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UPA-Left committee to discuss Indo-US civil nuclear deal today
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the Left Parties will meet today to discuss the Congress-led Governments negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) pertaining to Indo-US civil nuclear deal. ANI
Government not serious on womens reservation bill, alleges BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday alleged that the government is not serious on introducing the long pending Womens reservation bill in the on-going session of the parliament. ANI
Sitaram Yechury hopes new Nepal govt. will be formed as per peoples mandate
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury, who is on a two-day visit to Nepal, has expressed hope that the peoples mandate would be respected while the formation of the new government in the country. ANI
Manmohan Singh writes to States on rising prices and hoarding
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to State Governments asking them to take strong measures against hoarding, believed to be one of the main reasons for short supply and rising prices. ANI
Price rise can cause trouble for the UPA in elections, warns Yechury
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechury on Monday warned that the price rise was like a large albatross that could cause trouble for the UPA Government ahead of elections. ANI
Left-UNPA joint protest against price rise from April 16
Left parties, which offer outside support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, will join hands with the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) in a week-long country wide protest against the price rise from April 16. ANI
UPA Government cant mend or end US-India nuke deal: Mukherjee
Stridenty defending the need for the US-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday fended off objections to it from both the Left and the Opposition, saying the UPA Government could neither mend nor end the deal. ANI
Cleaning of airports begins after strike ends
Airports Authority of India (AAI) employees have resumed cleaning operations at all airports across the nation after ending their indefinite non-cooperation movement on Thursday night. ANI
UPA Govt unlikely to fall over Indo-US nuke deal: Yechury
Senior member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo, Sitaram Yechury, today said that the UPA Government at the Centre is unlikely to fall over differences on the India-US civil nuclear deal. ANI
Manik Sarkar to take oath as Tripura CM today
Manik Sarkar will take oath as Chief Minister of Tripura for the third consecutive time here today. The swearing-in of the 12-member Council of Ministers will also be held at Raj Bhavan. Of the 12 ministers, ten ministers including Sarkar will be from CPI (M) and the rest two from RSP and CPI each. ANI
Manik Sarkar to take oath as Tripura CM today
Manik Sarkar will take oath as Chief Minister of Tripura for the third consecutive time here today. The swearing-in of the 12-member Council of Ministers will also be held at Raj Bhavan. Of the 12 ministers, ten ministers including Sarkar will be from CPI (M) and the rest two from RSP and CPI each. ANI
Prakash Karat says attack at CPI-M office was premeditated
Strongly condemning the attack at the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) office, the party general secretary, Prakash Karat on Sunday said that the attack by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) was premeditated. ANI
Left parties join hands with UNPA to protest Centres anti-farmer policies
The Left parties on Tuesday joined hands with the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) to protest against the Central Governments anti-farmer and anti-poor policies. 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
Centre hikes petrol, diesel prices
The Centre on Thursday announced a hike in petrol price by Rs 2 a litre and diesel by Re 1 a litre. ANI
Communist to discuss third front
The 22nd West Bengal State Party conference of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) began here today. ANI
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