Wednesday 6 May '09
Just hours after AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi claimed he was confident the Left would support a Manmohan Singh government, his party’s ally in West Bengal struck back criticising him for his remarks — and their timing.Sunday 3 May '09
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has now pressed into service six politburo members, including party general secretary Prakash Karat, senior leaders Brinda Karat...Friday
1 May '09Once natural allies of the CPM-led Left Front in West Bengal, tribals have not only turned their backs on, but are also conspicuous by their absence in the polling booths this Lok Sabha elections.Tuesday
21 April '09Bengal is expected to see its own form of the third front, with smaller parties forming an alliance against the ruling CPM and the Congress-Trinamool alliance.Monday
20 April '09The IPL fever has not only gripped Bengal, but has also sneaked inside the prison bars. Hundreds of inmates of Bengal’s highest-security prison, Alipur Central Jail...Thursday
16 April '09It is delimitation woes versus Pranab Mukherjee’s image that is playing out at Jangipur constituency, where the external affairs minister and Congress veteran is seeking re-election in the Lok Sabha.Monday
6 April '09The Congress, which was on a high after forging an alliance with the Trinamool Congress in the state for the coming Lok Sabha elections, is plagued with infighting in its traditional seats.Sunday
5 April '09With an eye on Muslims who form 27 per cent of the total electorate in the state, the Trinamool Congress has seized upon the disclosure made by BJP leader L K Advani that he had met Marxist veteran Jyoti Basu in 1989...Sunday
5 April '09Tata Motors was driven out of Singur but soon a Nano will make its way back here. Sheikh Zairul Haq, a farmer in Singur whose land was acquired by the state government three years ago for the Nano project, is all set to book the world’s cheapest car.Sunday
5 April '09Tata Motors was driven out of Singur but soon a Nano will make its way back here. Sheikh Zairul Haq, a farmer in Singur whose land.....Tuesday
31 March '09The 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 '09Trinamool 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 '09Industry and development, opposition to disinvestment in banking and insurance sector, opposition to construction of shopping malls and focus on a non-BJP.....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.
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