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NDA Government has squandered country's respect, says Pawar
MUMBAI, APRIL 23. At his first major public meeting in Mumbai, the Nationalist Congress Party leader, Sharad Pawar, came down heavily on the performance of the BJP-led Government at the Centre, saying that it had "squandered the respect India ...

Mulayam should join NDA, says Fernandes
NEW DELHI, APRIL 23. The convener of the National Democratic Alliance and the JD(U) president, George Fernandes, has said that the Samajwadi Party leader, Mulayam Singh Yadav, should join the NDA. He said: "A number of political parties would be ...

PIL on exit polls to be heard on Monday
NEW DELHI, APRIL 23. The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the publication, broadcast or telecast of opinion and exit polls till the final phase of elections is over on May 10. A Bench ...

Vohra briefs Advani on Kashmir
NEW DELHI, APRIL 23. The Centre's interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir, N.N. Vohra, today called on the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, and apprised him of the latest situation in the State, particularly on election-related developments. ...

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Six BJP leaders in J&K suspended

3 killed during bandh in Assam

`Congress fostering separatist movements'

Karnataka formulating response to Cauvery tribunal notice

BJP leaders to campaign in tribal areas

AICTE asked to clarify pay scale order

Police crack down on anti-election campaign

Navy to change ensign, flag and pendant

Congress seeks action against Haryana Governor

Violations of basic norms behind air crash?

Sharad Yadav seeks Central forces for Bihar

PM goes down memory lane

Court stays in-house probe in sexual harassment case

Vikal replaces Tyagi

Free sale sugar

Elections 2004
ON THE ROAD WITH.../N. CHANDRABABU NAIDU

Whistlestop and whiplash
As dusk descends after a sweltering day, a helicopter hovers over the crowded town of Tenali in Guntur district, leading an impressive gathering of people to lift their heads up towards the sky in awe. A few minutes later, N. Chandrababu Naidu, ...

NDA will return to power, says Fernandes
MUZZAFARPUR (BIHAR), APRIL 23.The Defence Minister and NDA convener, George Fernandes, has said the ruling alliance would return to power in the general elections. ``The NDA is definitely going to have a majority, there is no doubt about it at ...

The mother of all battles
The electoral battle in Hajipur is termed the mother of all personality clashes in Bihar's political circles. One of the personalities involved in the tussle is not even a candidate, but go anywhere in Hajipur and you hear stories about the two ...

CANDIDATE WATCH

B.S. Patil, Congress candidate, Dharwad Lok Sabha seat
The transition has been swift for B.S. Patil, the former Chief Secretary of Karnataka turned Congress candidate for the Dharwad North Lok Sabha seat from Karnataka. Babugowda Sanganagowda Patil retired as the Chief Secretary on January 31 this ...

In Mumbai, the rich must contend with the poor
Given the indifference of the middle class, it is the urban poor who hold the key to the elections in Mumbai, says Kalpana Sharma.

A family fight in Bapatla
It is a battle within the Daggubati family in the Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency, a key one in the coastal Andhra region. The Telugu Desam Party's Daggubati Rama Naidu, who represented the constituency in the dissolved Lok Sabha, faces a ...

On home turf, Mayawati on a good wicket
In election after election since the mid-1990s, political analysts have learnt at their peril the dangers of underestimating Mayawati, or the risk of straitjacketing her with cliches. A visit to Akbarpur, the constituency the BSP leader won in ...

PEOPLE WILL VOTE FOR VAJPAYEE

Q & A: Arjun Munda
The young Jharkhand Chief Minister, Arjun Munda of the BJP, finds the State a challenge. While battling internal problems, Mr. Munda tells K. Balchand, that his first priority is to see ...

REFORMS MUST HAVE A HUMAN FACE

Q & A: Manmohan Singh
The former Union Finance Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Manmohan Singh, says the National Democratic Alliance Government's political and economic policies are self-contradictory and that ...

POLL-POURRI
The BJP and the Congress on April 22 re-adjusted their daily schedule with the media and the general voting public to devote time for the large number of weddings that take place in Rajasthan on this day on the auspicious ...

`Go back to jail'
PATNA, APRIL 23. Observing that jails were the right place for criminals and that they should have no role in politics, the Patna High Court today took serious note of many accused, including the RJD nominee from Siwan, Mohammad Shahabuddin, ...

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BJD finds the going tough in Kendrapara

MAHATMA WAITS FOR GANDHI