How many people at Third Front rally - 100,000 or 400,000?TUMKUR - Thousands of people - estimates range from 100,000 to 400,000 - Thursday took in their stride the heat and dust and the lack of drinking water, to witness the launch of the Third Front by Left and regional parties ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Third Front launched to counter BJP, CongressTUMKUR - Ten parties from across the country came together at a massive rally here Thursday to launch a Third Front as an alternative to the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the general elections beginning next month. Non-BJP, non-Congress parties launch Third Front (Lead, Changing dateline)TUMKUR - Nine political parties from across the country gathered here Thursday to launch a Third Front, which its leaders said would strive to be an alternative to both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nationally. Young Tibetans yearn to reclaim homelandBYLAKUPPE - As exiled Tibetans around the world remember the failed uprising against the Chinese 50 years ago, in their largest settlement in southern India the descendants of a lost generation still yearn to reclaim the homeland their parents fled. This Mysore ink will leave indelible mark on voter’s fingerMYSORE - Its manufacturing cost is less than one percent of the general election budget, yet the ink manufactured by a little known state-run enterprise here leaves an indelible line on your finger - proof that you have exercised your right to vote. |