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......

Can Modi Unite The Opposition?

If there is unity in the Opposition, it is only about regional parties other than the DMK not wanting Rahul Gandhi or any other Congress leader for prime minister, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.......

Prez Poll: What Is Mamata's Game?

Mamata Banerjee's sights are not on the next month's Presidential election. She is focusing on another election that will take place in 2024. IMAGE: Mamata Banerjee with Sharad Pawar, H D Deve......

Truckers end strike after pact with govt

The All India Motor Transport Congress on Saturday called off their seven-day old 'indefinite' truckers strike after it reached an agreement with government on the contentious issue of service tax......

Truckers' strike may end soon

An end to the indefinite strike by truck operators, which entered the seventh day, appeared in sight with Finance Minister P Chidambaram agreeing to meet them on the issue of levy of 10 per cent......

Surjeet unhappy with UPA govt's stand on FDI

Although over the last two days, there has been intensive contact between the top leadership of the United Progressive Alliance government and the Left parties on the issue of foreign direct......

Airport privatisation hangs in limbo

Notwithstanding Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel's announcement on FDI cap of 49 per cent for Mumbai and Delhi airport privatisation, the government it seems is planning to "rethink" the......

Anupam drags Surjeet to court

Former Censor Board Chairman Anupam Kher has initiated criminal proceedings in a magistrate's court against CPI-M General Secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet for allegedly describing him an 'RSS......

Anupam Kher threatens legal action

Blaming Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet for his unceremonious removal as chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification, Anupam Kher has sent a legal......

Does Kher deserve the boot?

Barely a year after he was appointed chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification by the Vajpayee government, Anupam Kher was sacked on Thursday.Kher has now threatened legal action against......