

Tuesday 23 June '09
The CPM central leadership and general secretary Prakash Karat stretched the party line on a third alternative too far....Monday 22 June '09
The soul-searching in the CPI(M) is over. And the general understanding is that there would be a “course-correction” in West Bengal and Kerala...Sunday
21 June '09In an indication of the deepening crisis in the CPI(M)’s Kerala unit, the party Central Committee meeting on Saturday...Saturday
20 June '09With Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan unrelenting in his demand that scam-tainted state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan....Friday
19 June '09Making it clear that he would not let the CPI(M) central leadership breathe easy on the SNC-Lavalin case...Tuesday
16 June '09At a time when deemed universities have come under a cloud of suspicion, the Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry has decided to review....Saturday
13 June '09Call it the Down Under effect or late realisation. In the wake of the attacks on Indians in Australia, the Government is moving ahead....Friday
12 June '09After announcing its intention to push through the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Government is planning yet another pro-women initiative....Wednesday
10 June '09The lead editorial in the latest issue of CPI(M) mouthpiece People’s Democracy describes the President’s address to the joint session of Parliament...Monday
8 June '09Newly-appointed Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has called quota for Muslims could create 'envy, hostility and resistance'.Friday
5 June '09As US President Barack Obama extended a hand of friendship to the Islamic world on Thursday, Muslim groups and leaders....Wednesday
3 June '09The lead editorial in the latest issue of CPM mouthpiece People’s Democracy criticises India Inc. for being “euphoric cheerleaders” of the UPA...Wednesday
3 June '09A scheme to provide skill development and leadership training to Muslim women exhibiting entrepreneurial skills is set to be rolled out soon...Saturday
30 May '09There is bad news on the job creation front as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Friday came out with its projections for rest of the year..Friday
29 May '09In a film career spanning 18 years, he has never acted as a minister. Now that’s what he will get to do in real life....Thursday
28 May '09As the DMK representatives led by Chief Minister Karunanidhi’s son M K Azhagiri take oath on Thursday, two prominent faces of the party would be missing....Monday
25 May '09Left leaders — highly visible before May 16 — were conspicuous by their absence at Manmohan Singh’s swearing-in on Friday. Here’s why.Saturday
23 May '09Behind the dramatic DMK announcement of staying out and and lending outside support to the government is a complex tale....Friday
22 May '09Having burnt its fingers chasing the Third Front dream, the CPI(M) on Thursday admitted that the alternative it tried to forge was essentially...Thursday
21 May '09The CPI has called for “humility” and abandoning “arrogance” in the wake of one of the worst electoral defeats in its history...Wednesday
20 May '09In its first formal admission that its pre-poll strategy — of which CPM general secretary Prakash Karat was the chief architect....Tuesday
19 May '09Rattled by the unprecedented poll debacle, the CPM Politburo that met here today saw some finger-pointing....Sunday
17 May '09While the biggest shocks for the Left came in Kerala and West Bengal, the situation elsewhere was not much different and contributed.....Saturday
16 May '09The CPM ruled out supporting the Congress directly or indirectly, quashing all talk of the Left allowing a minority government led by the Congress.Thursday
14 May '09With the TRS switching sides and JD(S) giving ambiguous signals, a worried CPI(M) on Wednesday swung into action mode and got in touch....