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Left Parties submit withdrawal of support letters to President
Four Left parties - CPI, CPI (M), Forward Bloc and the Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (RSP) submitted their separate letters of withdrawal of support to the Congress-led UPA Government to President Pratibha Patil here today. ANI
Left Parties to submit letters of withdrawal of support to President today
Four Left parties - CPI, CPI (M), Forward Bloc and the Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (RSP) - will submit their separate letters to President Pratibha Patil here today, announcing withdrawal of support to the Congress-led UPA Government. ANI
Manmohan Singh says Lefts exit will not affect UPA Government
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday, said the decision of the four Left parties -- CPI, CPI (M), Forward Bloc and Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (RSP) -- to withdraw outside support after more than four years of association, would not affect his government. ANI
Manmohan Singh says Lefts exit will not affect UPA Government
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday, said the decision of the four Left parties -- CPI, CPI (M), Forward Bloc and Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (RSP) -- to withdraw outside support after more than four years of association, would affect his government. ANI
Manmohan Singh says Lefts exit will not affect UPA Government
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday, said the decision of the four Left parties -- CPI, CPI (M), Forward Bloc and Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (RSP) -- to withdraw outside support after more than four years of association, would affect his government. ANI
Left finally withdraws support to UPA Government
The four Left parties -- CPI, CPI (M), Forward Bloc and Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (RSP) -- today announced a formal withdrawal of their outside support to the Congress-led UPA Government, saying that the time had come for them to take this step. ANI
Left parties meet today
The four Left parties will meet here today to discuss a political alternative to counter the recent forward developments on the US-India civil nuclear cooperation. ANI
Congress rejects demand for trust vote by BJP
The Congress has ruled out the question of a vote of confidence demanded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), contending that the Government lacks majority in the Lok Sabha. ANI
Left parties will take final decision on support to government on Monday
The Left parties have sent a letter to the head of the Left-UPA nuclear deal panel Pranab Mukherjee asking him about the final decision of the United Progressive Alliance government on the Indo-US nuclear deal. ANI
Political realignment in West Bengal
The Congress high command has sought Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjees support in fighting the ruling Marxists in Bengal notwithstanding her partys somewhat ambiguous relationship with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). ANI
CPM accuses UPA govt of hiding facts on Indo-US nuke deal
The CPM on Monday launched a scathing attack on the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government saying that it did not disclose that it was compulsory to approach International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for an India -specific safeguards agreement. ANI
Shutdown in Bihar disrupts road, rail service
A 12-hour shut down called by the Left parties in Bihar against fuel price hike, disrupted road and rail services at some places. ANI
Left parties in Bihar call for 12-hour shutdown on June 10
The Left parties today announced to hold a 12-hour shutdown on June 10 in Bihar, to protest the hike in fuel prices. ANI
CPM-RSP clash in West Bengal village
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), who are Left Front partners, clashed with bombs and guns this morning after the Panchayat elections in Birbhum District. ANI
Left parties meet on Indo-US nuke deal today
The four Left parties are meeting here this afternoon to finalise their strategy on issues such as price rise, runaway inflation and agrarian crisis and the US-India civilian nuclear deal. ANI
Four killed, 15 injured in violence during West Bengal Panchayat polls
Four persons were killed and at least 15 injured in separate incidents of violence in West Bengal during the second phase of Panchayat polls today. ANI
Debnath elected new Speaker of Tripura Assembly
Ramendra Debnath was elected as the new Speaker of the tenth Tripura Assembly, which began today. ANI
Tripura Assembly begins today
The first session of the newly formed tenth Tripura Assembly will begin at the historical Ujjayanta Palace this afternoon. ANI
New Tripura Government likely to assume office on March 11
The CPI (M)-led Left Front Government in Tripura in expected to assume office for a fourth consecutive term on March 11. ANI
Left parties unable to reach on a consensus on Rajya Sabha seats
The meeting of the Left Parties held here today to select names for five Rajya Sabha seats was inconclusive as the Forward Bloc refused to give up one of the seats held by it to Communist Party of India (CPI). ANI
Campaigning for Tripura Assembly polls ends today
The campaigning for the single-phase Assembly poll in Tripura on February 23, ends today. ANI
PM to campaign in Tripura today
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will campaign in Tripura today ahead of the February 23 Assembly elections. ANI
Sonia Gandhi slams CPI-M led Govt in Tripura
Campaigning for the forthcoming Tripura Assembly elections, Congress party President Sonia Gandhi here today slammed the Communist Party India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Government for failing on various fronts in the State. ANI
Bhuddhadeb criticises Bangladesh for sheltering insurgents
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattachajee came down heavily on Bangladesh on Saturday for sheltering insurgents of the North-Eastern region. ANI
Left, BJP to protest against fuel price hike today
The Left Parties and Opposition BJP will hold protest rallies today against the hike in petrol and diesel prices. ANI
Left parties call for nation-wide agitation against fuel hike
Left parties on Thursday called for a nation-wide agitation against a government decision to hike petrol and diesel prices. ANI
West Bengal govt orders judicial probe into Dinhata police firing
West Bengal government today ordered a judicial inquiry into the February 5 police firing at Dinhata in Cooch Behar District in which five Forward Bloc activists were killed. ANI
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