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A BJP office-bearer on Wednesday affixed bright portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on billboards put up here as part of the Tamil Nadu government's publicity campaign for the 44th Chess Olympiad, set to commence on July 28.

Noted environmentalist Prof M K Prasad, a prominent figure in the historic grassroots level movement to save the evergreen tropical rain forests in Kerala's Silent Valley from destruction, passed away on Monday morning, his colleagues said.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday appointed KS Alagiri as the new president of the Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee. Mr Gandhi also appointed H Vasantha Kumar, K Jayakumar, MK Vishnu Prasad and Mayura Jayakumar as new working presidents to assist him.

DMK treasurer MK Stalin today said the victory of the Grand Alliance led by Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad in Bihar showed that people desired a secular government in that state.

The importance of telecom services in the consumption basket of over half a billion Indians is generally underestimated. Ask the largely self-employed migrant workers in big cities or small towns, and they will tell you how mobile bills constitute around 6% to 8% of their monthly consumption expenditure.

MK Narayanan, the Governor of Bengal, has been questioned today by the CBI, said sources, in connection with an alleged swindle centred on the sale of 12 helicopters by Agusta-Westland to India.

If MK Alagiri's goal was to be a free agent ahead of the national election, he skipped past the finish line today. He was expelled from the DMK by his father and party chief M Karunanidhi.

On the eve of his 63rd birthday, DMK chief Karunanidhi's elder son said he had asked his supporters to keep calm and reiterated that he wasn't quitting the party.

The burn rate of one of India's most prominent political family feuds accelerated sharply today, with MK Alagiri being suspended from the DMK by his father, M Karunanidhi, who is also the party president.

Yesterday, their father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced the party would quit the UPA, citing India's refusal to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the session of United Nation's top human rights body in Geneva. Sources close to Mr Alagiri say he heard for the first time of this news on television channels.

At the age of 87, politician M Karunanidhi cannot contemplate retirement. The competition between his two sons - MK Alagiri and MK Stalin - remains fierce and divise for their party, the DMK, which is the biggest ally of Dr Manmohan Singh's coalition government.

The Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi are expected to address public rallies to explain the need for the controversial reforms introduced last month. Some private counselling sessions may be needed with allies as well - the DMK, which is now the second-largest member of the ruling coalition, today said that it will support any resolution in parliamen...

A BJP office-bearer on Wednesday affixed bright portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on billboards put up here as part of the Tamil Nadu government's publicity campaign for the 44th Chess Olympiad, set to commence on July 28.

Noted environmentalist Prof M K Prasad, a prominent figure in the historic grassroots level movement to save the evergreen tropical rain forests in Kerala's Silent Valley from destruction, passed away on Monday morning, his colleagues said.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday appointed KS Alagiri as the new president of the Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee. Mr Gandhi also appointed H Vasantha Kumar, K Jayakumar, MK Vishnu Prasad and Mayura Jayakumar as new working presidents to assist him.

DMK treasurer MK Stalin today said the victory of the Grand Alliance led by Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad in Bihar showed that people desired a secular government in that state.

The importance of telecom services in the consumption basket of over half a billion Indians is generally underestimated. Ask the largely self-employed migrant workers in big cities or small towns, and they will tell you how mobile bills constitute around 6% to 8% of their monthly consumption expenditure.

MK Narayanan, the Governor of Bengal, has been questioned today by the CBI, said sources, in connection with an alleged swindle centred on the sale of 12 helicopters by Agusta-Westland to India.

If MK Alagiri's goal was to be a free agent ahead of the national election, he skipped past the finish line today. He was expelled from the DMK by his father and party chief M Karunanidhi.

On the eve of his 63rd birthday, DMK chief Karunanidhi's elder son said he had asked his supporters to keep calm and reiterated that he wasn't quitting the party.

The burn rate of one of India's most prominent political family feuds accelerated sharply today, with MK Alagiri being suspended from the DMK by his father, M Karunanidhi, who is also the party president.

Yesterday, their father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced the party would quit the UPA, citing India's refusal to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the session of United Nation's top human rights body in Geneva. Sources close to Mr Alagiri say he heard for the first time of this news on television channels.

At the age of 87, politician M Karunanidhi cannot contemplate retirement. The competition between his two sons - MK Alagiri and MK Stalin - remains fierce and divise for their party, the DMK, which is the biggest ally of Dr Manmohan Singh's coalition government.

The Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi are expected to address public rallies to explain the need for the controversial reforms introduced last month. Some private counselling sessions may be needed with allies as well - the DMK, which is now the second-largest member of the ruling coalition, today said that it will support any resolution in parliamen...