VS, Mishra likely to be Oppn leaders in Kerala, WB

The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Monday zeroed in on VS Achutanandan and Surjya Kanta Mishra as Leaders of Opposition in Kerala and West Bengal respectively at a meeting of its politburo.......

Buddhadeb skips politburo meeting in Delhi

The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Monday ruled out any change in leadership following the poll debacle in West Bengal and Kerala as top leaders met in New Delhi to analyse what went wrong for......

Sen and the art of maintaining discipline in CPM

With Assembly elections in the Left-ruled West Bengal and Kerala not far away, the Communist Party of India-Marxistpolitburo on Wednesday decided to set up a "disciplinary commission" as part of......

Jyoti Basu's final journey: Crowds throng roads

The body of veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu was taken in a hearsein Kolkatathis morning from a funeral parlour where it had been preserved since his death on January 17. The hearse led by a......

Unions ask FM to curb prices, hike tax exemption

Trade union leaders in the pre-Budget consultation with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday demanded reigning in prices of essential items and increasing exemption limit on income tax to......

Trade unions slam Centre's economic policy

Coming on a common platform, nine major trade unions in the country today staged a demonstration here in protest against government's economic policy and demanded that immediate steps be taken to......

Airlines divided on impact of Jet deal

Airline managements are divided on the likely impact of the settlement of the Jet Airways imbroglio, with some carriers fearing that "collective bargaining" by employees could "ruin" the industry,......

Plan to divest 10% in BSNL may be revived

The department of telecommunications plans to revive the issue of disinvesting government shares in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltdonce a new minister takes charge. The BSNL board had last year approved......