Election surveys show the supremacy of India’s greatest political dynasty is at an end.
Ruling Congress party scion Rahul Gandhi’s rejection of a government decree to protect convicted lawmakers has "dropped a bomb" on India’s premier.
Grim-faced Chinese guards protecting the Olympic torch have attracted further criticism ahead of the global relay’s arrival in India, where bitter memories of war with its neighbour remain fresh. Phalanxes of Chinese security personnel are accompanying the flame’s around-the-world journey to shield it from pro-Tibetan demonstrators.