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| May 29, 2009 | |
'Thamilini threw away the cyanide' Reuters
The political wing leader of the LTTE women's force, who crossed into the government-held areas from the no-fire zone in northern Sri Lanka in the guise of a civilian, was arrested from a refugee camp.
Navy rescues Indian crew, kills 2 pirates
An Indian Navy ship has thwarted a pirate attack on a merchant vessel with 10 Indian crew members in the Gulf of Aden.
Indian American girl wins Spelling Bee Reuters
In her fourth appearance at the annual spelling marathon, a supremely-confident Kavya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas, breezed through to win the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.
Dr Manmohan Singh's richest ministers A Ganesh Nadar
Dr Manmohan Singh's government has 47 crorepati ministers in it.
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| May 22, 2009 | |
Dr Singh's Cabinet Colleagues Reuters
19 Cabinet ministers were sworn in along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
A New Congress for New India Reuters
Rahul appealed to youth while Sonia and Priyanka presented a fairytale family portrait that India identifies with.
'His heart is in the right place' Reuters
Sam Pitroda on the Rahul Gandhi he knows.
The trouble began at home!
Snaps India
Mega star and Praja Rajyam Party leader Chiranjeevi is into damage-control exercise after the stunning debacle for the party in the recently concluded Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh.
There's more to him than meets the eye Reuters
If, initially, Dr Singh had greatness thrust on him, he has also acquired greatness. If he has never won a Lok Sabha election but can become the natural leader of a country of nearly 1.2 billion people, there must be more to him than meets the eye.
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| May 19, 2009 | |
Pattabhi Jois passes into the ages Saibal Das/Outlook
Boston or Basavanagudi, Pattabhi Jois was untouched by it.
'India has to help Pakistan get off Taliban hook' Paresh Gandhi and Reuters
'India is suffering enormously because of the Taliban.'
Raj Thackeray's sudden impact Arun Patil
Could he be the kingmaker after the Maharashtra assembly election?
It's confirmed: Prabhakaran is dead
Prabhakaran's body was found near Nandikadal lagoon in the No Fire Zone.
Dr Singh appointed CPP leader
Domal Kamraju
Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday re-nominated as Congress Parliamentary Party leader, setting in motion the process of formation of the new government of which he will be sworn in as PM that is likely to take place on Friday.
Stars fail to shine down South
The voters in southern India have proved that it is the performance of the candidates, not their film backgrounds, that they will cast their votes for.
'Struggle for Tamil equality won't end with LTTE' Sri Lanka Government
'The struggle for Tamil equality and justice for Tamils did not start with the LTTE and will not end with LTTE. I am not saying that the LTTE has come to an end.'
Will the Tiger roar again? Reuters
A pro-LTTE website, tamilnet.com, today claimed that the Tamil Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran is still "alive and safe", a day after Sri Lankan army announced that it has killed the top rebel leader.
Godhra riots: Ex-Gujarat minister gets bail
Mayur D Bhatt
Kodnani is an accused in the Naroda Gam and Naroda Patiya case. Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Jaideep Patel, another key accused in the Naroda Gam case behind bars, was also granted bail.
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| May 18, 2009 | |
The demonic voices who directed 26/11 mayhem Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence/Handout/Reuters
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran was on Monday shot dead by Sri Lankan special forces as he tried to stage a dramatic breakout from the army encirclement, a military spokesman said.
Sri Lanka celebrates LTTE's end David Gray/Reuters
Sri Lankans celebrated the defeat of the LTTE after a three-decade-long bloody conflict.
India's richest MPs
A list of India's richest MPs.
Sri Lankan army kills Prabhakaran's son
The body of the 24-year-old Anthony, chief of the LTTE's air wing, was found during mop-up operations in the last rebel-held territory in the no-fire zone on Monday morning, the defence ministry said.
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| May 15, 2009 | |
Gunpoint suspense Reuters and Arun Patil
The counting of votes will begin tomorrow, three days after the end of a nearly month-long polling to elect a new Lok Sabha.
Jeffrey Archer wants to be India's transport minister Hitesh Harisinghani
'I love you on the road. This is the only nation on earth where cars run with the white line under them.' The evening was about Jeffrey Archer the charming raconteur, the astute salesman.
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| May 14, 2009 | |
Sonapur's villagers boycott poll Indrani Roy Mitra
About 950 people in a polling booth in Sonarpur boycotted the election.
'The Left became monsters' Indrani Roy Mitra
'The Left Front government of Bengal is rotten to the core. I think unlimited power and money made them lose their minds,' says eminent writer Mahasweta Devi.
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| May 13, 2009 | |
The Great Election Ends Reuters
62 per cent polling in fifth and final phase.
Security cover like never before
Reuters
As Kolkata goes to polls under a heavy security cover, Indrani Roy Mitra analyses the dissent within the CPI-M and the 'alternative' of Trinamool.
'I have six votes in my family. I got Rs 1,200' A Ganesh Nadar
Murugan was the first to vote in Panickanadarkudieruppu. "I wanted to vote before the heat gets unbearable."
'Abusing power is in the DMK's genes' Krishnakumar P
Madurai's two-time sitting Member of Parliament P Mohan is known for his simplicity. Whether he is being accessible to his voters or roaming across town on his moped, he has a down-to-earth image. In what is probably the toughest ever election, the Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran is up against M K Azhagiri, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's elder son.
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| May 04, 2009 | |
Dausa set for the battle of Meenas
Rajesh Karkera
Dausa, represented by the Pilot family for 25 years, sees a complicated contest with no Pilot around.
'The biggest shocks to the economy have happened in Dr Singh's tenure' Rajesh Karkera
In the final part of an interview conducted days before the Supreme Court fast-tracked the SIT probe into the 2002 Gujarat riots, Chief Minister Narendra Modi talks about national security, vote bank politics, terrorism and the riots.
Boy goes barefoot for the world
Walk without your shoes for a week and feel how the world's less fortunate children live. That is the appeal UNICEF Ambassador Bilaal Rajan, 12, issued. To celebrate National Volunteer Week, Bilaal spearheaded an initiative in Toronto where he lived' life without shoes for the entire week' to empathise with children in poorer countries who can't afford footwear.
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| May 02, 2009 | |
Glamour vs glamour in Ajmer
Rajesh Karkera
Both candidates are natty dressers. Both are well educated and speak polished English. Both add much needed glamour to the dull proceedings.
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