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It's star time for the BJP
When film actress Vijayashanti came to Delhi and met BJP leader L.K. Advani, many in the Telugu film world were surprised, as she had shown no inclination hitherto of going political. Vijayashanti may be the biggest catch yet for the BJP in Andhra Pradesh, though there are many others from Tollywood waiting in the wings to join up.
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"Ram temple will be built once the BJP comes to power"
On the face of it, BJP MP Uma Bharti, 37, has changed. But, on second thoughts, she has changed only in her tone, which is less direct. She says much the same things as of yore.
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Losing friends and gaining foes
For Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, December has always been a decisive month. It is, in fact, the month in which he was born 45 years ago. It was in December 1979 that the agitation for expelling Bangladeshi infiltrators began, with Mahanta as the chief of the All Assam Students Union (AASU), which had spearheaded it.
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Coal bed methane & other myths
When it comes to fond parenting, you've got to hand it to the Ministry of Petroleum. Instead of censuring its favourite child, the ONGC, for playing havoc with the country's oil reserves, it tries its level best to distract attention by continuously painting rosy pictures of large, exciting new discoveries.
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