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Why Shiite expansion will be short-lived
Several factors including the Syrian civil war, ethnic and religious constraints will prevent Iran from projecting Shiite influence farther than it already has.
Corruption in higher judiciary: Katju raises valid points
PollUpdates pursued a link to find a blog post of Justice Katju on a dossier he had received with documents making serious allegations against CJI Dattu.
Forget babudom, Mizoram gets eighth Governor in one year
Lt Gen (retd) Nirbhay Sharma is transferred as Governor of Mizoram, eighth in one year. If everything goes well, he will serve till his term expires in 2018.
Land bill referred to joint panel: maiden victory of Rahul Gandhi 2.0?
A determined Opposition, hostile allies and few wrong moves by BJP floor managers forced the Modi govt to backtrack on the controversial Land Acquisition Bill.
Modi greets Jayalalithaa as Amma is back with a bang
A battery of heavy weight politicians, industrialists, film stars among others including PM Modi greeted Jayalalithaa after her acquittal in the assets case.
Delhi cop attacks woman with a brick after altercation
A Delhi Police traffic constable was suspended from duty for attacking an woman with a brick over alleged violation of traffic rules and altercation.
Jayalalithaa acquitted in DA case, set to return as CM
The Karnataka High Court gave a clean chit to the AIADMK chief, paving her way to return as Tamil Nadu CM and lead her party in next year's assembly elections.
Together we can make Britain better: Cameron after victory
The Conservatives crossed the halfway mark in the afternoon as deputy PM Nick Clegg resigned as leader of Liberal Democrats following the drubbing of his party.
Salman Khan gets bail, sentence by lower court suspended
A single-judge bench told the Bollywood star, who was not in the court, to apply bail with a bond of Rs 30,000 and can seek permission to travel abroad.
Norway, Philippines envoys to Pakistan killed in chopper crash
The ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines were among six people killed Friday when a helicopter carrying them crashed into a school in northern Pakistan.
