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With the Left parties continuing to suffer reverses in the November by-polls following a dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan said that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) should take the major share of the blame as it was the senior partner and had ignored his party’s suggestions made over the past eighteen months. In an ... Full story

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded that the top weather department official in Goa be booked for murder for not issuing timely warnings to fishermen, 68 of whom lost their lives due to Cyclone Phyan. They demanded the immediate removal of Goa station in-charge of the Indian Meteorological Observatory (IMO) K.V. Singh for putting the lives of thousands of fishermen at risk due to the ... Full story

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is ready to concede more seats to its ally Congress in the Maharashtra elections and seat sharing talks between them are going on smoothly, NCP leader Praful Patel said Wednesday. “The Congress contested a large number of seats last time, they will contest more seats this time. Some seats do not exist after delimitation (of constituencies). We are ready to give ... Full story

Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, son of late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, would succeed his father if the Congress central leadership considers him suitable for the post, YSR’s close confidante K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao said here Wednesday. Ramachandra Rao, who is lobbying for Jagan for the top post, said the late chief minister’s son would abide by the leadership’s decision. For the second ... Full story

Congressman Priya Krishna wins the Govindrajnagar by-poll elections defeating his rival from the BJP, Murzai Minister V Somanna. Krishna won by a huge margin of 5,239 votes. The 25 year old Krishna, a debutant in politics has drubbed his rival, the 59 year old, ... Full story

Veteran Politican V Sommana has accepted defeat even before the cast the voting in Govindrajnagar by election.Talking to the reports V Sommana was in the opinion the congress Candidate PriyaKrishna was his suitable replacement and able leader to lead the people of Govindrajnagar. The Election is due on 18th August and counting on 21st August..Its been a blow to Ruling BJP when the Minister has openly ... Full story

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday continued to attack on Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the latter’s silence on Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s offensive remarks on her. Addressing a press conference at the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) head quarters here, Mayawati lashed out at Gandhi for not doing much about the issue, and for not taking any action against Joshi so ... Full story

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned home Friday from a four-day trip to France and Egypt, the highlight of which was a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani and a joint statement from the two leaders that gets the two countries to begin talks again. Manmohan Singh’s first stop was Paris where he attended the French National Day parade. From ... Full story

By Arun Kumar Washington, July 17 (IANS) As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left on a much awaited trip to India, the US again stressed the importance it placed on the role India can play not just in the region, but as a global player. Clinton’s series of meetings with current and former officials, lawmakers and think tanks in the run up to the visit is “an ... Full story

Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Thursday plunged into bedlam amid walkouts by opposition Congress and Trinamool Congress members as Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee admitted that the police had failed to anticipate the situation that led to an attack on eight legislators a day earlier in Burdwan district. Making an impromptu statement in the house after Leader of Opposition Partha Chattopadhyay and Congress legislature ... Full story