The Congress on Monday issued a veiled threat to “rebel” MP Jaganmohan Reddy by stating that his comments on the Congress high command and Andhra chief minister K. Rosaiah are not in the best interests of the party and that the party will act.

When above 100 injured people were brought to the Suri Sadar Hospital from the accident site at Sainthia, there was a severe shortage of blood in the small-town hospital. When this news was telecast, political parties and NGO came out on the streets making appeals to the people to donate blood. As a result, large number of ordinary people, specially youth, thronged the hospital to donate blood.

The UPA on Monday projected a “united” face ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament commencing on July 26 against the backdrop of the success of Opposition’s Bharat Bandh on the price rise issue. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi deliberated with UPA allies on the strategy to counter the

Indian Army jawans joined in the rescue and relief operation at the accident site at Sainthia in Birbhum on Monday morning. The team of Army personnel included seven officers and over 160 jawans, sent by the Headquarter Bengal Area of the Eastern Command of the defence ministry.

The Congress appears to have made a clear distinction between the NCP and rest of its allies sharing power at the Centre. While its leaders are criticising the NCP ministers on their performance, they are unable to evaluate performance of the Trinamul Congress and the DMK ministers. “Coalition is a compulsion and not a

The Sainthia train tragedy in which nearly 66 people were killed and over 100 others were injured has cast a shadow on Mamata Banerjee’s rally on July 21. Sources said that some Trinamul Congress leaders suggested that the rally should be cancelled due to the accident. However, Ms Banerjee rejected the suggestion. She

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The train accident in Sainthia rocked the state Assembly on Monday as the MLAs of the ruling Left Front and the Congress and Trinamul Congress traded charges.
Their verbal duel led to pandemonium in the House. Speaker Hasim Abdul Halim had to intervene to calm the warring members. Later, the Opposition walked out of the House protesting against the ruling of the Speaker.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s attempt to break bread with the judiciary after being named as one of the accused in the over Rs 11,500-crore treasury scam, failed on Sunday.

“Human error” had led to the collision between the Uttar Banga Express and Vananchal Express at the Sainthia railway station in Birbhum early on Monday. The railway authorities have come to this conclusion after a day-long investigation at the accident site.