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Fear of Maoist uproots MLA Hikaka from home -
Ipsit Mohapatra, Hindustan Times
Abducted by Maoists and released after 33 days, Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka is now a prisoner of circumstances. The fear of reprisal from Maoists for not resigning after giving his “word” — at a kangaroo court during captivity — has forced the tribal MLA to relocate from Koraput district in southern Odisha to a fortified house more than 600 km away in capital Bhubaneswar.
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Only NaMo can swing it for BJP: Poll -
Mail Today
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An India Story gone wrong -
Smita Gupta, Hindu
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Manmohan a failure: Urban Indian voters’ verdict on UPA 2 -
FirstPost
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Shashi Kant Sharma appointment as CAG illegal: Prashant Bhushan -
DNA
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Frail UPA pulled down by corruption, bad economy: survey -
FirstPost
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Manmohan should be replaced as PM, UPA has lost credibility: Poll -
CNN-IBN
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After nine years in power, UPA faces questions of credibility -
Aditi Phadnis, Business Standard
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ABP-Neilsen survey: If polls held today, NDA may erase UPA -
Business Standard
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No different from Left Front misrule -
Shikha Mukerjee, Pioneer
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Maya memorials: Lokayukta indicts 199 for graft -
Indian Express
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Reverse gear on electoral reforms -
Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Mint
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Cabinet rejig in Kerala runs into rough weather -
VR Jayaraj, Pioneer
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Amit Shah given charge of U.P. -
B Muralidhar Reddy, Hindu
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2G scam: How roles reversed in the two parliamentary committees -
Pradeep Kaushal, Indian Express
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Congress to struggle in Bihar, Maharashtra, Delhi, UP: survey -
Anuja, Mint
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In Lalu's Muslim anxiety, Nitish holds the edge -
Santosh Singh, Indian Express
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At 45°C, crowd hails Modi’s speech in Chhattisgarh -
Mohua Chatterjee, Times of India
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Congress govt, Janata cabinet: What a ‘clean’ sweep! -
Neena Gopal, Deccan Chronicle
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Judge Cyriac of NHRC fame gave 10 verdicts in 1,300 days -
Navtan Kumar, Sunday Guardian
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‘Modi magic’ takes Chhattisgarh by storm -
Rabindra Nath Choudhury, Asian Age
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Mamata: Two years, too little -
Subrata Nagchoudhury, Indian Express
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Cong's Jharkhand dream may crash as CBI seeks to prosecute eight MLAs -
Rahul Tripathi, Indian Express
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Was Sudipta Sen’s muckraking howl a TMC ploy to tarnish the President? -
SNM Abdi, Outlook India
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D-Company's money-bunny trap for players -
Pramod Kumar Singh, Pioneer
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Naveen's Roman script speech goes viral, draws flak -
Debabrata Mohanty, IE
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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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