Tuesday 22 August '06
Having supported the implementation of OBC reservation in all educational institutions at one go, the CPM had a lukewarm reaction to the Cabinet’s decision to introduce the Bill for reservation in aided institutions alone.Friday 18 August '06
An evidently satisfied Left described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reply to the Rajya Sabha discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal as one with “very important assurances” that effectively set the bottomline for future negotiations with the US.Thursday
17 August '06It was the principal actor behind the opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal. But now wary of the cast of characters that have clambered onto the stage...Wednesday
9 August '06The passion with which the Left here defends the Iranian regime’s nuclear programme melts when it comes to taking a stand on Tehran’s crackdown on its citizens’ civil rights.Friday
4 August '06With the government engaged in a bitter tussle with Left and the Opposition BJP on the nuclear deal, RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav today showed up at the door of Congress president Sonia Gandhi with party MPs pledging complete support.Thursday
3 August '06The BJP has made up its mind to settle for nothing less than a resolution to get a ‘‘sense of Parliament’’ on the nuclear deal with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee...Wednesday
2 August '06Amidst efforts by the BJP and the Left to evolve a way to reflect a ‘‘sense of Parliament’’ on the India-US nuclear deal, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said his party would move a parliamentary resolution regardless of whether it was joined by others.Saturday
29 July '06The idea of a resolution on the nuclear deal rejected by the UPA, the Left parties now want Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make a statement reflecting the “sense of the House”...Friday
28 July '06Caught flirting with the BJP, faced with a UPA that put its foot down against any House “resolution” on the nuclear deal and seeing its ally CPI break away...Thursday
27 July '06Seprate but parallel efforts by the government on the one hand and a number of opposition parties on the other are taking place...Monday
24 July '06Linking the Indo-US nuclear deal to the question of an independent foreign policy, the CPM is attempting to get other political parties to express themselves on the issue...Saturday
15 July '06Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan’s conservative approach on development issues is well known...Wednesday
21 June '06Out in the cold over the quota controversy, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh today had a friendly visitor — Left leader Sitaram Yechury.Tuesday
20 June '06Leela group chairman Captain Krishna Nair, who still entertains prospects for setting up an airport in Kannur in Kerala on the public-private partnership pattern of the airport in Kochi, met CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Monday.Saturday
17 June '06A meeting between the UPA and the Left parties to review the progress made on the National Common Minimum Programme...Friday
16 June '06The Left parties have advocated direct talks with ULFA rebels to find a political resolution to end violence in Assam but have suggested that security forces continue with their operations to deal with the law and order situation.Thursday
8 June '06Unable to enter individual IT companies and form employees’ unions, CPM’s trade union wing CITU is ready with a plan for having an ‘‘omnibus IT industry workers union’’...Friday
2 June '06First, it was a proactive Election Commission in West Bengal that got their goat. Then it was no less an institution than the Supreme Court which made them see red over the demolitions in Delhi.Wednesday
31 May '06Snubbed by the Election Commission, which pursued the disqualification cases against at least a dozen party MPs under Office-of-Profit rules, the CPM was looking at a crisis after the President returned the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill.Tuesday
30 May '06Unwilling to watch from the sidelines as the government plans a petroleum price hike, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Monday to build a coalition against the hike.Tuesday
30 May '06Despite remaining committed to affirmative action for which they have backed OBC reservations, the CPI(M) now feels that the party needs to distance itself from the Government’s handling of the quota issue.Saturday
27 May '06Even though the CPI(M) did not raise the issue of keeping the ‘‘creamy layer’’ among OBCs out of the ambit of reservations during the UPA coordination meeting...Wednesday
24 May '06Despite the sound and the fury outside, all UPA members and Left parties today decided that the Bill to introduce 27% OBC quotas in Central institutions will be brought in the monsoon session of ParliamentTuesday
23 May '06Karat, Yechury in dialogue with Lanka government; in Nepal, party had reached out to Maoist rebelsMonday
22 May '06After publicly trashing the National Knowledge Commission which overwhelmingly opposed quotas in educational institutions...
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