After the Chief Election Commission of India pulled up the state for not removing the officers suspected to have being partial, the Assam government on Wednesday started shifting officials in the civil and police administration.

Keralites cannot be faulted if they feel a sense of déjà vu on poll eve as the beleaguered chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan is once again using his leverage with the masses to persuade his party bosses to come clear on the status of his candidature for the April 13 Kerala Assembly elections.

Is it a fatigue of power or simply a sense of foreboding? These are the questions cropping up in the inner circle of the ruling CPI(M), ahead of the crucial Assembly polls, after at least four heavyweight sitting MLAs (including three Cabinet ministers) have expressed their reluctance to contest this time.

The Congress is realising that Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is not DMK supremo M. Karunanidhi who could be pushed around. The Trinamul Congress wants an honourable share in the seats.

The Congress on Wednesday formalised the seat sharing deal with the DMK with state Congress president K.V. Thangkabalu signing the agreement with DMK president and chief minister M. Karunanidhi amidst reports that Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi had earmarked about ten constituencies for his Youth Congress members.

The world is abuzz with the news of Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton. The international media is in a frenzy on what all will be happening at the “wedding of the decade”.

A wise man once lamented that if he had the eyes of a fly he would have enjoyed an undivided 360 degree view of the world. Yes, seeing and observing is a unique activity.

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Sussanne Khan, who recently completed a decade of marriage with her hearththrob hubby Hrithik Roshan, is busy these days with her independent venture The Charcoal Project.

Some colleges have enforced fines on students found hugging or holding hands on campus in recent times. Other colleges have installed CCTVs around campuses to keep tabs on students’ behaviour.

A pet is a part of ones’ family and having a pet for a considerable amount of time is an enriching experience. But it can be very traumatic for the owner when his or her pet becomes old.