

Tuesday 31 March '09
The feud in Ghani Khan Choudhury’s family took a turn for the worst on Monday after supporters of the deceased leader’s brother Abu Naser Khan Choudhury prevented his niece Mausam Benazir Noor, the AICC-nominated candidate from Malda North, from campaigning.Sunday 29 March '09
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will today hit the campaign trail in North Bengal, where she is looking to strengthen the grassroots level alliance with the Congress in its bastion, besides banking on a possible split in the Left Front’s votes.Friday
27 March '09Fight for a ticket for the Lok Sabha polls has split the family of late A B A Ghani Khan Choudhury — the Congress veteran who died in 2005 after representing the Malda Lok Sabha seat eight times since 1980 ...Thursday
26 March '09Somen Mitra and Sudip Bandopadhyay, both state Congress stalwarts who switched sides to join the Trinamool just before the Lok Sabha election dates were announced, are faced with a double whammy.Wednesday
25 March '09The Left Front government will get a brand new chopper from a private firm on lease in May. But, for now, it will not be used by Chief Minister.Tuesday
24 March '09It could not have been more ironical. On a day when Ratan Tata announced Nano’s roll-out at a press meet in Mumbai months after being forced out by Mamata Banerjee...Monday
23 March '09Twenty-four-year-old Santosh Singh travelled all the way from Supavali village in Bihar’s Siwan district and reached Singur on Sunday.Monday
23 March '09Santosh Singh travelled all the way from Supavali village in Bihar’s Siwan district and reached Singur on Sunday.....Sunday
22 March '09Known for his canny political skills, Congress veteran and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has lost no time in realising that young voters form a crucial chunk in his constituency of Jangipura, from where he is seeking a re-election to the Lok Sabha.Sunday
22 March '09From dada to dadu, Pranab Mukherjee has come a long way in the villages of his Jangipur constituency.....Friday
20 March '09Flower petals were showered on him and conch shells blown as Union External Affairs Minister and veteran Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee...Thursday
19 March '09With little time in his hand to focus solely on his constituency, the Congress’ man of all seasons, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has hired a top advertising professional...Monday
16 March '09Even though three days have passed since its alliance partner Trinamool Congress announced its list of candidates, the Congress is yet to release its own list.Monday
16 March '09Two years ago, the father son duo of Sisir Adhikary and Suvendu Adhikary was instrumental in organising the first protest in Nandigram when the Left Front government planned to acquire land for a chemical hub.Monday
16 March '09Although the Congress is yet to bring out its list of candidates because of bickering over three seats — Murshidabad, Malda North and Darjeeling.....Sunday
15 March '09Kicking off her campaign here on Saturday afternoon, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee made it clear the “Nandigram massacre” by the police and ruling party members would be the focal theme of her campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Sunday
15 March '09Kicking off her campaign here on Saturday afternoon, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee made it clear that the “Nandigram massacre” by the police and ruling party......Friday
13 March '09Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today pitched five women and four candidates belonging to minority communities against the ruling CPM as she released the list of her party’s candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.Wednesday
11 March '09Even as Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the Congress to resolve the seat-sharing issue...Wednesday
11 March '09Ten days after she began seat-sharing talks with the Congress, a frustrated Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday served a 48-hour ultimatum on the Congress leadership...Wednesday
11 March '09Ten days after she began seat-sharing talks with the Congress, a frustrated Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday served a 48-hour.....Tuesday
10 March '09Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s nephew and All India Forward Bloc MP from Barasat Subrata Bose, who has opted out of the Lok Sabha polls this time, today deplored the conduct of the Left parties in Parliament, saying “people may be wanting for a change as the Left has failed to reach them”.Monday
9 March '09The interrogation of suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, Abu Taher, who was arrested recently by the Special Task Force of Kolkata police...Thursday
5 March '09To be embroiled in a political battle must have been the last thing A R Rahman thought of while composing his Oscar-winning signature tune...