Mamata Banerjee breaks an 18-year vow

Mamata Banerjee breaks an 18-year vow Kolkata: Eighteen years after she vowed never to set foot again in Writers' Building from where she was forcefully evicted while on dharna with a rape victim before Jyoti Basu's chamber, Mamata Banerjee on Friday stepped in as Chief Minister. Banerjee, then a Union minister of state and a Congress leader, had sat on a three-hour long dharna before Basu's chamber with a deaf and dumb rape victim from Nadia...
07:23 PM, May 20, 2011

Left debacle: Karat may face tough questions

Left debacle: Karat may face tough questions New Delhi: As the winds of change blow in West Bengal, it is time for the Left Front to introspect. CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat who has presided over a one way slide in their electoral fortunes since taking over in 2005, barring the 2006 victories, will face some tough questions. While a silent wave for the call for change or the party's misadventures over land are being largely blamed...
09:45 PM, May 14, 2011
Jyoti basu's granddaughter launches cookery book

Jyoti basu's granddaughter launches cookery book

Mallika Basu presents unique cookery book catering specifically to those who are living in a fast lane. ...
12:52 PM, Jul 26, 2010

Jyoti Basu's granddaughter turns author

Jyoti Basu's granddaughter turns author Mallika Basu's latest, "Miss Masala: Real Indian Cooking in Busy Living", published by Harper-Collins was released recently in New Delhi. ...
11:57 AM, Jul 26, 2010

Jyoti Basu inspires many to donate organs

Jyoti Basu inspires many to donate organs CPI-M patriarch Jyoti Basu's body was donated for medical research. ...
07:57 PM, Jan 22, 2010
Jyoti Basu sets an example by donating organs

Jyoti Basu sets an example by donating organs

Basu's eyes have been donated to the Muktakeshi Eye Foundation in Kolkata ...
12:48 PM, Jan 20, 2010

Lakhs gather to say goodbye to Jyoti Basu

Lakhs gather to say goodbye to Jyoti Basu Near stampede at state assembly, where Basu's body lay in state. ...
04:54 PM, Jan 19, 2010

Basu presided over Bengal's industrial decline

Basu presided over Bengal's industrial decline Critical voices accuse Jyoti Basu of ruining a prosperous state. ...
10:42 AM, Jan 19, 2010

Jyoti Basu died virtually a homeless man

Jyoti Basu died virtually a homeless man CPI-M patriarch spent his last days in a single room at Indira Bhavan. ...
10:24 AM, Jan 19, 2010
Face The Nation: Was Jyoti Basu bad for West Bengal?

Face The Nation: Was Jyoti Basu bad for West Bengal?

Jyoti Basu was chief minister of West Bengal for five terms. ...
11:39 PM, Jan 18, 2010

With Basu's death Marxists lose their last stalwart

With Basu's death Marxists lose their last stalwart Jyoti Basu was the last leader alive among the Marxists navratnas. ...
12:16 PM, Jan 18, 2010

View chat with Sagarika Ghose on Basu's political legacy

View chat with Sagarika Ghose on Basu's political legacy With the death of Jyoti Basu, an era in political Bengal has come to an end. ...
09:45 AM, Jan 18, 2010
Watch: Basu's body to be donated for research

Watch: Basu's body to be donated for research

Jyoti Basu set an example not only during his lifetime but also in death. ...
08:24 AM, Jan 18, 2010
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