Page 17 - Kavita Chowdhury

If tears could talk

The power of tears has not been fully appreciated in our Indian polity

Modi wave dashes Lalu's comeback hope

After his conviction in the fodder scam last October, Lalu Prasad was written off by political observers

Dismay and disarray in Congress camp

The party was definitely expecting a defeat but not an annihilation to these dismal levels

'Hail PM, UPA; don't run down allies'

PM's last power supper

Hosted by Sonia, with Cabinet and CWC in attendance to honour Manmohan and wife; Rahul skips the occasion

Goodbye - and can you take the blame too?

Cong expresses appreciation and thanks to Singh but several in the party blame him for likely poll defeat

Jairam's team members look for new roles

Rural Dev Minister's men were were hand picked by the minister himself for their individual professional expertise

Cong brainstorms media strategy for D-Day

Earlier, the party had revamped its panel of spokespersons by including senior leaders including Chidambaram and Khurshid

Hajipur has an industrial park, but no exports

LJP's Ram Vilas Paswan is banking on his alliance with the BJP and the popularity of Narendra Modi to secure a victory in Hajipur

Congress open to make & break to keep Modi out

If BJP fails to muster the magic number, Cong may engineer defections

There's no Modi wave; in Bihar, there's a wave for Lalu and RJD: Rabri Devi

Interview with Former chief minister, Bihar

Trying to split bloc opinion in Mithilanchal

Darbhanga's 3-cornered contest seems to fulfil all the stereotypes on vote preference

In Mithilanchal, its a direct contest between the RJD and the BJP

The JD(U) candidate Sanjay Jha is regarded as a 'spoiler'

Lots at stake for Laloo Prasad

This election is a prestige issue for him, with high stakes in family buroughs of Pataliputra and Saran

'Nitish has done a lot, but why waste my vote?'

Business Standard hits the road to gauge the electoral mood in Bihar, where many believe Nitish's golden run at the hustings may be about to end

Rudy tries to shed 'high-flying' image

The BJP general-secretary, it appears, has managed to wean away certain segments of Mahadalits and extremely backward classes in Saran, something unimaginable in 2009

Lalu Prasad Yadav engages in do-or-die battle in Bihar

This election is a "prestige issue" for Laloo Yadav, with high stakes in family buroughs of Pataliputra and Saran

Misa's victory a prestige issue for Lalu

Misa Bharti, Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter, denies that she was forcibly thrust into politics

What's wrong if Imam of Jama Masjid is converting to our secular values: Salman Khurshid

Senior Congress leader says the meeting with Imam Bukhari should not be exaggerated

RTI impact: Neither transparent, nor opaque but translucent