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The 'real' crowd-pullers
Soon after being re-elected early this year, Kumar had banned liquor in Bihar - it was one of his election promises
Betting on Trump card
Even before Americans decide whether to choose Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton as their country's next president, an Indian company seems to have indicated who it wants to side with
When Shah criticised Nehru
He also accused the Congress leadership of that time for accepting India's Partition on the basis of religion
Friends and foes
Old-timers said the three leaders knew each other since their days in student politics and the J P Movement during the Emergency
Tug of war after Bihar exam scam
A Bharatiya Janata Party leader said Rai, now in judicial custody, was a victim and not the conspirator
Poetry in insurance failure
At a recent conference on insurance, the chief executive of an insurance company found a "poetic" way to explain the plight of customers
Soros' sorrow
Back in 1992, Soros famously made a billion dollars by betting against the pound, which caused Britain to withdraw from the European Exchange Rate Management
Now, education shame for Bengal
When asked the name of their country and its capital, their answers were "Bangladesh" and "Dhaka" respectively
Dim view on kindness
On Sunday, before delivering the keynote address at the US Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis, the Dalai Lama met the American singer
Mum on Swamy, officially
The middle-rung Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership is busy limiting the "damage" to the party and government by its Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy's incessant attacks on finance ministry bureaucrats
Surprise visit
Manjhi was made the chief minister by Nitish Kumar after the drubbing Janata Dal (United), JD(U), got in the last Lok Sabha elections
Mamata's change of stance
Her change of stance now, in favour of development, is being cheered by bureaucrats and business houses in the state
'Dowry' for 'son-in-law'
Vij was referring to an Enforcement Directorate (ED) notice served on Vadra's Skylight Hospitality under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
'Epic' inspiration
Looking at the poster, a senior JD-U leader chuckled: "With Sharad as charioteer, Nitish is likely to miss the aim
All play and no work?
Jaitley was addressing a rally at Bathinda in Punjab, where Assembly polls are slated for 2017
Wrong timing
As pictures of Yadav and his friends went viral, there was an outburst of indignation
Few takers for panel discussions
After the murder of two journalists in Siwan and Gaya in Bihar, news channels are finding it difficult to get spokespersons from the ruling Grand Alliance to take part in panel discussions
On a sabbatical, again
Subramanian @manianks tweeted, "Rahul is sent in exile abroad to save Congress."
Discount offer
It went on to offer a 30 per cent discount on the movie tickets for shows at PVR sold on Nearbuy
Taxing times
It is that time of the year when transfers take place, but it is important not to put your energies into transfers but on simplification of the tax regime and in reaching out to the public