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Follow Today 's Paper Archive ePaper eBooks Classifieds Subscriptions Mobile Apps Social BANGALORE CHENNAI DELHI HYDERABAD KOCHI MUMBAI THIRUVANANTHAPURAM VIJAYAWADA SEA RCH GO Constituency watch: Western Region Constituency watch: East & North- Eastern Region Constituency watch: Southern Region Constituency watch: Northern Region SLIDESHOW Last phase polling in UP In the last phase of Lok Sabha polls held in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, the focus was mainly on Varanasi, the high-profile constituency where BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Congress nominee Ajay Rai are locked in contest. more slideshows » Constituency watch 2014 Lok Sabha elections: All India Constituency watch Move over the mouse on the map to get constituency-wise statistics for each State. ... » RESOURCES Report by Gopal Subramaniam, amicus curiae, appointed by the Supreme Court in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple case Manifestoes 2014 Penguin's statement on 'The Hindus' by Wendy Doniger Statement of Dr. K.M. Abraham, Additional Chief Secretary, Kerala to CBI Tamil Nadu Class XII results More Resources » ECONOMY WATCH (COLUMN) The last straw A curious recession Pre-election euphoria? AP U.S. President Barack Obama glances back as he, Vice-President Joe Biden, right, and National Association of Police Organisations president Thomas Nee, participate in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Monday. Hope to work closely with India’s next govt.: Obama A Congresssional report last month confirmed, "if Narendra Modi were to become PM, he would automatically be eligible for an A-1 (diplomatic) visa as Head of State” » 3 comments On Twitter, winners are AAP, Modi Rahul Gandhi, who does not have a Twitter handle, was the fifth most tweeted while Congress came in at the 10th » OPINION A sense of relief 16 comments Ending cruelty to animals 9 comments Editorial Editorial The primary pole in U.P. and Bihar A weakening of the backward-Muslim coalition and the Narendra Modi factor have pushed the BJP to centre stage in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar » 6 comments Choosing courage over strength Political recipe for environmental disaster India does not need a strong Prime Minister, it needs a courageous and compassionate one » 18 comments The Polavaram multipurpose project has faced rough weather with non-compliance of environmental assessment and large-scale displacement » BREAKING NEWS Sensex hits new record high of 23,922 48 min. ago Rupee up 45 paise against dollar in early trade 59 min. ago Man kills fellow patient at Mumbai hospital 2 hr. 15 min. ago All-party meet endorses government stand on Mullaperiyar Mahatma Gandhi University VC sacked Encroachments rob Velankanni beach of fun Winds, rains uproot trees on Batlagundu- Kodaikanal Road Load-shedding must be only a last resort, says KERC Barricades to give way to cages at city’s counting centres State, IIT-M lock horns over land Big cat’s trail on screen OTHER STATES "It was important to show that animals are not a nuisance, and the film has done that perfectly." » Tipu’s ring to be auctioned WORLD The 41.2 gm oval ring has the name of the Hindu God Rama in raised Devanagari inscribed on it. » SLIDESHOW Day in pictures Images from India and around the world more slideshows » Home News Opinion Business Sport S & T Features Entertainment Books In-depth Jobs

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BANGALORE CHENNAI DELHI HYDERABAD KOCHI MUMBAI THIRUVANANTHAPURAM VIJAYAWADA

SEARCH GO

Constituency watch: Western Region

Constituency watch: East & North-Eastern Region

Constituency watch: Southern Region

Constituency watch: Northern Region

SLIDESHOW

Last phase polling in UPIn the last phase of Lok Sabha polls held

in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, the focus

was mainly on Varanasi, the high-profile

constituency where BJP's prime

ministerial candidate Narendra Modi,

AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and

Congress nominee Ajay Rai are locked in

contest.

more slideshows »

Constituency watch

2014 Lok Sabha elections: All IndiaConstituency watch

Move over the mouse on the map to get

constituency-wise statistics for each State. ...

»

RESOURCES

Report by Gopal Subramaniam, amicus curiae,appointed by the Supreme Court in the SreePadmanabhaswamy Temple case

Manifestoes 2014

Penguin's statement on 'The Hindus' by WendyDoniger

Statement of Dr. K.M. Abraham, AdditionalChief Secretary , Kerala to CBI

Tamil Nadu Class XII results

More Resou rces »

ECONOMY WATCH (COLUMN)

The last straw

A curious recession

Pre-election euphoria?

APU.S. President Barack Obama glances back ashe, Vice-President Joe Biden, right, and NationalAssociation of Police Organisations president ThomasNee, participate in a ceremony in the East Room of theWhite House on Monday.

Hope to work closely withIndia’s next govt.: ObamaA Congresssional report last month confirmed,

"if Narendra Modi were to become PM, he

would automatically be eligible for an A-1

(diplomatic) visa as Head of State” »

3 com m en ts

On Twitter, winners areAAP, Modi

Rahul Gandhi, who does not have

a Twitter handle, was the fifth most tweeted

while Congress came in at the 10th »

OPINION

A sense of relief 1 6 com m en ts

Ending cruelty to animals 9 com m en ts

Editorial

Editorial

The primary pole in U.P. and Bihar

A weakening of the backward-Muslim coalition and

the Narendra Modi factor have pushed the BJP to

centre stage in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar »

6 com m en ts

Choosing courage over strength

Political recipe for environmentaldisaster

India does not need a strong Prime Minister, it

needs a courageous and compassionate one »

1 8 com m en ts

The Polavaram multipurpose project has faced

rough weather with non-compliance of

environmental assessment and large-scale

displacement »

BREAKING NEWS

Sensex hits new record high of 23,922 48 min. ago

Rupee up 45 paise against dollar in early trade59 min. ago

Man kills fellow patient at Mumbai hospital 2 hr.

15 min. ago

All-party meet endorses government stand onMullaperiy ar

Mahatma Gandhi University VC sacked

Encroachments rob Velankanni beach of fun

Winds, rains uproot trees on Batlagundu-Kodaikanal Road

Load-shedding must be only a last resort, say sKERC

Barricades to give way to cages at city ’scounting centres

State, IIT-M lock horns over land

Big cat’s trail on screen

OTHER STATES

"It was important to show that

animals are not a nuisance, and

the film has done that

perfectly." »

Tipu’s ring to be auctioned

WORLD

The 41.2 gm oval ring has the

name of the Hindu God Rama

in raised Devanagari inscribed

on it. »

SLIDESHOW

Day in pictures

Images from India and around

the world

more slideshows »

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Exit polls sweeten countdown for NDA

ICF: the great train factory

On Twitter, winners are AAP, Modi

Obama hopes to work ‘closely with India’s

next administration’

Lessons from Mullaperiy ar

Voters come out in large numbers duringlast phase

The big paradox

Defending India’s patent law

Modi’s v ideo message a poll v iolation:Congress

Man kills fellow patient at Mumbai hospital

The Bombay Hospital patient has been booked for

murdering a fellow patient after a brawl broke out

between the accused and other patients including the

victim. »

Now, Cabinet panel has to clear Lt. Gen. Suhag’sappointment

Suhag, now serving as vice-chief of the Army, is the

seniormost officer after the outgoing chief of Army

staff General Bikram Singh. Having graduated from the

Sainik School in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh... »

NORTH

More Nort h »

Congress candidate drawsEC ire for sporting symbol

Touted as ground

zero of the 2014

general election,

the Varanasi Lok

Sabha

constituency saw an impressive

55.34 per cent voter turnout on

Monday, surpassing the record

of 2009 in which it was 42 p...

» 7 com m en ts

Varanasi betters 2009 record

FIR filed against Ajay Rai

Kejriwal say s fight is with Modi, Rai dismisses claims

Modi’s v ideo message a poll v iolation: Congress

Rahul’s tit-for-tat campaign against Modi in Varanasi

Notice to Rahul Gandhi for v iolating model code

CENTRAL

More Cen t ra l »

Polling begins in Bihar for9th phase

Elaborate security

arrangements have been made

for the last round of election

with 58,000 security personnel

on duty, while armed personnel

would be posted at every

polling location. »

‘Congress practising unch, neech politics’

‘Gujarat model will fail like India Shining’

AAP claims candidate attacked, police dismisses

Two cases filed against Priy anka in Bihar

JD(U) slams Modi’s anti-EC tirade

Graft prospered under Modi in Gujarat: Sonia

Neither women nor borders safe: Sushma

“If y our representative has no report card to show, ask him to go”

SOUTH

Re-poll peaceful in Salem,Namakkal

Candidate enters booth wearing

a towel with party colours,

EVMs safe as rainwater enters strong room in Kakinada

Amid sporadic v iolence, CRPF opens fire

TDP surrendered to BJP for seats: Jagan

Naidu sets the cat among pigeons

High voter turnout in Seemandhra

‘Pallam v iolated poll code’

High-voltage campaign ends in Seemandhra

Priy anka’s statement mature, balanced: KPCC chief

More Sou t h »sparking tension »

EAST

More Ea st »

High turnout marred byviolence in West Bengal

The high voter turnout in the

ninth and final phase of polling

on Monday was marred by

large-scale violence in West

Bengal. Several incidents were

reported from most of the 17

co... »

Mamata’s heir apparent testing political waters

13 injured in CPI(M)-TMC clash in Haroa

Angry and agitational politics is Mamata's strength: Jaitley

BJP,Trinamool waging ‘shadow war’: Karat

Repolling underway at a booth in West Bengal's Bishnupurconstituency

Bardhan remark draws rebuttal from party

Co-opting the gun helps Trinamool in Jangalmahal

Modi dares EC to file another FIR against him

WEST

More West »

Sangma backs Modi for PM

Ahead of Lok Sabha poll verdict

on May 16, the former NCP

leader P.A. Sangma, on Monday

met Narendra Modi and

declared support of the North

East Regional Political Front led

by him to the BJP prim... »

Modi belongs to an upper caste: Congress

“Without the enterprising Gujarati community , how will Mumbaicity run?”

Modi meet outside 100-metre limit: police

‘We will instil confidence in minorities’

‘Modi’s campaign ill behoves PM aspirant’

Maharashtra Congress begins Assembly polls preparations

Poll v iolation: JD (U) demands Modi’s arrest

Jashodaben votes, pray s for BJP landslide

DELHI

More Delh i »

North Delhi MunicipalCorporation seeksframing of e-rickshawpolicy

“Must be categorised as

either motorised or non-

motorised vehicle” »

Indian univ ersities fare

aby smally in Asian rankings

Delhi has no rules in place to

care for trafficked v ictims

South Delhi residents protest

against water woes

Sev en y ears for woman who

forced girl into prostitution

CHENNAI

More Ch en n a i »

Scorching Monday a sign ofthings ahead

Met officials say mercury will

hover around 39 degrees for at

least two days »

Denied resident passes, say toll users

on Chennai By pass

Search continues for city student in

Himachal Pradesh

State, IIT-M lock horns ov er land

Barricades to giv e way to cages at

city ’s counting centres

HY DERABAD

More Hy dera ba d »

OU, UoH students leadprotest march to Eflu

Educationists, social activists

lend their backing to the stir.

The Students Forum for

Justice said they were forced

to organise the protest as Eflu

Vice-Chancellor Sunaina Singh

had failed to initiat... »

PADUs to print results on

counting day

GHMC Commissioner promises to

resolv e water stagnation

Metro coaches en route

Awareness programmes on

retinoblastoma

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BUSINESS

More Bu sin ess »

Sensex hits new recordhigh of 23,922

Riding on the exit polls

forecast that shows a stable

govt led by BJP coming to

power at the Centre, the

benchmark BSE Sensex hit

yet another record high of

23,921.91 in opening trade

on Tuesday o... »

Rupee up 45 paise against

dollar in early trade

First dual-SIM Lumia from

Microsoft

iYogi picks up $28 million in

funding

Hindustan Motors rejigs top

brass

SPORT

More Sport »

RR will seek to make amendsagainst CSK

As the race for play-offs spots

gathers momentum, two-time

champion Chennai Super Kings

will eye a victory against

Rajasthan Royals in the Pepsi-

IPL-7 league match at the JSCA

Stadium here on Tues... »

Mumbai puts Sunrisers in the shade

RCB and DD hoping for a swing in

fortunes

Sacred Heart gets the better of SSN,

clinches title

The ev olution of field-placements

and changing thought process in the

Twenty 20 format

SCI-TECH

More Sci-T ech »

Chandrayaan’s rover andthe moon rocks fromSalem villages

‘Rocks from Sithampoondi,

Kunnamalai are similar in

properties to moon soil’ »

2 com m en ts

IQ-boosting gene found

New frog species found in

troubled Indian habitat

Answer to why childhood

memories fade

Watch how Earth looks from

space