'Mayawati has taken the plunge and will follow through' 'She is a spunky lady. Other leaders would think twice before being projected as prime minister with 17 MPs.' Ajoy Bose, the author of Behenji, a political biography of Mayawati, on the Bahujan Samaj Party leader's gameplan.
India Speaks! What does the man or woman on the street think of the political drama?
Speaker episode: Tip of CPI-M iceberg 'The truth is that the India-US nuclear deal has created a churning inside every major party, and not left the Left untouched.'
Is Manmohan still the 'weakest PM' since 1947? Regardless of what happened on Tuesday can anybody ever accuse Manmohan Singh of being "India's weakest PM since independence" again, as L K Advani so effortlessly did eight months ago?
Why France backs the nuclear deal 'France is working actively in favour of an early conclusion of the deal in IAEA and exemption by the NSG. 'An exclusive interview with French Ambassador in India Jerome Bonnafont.
Poppies, Burma and Bollywood With his seventh novel, Amitav Ghosh has announced one clear intention: He is not about to retire.
'The MIM has been given Rs 5,000 crore' 'I am not kidding. The prime minister has promised to look into our demand for the implementation of the Fatimi committee report on the Sachar committee findings.' says MIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi.
Shahid Siddiqui: Why I joined the BSP Siddiqui said since he had given an elaborate interview to rediff.com as an SP general secretary, he explains why he shifted allegiance to the Bahujan Samaj Party and what his views on the issues now are.
'No amount of money can change my stand' 'Ideally, Gowda should ask for a Cabinet berth in the Union government. This would help us build the party and a tie-up for us with the Congress is always good, keeping in mind the forthcoming elections.' says Janata Dal-S MP Shivanna.
'We should not be afraid of the US' Shahid Siddiqui, who defected from the Samajwadi Party, sang a different tune two days ago when he defended the nuclear deal in an exclusive interview with rediff.com
Image: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati (C) poses with Telgu Desam Party (TDP) Chief Chandrababu Naidu (L), Janta Dal (S) leader Deve Gowda (2-L), CPI(M) chief Prakash Karat (3-R) and CPI leader A.B. Bardhan (2-R) after a press conference in New Delhi.
Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
Serial blasts rock Bengaluru While four low-intensity blasts went off at Nayandahalli, Madivala, Adugodi areas on the outskirts, blasts also rocked the tony areas near Mallya Hospital, Langford Road and Richmond Circle in Bengaluru city. Two blasts were reported in Madivala.
Army Dare Devils break world record Indian Army's 'Dare Devil' motorcycle display team has found a place in the prestigious Guinness Book of World Records.
Bengal's Misery While India's north-eastern parts are struggling with floods, many parts in South India are reeling uder a severe drought.
In Andhra, Muslims and Hindus pray for rain With most of Andhra Pradesh reeling under a dry spell, Hindus and Muslims in the state are seeking divine intervention through special prayers.
Sonia savours victory Sonia Gandhi met several of her supporters, who shouted slogans, burst crackers and distributed sweets.
When the PM was all smiles Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was confident and animated as he entered Parliament on Monday.
The doctor who changed modern medicine Thanks largely to DeBakey's contributions, cardiovascular surgery is a viable, accessible and almost commonplace form of treatment. And though he died last Friday, at the age of 99, DeBakey's legacy lives on, in the still-beating hearts of those who've successfully undergone bypass surgery.
Image: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao wave before the start of the G5 meeting in Sapporo on July 8 on Hokkaido island.
Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
Krishna Prasad: The truth is security in India is a joke 'So, we are supposed to feel concerned about what happened in the 'IT capital' on Friday afternoon; we are supposed to slam terrorism 'in no uncertain terms'; we are supposed to light a candle in our hearts and mourn.'
B Raman: Message from the Bengaluru blasts From preliminary reports, one could make the following surmise: firstly, the terrorists did not want to cause mass casualties; secondly, Bengaluru has the largest concentration of foreign businessmen and experts, but they did not want to target them; thirdly, they did not want to target the foreign tourists either.
B Raman: LTTE's ceasefire: Public relations or more? The Sri Lankan government is justified in suspecting that this ceasefire may also be meant to enable the LTTE to re-group its cadres if the ceasefire offer is reciprocated by the government so that when the fighting is resumed after the SAARC summit, it would be in a better position to defend itself. Its reluctance, if not refusal, to reciprocate is understandable.
Neerja Chowdhury: View: Why Somanth Chatterjee was expelled Expulsion from the party often entails a social boycott of the person by the members of the political family, say insiders, and this is not going to be easy for Somnath Chatterjee who has spent the best part of his life in the CPI-M.
Harsh Pant: Today, let's wish the best ideas prevail The Congress's clumsy political handling of the nuclear deal has laid bare before the world a nation that is desperately trying to search for a foreign policy.
Kanchan Gupta: Will nuclear power benefit the masses? 'We are being told that to cushion our energy needs from the volatile oil market, we need nuclear power. That's hogwash: Our power sector is not dependent on oil.'
Image: Congress party President Sonia Gandhi with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as Rahul Gandhi (R) looks on at her residence a day after the Congress-led UPA-government won the trust vote.
Photograph: Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images
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