and illegal."
It’s getting lonely at the top for Mulayam

Saturday 17 February '07

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav seems to be running out of time and allies. After the much awaited Supreme Court judgment on the issue of the 37 defected BSP MLAs two days ago
‘Media is language, location indifferent’

Wednesday 14 February '07

“The fundamental qualification for being an Irishman in India is that you must have an aunt who was a nun here,’’ says Sir Anthony O’Reilly, with a twinkle.
Pak’s only brewer, a Parsi, is making Murree

Monday 5 February '07

‘Pak women drink more than men. These millionaire ladies are going wild’
For Gen-Next MPs, politicking is passe, development is in

Friday 2 February '07

Have the Congress’ Baba log turned into Jhola log? On Wednesday, after Congress party president Sonia Gandhi’s Satyagraha gab-fest
SP basks in vote glory, rivals call it non-event

Friday 26 January '07

It is a triumphant Samajwadi Party that takes a shot at its former political allies after its government won the crucial confidence vote in the House today.
Vote ahead, Mulayam’s SP is all confidence

Sunday 21 January '07

The war of nerves in Uttar Pradesh continues unabated and the Samajwadi Party is equally confident of proving its majority despite the withdrawal of its once closest ally...
Mayawati says the show must go on

Tuesday 16 January '07

It˜s always an occasion for celebration, gaiety and ceremony, but this time birthday girl, BSP president Mayawati added another attribute — absolution and sanctification — in the aftermath of her mentor and BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s death.
Ajit breaks silence, RLD to vote against Mulayam

Sunday 14 January '07

Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh has finally said he will vote against the Mulayam Singh Yadav government on the floor of the House.
Take a break

Sunday 14 January '07

IT did not take long for the suave technocrat to discard his striped suit for the kurta pyjama when he plunged into the dustbowl of Indian politics nearly 25 years ago.
Gathering storm in UP: RLD-Morcha-Cong vs SP?

Friday 12 January '07

Barely a day after the resignations of three RLD ministers from UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Cabinet, the contours of a new political formation is beginning to take shape — of an RLD
Hold on, too short a notice to call House, Governor tells Mulayam

Thursday 11 January '07

A day after the Mulayam Singh government, deserted by four ministers of ally Ajit Singh’s RLD, decided to convene a special session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on January 15, Governor T V Rajeswar’s office communicated that the House had already been prorogued and couldn’t be called at such short notice.
Maya’s patchwork politics

Wednesday 10 January '07

Facing the first poll test after Kanshi Ram, Mayawati’s big challenge is to enlarge her kitty by reaching out to other communities
Fashion’s quirky icon in Goa hospital, after injuring herself

Thursday 4 January '07

In an unfortunate turn of events, the famous and quirky icon of fashion’s jet set, Blow, has been recuperating in a small hospital in north Goa after another bout of depressive behaviour.
The A-List vs The K-Club

Sunday 24 December '06

You’ve heard enough about the comparisons between old KBC and new KBC, the Big B’s style and King Khan’s panache. But this is mere stardust compared to the real battle of power, unfolding in the political arena, between Bollywood’s unquestioned superstars
Maharashtra troops to Delhi for Pawar b’day bash

Wednesday 13 December '06

Birthday parties of political biggies always turn into a political wonderland — from colourful street carnivals to philanthropic rites like blood donation drives...
Big B Complex: at ease with politicians, uneasy about being one

Saturday 9 December '06

Bachchan’s restraint in going all out in support of the Samajwadi Part is apparent: in a TV promo, he extols the UP government, stops short of asking for votes
In UP, his ally Ajit keeps everybody guessing

Tuesday 5 December '06

As the demand for the dismissal of the Mulayam Singh Yadav Government in Uttar Pradesh gets shriller with the BJP joining in along with the BSP
The Great Bombay Dope Trick

Sunday 3 December '06

Bhai and client bonded over heroin. Then the stakes changed to partners in crime
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