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Jyoti Basu gives up on socialism, backs capitalism

Ahmedabad: India's batting lineup boasts a list of names that should make it the most powerful at the World Cup. Getting them all to peak for the tournament, has been a problem. It's a situation the tournament co-hosts need to remedy quickly or risk a disappointing quarterfinal exit to defending champions Australia. Hard-hitting batsmen Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan were expected to build on the...  

Karat may become a good boy now: BJP

Colombo: Australia on Tuesday dismissed as "laughable" claims that the International Cricket Council (ICC) was investigating their World Cup match against Zimbabwe for slow batting. "It's quite a laughable story. It's a joke," Haddin told reporters during the team's net session at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club on Tuesday. Australian openers Brad Haddin and Shane Watson made sedate progress against Zimbabwe's spinners early in their innings in the February 21 Group...  

No Maoists in Nandigram: Govt | Advani slams Left | Chat

Uneasy calm prevails in battleground Nandigram, CRPF keeps vigil. ...  

Nandigram shows CPM's brutal, savage face

Dhaka: Abdur Razzak took a hat-trick in his five-wicket haul as Bangladesh posted an easy six-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international on Friday to level the five-match series 1-1. The left-arm spinner finished with 5-30 for his third five-wicket haul in one-dayers to help the hosts dismiss Zimbabwe for 191 in 46.2 overs. Razzak, who took four wickets in the previous match, removed Prosper Utseya with his...  

Guv-Left spar as 'war' in Nandigram kills 2 more

After facing criticism from Gandhi, CPI-M has accused him of being partial. ...  

CPI-M 'recaptures' Nandigram, tension mounts

Tension is mounting at Nandigram in West Bengal. ...  

CPI-M rejects RIL gas price, Paswan calls for rebid

Fertilisers minister Ram Vilas Paswan called RIL gas price "unreasonable". ...  

Violence erupts again in Nandigram, 25 injured

BUPC has called for a bandh in Nandigram on Monday. ...  

More arrests likely in Singur murder

Tapasi Malik, 19, was murdered at the height of the Singur agitation last December. ...  

Live Webcast: Lal Salaam at 30

Lal Salaam at 30. ...  

Left tries to plough the middle path

Communist govt struggles to acquire land without angering farmers. ...  

No second term for Kalam, says CPI-M

The CPI-M appears to have fired the first salvo against a second term for President A P J Abdul Kalam. ...  

'All decision after meeting with CPI-M'

Partners of the CPI-M, who had earlier threatened to pull out of the government, have now agreed to smoke the peace pipe. ...  

Left behind red in Nandigram?

Is the West Bengal Government’s development policy responsible for the mess in Nandigram? ...  

Shops, houses set afire in Nandigram

The on-going protests in Nandigram turned violent as CPIM members intervened and allegedly burnt houses in the area. ...  

CPM unveils agenda for Muslims

At a time when the Congress is trying to reach out to the minorities, the CPI-M is first off the block with a definite plan. ...  

Left opposes liberal capital flows

The Left says that easier currency norms will allow reckless borrowing and increase speculation in the capital mkts. ...