Politics
BJP dares Left to withdraw support from UPA
The Bharatiya Janata Party today slammed the Left parties for remaining silent over price rise issue "despite inflation and farmers' suicides" and dared the communist parties to withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on the issue.
Forward Bloc backtracks from its decision to go alone in poll
Climbing down from its earlier stand, the Forward Bloc on Saturday decided to contest as a Left Front constituent in the upcoming panchayat elections rather than fighting it alone. The decision comes in the wake of the party facing a complete rout in last month's Tripura assembly poll, where it faced the election alone....The 'living legends' of Communism missing at Coimbatore
At the venue of the 19th congress of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Coimbatore, it will be business as usual - except that a sprightly Jyoti Basu in his spotless white dhoti and kurta will not take the red salute....Lalu meets Sonia over possible cabinet reshuffle
In a sudden political development, Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal supreme Lalu Prasad Yadav met United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi today at latter's residence. Though nothing officially came out as to what transpired between the two leaders during the meeting. But, the sources said that they discussed a possible reshuffle of the Cabinet, adding that alliance with Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party was also discussed during the meeting....Amitabh Bachchan reacts to MNS chief's verbal attack
Close on the heels of repeated verbal assaults by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief, Raj Thackeray, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan today said that it is his fundamental right to live anywhere in the country....Lord Rama belongs to everyone says Sheila Dikshit
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday condemned the Opposition for deriving political mileage by misusing Lord Rama?s name and said that effort was politically motivated keeping in view ensuing elections...Gayatri Panda files FIR against Assembly Speaker
A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against Orissa Assembly Speaker, Maheshwar Mohanty, at the Mahila police station on behalf of marshal Gayatri Panda by a group of women activists, the police sources said. The marshal has accused the Speaker of sexually harassing her....BJP to use UPA's loan waiver for its own agenda
The Bharatiya Janata Party has devised a unique strategy to counter UPA's loan waiver scheme announced by P Chidambaram in his budget proposals as the party has planned to organize a nationwide "Kheti Bachao Kisan Adalat" from April 7, to May 31. The party would educate farmers about this loan waiver scheme in order to "expose the fallacies of the policy"....A B Bardhan re-elected as CPI Gen Secy for 4th time
Prominent Left leader A B Bardhan was on Thursday re-elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India for the fourth consecutive time....Charges against Dalmiya 'baseless': Bengal Sports Minister
West Bengal Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty on Wednesday described the charges against former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya as 'baseless and untrue' and alleged that he was being harassed 'unnecessarily'....- Chatwal plans mega hotel projects in Punjab
- WBJEE 2008 - West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination 2008
- 500 TCS staffers resign
- One killed, three injured in Howrah fire
- Three of family found dead
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28 February, 2008 12:12:56
Police arrested two youths on charges of snatching a hand bag of Ms Bilashibala Sahish, minister of state, forest department, near Tikiapara carshed while she ...
rishab
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27 February, 2008 03:42:46
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rishab
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27 February, 2008 03:42:46
how are we informed that our receipt has been received and processed? n by what date?
Chiranjib
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15 February, 2008 07:33:23
It is very pathetic. Prasenjit(the son) was my friend and he was very polite and down to earth character. I got the news yesterday night ...
vivek
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09 February, 2008 12:51:53
Really it is a great tragedy..for a topper student(hridesh) of maria's day school...why always good people has to sacrifice...i could not find out..and the culprit...of ...
