G Sreedathan

Setbacks in civic polls and bar bribery case have put a spanner in the works. By getting a minister to resign, he has controlled the damage, but it may not be enough

The prime minister appreciated his views and promised to look into the suggestions made by him

Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers

Interview with Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research

As the CPI(M) flounders with soft Hindutva approach & anti-incumbency creeps into ruling Congress, the Ezhavas' overtures towards BJP could see the party finally opening its account in the state

Valson Thampu has been summoned in a sexual harassment case

C I Issac, has put up a passionate defence of the Sangh Parivar's ghar wapsi programme

On the first anniversary of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, Sangh affiliates say they're annoyed with the ruling dispensation but can't live without it either

The government's flip-flop on the Tibet issue has also upset some sections of the RSS

The RSS leader also slammed the media for "sensationalising" alleged attacks on churches

Finance ministers' panel says this work needn't wait; discusses proposed rate for tax but no decision; asks Centre for more foreign study

Recently the NDA govt put Ford Foundation on a watchlist and froze he accounts of Greenpeace India

Interview with Chairman, Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers

Interview with Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief

The RSS-inspired organisation criticises govt's response to US demands on changes in India's IPR law

According to sources, the DYFI's main focus will be Kerala and the festival is a tool to reach out to the minority communities

Interview with Archbishop of Delhi

Besides opposition parties, RSS-affiliated organisations, too, have stepped up pressure to abandon controversial provisions