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Cong-NCP spat puts alliance under strain - Hindustan Times
A day after Congress workers told Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Mumbai that they strongly disapproved of the alliance with Sharad Pawar’s party, speculation is rife that the alliance partners would snap ties sooner or later. The two parties have been in an uneasy alliance since 1999.
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Centre notifies temporary scheme for implementation of Cauvery award - Gargi Parsai, Hindu
PM’s ‘empty’ glass is now full with corruption, says Modi - Hindu
Spot-fixing scandal: CSK could lose IPL crown; fights to avert disqualification with owners in the dock - Economic Times
Kerala government axes vice-chancellor for pro-Modi remarks - KP Sai Kiran, Times of India
PM’s Rajya Sabha re-election: Dissidence worries Congress - Prabin Kalita, Times of India
CSK chief arrested, cops say he's involved - Indian Express
From Bofors to 2G, the same fate - Arun Kumar, Hindu
Kerala's Cong group war: Party, Govt 'part ways' - VR Jayaraj, Pioneer
Sitharaman hits out at UPA’s ‘Bharat Nirman’ - Lokpal Sethi, Pioneer
UPA finds safety in ignoring 31 terror attacks that left 850 dead - Aman Sharma, Economic Times
Guru always had links with bookies of Chennai, Dubai, reveals N Srinivasan's son Ashwin - Yogesh Pawar, DNA
Politicos who rule cricket - Mail Today
Finely slicing the electorate - Sunil Khilnani, Times of India
IPL spot-fixing: Proceeds from T20 betting used to fund terrorist outfits, says police - Rohit Chandavarkar, Economic Times
KPCC head Chennithala raises banner of 'revolt' against Oommen Chandy - Economic Times
Inflation spoils UPA’s report card - Sidhartha, Times of India
Why the silence Mr Srinivasan? - Deccan Chronicle
UPA losing ground, PM's image taking beating, say opinion polls - Pioneer
The words count more than the language - Debabrata Mohanty, Indian Express
Surveys send out alarm signals to UPA - Indian Express
BJP targets government over new CAG - Business Standard
With Modi as leader, BJP will sweep UP in LS polls: LensOnNews survey - K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
Kanimozhi to Raja: the RS elections will hold the key to future alliances in TN - G Pramod Kumar, FirstPost
Gujarat connection in UP: Gambit may pay - Rajesh Singh, Pioneer
Only NaMo can swing it for BJP: Poll - Mail Today
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The UPA 2 government was conceived in corruption – and never really recovered from that taint. Right from the day the election results came in, the back-channel negotiations began for the reappointment of A Raja as Telecom Minister to advance the interests of certain telecom majors (in return for illegal gratification). It was an enterprise which set the stage for India’s biggest corruption scandal and virtually set the political tone for the rest of the four years. As subsequent exposes have established, Manmohan Singh and other key Ministers knew full well that mischief was afoot, but pointedly looked the other way. That was the beginning of the slide, and the UPA government in general – and Manmohan Singh in particular – was mortally wounded from that episode. But rather than press ahead with remedial action, the government slid further into the cesspool of corruption.
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