Thursday's bandh called by political parties to protest against FDI in retail and hike in diesel prices affected services of more than 200 trains across the country.

"Services of 238 trains were dis

Left and the Right were on the same page on Thursday with its leaders sharing stage to protest the UPA Government's decision to allow FDI in retail and hike in diesel price with both alleging that the

A day after Trinamool Congress decided to withdraw support to UPA, the Congress top brass was on Wednesday huddled in a meeting with party President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deli

The UPA government will explain the background behind its decisions to the Trinamool Congress which has decided to withdraw support to the coalition on the issue of diesel price hike and FDI in retail

Trinamool Congress, the second biggest constituent of the UPA, on Tuesday dealt a major blow to the Manmohan Singh government when it decided to withdraw its support on the issue of petroleum price hi

Hartals have clearly beco-me a way of life in Kerala which has seen as many as 363 of them, called by different political parties, since 2005.

There have been 18 hartals so far this year alone. Whi

Trinamool Congress, a major UPA constituent, may consider pulling out its ministers from the Government in protest against allowing FDI in retail and diesel price hike, and giving it outside support.

Kerala presents a funny paradox as every fuel price hike meets with a hartal while spikes in liquor prices are gulped with a whimper to end up in tipsy harangues inside liquor bars.

Kerala has shown

The Human Rights Commission will, on its own, take a case against the hartal called by the Left Democratic Front on Saturday as it is a violation of human rights.

Justice J. B. Koshy, chairman, Kera

Diesel price in the state will go down by Rs 1.14 with the government deciding to forego the additional sales tax from the hike.

This was announced by Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy.

The CM al