The incidents illustrate in two different ways how coal mining is so integral a part of the people in this belt,and how crucial it can be as a deciding factor in the elections

Sick factories,displacement,unemployment — weapons Trinamool Congress will use against CPM.

Accusing BJP leader L K Advani of colluding with Gujarat CM Narendra Modi during 2002 riots,the Congress on Wednesday said that the then home minister was not in favour of using the Army to prevent riots.

Seeks timely clearance of files,wants letters to mention reason for delay.

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has declared Rs 5,000 cash and nothing else besides in his name.

Anna Hazare has tarnished the image of our president Sharad Pawar,who has not been convicted of any offence

Addressing her first election rally there,Mamata described Bhattacharjee as the “vanquished”.

Former SC judge has said that he was reconsidering his decision to be on the Lokpal panel.

Bhatnagar,who went on to serve as the principal of Indore’s Daly College,after he left Pilani,now lives in Gurgaon and is the Director Emeritus of the Indian School,Oman

After the flare-up in Jaitapur,the media and ruling politicians are searching for me,” Uddhav said in a statement

Cong president reminds Hazare that he knew NAC was at work on Bill until fast forced the issue.

Gujarat CM has visited the two states during recent poll campaign.

Rahul was not aware of the constitutional provisions of the federal structure.

He was speaking to reporters at the CPM headquarters at Alimuddin Street

Polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections may be over,but the fight has only begun in the state unit of the Congress party

Saddam cutouts,seen in Muslim areas in 2006 and 2009,are missing.

On the eighth day of fasting in the Navratri,I am inspired to write to you early at 5 o’clock in the morning.

Before leaving his job with SAIL to join politics,Abhijit Mukherjee consulted his father,the Union Finance Minister.

The nation’s two major game changers,T N Seshan and E Sreedharan,did schooling and early college in Palakkad,the Kerala district bordering Tamil Nadu.

Former CM Oommen Chandy is of the opinion that instead of populist measures such as rice at Rs 2 a kg,what Kerala needs is large-scale investment.

To go with the lucky extra ‘a’ that tails her name,Jayalalithaa is seeking extended help.

With ruling party till now,BPF — a key player — says will back AGP-BJP if need arises.

For the first time,without facing any violence,BJP candidate campaigns openly in CPM bastion.

Political protection allowed several wanted men to evade arrest in West Bengal till pressure from the Election Commission ended their immunity.