Basu to continue as CM
Ignoring West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu's plea that he be relieved of his duties in view of his indifferent health, the CPI(M) has prevailed on the 86-year-old leader to continue in office.

Sena-BJP Govt's populist blunders
Politics of populism, played over the last five years by the Shiv Sena-BJP Government with cotton purchase, has brought the monopoly scheme to the brink of collapse under the burden of mammoth losses.

Assembly polls to put Cong, NCP's new bonhomie to test
The harmony, if any, between the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress in Maharashtra will be put to the test early next year when the Assembly elects five new members to the Rajya Sabha.

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