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Maya’s fading magic

Hardnews — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:59:53 +0000

'Not many imagined that a young girl who hated the upper castes would go so far in politics. We did not take her seriously then,' remarks a local who has seen Mayawati's rise

Sadiq Naqvi Delhi/Bijnor

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FEBRUARY 2012

UP Election: Elephantine Enigma

Hardnews — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:24:14 +0000

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Will UP's relatively high economic growth in recent years yield political dividends for BSP?
Ajit Kumar Singh Lucknow

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FEBRUARY 2012

The M Factor

Hardnews — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:17:46 +0000

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With Congress literally absent on the ground, it's SP which might get the Muslim vote
Seema Mustafa Moradabad

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FEBRUARY 2012

‘Yes, the stone elephants, we will feed them sugarcane!’

Hardnews — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:03:16 +0000

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Conversation with Akhilesh Yadav

Sadiq Naqvi Bijnor

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FEBRUARY 2012

Cycle with Wings

Hardnews — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:41:18 +0000

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Akhilesh Yadav is flying on the anti-incumbency wave across UP, while the game seems to be over for Mayawati
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow

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FEBRUARY 2012

Two Steps Back, One Step Forward

Hardnews — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:43:45 +0000

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If Priyanka joins the campaign across UP, along with Rahul's consistent efforts, Congress might hope to push the electoral threshold beyond predictable limits
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi

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FEBRUARY 2012

UP Election: Hard Nut to Crack

Hardnews — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:16:57 +0000

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SP and Congress seem to be riding high, the BSP's base is in rapid decline, while a faction-ridden BJP lags behind. Indeed, the electoral game in UP is wide open
Anil Kumar Verma Kanpur

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FEBRUARY 2012

Best of Hardnews: Offbeat stories

Hardnews — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:28:24 +0000

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Parallel Cinema of Indian Journalism, finest offbeat Stories

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DECEMBER 2011-JANUARY 2012

ON THE WANE IN UP

Hardnews — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:32:09 +0000

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Can Team Anna influence the outcome of UP polls in 2012? Unlikely, if we go by the thin crowd at their Lucknow meeting, or the incessant allegations and exposures
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow

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NOVEMBER 2011

THE UN-GANDHIAN FROM RALEGAN SIDDHI

Hardnews — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:54:16 +0000

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This obsessive TV brand icon is an absolute anti-thesis of all that is Gandhian. His relentlessly aggressive, crass rhetoric and body language is transparent evidence
Manoj K Jha Delhi

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NOVEMBER 2011