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'Saviour' of democracy
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi had Kumar's face splashed across election posters in the run-up to the Assembly polls in the state
The task of 'real' opposition
The issue concerned controversial land allotment to entities associated with Anar Patel, daughter of state Chief Minister Anandiben Patel
An opinion poll
The research agency, CVoter, whose accuracy has, at best, been inconsistent, predicted the AAP would win anywhere between 94 and 100 seats in the 117-seat Assembly
A good salesman
A lawyer representing diesel car manufacturers was waxing eloquent about the advantages of diesel over petrol in the Supreme Court on Thursday
Expansion through language
Besides Hindi, English and Punjabi, public relations managers handling the government's communication have asked for broadcasts in Gujarati and Marathi and that these be aired in Gujarat and Maharashtra
Direct to minister
Singh heard the plight of one Sumit Dass from Keonjhar district in Odisha, who wanted to open a dairy project in his district but could not connect with either the local minister of agriculture or Singh
A rhetoric of insult
Congress President Sonia Gandhi appears to have taken a leaf out of Kumar's book, as she is pressing the insult charge against Modi during her campaign in Assam that goes to the polls next month
A ticket for a friend
Several Mumbaikars, who had bought tickets online before India breezed into the semi-finals, were busy counting cash as their Rs 5,000 tickets went for Rs 20,000 apiece
Pak's media advisory
The advisory notes that "irresponsible or hyper attitude" could have a bad impact on the investigation into the attack
A change of heart?
A five-member Joint Investigation Team, including an official of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, visited the Indian Air Force base
Yoga - for fitter athletes
The practice of yoga received a boost last year with the grand celebration of International Yoga Day led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Dancing MLA lands in trouble
Now, a video has surfaced of Niraj dancing at a wedding in Bihar's Bhojpur district, accompanied by professional dancers
Pleasant surprise for Modi
Development has been the key focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign in the run-up to the Assembly elections in Assam and he has harped on the issue at every given opportunity
India and South Asia
The commission thereupon rejected the suggestion for removal of "India" but agreed to add "South Asia" in parentheses after most mentions of ancient India
A new friend
On the day of Holi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a new friend. On Twitter, he became friends with Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Prasad Yadav
Freedom struggle
Delhi Water Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kapil Mishra is a terribly worried man
Leader of the leaderless
BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has been able to pinpoint the reason why JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar is being wooed by the Congress and Communist parties
Civic clash of allies
Election to India's richest civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, is slated for February 2017
Day to mark days
March 23 was a busy day for politicians and diplomats alike
The Kanhaiya question
"Is Kanhaiya Kumar a big threat to you?" It is a question frequently asked of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders these days