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The 'tadka' game NEW DELHI, MAY 7.Officers in Jammu and Kashmir talk a lot about `tadka,' the spicy fried seasoning poured on to a bowl of dal. Most times, though, they are not discussing cuisine. For the past several years, bad-apple elements of the forces ... Total ban ordered on illegal recruitment to Iraq NEW DELHI, MAY 7.Taking a serious note of the "illegal recruitment of ex-servicemen by private agencies for security duty in Iraq," the External Affairs Ministry today directed the Protector-General of Emigrants to put a total ban on such ... 
Modi has lost moral right to rule, says CongressNEW DELHI, MAY 7. Following the Supreme Court's latest order in the Gujarat Government's application for modification of the April 12 judgment in the Best Bakery case, the Congress today said the Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, had lost the moral ... Steep petrol price hike ruled out NEW DELHI, MAY 7. Despite world oil prices spurting to 13-year highs, the government has ruled out a steep rise in petrol and diesel prices after the elections. It conceded, however, that the oil companies are carrying out a review of the impact ... Modi's tirade against Sonia NEW DELHI, MAY 7.Notwithstanding the disapproval by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders including the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, against personal attacks on the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra ... Women top Civil Services exams NEW DELHI, MAY 7.Women have walked away with seven of the top 20 ranks, including the top two positions, in the 2003 Civil Services Examinations. Leading the list is Roopa Mishra, a management student from Bhubaneswar, who has cleared the ... First woman to top the list in Orissa BHUBANESWAR, MAY 7.Tears of joy rolled down Rupa Mishra's eyes when she heard that she had topped the civil services examination. It was her first attempt and she had made it big. She became the first woman from Orissa to top the list. ``I ... TRAI opens discussion on CAS, FM radio CHENNAI, MAY 7.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will come out with separate national-level policies — one to regulate broadcasting and distribution of TV channels and the other dealing with the FM radio in a month. ... Congress condemns U.S. treatment of Iraqi prisoners NEW DELHI, MAY 7.The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government may have maintained a silence on the horrific images of torture of Iraqi prisoners by the U.S.-led "coalition" troops, but the Congress today condemned the treatment of Iraqi detenus. ... EC observers acting partisan in West Bengal: CPI(M) KOLKATA, MAY 7. The CPI(M) says, the Prime Minister's Office is "pressuring the Election Commission to influence the processes of polling in the Left-ruled West Bengal. Its leadership has made the charge on the basis of what it describes as the ... Other Stories
Elections 2004 BATTLEGROUND 
In Punjab and Haryana, ruling parties up against the wallIn Haryana, it is advantage Congress, but in Punjab, the party is likely to be at the receiving end, says Yogendra Yadav POLL THEME/THE BSP FACTOR The search for the Bahujan vote While the party's focus is on U.P., it is now spreading its wings across the rest of the country, says K.V. Prasad The Left, the Right and the Mamata factor In West Bengal, the ruling Leftists and their main adversary, the Trinamool Congress-BJP combine and the Congress, are readying themselves for a bruising battle on May 10. The Lok Sabha elections are important in that the Leftists, led by the ... 
Comfort for ChidambaramWill caste affinity prevail over development issues? In the answer to this question, lie the prospects of the little-known AIADMK candidate, S.P. Karuppiah, contesting in Sivaganga against the overwhelming favourite, the former Union Finance ... The importance of being "Barkat-da" A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury is a much sought-after man these days. Pranab Mukherjee and Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, both heavyweight Congress leaders, are seeking his blessings to win the election, because they know Mr. Choudhury's charisma in North ... POLL-POURRI What's in a name, goes the saying. Everything, at least during the election season. Take the Congress candidate from Ujjain, Prem Chand Guddu, who is a member of the Assembly and is taking on the Union Minister, Satyanarain Jatiya. Among the 11 ... Other Stories
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