Sitaram Yechury: A face of pragmatic Left politics

The CPI-M leader was fluent in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bangla, and also Malayalam. He was also well-versed in Hindu mythology, and often used those references in his speeches especially to attack the......

Will Modi 3.0 See NDA Coordination Committee?

The preferred format would be for the top BJP leadership in the government to reach out to the alliance leaders on a case-to-case basis. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, Telugu Desam Party N......

'BJP Karyakartas Were Disappointed'

'The karyakartas who wanted to contest were disappointed and it took some time to explain to them why we needed an alliance.' IMAGE: Daggubati Purandeswari, the Bharatiya Janata Party's......

NDA Turns 25, But Does This BJP Remember?

'It is not just about numbers. Sometimes coalitions and alliances have symbolic value.' IMAGE: November 2004: Then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with then deputy prime minister Lal......

Petrol may cost Rs 3.8 more

The government is likely to partially concede oil companies' demand for an increase in the retail prices of diesel and petrol.The oil marketing companies are demanding a Rs 3.80 per litre hike in......

Strike hits banking, insurance biz

Banking and insurance services were paralysed on Tuesday as their staff and officers joined public sector employees on a day-long nation-wide strike to protest against the Supreme Court order on......

Strike hits bank, govt services hard

The day long nation-wide strike call given by the left-led trade unions against the Centre's economic policies on Wednesday left banking and insurance services totally paralysed while evoking a......