Sonia-Mamata chemistry regales election gathering

LALGOLA - Campaigning jointly for the first time since the 2001 West Bengal assembly elections, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee left a marked impression on their audience in a West Bengal town Monday.

Third, Fourth Front leaders’ only personal ambition PM’s chair: Sonia

LALGOLA/SHAMSI - Describing the emergence of the Third Front and Fourth Front as the result of the personal ambitions of some leaders to become prime minister, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday said these formations were without issues and principles.

Left Front running dictatorship in West Bengal: Sonia Gandhi

LALGOLA - Assailing West Bengal’s Left Front (LF) government for ‘running a dictatorship’, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday expressed concern at the Communist rulers’ failure to ‘improve the lot of the minorities’ and the poor.

Security up for Sonia’s West Bengal campaign

LALGOLA - Police have stepped up vigil across West Bengal, particularly in the vicinity of the areas bordering Bangladesh, as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is slated to address election meetings in border districts Monday.

Pakistan yet to reply on Mumbai dossier: Pranab

LALGOLA - India has not yet received any official communication from Pakistan on a dossier over the Mumbai terrorist attack, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Sunday.