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Praise for Tej Pratap
Now, as the young leader gains in confidence, he is showered with praise by both the Treasury and the Opposition benches in the state Assembly, while answering questions about his department
Not funny
While some stressed the necessity of the quota system in India, others spoke of the enormous challenges athletes in the country have to overcome to take part in the Olympics
Acquisition for natural beauty
Under pressure from banks, the promoter of a big debt-laden group wanted to sell his power plant located at a hill station
Sports over politics
Bihar Finance Minister Abdul Bari Siddiqui is expected to quit the Cabinet post in Nitish Kumar's government and devote himself full-time to sports administration
Waiting for a consulate
In 2006, Hyderabad scored over Bengaluru to get a United States consulate. It was considered a loss to India's tech hub from where thousands apply for visas to the US
Sushma's Twitter glory
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has become a rock star on Twitter
Adapting to change
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is finally about to announce the new chief of its Delhi unit
The story in numbers
Of its 543 members, there were only 69, including the Deputy Speaker, present in the Lok Sabha half an hour into the debate
Splitting hairs over voting
Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said it was as if some magician was at work, making some members appear and disappear
One GST, many names
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien pointed out that the government had reached out only to the Congress
Celebrating with celebrities
Top on the list of state guests this year is Sachin Tendulkar
Twitter flight
Actor Rahul Bose had taken to Twitter a while back to vent his ire after a forgettable Air India flight from New York
Different journey
Some workers suspended from Japanese automaker Honda's two-wheeler plant in Rajasthan have found a novel way to draw attention to their lot and press for reinstatement
Decent lot
The reason for keeping them open till 1 am, the new deadline, is to help techies beat stress and improve the business climate
Bungalows aplenty
Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi - both of whom have served full terms and have been re-elected - occupy 10 Circular Road in the heart of state capital, Patna
Short questions, please
BJP workers have also been asked to carry out "tiranga yatra" (Tricolour procession) on motorcycles and two-wheelers
Special force for power theft?
Power theft has been a major drag on the exchequer of West Bengal as well as other states, such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
A bus ride to remember
Former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy surprised passengers in a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus travelling from Kollam to Thiruvananthapuram last week
Much water under the bridge
Last Friday, Gurgaon, on the outskirts of Delhi, came to a standstill when heavy rains clogged most major roads connecting it to the capital
Celebration time
Residents in a little-known village near Lucknow, Jabrouli, are in a celebratory mood. Some are distributing laddus; some others are praying