BJP govt cheating nation on telecom policy -- Manmohan
Former finance minister Manmohan Singh has charged BJP with making attempts to cover up what he called the telecom scam.

Head-on contest likely in Bengal
A polarisation of political forces is in progress in West Bengal with the Trinamool Congress-BJP pact readying to take the Left Front head on in the coming general elections.

Naidu prepares for a `watershed' battle
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has described next month's ballot as a "watershed election" which will see a direct fight between his Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Congress in the state.

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