Manoj C G is Chief of National Political Bureau. He has been covering or writing on politics for nearly two decades. He has worked with the PTI before joining The Indian Express in 2008. He tweets @manojcg4u
May 28, 2009 02:20 IST
As the DMK representatives led by Chief Minister Karunanidhis son M K Azhagiri take oath on Thursday,two prominent faces of the party would be missing....
Thu, May 28, 2009
May 25, 2009 12:28 IST
Left leaders highly visible before May 16 were conspicuous by their absence at Manmohan Singhs swearing-in on Friday. Heres why.
Mon, May 25, 2009May 23, 2009 02:06 IST
Behind the dramatic DMK announcement of staying out and and lending outside support to the government is a complex tale....
Sat, May 23, 2009May 22, 2009 00:26 IST
Having burnt its fingers chasing the Third Front dream,the CPI(M) on Thursday admitted that the alternative it tried to forge was essentially...
Fri, May 22, 2009May 21, 2009 02:29 IST
The CPI has called for humility and abandoning arrogance in the wake of one of the worst electoral defeats in its history...
Thu, May 21, 2009May 20, 2009 03:11 IST
In its first formal admission that its pre-poll strategy of which CPM general secretary Prakash Karat was the chief architect....
Wed, May 20, 2009
May 19, 2009 02:37 IST
Rattled by the unprecedented poll debacle,the CPM Politburo that met here today saw some finger-pointing....
Tue, May 19, 2009May 17, 2009 00:15 IST
While the biggest shocks for the Left came in Kerala and West Bengal,the situation elsewhere was not much different and contributed.....
Sun, May 17, 2009
May 16, 2009 02:42 IST
The CPM ruled out supporting the Congress directly or indirectly,quashing all talk of the Left allowing a minority government led by the Congress.
Sat, May 16, 2009May 14, 2009 02:47 IST
With the TRS switching sides and JD(S) giving ambiguous signals,a worried CPI(M) on Wednesday swung into action mode and got in touch....
Thu, May 14, 2009
May 12, 2009 02:36 IST
After the almost daily refrain of general secretary Prakash Karat that the CPM would not,in any circumstances,support a Congress-led government...
Tue, May 12, 2009May 11, 2009 23:38 IST
While Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao signaled a possible shift to the BJP...
Mon, May 11, 2009May 08, 2009 22:49 IST
The post-poll strategy of the Left hinges mainly on its Third Front partners,but as D-day nears and with the Congress giving friendly signals...
Fri, May 08, 2009May 08, 2009 22:49 IST
The CPI(M) may have an ideological aversion for the rich,but with no serious Left candidates in the fray in six out of the seven Delhi seats...
Fri, May 08, 2009May 05, 2009 02:09 IST
As the Lok Sabha elections enter the last lap,there is a growing realisation in the CPI(M) that it will have to do business....
Tue, May 05, 2009April 22, 2009 02:30 IST
It is not everyday that a bureaucrat gets public recognition for his work and that too from the Prime Minister....
Wed, Apr 22, 2009April 17, 2009 00:01 IST
Perpetrators of Thursday's bloody opening to voting for India's new Lok Sabha had given advance notice of their intentions.
Fri, Apr 17, 2009April 16, 2009 14:24 IST
If prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Wednesday trying to keep the Congresss options open for a post-poll tie-up with the Left parties...
Thu, Apr 16, 2009April 11, 2009 01:10 IST
A number of parties who were either with the NDA or the UPA have joined us in trying to form an alternative,a non-Congress,non-BJP alternative.
Sat, Apr 11, 2009April 06, 2009 23:48 IST
With 10 days left for elections to begin,prominent Muslim outfits have firmed up their poll strategy. Unlike the past....
Mon, Apr 06, 2009April 05, 2009 23:33 IST
As hundreds of Indians working abroad head back home after having lost their jobs to the economic slowdown....
Sun, Apr 05, 2009April 01, 2009 17:16 IST
The lead editorial in the latest issue of CPM organ Peoples Democracy says that the churning being witnessed in both.....
Wed, Apr 01, 2009April 01, 2009 02:08 IST
An observation by a Supreme Court judge that he does not want to have Talibans in the country while turning down a Muslim students plea to sport a beard in school......
Wed, Apr 01, 2009March 28, 2009 01:14 IST
With its electoral association with the PDP becoming an embarrassment and a target for attack from allies...
Sat, Mar 28, 2009March 26, 2009 00:53 IST
Priyatama Naik has been living in a relief camp set up by the Government for seven months now and her sole wish is to go back to her home....
Thu, Mar 26, 2009





