A Romantic Realist : electionshttp://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/tags/elections/default.aspxTAGS: electionsenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)When journalists make a business case for why their rival newspaper is also a must-readhttp://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/12/09/when-journalists-take-it-upon-themselves-to-make-a-strong-business-case-for-two-newspaper-cities.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 04:10:00 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:4875Raju Narisetti6http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=4875http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/commentapi.aspx?PostID=4875http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/12/09/when-journalists-take-it-upon-themselves-to-make-a-strong-business-case-for-two-newspaper-cities.aspx#commentsIt is not unusual in New Delhi to get marketing pitches for why The Times of India or Hindustan Times are the essential morning reads. I don&#39;t know what the overlap of readership is between both papers but each one does try to say they are the must...(<a href="http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/12/09/when-journalists-take-it-upon-themselves-to-make-a-strong-business-case-for-two-newspaper-cities.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4875" width="1" height="1">IndiaMinthindustan timesTimes of Indiamedia criticismelectionsCongress partybjpsuresh pachaurijyotiraditya scindiaassemblykamal nathmadhya pradeshPolitical Kiss-Up and Uphttp://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/10/04/political-kiss-up.aspxSat, 04 Oct 2008 11:01:00 GMT69a35da2-a32a-4865-9f9a-b94bb9d2309f:2702Raju Narisetti3http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2702http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/commentapi.aspx?PostID=2702http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/10/04/political-kiss-up.aspx#commentsTwo separate but somewhat related news items caught my eye this weekend. One was about the Indian government, led by the Congress party, announcing several economic and aid packages with an eye toward key state elections ( read full story here ). The...(<a href="http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/romanticrealist/archive/2008/10/04/political-kiss-up.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.livemint.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2702" width="1" height="1">Raju NarisettiadvertisingIndiaMintnewspaperssheila dixitsonia gandhielectionsCongress party