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We used power judiciously: CEC

“Opinion and exit polls should at best be on entertainment channels!,” Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi tweeted on Sunday, taking an apparent dig at the surveys.

The reaction of the CEC, who

Digvijay: Exit polls are fraud

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday trashed the result projections thrown up by exit polls for five states, terming such exercises as ‘fraud’, and predicted ‘astonishing’ gains for the

Power-sharing talks begin in UP circles

Talk of a power-sharing arrangement has begun in the political circles amid exit poll predictions of a hung Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Though the current mood in the Congress is not to join any body’s g

‘Hike CST to 4% or compensate’

Not impressed by the Centre’s view on Central Sales Tax (CST), the states on Saturday asked it to either compensate them adequately for their revenue loss or increase the levy to the earlier rate of f

‘Hike CST to 4% or compensate’

Not impressed by the Centre’s view on Central Sales Tax (CST), the states on Saturday asked it to either compensate them adequately for their revenue loss or increase the levy to the earlier rate of f

Science ministry budget to witness 3-fold rise

The budget for the ministry of science and technology in the 12th Five Year Plan is set to witness a three-fold increase. The minister of state for science and technology Ashwani Kumar pointed out tha

Ulfa to intensify grenade attacks?

Elusive Ulfa chief Paresh Baruah is found to have been mounting pressure on its cadres to strike and demonstrate their power by carrying out grenade attacks on civilians in Assam.

Disclosing that the

Intel reveals ISI-Naxal link

Indian intelligence agencies now have concrete evidence to prove that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has established direct contact with Naxal outfits in India. The sole purpose of this

Urban kids vulnerable to poverty

Children living in urban India are equally vulnerable to poverty as their rural counterparts. A new Indian specific statistics presented at the launch of the Unicef’s flagship publication,Children in

Delhi blast: Investigation points toward Iranian-back terrorist outfit

Top intelligence and security officials involved in investigating the 13/2 magnetic bomb attack on Israeli diplomat Tal Yehoshua indicated on Monday that the needle of suspicion was pointing toward a

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Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.