6,000 more SSB personnel for anti-Naxal operations

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 20:36

Nearly 6,000 personnel of central paramilitary SSB will soon be deployed for anti-Naxal operations duties in the Left wing extremism-hit areas of country.

Left MPs demand CBI probe into Saradha ponzi scam

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 16:23

Over 30 Left MPs on Wednesday asked the government to institute a CBI probe into the Saradha ponzi scam.

Left-wing extremism controlled in Odisha: Naveen

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 14:47

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has claimed that Left-Wing Extremism has been controlled in 11 of the state`s 30 districts and said cash reward has been given to 514 identified Maoist leaders and cadre who have surrendered or arrested.

Matteo Renzi elected Italian left`s new leader

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 10:21

Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi won a resounding victory in the race to lead Italy`s centre-left Democratic Party, part of the coalition government.

SP WB unit merges with Trinamool, MLA too switches side

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 23:16

Chand Mohammad, the lone legislator of Samajwadi Party, a constituent of West Bengal`s opposition Left Front, on Friday joined Trinamool Congress after merging the state unit with TMC.

SP WB unit merges with Trinamool, MLA too switches side

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 22:33

Chand Mohammad, the lone legislator of Samajwadi Party, a constituent of West Bengal`s opposition Left Front on Friday joined Trinamool Congress after merging the state unit with TMC.

Mamata Banerjee asks Left to be silent, allow her govt to work

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 19:01

Days after asking the Left parties to keep their mouth shut for ten years in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that they should allow her government to work.

Women leaders from parties united on Women`s Reservation Bill

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 23:56

Women leaders drawn from various parties, including Congress, BJP and the Left, on Thursday agreed to press for early passage of Women`s Reservation Bill pending in the Lok Sabha.

Police commissioner removed to stop truth from coming out: LF

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 19:01

The opposition Left Front today alleged that the Siliguri Police Commissioner K Jayaraman was removed to put a lid on a scam and said that the state has never witnessed such huge controversies since Independence under any other chief minister.

Left parties eying new political combination after polls: CPI

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 18:55

Left parties are expecting a new combination after the 2014 general elections, as other parties will fall short of an absolute majority, former CPI general secretary A B Bardhan said here on Tuesday.

Left Front to boycott Assembly Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 17:44

Charging the ruling Trinamool Congress of misbehaving with opposition MLAs on the floor of the House and destroying democratic set up in the state, the Left Front is all set to boycott the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Assembly.

Seven policemen, 21 Maoists killed in Odisha in 2013

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 20:27

At least 7 security personnel and 21 left wing extremists (LWEs) have been killed and 87 of them surrendered before police in 2013 till November end, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Monday.