For whom the poll tolls
CPI-M: When revolution walks into the sunset
The politburo of assassins was the title of a poem written by Tariq Ali when the Tiananmen Square massacre took place in the summer of ‘89. The brutal ass
Why blame cops: VS
Opposition leader V. S. Achuthanandan on Friday took on the state leadership of the party yet again saying those who have reservations about the current police probe into the T.P. Chandrashekharan mur
Greek crisis deepens with no breakthrough in coalition talks
Greek political party leaders emerged late Sunday from emergency cabinet talks with no breakthrough in sight, raising the prospect of new elections that could scupper reforms and force the country out
Sibal opposes cartoons on political class in textbooks
Under attack over the cartoon row, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday acknowledged that cartoons on the political class should not find a place in textbooks as they influence the impressionable minds
Face ‘false’ cases legally, Karuna tells partymen
With several of his partymen facing 'false cases', DMK chief M. Karunanidhi on Saturday asked his cadre from the legal cell to face those cases legally.
Addressing the DMK legal wing meeting here, h
Writers bemoan ‘politics of murder’
The intelligentsia in Kerala has voiced its concern over the politics of murder, while a group of progressive writers is out defend the CPI(M).
A group of 20 writers and social activists, most of the
Govt for all-party amendment meet
The government on Thursday suggested convening an all-party meeting to discuss bringing constitutional amendment to provide promotion for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes in jobs amidst demands rai
Congress game for contest presidential elections
With the ruling UPA constituents unwilling to reveal their cards on the presidential election until the Congress decides its nominee for the top post, the Congress itself made clear it was ready for
BJP moves to put out Sushma-lit fire
After BJP’s “unilateral” announcement on the presidential candidate miffed key ally JD(U), senior party leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj met JD(U) chief and NDA convener Shar
'Time of war' is done, now time for renewal: Obama
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday a 'time of war' was ending in a moment of American renewal, on a secret trip to Afghanistan a year after ordering the death of Osama bin Laden.
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