The RSS chief slams the Gandhian for failing to acknowledge that its workers had played an 'active role' in his nationwide crusade against corruption last year.
Mimi Alford, now a 69-year-old grandmother, related how Kennedy led her into "Mrs Kennedy's room" during a personal tour, where he proceeded to have sex with her.
Narendra Modi relegates Rahul Gandhi to second spot in PM barometer. UPA slips on corruption and economic mismanagement. NDA and 'others' gain at its expense.
NASIM ZEHRA, JournalistThere is no fear of a coup by the Pakistan army but tensions between the civilian government and the military are at an unprecedented high indeed. On the Memogate affair, the army, under immense internal pressure since the Abbottabad operation by US Navy Seals to kill Osama bin Laden, is determined to see a full inquiry through the judicial commission.
IMRAN KHAN, PoliticianMy party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and I fully back the court decisions. The Zardari-led government will have to obey the Supreme Court's decision; it will have to face the music otherwise.
Economic reforms have only served to widen disparities of region, income and class. For political parties, the risk is in carrying them out, not in avoiding them.
It was Anna Hazare's year but a much-loved cricketer, a flamboyant showman, an unyielding judge and a concrete sprawl housing VIP inmates almost beat him in the art of soaking up the spotlight.
Despite his Gandhian cap and series of fasts, Anna Hazare says it is wrong to compare him with the Father of the Nation. His anti-corruption movement has voiced the collective frustration of the people. In between fasts and ultimatums, Hazare tells Senior Editor Priya Sahgal why he will never compromise with politicians:
Muslims have been given tickets by the Bahujan Samaj Party. The Samajwadi Party and Congress follow with 80 and 70 tickets to Muslims. There are 403 seats.
It's family time in Patiala. The entire clan has turned up to campaign for Amarinder Singh and son Raninder. This includes former Olympian and Amarinder's cousin Randhir Singh and the entire retinue of royal ladies-Preneet Kaur, daughter Jayainder Kaur, daughter-in-law Rishma Singh and sister-in-law Rupinder Kaur.
He's the first Hindu general secretary of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral talks to Senior Editor Priya Sahgal about why he thinks the sad will prove all opinion polls wrong and sweep the Punjab polls.
Narendra Modi relegates Rahul Gandhi to second spot in PM barometer. UPA slips on corruption and economic mismanagement. NDA and 'others' gain at its expense.
Mamata Banerjee inspires drama. Real drama. A jatra titled Maa-Mati-Manush (Mother-Motherland-People) will now be staged at the Jatra Festival starting in Kolkata in February, by, of all troupes, inmates of Alipore Central Jail.
How does Congress reward its ace performers? By taking them out of active politics. Tarun Gogoi, three-time Chief Minister of Assam, is being tipped as UPA's candidate for vice-president.
Imran Khan has been retweeted by Jan Lokpal for his statement: Status quo parties can't bring change because they are part of the problem, not solution. Clearly, Team Anna wants to be a factor even in Pakistan polls.
"Show courage to bring Lokpal. We don't know if Congress will give you another chance as Prime Minister but if you do this, the country will remember you."Anna Hazare, in a letter to PM Manmohan Singh
A motorcycle rickshaw. A camel. Amitabh Bachchan will stop at nothing to promote Gujarat tourism. For his third round of shooting, which began in Gujarat on January 21, Bachchan strode around the Rann of Kutch, only stopping to tweet.
