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Kerala bypoll: Bodyblow for CPM more than victory for Chandy -
G Pramod Kumar, First Post
The victory of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate at the lone bypoll to Kerala’s Neyyattinkara assembly constituency is a severe bodyblow to the CPM and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) because the latter had so much riding on its outcome. One, the seat belonged to the CPM and the election was necessitated by the resignation of the sitting MLA of the party and his overnight defection to the UDF. The same candidate has fought against the CPM and retained his seat.
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Why this secrecy over Sonia Gandhi? -
Shining Path, FirstPost
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Bansal's PS was on assets-acquiring spree in last 3 yrs -
Aman Sharma, ET
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17 K'taka Cong MLAs facing criminal cases -
Kestur Vasuki, Pioneer
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UPA govt reaping what Vajpayee govt sowed -
Pioneer
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Nepotism case against Kapil mounts -
Pioneer
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BJP exposes CBI's larger conspiracy -
Pioneer
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UPA's 'Bharat smiling' feebly -
Subodh Varma, Times of India
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Seeds of political patronage -
Shyamlal Yadav, Indian Express
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PM files RS papers amid protests -
Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Indian Express
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Mamata’s TMC has ridiculed the mandate given to them in 2011 -
Dola Mitra, Outlook India
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Eye to poll: Cong lets CBI loose -
Pioneer
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Communist conspiracy of silence -
Appukuttan Vallikunnu, Pioneer
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Sikhs besieged in Kashmir valley -
Hari Om, Pioneer
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After Bansal, Ashwani, is it Manmohan next? -
S Gurumurthy, NewIndianExpress
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It's all in the family: 146 MPs employ relatives as their personal assistants -
Shyamlal Yadav, Indian Express
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'Isse kam doge to minister naraaz ho jayenge' -
Neeraj Chauhan, Times of India
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Credibility crisis deepens for CPM leadership -
VR Jayaraj, Pioneer
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Islamists ran jehadi camps in Kannur: Cops -
Pioneer
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Modi tears into 'weak' Govt for foreign fiascos -
Pioneer
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Congress minister praises Narendra Modi -
Hindustan Times
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Modi finest administrator, says Murthy -
Indian Express
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Operation Clean Up: UPA's Do or Die Phase -
CL Manoj, Economic Times
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Behind fall of a Meghalaya univ, rise and rise of a ‘chancellor' -
Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Indian Express
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Blood trail in Assam -
Rahul Karmakar, Hindustan Times
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BJP demands PM’s resignation, to launch nationwide agitation -
Sahil Makkar & Liz Mathew, Mint
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 There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. |
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