Buoyed by their victory in the recent elections to the 195 municipalities and a fiasco that social activist Anna Hazare’s agitation faced in this city last week, the Congress and Nationalist

Political parties in Maharashtra have united to press for inclusion of Belgaum, in Karnataka but populated by Marathi speakers, in the state. They have also unanimously demanded that till the

Seeking to profit from the Congress’ prevailing low fortunes, UPA allies Trinamool Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), otherwise described as ‘valued allies’ by the