Jyoti Basu remembered on his 1st death anniversary

Last Updated: Monday, January 17, 2011, 15:53

Jyoti Basu was remembered on his first death anniversary Monday, with the CPI-M paying tribute to the departed leader, whose absence is deeply felt when politics in West Bengal had turned bloody.

I want free expression of all points of view: Buddhadeb

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 21:46

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Tuesday said his government was not in favour of influencing art and culture and wanted free expression of all points of view.

WB assembly pays tribute to Jyoti Basu

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 17:23

Glowing tributes were paid to former West Bengal CM Jyoti Basu in the assembly amidst charges by Leader of the Opposition Partha Chatterjee saying successors of the late CPI-M patriarch were not following his footsteps.

Public is still with us: Yechury

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 13:08

Sitaram Yechury, one of the Left party’s ‘young’ leaders, got down for a chat with Swati Chaturvedi of Zeenews.com on the programme Kahiye Janab and spoke about Jyoti Basu’s legacy, price rise and many other issues.

Jyoti Basu`s 10th-day rites performed

Last Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 00:57

The 10th-day rites of Marxist patriach Jyoti Basu, a firm atheist who died on Jan 17, were performed by his son Chandan in an all-religious ceremony Wednesday.

Body donation wave in Bengal after Jyoti Basu`s deed

Last Updated: Friday, January 22, 2010, 23:02

Marxist icon Jyoti Basu`s gesture in donating his body for medical reserach has triggered a wave in West Bengal to emulate him.

All parties invited to condolence meeting of Jyoti Basu

Last Updated: Friday, January 22, 2010, 00:21

All political parties, including Trinamool Congress, have been invited at the condolence meeting of Marxist legend Jyoti Basu which will be held at Sahid Minar Ground here on Sunday.

Tension as Basu`s burnt cut-out found

Last Updated: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 23:06

Tension ran high at Tiljala area in the city`s south-eastern part today after a cut-out of veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu was found burnt.

NIMHANS wants to study Jyoti Basu`s brain

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 15:08

Impressed by his mental agility till an advanced age, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences wants to study late Jyoti Basu`s brain to find out whether there was any special reason for his alertness.

Bengal bids emotional farewell to Jyoti Basu

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 23:53

Hundreds of thousands of mourners, many of them weeping, poured onto the streets of Kolkata Tuesday as the body of India`s longest serving chief minister and Marxist icon Jyoti Basu was taken on the last journey and handed over to a hospital for medical research.

Basu was a larger than life figure: Hasina

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 18:35

Describing CPI-M patriarch Jyoti Basu as a man who was larger than life, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said his death brought to an end a life of commitment to the people and the oppressed.

Mourners pay homage to Basu

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 15:29

An endless stream of mourners filed past the body of former Chief Minister and CPI(M) legend Jyoti Basu draped in the national tri-colour as it lay in state at the West Bengal Assembly this morning.