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Oommen Kuruvilla



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All in the name of secularism

The split between the Janata Dal United (JD-U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was more acrimonious than expected. Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar's in-your-face sacking of all eleven BJP ministers from his cabinet was, perhaps the coup de grace he administered to the National...

The quake after Modi's coronation

Post-conclave events have proved that it's no smooth process, however. L.K. Advani, the founding leader of the party and the former Hindutva icon, is determined to poop the Goa party....

Group war and scramble for power

Almost every day the media comes out with varied stories igniting speculations of all sorts about Ramesh's entry into the cabinet as if it is an issue that affects the livelihood of every Keralite!...

It's just not cricket

We have seen how BCCI (Board of Control of Cricket in India) president Narayanswamy Srinivasan tried to airbrush away the spot-fixing scandal involving humongous amounts of 'dirty' money. ...

Cricket and the siren song of fast bucks

Unfortunately, the fact remains that they are made fools by dishonest players who sell their conscience and skill to fixers and bookies for wads of money so they can enjoy the trappings of luxury at a fast clip. The fans are happy to be in their own paradise...

PM's 'Mr Clean' image takes a hit

In fact, he has faced and overcome a forest of obstacles to achieve what he and his party had wanted and piloted, whether it be the nuclear deal with the US, or the FDI in retail or anything of the sort...

Now, UPA squirms under 'railgate'

The CBI, in recent times, appears to be a teeny bit bolder. Does the CBI think that it is better to keep away from a sinking ship and do its duty in a fair way? Whatever, the common man wants it to work independently....

In deep soup over ponzi fiasco

Remember, she had been on the wrong side of the media in general for her tendency to put anybody away who dared draw cartoons or write articles lampooning her style of functioning...

Congress in pole position in Karnataka

Even so, most analysts see a Congress comeback in the state. Much as the situation seems all set for a cakewalk for the Congress, it may not pan out as the party likes to think...

Nitish knocks NaMo down

India's political air has been abuzz with talk of the possible prime minister for quite sometime though the general elections are over a year away. ...

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