Fresh round of talks with NSCN-IM Tuesday in Nagaland

Last Updated: Monday, May 31, 2010, 14:04

Government negotiators begin fresh talks on Tuesday in Nagaland with the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM).

LDF to decide on breakaway Ker Cong`s faction on Saturday

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 12:31

The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala will meet this Saturday to decide on whether to take back in its fold a breakaway faction of Kerala Congress (Joseph).

CPI-M asks Church to come clean on pressurising faction

Last Updated: Monday, May 3, 2010, 15:24

CPI(M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan has dared the Catholic Church in Kerala to come clean on the reports that there had been `intense pressure` from some senior Bishops for the merger of Kerala Congress factions.

Rebel KC (J) faction likely to get ministerial berth

Last Updated: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 19:25

The Kerala Congress faction led by P C Thomas that chose to remain with LDF splitting Kerala Congress KC-J, which is planning to merge with UDF constituent KC-M, is likely to get a ministerial berth in the LDF ministry.

Palestinian faction warns of `explosion` over Hamas taxes

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 23:34

A leftist Palestinian faction warned on Tuesday of an "explosion" if the Islamist Hamas movement continues collecting a raft of new taxes in its impoverished Gaza enclave.

Sena faction in Goa demands expulsion of party state chief

Last Updated: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 21:09

A Shiv Sena rebel group on Sunday demanded that Goa state president Upendra Gaonkar be ousted from the post accusing him of being involved in financial irregularities.

Faction of Taliban in favour of talks with US: Ex-Afghan minister

Last Updated: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 14:08

Ex-Afghan Minister Mutawakal, who held the post of Foreign Minister in Taliban govt, has said that some leaders of the outfit favour holding talks with the US.

NDFB pro-talk faction leader attacked

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 20:28

A prominent member of the pro-talk faction of militant outfit NDFB was shot at while a businessman was killed in two separate incidents by suspected members of the outfit`s anti-talk group in Assam`s Udalguri district.