CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta passes away

One of the doyens of the country's trade union movement, veteran Communist Party of India leader and former MP Gurudas Dasgupta died here on Thursday following prolonged illness, party sources......

Gurudas Kamat cremated with full state honours

Senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat was cremated on Thursday in suburban Chembur in Mumbai with full state honours in the presence of several dignitaries and a huge number of......

Rahul's hand behind changes in Congress set-up

Over the past week, Rahul Gandhi has replaced office-bearers in charge of party units in Gujarat and Karnataka and Goa, and brought in young leaders as secretaries. These changes are unlikely to be......

Famous faces among voters in Mumbai

Polling for the pivotal Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai’s civic body, concluded on Tuesday. Holding the status of the richest municipal corporation in the country, BMC......

MPs raised issues over Jet-Etihad deal with PMO

Members of Parliament (MPs) across the political spectrum have written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), seeking a probe into a stake sale deal......

Will set Walmart store on fire, threatens Uma Bharti

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti on Friday threatened to set on fire Walmart store wherever it opens in the country to register her party's protest against allowing foreign direct......

Antony opposes FDI in Retail

Sheela Bhatt reports on the divisions in the Cabinet and Congress party over the decision to allow FDI in retail. Defence Minister A K Antony expressed his displeasure to Prime Minister Manmohan......

J&K PSU workers not paid for 8 months

Communist Party of India leader Gurudas Dasgupta met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday along with ten union leaders of public sector units and Aganwadis from Jammu and Kashmir and drew his......