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  Left may seek Parliament adjournment on Maruti's mass sacking

  National | September 23, 2012 15:33 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 19: Left parties and their affiliated trade unions will intensify pressure on the government, inside and outside Parliament, to seek reinstatement of 500 Maruti Suzuki workers sacked in connection with the violence

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  SP, Left, JDS ask govt not to open retail trade to FDI

  National | July 22, 2012 14:47 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 22: Raising the banner of opposition to FDI in retail, UPA supporter Samajwadi Party today joined Left parties and JD(S) in asking the government not to go ahead with the controversial decision

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  Hamid Ansari may get a second term as VP

  National | July 09, 2012 22:06 IST

  New Delhi, July 9: Hamid Ansari could get a second term as Vice President with his name figuring high in the consultations Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has had with leaders of political parties but a

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  We can't force India into accepting DRS, says ICC

  Cricket | June 28, 2012 16:09 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, June 28: Left red-faced after the powerful BCCI opposed the Decision Review System at the Executive Board Meeting here, the ICC today said that it will not force India to accept the controversial

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  After Sachin's nomination, Left wants RS ticket for Sourav Ganguly

  Cricket | April 27, 2012 17:06 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 27: A day after cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, CPI today demanded that former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly's name should also be considered for the

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  Rail Budget Anti-People, Says Left

  National | March 14, 2012 22:03 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 14: The Left parties on Wednesday slammed the rail fare hike and said Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's announcements of completing the pending projects showed promises made by his predecessor Mamata Banerjee were

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  Mamata's Warning On Eve Of Strike, Left Says No One Can Foil

  February 27, 2012 19:09 IST

  Kolkata, Feb 27: West Bengal government and the Left geared up for a showdown during the nationwide general strike tomorrow with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee warning state employees today that absence from duty will be

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  Chandrababu Says, Congress Has Left Lokpal Bill Orphaned

  National | December 30, 2011 19:28 IST

  Hyderabad, Dec 30: Accusing the UPA Government of leaving the Lokpal Bill “orphaned”, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) today demanded that a strong anti-corruption ombudsman be created in the country.It was the “bounden duty and responsibility”

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  PM Issue Left To Parliament; Rahul Aide Dissents On Group C Staff

  India | December 07, 2011 22:42 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 7: A Parliamentary Committee today left it to the “wisdom” of Parliament the issue of inclusion of Prime Minister in Lokpal's ambit but a Rahul Gandhi aide and two other Congress members

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  Govt Trying To 'Derail' Debates On Major Issues : Left

  National | November 28, 2011 17:24 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 28: Left parties, demanding rollback of the move to allow FDI in retail, today accused the government of deliberately taking a decision to “derail” debates in Parliament on major issues like price

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  As Usual, BJP, Left Demand Petro Price Hike Rollback

  India | November 03, 2011 21:42 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 3: BJP today alleged that the hike in petrol prices was yet another act of “midnight deceit” by the UPA and insisted that the common man would not spare the dispensation led

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  Left Not To Tolerate Trinamool Terror : Buddhadeb

  National | September 15, 2011 22:03 IST

  Kolkata, Sep 15: Accusing the TMC-led ruling government of creating terror by perpetrating “revenge attacks” on the Left workers, former state chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today called for reorganising the Left party bases “to accept

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  Left, Other Parties Criticize Sushma's Remark

  National | August 11, 2011 18:36 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11: Left and other parties today expressed strong disapproval of a reported statement by Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj that BJP would decide on a daily basis whether to allow Parliament to

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  Indefinite Fast Is The Only Option Left, Says Anna Hazare On India TV

  India | July 30, 2011 9:43 IST

  New Delhi, July 29: Activist Anna Hazare said on Friday that indefinite hunger strike was the only Gandhian option left before him to achieve  his goal for enactment of a strong Lokpal. Replying to a question

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  Hardly Anybody Will Be Left For Reshuffle, Says Yechury

  India | July 08, 2011 19:19 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 8: A day after the textile minister Dayanidhi Maran quit the Union cabinet, the CPI(M) today took a dig at the UPA government saying at this rate there would be no ministers left

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  BJP, Left, JD(U) Taking Mileage Out Of Lokpal Issue, Says Pranab

  India | July 01, 2011 19:09 IST

  Kolkata, Jul 1: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today accused the BJP, CPI-M and JD(U) of trying to gain political mileage out of the Lokpal Bill issue by assessing the civil society's outburst as an attack

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  Police Action Short-Sighted, Unwarranted, Says Left

  National | June 05, 2011 19:03 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 5 :  CPI(M) today termed the police action at the protest site of Baba Ramdev as "deplorable and shortsighted", but found fault with the yoga guru for making the issue of black

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  Elizabeth Taylor Left More Than $800,000 To Last Hubby Larry Fortensky

  Hollywood | April 25, 2011 20:51 IST

  New York: It has emerged that Elizabeth Taylor has willed more than $800,000 in the name of her seventh and last husband Larry Fortensky, apart from the $1,000 a month that she gave him for

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  Second Phase Of WB Polls Records 85.32% Votes

  India | April 23, 2011 22:18 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 23: An estimated 85.32 per cent of the electorate today exercised their franchise in the second phase of assembly poll in 50 constituencies in three districts of West Bengal which was entirely peaceful.Prominent

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  No BJP, CPI-M Secret Pact In Kerala, Says Sushma

  National | April 05, 2011 16:40 IST

  Kozhikode, Apr 5: Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today refuted the Congress charge as ‘baseless' her party had not fielded a candidate against Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan in the April 13 assembly elections as