Left Front leaders court arrest in Kolkata, released
byKolkata, May 31 (IANS) Defying a police ban, hundreds of workers of opposition Left Front (LF) Friday courted arrest here in support of their…
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End the ‘war’, talk to Maoists, PUDR says
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Friday urged the central and state governments to talk to Maoists in…
Karnataka’s aged IT minister allays industry’s misgivings
byBangalore, May 31 (IANS) Karnataka’s new IT and Biotechnology Industry (BT) Minister S.R. Patil has sought to allay the industry’s misgivings on his ability…
Mamata Banerjee has a ‘common’ wooden chair
byKolkata, May 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has replaced her plush chair with a wooden one at the state secretariat as…
Kagodu Thimmappa elected speaker of Karnataka assembly
byBangalore, May 31 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Kagodu Thimmappa, 82, was Friday unanimously elected speaker of the Karnataka assembly. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah proposed Thimmappa’s…
Why is GDP growth so low, BJP asks government
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The BJP Friday attacked the UPA for the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate dipping to five percent and…
Congress dilemma: focus on Maoist insurgency or election?
by‘If terrorism is uncontrolled, if leftwing extremism continues to flourish in important parts of our country which have tremendous natural resources of minerals, that…
Trinamool, BJP have tacit understanding: Bengal opposition
byKolkata, May 31 (IANS) Campaigning for the crucial Lok Sabha by-poll from Howrah, the Left Front and Congress Friday accused the Trinamool Congress of…
Telecom network for Naxal-hit areas awaits cabinet nod
byNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has approved the setting up of mobile towers in the Naxal-affected areas and the…
No difference of opinion with Sonia Gandhi: PM
byOn Board PM’s Special Aircraft, May 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that he has no difference of opinion with Congress president…