Tripura polls: Will it be a 4th term for the Left govt? Leading the Left government since 1998, Manik Sarkar is eyeing a fourth successive victory in poll-bound Tripura. He is also possibly India 's poorest chief minister. His declared assets mention an inherited property worth Rs 2.5 lakh and less than Rs 10,000 in a bank. "Manik Sarkar is like a god for us and our children," says one of his supporters. ...  
09:37 AM, Feb 11, 2013

Left 'lands' in trouble in Kerala The dust of Nandigram has not settled yet and there’s trouble brewing for the Left government in Kerala over land. ...  
07:58 PM, Apr 06, 2007