Sanjay Basak
TMC plans contempt of Parliament over FDI
The Trinamul Congress is planning to charge the government for contempt of Parliament as President Pranab Mukherjee during his tenure as the finance minister had assured the Lok Sabha on December 7, 2
Congress-Mamata negotiations on
With Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee sticking to her aggressive stance, the government has reportedly initiated back-channel talks to pacify her. Ms Banerjee has threatened “drastic measures” if the Centre fails to reverse the hike in diesel prices and doesn’t raise the number of subsidised LPG cylinders.
Sena to take on Modi in Gujarat poll
Indicating growing fissures in the saffron parivar, the Shiv Sena has decided to contest the coming Gujarat Assembly elections on its own. On Sunday, Sena supremo Bal Thackeray had backed Sushma Swaraj as the NDA’s PM candidate, in a bid to dash the aspirations of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi.
Charms of Chalets
Crossing a crowded Shimla, dotted with shops, restaurants and banks, my apprehensions rose. I grew more and more doubtful about the place I was heading to. Could it really give me the peace and quiet I was looking for, away from the daily din and the hustle-bustle of city life? Or would it be just another “getaway” with all the usual touristy trappings?
PC loses pace in No 2 spot race
In the race for the number two in the Union cabinet, defence minister, A.K. Antony seemed to have surged ahead of the Union home minister, P. Chidambaram.
Talks of Antony replacing the the UPA pres
Is Antony new No. 2 in govt?
In the race for the number two slot in the Union Cabinet, defence minister A.K. Antony seemed to have surged ahead of Union home minister P. Chidambaram.
Antony is new No. 2 in govt?
In the race for the number two slot in the Union Cabinet, defence minister A.K. Antony seemed to have surged ahead of Union home minister P. Chidambaram.
Antony is new No. 2 in govt?
In the race for the number two slot in the Union Cabinet, defence minister A.K. Antony seemed to have surged ahead of Union home minister P. Chidambaram.
Looking beyond Prez poll, SP reaching out to TMC
Alignments and realignments are being worked out among UPA allies, particularly between the Samjawadi Party and Trinamul Congress, who had gone different ways over the presidential elections.
Mukherjee aides take on Trinamul
On the eve of his resignation, UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee’s close aides came down heavily on the Trinamul Congress for accusing him of trying to break the party by calling up legislat
