India needs a third front CPM general secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said that the country needed a third alternative outside the Congress and the BJP. He also called for greater unity of the Left parties towards that end.
Pranab: Differences over N-pact persist External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has admitted that the government has so far not been able to iron out differences with the Left parties on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Railways put security on alert In the wake of terrorist attacks at railway stations, Northern Railways has put its security apparatus on extra alert, ahead of Republic Day, with plans to videograph passengers.
Every hour, 18 women face brutalities in India According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), on an average every hour at least 18 women in the country were victimised in 2006 and more disturbingly, the numbers are swiftly increasing.
There is a proposal to set up a commission for reorganisation of states. Is it desirable to have smaller states? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to comment on the topic. While some of the readers believe that it is good to have smaller states as it would help the government machinery to function effectively, others opine that the division of states would affect the already diminishing national unity and could only add troubles to the country.
