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Is Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi listening to the right people before making crucial decisions? Renu Mittal reports.Is Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi goofing up?Rahul has been busy appointing Pradesh Congress Committee presidents as a prelude to the expected All India Congress Committee reshuffle, but his decisions have not gone well with leaders and cadres. Take, for instance, Ashok Chaudhary's appointment as the Bihar Congress Committee president. Chaudhary replaces Mehmood ...

Renu Mittal reports on how the United Progressive Alliance government is walking the tight-rope over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.A fresh crisis is brewing for the UPA government with coalition ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam threatening to vote out Chidambaram's budget and withdraw support to the government if India does not support the United States resolution in the United Nations that proposes sanctions against Sri Lanka for human rights violations. DMK chief M Karunanidhi has already taken ...

In a politically unstable climate, the prime minister is making it clear that he is still part of the political race. Renu Mittal reports. Is Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh indicating that he is ready for a third term in office? And is he doing so despite the Congress making it clear on more than one occasion that party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will be the prime minister if the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance manages to win enough seats in the next general election to form the ...

More and more dirt is likely to spill out in the spot fixing scandal in the days ahead. But are some key players being protected by the police because of political pressure? Renu Mittal reportsThe Indian Premier League slot-fixing scam is becoming murkier. Sources say that big names are involved, but so far attempts are on to pressurize the police to keep much of the scam under wraps and ensure that only the small fish are fried. The Mumbai Police made its first arrest from the Bollywood.

The recent Bharatiya Janata Party state in-charge appointments have sparked certain speculation over the party’s strategy in the upcoming general elections, notes Renu Mittal. Is the BJP working to polarise the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, hoping to gain by garnering the Hindu votes in its favour? It certainly looks like that, particularly in states like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, where there is a big percentage of Muslim votes, and most of the parties -- apart from the BJP -- are ...

While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is trying to protect Law Minister Ashwani Kumar by changing his portfolio, he finds no support from Sonia Gandhi, reports Renu Mittal Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appears to have given up the battle to save Pawan Kumar Bansal with sources saying it’s a matter of days before the railway minister steps down. However, the PM is keen to save Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, who is said to be his favourite. PM and Ashwani Kumar's supporters think that his fault ...

New Delhi: Keralites have outshone others in the UPSC civil services examination 2012. Three of the top four belong to the state, including the top two. The top 50 has eight candidates from the state. Haritha V Kumar (Roll No. 075502) from ...

The final results of Civil Services Examination, 2012 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were announced on Friday. A total number of 998 candidates have qualified and have been recommended for appointment including 457 General ...

With the prime minister  wanting to send the message that he has not been part of any cover-up in the coal scam, Ashwani Kumar's case is looking more and more dismal, reports Renu Mittal The controversy surrounding the Central Bureau of Investigation's inquiry into the coal scam has become deeply entangled, with the main players in the enfolding drama washing their hands of the matter. A jittery prime minister -- who along with the Prime Minister's office has been keeping an eagle eye ...