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Who Are Game For Presidential Poll 2012? Who's Whose Favourite?

With President Pratiba Patil term ending July, all the political parties have been pushing their list of favourites for the top post.

May 22, 2012

Presidential Polls 2012: Jayalalithaa, Patnaik Campaign For PA Sangma

It looks like former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma's presidential race is slowly picking up the pace with AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik going all out to garner support from non-Congress political parties.

May 21, 2012

Vehicle Accompanying Anna's Car Attacked; Congress Workers' Hand Suspected

About 15 people allegedly from the youth Congress wing have been detained for carrying out an attack on a car accompanying anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's rally on Thursday, in Nagpur.

May 17, 2012

Karnataka Political Crisis: Sadananda Gowda Meets BJP President Nitin Gadkari

Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda met BJP President Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Sunday, following a political crisis in the Karnataka unit of the party as a result of B S Yeddyurappa's threat to resign from the state assembly

May 14, 2012

The Week That Was: Hillary Clinton in India, Release of 'Jannat 2' [PHOTOS]

From Hillary Clinton's visit to India to Aamir's Khan's Satyamev Jayate, take a look at some of the important and interesting events that happened last week

May 8, 2012

Presidential Elections: Karunanidhi Backs Pranab; Will Jayalalithaa?

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa took an evasive stand on the upcoming Presidential election, when she was asked whether she would support Congress's leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

May 5, 2012

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Mamata To Meet PM, Sonia Over Presidential Elections

Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discuss over Presidential elections and financial bailout package for debt-ridden West Bengal

May 3, 2012

Assam Boat Tragedy: Police Fear Death Toll May Touch 250

The final death toll of the Assam boat tragedy remains unknown with more than 100 people still missing, and police and rescue workers said the death toll could reach 250.

May 2, 2012

President Next? BJP Says No to Congress Candidates

The BJP in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday made its stand very clear on the much-hyped Presidential election, in which it declared that the party will not support any Congress-backed candidate.

May 1, 2012

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Presidential Election: Karunanidhi Opposes Abdul Kalam's Candidature

The Congress party's efforts to garner the maximum number of supports from its allies and friend parties to put its favourite on the President's chair gets hope as DMK chief patriarch M Karunanidhi apparently sounded his support for the party's nominee.

Apr 30, 2012

Presidential Election: Antony Meets Karunanidhi For Consensus; Kalam Says 'Wait'

With Pratiba Patil's term in the President's office ending in July, all the political parties have their own preferences in selecting candidates for the top post.

Apr 29, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar Out of the Comfort Zone; To Face Acid Test in Political Game

Sachin Tendulkar is a giant on the field. Bowlers target him and do all they can to take his priced wicket but he withstands the test much more than he falls. His opponents respect him when he steps into the crease - that's the kind of command he has on the cricket field. And that's his comfort zone. But now, he will have to face acid test in Political game.

Apr 27, 2012

Congress Says Bofors Scandal Closed; Opposition Wants to Reopen the Scam

The revelation made by former Swedish Police chief Sten Lindstrom in an interview to thehoot.org that he was the whistleblower who leaked documents to journalist Chitra Subramanian-Duella on Bofors scandal, has opened the otherwise sealed Pandora's box.

Apr 25, 2012

Bofors Whistleblower Reveals Self after 25 Years; Clears Rajiv Gandhi's Name

The mystery man, who shook the Swedish and Indian government 25 years ago by leaking the documents related to Bofors to the media, has finally come out in the open. Former Swedish Police chief Sten Lindstrom said in an interview to thehoot.org that he was the whistleblower who leaked the documents.