Reports By Aasim Khan

Watch: The romance of the radical Left

Romance of the radical Left had left no city untouched from Paris to Delhi. Today Naxalism has become synonymous with a brutal war against the state. But in another time and age, the radical ideology had great appeal among the intellectually incline students at Delhi University.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/watch-the-romance-of-the-radical-left/102053-3.html

Pak's 26/11 bluff: promise action, do little

Pakistan has declared its investigation of the Mumbai terror attacks has concluded, but it provides no signs of any action against mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/paks-2611-bluff-promise-action-do-little/101782-2.html

Ex-MP loses bungalow, finds his excuse

Republican Party of India chief Ramdas Athawle was on Friday evicted from his MP's bungalow in New Delhi, four months after he lost the Lok Sabha elections. "This is political revenge," he told CNN-IBN. Athawle claims he is being targeted because he dumped the Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra. He is the second MP to be evicted from him Delhi bungalow after losing the elections. But eight former ministers are overstaying in their bungalows.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/exmp-loses-bungalow-finds-his-excuse/101707-37.html

Watch: Austerity check on Indian politicians

External Affairs Ministers SM Krishna and Shashi Tharoor might have checked out of the five star hotels they were staying in, but is their move more symbolism then substance? CNN-IBN done a austerity check on how politicians live.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/watch-austerity-check-on-indian-politicians/101023-37.html

BJP in crisis, party workers in depression

As the leaders battle it out and insist the party will emerge stronge the current crisis in the BJP is taking its toll on the ground.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-in-crisis-party-workers-in-depression/100095-37.html

Expulsion catapults Jaswant's book to bestseller slot

BJP leaders may not have achieved much in their Chintak Baithak (brainstorming session) but they did manage to put Jaswant Singh on the list of India's best-selling authors. His new book Jinnah: India-Partition Independence is walking off the shelf, not just in India, but even across the border.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/expulsion-catapults-jaswants-book-to-bestseller-slot/99700-40.html

Total recall: Jinnah's ghost still haunts Indian authors

Three years ago, LK Advani visited Pakistan and paid a price for praising Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Now Jaswant Singh has lost his place in the BJP for writing on Jinnah.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/total-recall-jinnahs-ghost-still-haunts-indian-authors/99552-3.html

Post-Jinnah praise, Jaswant left with few friends in BJP

A day after his interview to CNN-IBN praising Jinnah, Jaswant Singh faces isolation within the BJP. On Monday, Jaswant released his new book on Pakistan's founder in Delhi but the gathering saw more high profile Pakistani guests that from his own party. CNN-IBN's Aasim Khan reports.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/postjinnah-praise-jaswant-left-with-few-friends-in-bjp/99401-37.html

BJP under fire over Jaswant eulogising Jinnah

senior party leader Jaswant Singh's remarks to CNN-IBN praising Pakistan's founding father hads drawn sharp criticism from Congress and RSS. "I would admire that in any man, self-made man, who resolutely worked towards achieving what he had set out to," Jaswant had replied when asked if he admired the way he (Mohammad Ali Jinnah) created success for himself.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-under-fire-over-jaswant-eulogising-jinnah/99335-37.html

Chhattisgarh bans famous play Charandas Chor

Barely two months after his death, Habib Tanvir's most famous play, Charandas Chor has been banned by the Chhattisgarh government. Identity politics has made sure that both the main political parties in the state are against the iconic play. Late Habib Tanvir, wrote, directed and acted in Charandas Chor and won awards and accolades for it the world over. There is anger and disbelief against the decision of the state to ban the play.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chhattisgarh-bans-famous-play-charandas-chor/98827-8.html

Govt keeps tight lid on Shastri's death mystery

The Right To Information Act was supposed to end needless and unjustified secrecy in governance, but there is one secret the Government is not going to reveal: the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri 43 years ago. Shastri's family suspects he was poisoned in Tashkent in 1966. A journalist filed an RTI appeal with Prime Minister's office but was told the document on Shastri's death can't be revealed.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/govt-keeps-tight-lid-on-shastris-death-mystery/98422-3.html

Monsoon Mania: Delhi struggles to keep its head above water

The National Capital struggled to get its act together in the face of a heavy spell of rain. Monsoons hit Delhi hard with traffic jams even a day after, but it's good news for rural india.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/monsoon-mania-delhi-struggles-to-keep-its-head-above-water/98087-3.html

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