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Food Bill | UPA's hand-to-mouth card is a political weapon

The Congress is hoping that the Bill will be a game-changer in the 2014 general elections

Sleaze vs sleaze | Congress vs BJP: Top 10 political sex scandals

Political sex scandals are about much more than just people getting caught with their pants down

Caste, not development, to decide Nitish, Modi fate in Bihar

Hopes and aspirations of the people are secondary to caste-based arithmetic in the state

Divorce from BJP may erode Nitish's vote bank

By endorsing Advani as PM, it will be difficult for Nitish to justify the Babri demolition before minority voters

Advani's PM dreams still not shattered

Perhaps, the yet-to-be-formed third front will welcome him as its chief

Modi not a mukhota (mask)

To win India, the Gujarat Chief Minister must keep his house in order, too

BJP cadres in NaMo-PM chant, top leaders cautious

LK Advani -- the man who built BJP -- before ending his political career may spoil the party in Delhi

Primer | Who are the Naxals and how they function?

The Naxals bloodlust is the major threat to the internal security of India

CSK boss Gurunath Meiyappan to be produced in court today

BCCI president N Srinivasan is under intense pressure to step down after Gurunath Meiyappan's arrest

UPA II report card: Downfall continues, proxy war on, future imperfect

The only silver lining for the Congress is its huge victory in the Karnataka polls, which indicates that all is not lost for the party

Spot-fixing, money, sleaze turn cricket an underground sport

Business Standard digs deep into the spot fixing allegations to bring you the complete story on corruption in Indian cricket

Trust deficit affecting Sonia-Manmohan equation?

The Bansal-Ashwani row seems to have changed the equation between Gandhi and Singh

Corruption: the great equaliser in Indian politics

If the UPA does not assuage public anger against graft, there will likely be a heavy political price to pay in 2014 polls

RBI's repo rate cut won't bring your EMIs down

The central bank can't do much when it comes to lowering interest rates or in turn your EMIs

All you need to know about Karnataka polls

The Congress wants exploit anti-incumbency sentiments at a time the ruling BJP is struggling following the split with Yeddyurappa

Har fikar ko dhuen mein ...

Has the Saradha fiasco had a bearing on Mamata Banerjee's taste for music?

All you need to know about Jet-Etihad deal

The alliance will give Jet access to cheaper fuel & broader markets and will reduce debt; Etihad will get a slice of the 42-million strong Indian market

The unending story of Pakistan's political turmoil

Disgrace of Musharraf deepens as he's arrested and taken to court. For the ex-Pakistan military ruler, is it end of the road?

Does Sanjay Dutt need 'humanitarian' grounds denied to others?

Munnabhai seems to have got lenient treatment only because he is a celebrity, while other more deserving cases were not considered

So, will Nitish Kumar bite the bullet

Why the Bihar CM has much to lose on his own turf by breaking away from the BJP over the Modi issue