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PRANAB BARDHAN
PMO objects to American citizen's presence in education commissionThe HRD ministry had named Pranab Bardhan, a professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley, as a member of the commiss...
- Vice-presidential election: CPM, CPI hint at support for Hamid Ansari
The Left Front has said that it favours a person not belonging to Congress as the next vice-president, even as Trinamool Cong opposed a sec...
- Presidential poll: Pranab Mukherjee reaches out to CPI-M for support
Pranab Mukherjee has reached out to CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat to seek his support but did not get any commitment.
- Presidential poll: Left leaders to meet tomorrow to take stand
Top leaders of Left parties will meet here tomorrow to take a decision on the issue of supporting UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherj...
Presidential election: Mamata Banerjee’s aim is to create chaos, says Bengal CongressBengal Congress has taken a strong exception to its senior alliance partner TMC’s move to oppose Pranab Mukherjee’s candidature in the pres...
- DMK, NCP to back UPA candidate; CPI favours dalit woman as President
After NCP, another key UPA ally DMK today said it will support the ruling alliance's candidate in the Presidential election.
- Left parties hold preliminary discussions on Presidential elections
Left parties today held preliminary discussions on Presidential elections and decided to consult with "secular opposition" parties.
- India should cut wasteful expenditure on subsidies: US prof Pranab Bardhan
An expert in rural instituitions and developmental economics, Bardhan says opposition to retail FDI is misguided and will hinder developmen...
- CPM, CPI and Left parties to air Lokpal Bill views only after draft is ready
After the BJP, the Left parties have told the Centre that they would make their views on the Lokpal bill known only after its draft was rea...
- CPI refuses questionnaire on Lokpal Bill provisions
CPI has refused to answer a questionnaire on provisions of Lokpal Bill sent by the govt, saying it will state their views and suggestions d...
- CPI ready to examine deal proposal if UPA brings it up for talks
The CPI on Tuesday asked the UPA government to refrain itself from forging ahead with the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, saying the move wi...
- Karat declines to comment on new committee
CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Wednesday declined to comment on the compostion of the UPA-Left committee to look into the Indo-U...
- Chidambaram on nuke panel
The nuke panel will have members eight from the UPA and six from the Left with Pranab Mukherjee as the convenor.
- N-deal panel in a day or two: Pranab
The Government on Tuesday said the key committee on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal will be constituted "in a day or two" but sidestepped qu...
- N-duel: CPI says ball is in govt's court
The CPI says the negotiations at the IAEA should be put on the backburner until the mechanism for discussing the concerns raised by the Lef...
- UPA-Left mechanism on N-deal likely this week
The two sides seem to have agreed on an institutional mechanism at the political level to address the allies' concerns.
- UPA-Left meet likely today
A crucial meeting of the UPA and Left parties is likely to be held on Monday in a bid to find common ground over the objections of the coal...