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Pulse of the people

India's new arhar variety was launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (pictured) amid much fanfare, but what surprised many was the presence of the top bosses of the ministry, including Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, at the unveiling ceremony

Lost in translation

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hosted a Diwali get-together for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi-based journalists, on Thursday

Burning the midnight oil

On Monday, Amit Mitra held a meeting with members of the USIBC to pitch for West Bengal

'Lesser' criminals

Senior police officer in Bihar claims that the anti-liquor laws had 'reformed' hardcore criminals in the state

'Minuscule' achievements

Under pressure to make a success of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ministries are required to hold regular review meetings

Politics is not cricket

It seems cricketer-turned-TV personality Navjot Singh Sidhu has driven a wedge of sorts between Punjab Congress President Amardinder Singh and former state unit chief Partap Singh Bajwa

Waiting for update

It's been more than a week since Ratan Tata returned as chairman of Tata Sons replacing Cyrus Mistry

London without the Big Ben?

Some members of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the Gopalganj district of Bihar held a public meeting where they demanded the resignation of party chief Lalu Prasad

Demonstration of strength

As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) expedites preparations for the November 2 protest in Islamabad, party chief Imran Khan demonstrated his stamina on Monday by doing 50 push-ups (or press-ups) along with other party workers in Bani Gala, Islamabad

Penguins of Mumbai

Penguins, a group of aquatic, flightless birds, find themselves at the centre of a war of words in Mumbai

Radio silence on Chinese radio

A tribal community in Jharkhand, were given FM radio sets to listen to the Prime Minister's Mann Ki Baat

Heir apparent

All doubts about who would succeed Mamata Banerjee in the Trinamool Congress have been put to rest by Abhishek Banerjee, her nephew

Holiday competition

Mamata Banerjee gifts an additional holiday on November 3 to state employees

Bad omen?

A CEO says some smaller neighbouring countries refrain from buying insurance products before auspicious occasions

Tej Pratap wants women in RJD

He blames rowdy members of the party for fewer women membership

Season of Diwali Milans

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar held a chaat pe charcha and invited party colleagues and the media

Common ground

Ruling and Opposition parties in Maharashtra don't appear to be shocked at the manner in which Cyrus Mistry was removed as chairman of Tata Group without being offered an opportunity to argue his case

Message for media

Tata Group may have asked its chairman to leave abruptly, but that has not held it back from being courteous to journalists covering the boardroom drama

Immune from grievances?

A drop-down box on the portal has a list from which a user can pick the department or ministry against which she has a grievance

Rabri to skip Chhath

It is Considered to be the main festival of Bihar