India's political parties
A study of democracy is incomplete without a study of one of its most fundamental components—political parties. In India, works on the country’s political parties so far have explored, among other things,
Political Parties
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Fast planned against Bt brinjal
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On Sunday, at the Martyrs Square in the city, environmentalists, farmers, political and cultural leaders in the State will go on a fast to stop the Ministry of Environment and Forests from giving permission for commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal. The fast will be inaugurated by Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran at 10.30 a.m.
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Trinamool asked to take a stand on Bt Brinjal
Ananya Dutta
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Left in the lurch: The demise of the worlds longest elected regime?
Losses by the long ruling Left Front in a series of local and national elections since 2008 cannot be explained without an understanding of the nature of
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BJP targets Jairam, PM
The BJP on Monday alleged that environment minister Jairam Ramesh "misrepresented" facts before Parliament on the climate change issue after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "admission" that the Copenhagen summit was not satisfactory. The party's national spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad said, "The Prime Minister has wittingly or unwittingly admitted that the Copenhagen summit was not satisfactory.
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6-day water week: leaders keep move pending
Mumbai More than a month after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stressed a zone-wise,
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UDP in a soup over Kynshi project deals
SHILLONG: The United Democratic Party (UDP), a major coalition partner in the Congress-led MUA Government has once again got embroiled in a controversy over the Kynshi State I and II projects.
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Mumbai reservoirs slated to go dry much before the next rains
SANJAY JOG Mumbai, 21 December In the aftermath of scanty rainfall, Mumbai
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Opposition forces Assembly adjournment over mining ban
Allegations and counter-allegations rocked the smooth functioning of Uttarakhand Assembly on Monday. On many occasion Opposition MLAs even argued with the Speaker. MLA Tilak Raj Behad argued with the Speaker over allowing Minister to answer various subsidiary questions.
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Copenhagen pact disappointing: Karat
Sushanta Talukdar Guwahati: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat on Monday said the Copenhagen Accord on climate change was disappointing, as it was not a legally binding agreement on emission cuts.
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Left shows concern over climate pact
RASHME SEHGAL CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, a member of the Parliamentary delegation who returned from Copenhagen on Monday, believes the ambiguities that deliberated woven into the Copenhagen Accord will prove a minefield for developing nations.