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News Commentary Interviews Specials Gallery The States Message Boards Poll Archives Complete Coverage Newsletters			Home > News > Specials April 26, 2006 Saddam a hero in Kerala village The fallen Iraqi dictator is a 'political hero. April 25, 2006 'Just see what Vijayakanth will do' 'Let us see what Vijayakanth does. We will definitely give him a chance. Have we not given so many chances to all these politicians?' April 24, 2006 Feluda to literary giants, all turn red Beyond the political battle lines, the Communist Party of India-Marxist has deployed a second front of state actors and intellectuals Achuthanandan pips Vijayan in Marxist sweepstakes The latest round of elections in Kerala is not about how the Marxists aced the Congress front but all about how the 83-year old Achuthanandan, who everyone had written off, managed to clip the wings of arch-rival Pinarayi Vijayan. Nepal: A people's movement grows with fury The people are getting increasingly more angry with the monarchy. April 22, 2006 A new Bengal, rising in Howrah The Kolkata West International City -- the result of one of India's largest foreign direct investments deals in real estate -- is being built in Howrah, one of the four districts voting in the second of the five-phase Assembly elections. April 21, 2006 The man Pakistan banks on Shaukat Aziz has a job so long Musharraf is around. 2007 will decide whether he will return to Manhattan. April 20, 2006 Gyanendra: Last Hindu Monarch? Time may be running out for Nepal's King. Jayalalithaa: Still riding the MGR wave Jayalalithaa: Still riding the MGR wave April 19, 2006 Why Delhi-Dhaka ties ride on the cow Every third head of cattle in Bangladesh is smuggled in from India. Kannur: A history of violence Kannur is one of the most volatile districts in Kerala. April 18, 2006 Kerala: Simply politics and nothing else For voters across Kerala, the most often seen Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Opposition leader and CPI-M veteran V S Achuthanandan are the biggest crowd pullers. April 17, 2006 Death in a village Nallan Nadar's first wife died. Who would cremate her? April 10, 2006 Bringing Shakespeare back to life All the world is a stage... Kerala's political jigsaw, unravelled rediff.com's George Iype helps you figure out the electoral equations in Kerala. April 07, 2006 'Fast breeder issue was red herring' Expert Kanti Bajpai feels it was probably public posturing to show that India was not capitulating under American pressure. India's Nepal dilemma New Delhi is unsure of who to choose: The king or the Maoists. Judas was no traitor, says new Gospel According to it, Judas was not the villain he has been made out to be April 06, 2006 Narmada protests: A quick guide A ready reckoner to a movement that includes in it many unanswered questions about India's road to development. April 05, 2006 At 106, she still cares about India 'I don't like this corrupt India. This is not the India we sacrificed our lives for.' N-deal tough sell in US Congress A US Congressman laments that the Bush administration's blitz may a little too late. April 04, 2006 He died on the road to Patna Police DSP Akhileshwar Prasad was shot by Maoist guerillas in an encounter April 03, 2006 How to court the US Congress 'Should we expose policy makers like the foreign secretary to the vagaries of Congressional politics, especially when it is the Bush administration's responsibility to see the nuclear deal through Congress.' Archives Home | March 2006 | February 2006 | January 2006 | December 2005 | November 2005 | October 2005 | September 2005 | August 2005 | July 2005 | June 2005 | May 2005 | April 2005 | March 2005 | February 2005 | January 2005 | November-December 2004 | October 2004 | September 2004 | August 2004 | July 2004 | June 2004 | May 2004 | April 2004 | March 2004 | February 2004 | January 2004 | December 2003 | November 2003 | October 2003 | September 2003 | August 2003 | July 2003 | June 2003 | May 2003