Sonia goes back on word, dumps Bellary for Amethi
If the lesson of politics is to value expediency over electoral promises, Congress president Sonia Gandhi seems to be learning fast. An asset, surely, that should serve her well in her chosen role as leader of the Opposition in Parliament.

Sena-BJP policies pushed Maharashtra to brink of bankruptcy - Deshmukh
The Congress-I led coalition Government in Maharashtra on Tuesday blamed the erstwhile Shiv Sena-BJP alliance Government for launching various uneconomic and populist programmes, saying that it had pushed the state on the brink of bankruptcy.

Thackeray dares Congress over Srikrishna Commission report
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Tuesday warned the Congress(I)-led coalition government of dire consequences if it decides to implement the recommendations of the Srikrishna Commission report on the communal riots of 1992 and 1993.


  Deshmukh faces a test as race for speaker's post heats up