Double blow to INDIA bloc as TMC, AAP to go solo in Bengal, Punjab

In a major setback to the opposition INDIA bloc, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced that their......

TMC says it has 'open heart' for Congress, but...

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it has an "open heart" for the Congress regarding seat-sharing in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha elections, but it was also prepared to go solo if the talks......

Kerala CM agreed to JDS-BJP alliance in K'taka: Deve Gowda

A political row has erupted in Kerala over a statement by Janata Dal-Secular supremo H D Deve Gowda a day ago that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had greenlit his party's alliance with the......

Take action against those making hate speeches, 'this side or that': SC

The Supreme Court asserted on Friday that action must be taken against all those making hate speeches "this side or that side". IMAGE: A Hindu mahapanchayat being held at Tighar village in......

SC order on Endosulfam likely on Friday

The Supreme Court would decide on Friday whether to impose an interim ban on the production and sale of controversial pesticide Endosulfan in the country, pending an elaborate hearing and its......

How to attract youngsters to agriculture

The architect of India's green revolution M S Swaminathan has urged more youngsters to join the agriculture sector. He said that a small-farm management revolution will not be possible in the......

Communists oppose Reliance gas pricing

India's leading Left party on Tuesday asked the government to reject the gas pricing formula submitted by the largest private sector oil refiner Reliance Industries Limited. The Communist Party of......

Bengal Reliance Retail unit on high alert

What started as a protest to protect the interest of small traders in wake of organised retail, is steadily brewing into a full-fledged political strife. Days after two of the Reliance's......