Confident over Kerala, tough fight in WB: Karat

Prakash Karat, the head (general secretary) of the country's premier Left party, the Communist Party of India -Marxist, tells Saubhadra Chatterji it won't be doomsday if they lose power in West......

States benefitted the most under UPA rule: Pranab

During his whirlwind election tour in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, also the United Progressive Alliance's chief interlocutor, tells Saubhadra Chatterji the......

'Tiger cub' Aditya Thackeray speaks out

Aspiring poet and photographer, the Shiv Sena scion justifies opposing Rohinton Mistry's book and describes his simple political worldview to Saubhadra ChatterjiLike many other people who aspire to......

'Lalu should not have projected himself as the CM'

The defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal's top upper caste leader and its face of development, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, is disappointed with his boss' poll strategy. But the party can turn around from......

Some prime ministerial homes are more equal

Gah village in Pakistan's Punjab province is reaping the benefits of being Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's birthplace at a time when relations between India and Pakistan are more or less on......

Can govt make India slum free in 5 years?

The UPA government is aggresively pursuing its flagship housing project for slum dwellers, the Rajiv Awas Yojna, to bring in the second phase of urban reforms.The Centre is holding talks with state......

New land Bill allows states to script own role

The modified Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill is likely to suggest giving state governments the power to determine their roles in acquiring land for industry.Also, in a positive for farmers, the......

Ethiopia offers India 'virgin fertile' land

While the Centre and several state governments are facing a tough time over land acquisition issues back home, Ethiopia on Wednesdayoffered "virgin fertile" land to Indian companies for......