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D. Raja
Doraisamy Raja (born 3 June 1949) is a veteran Indian politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI). Known for his strong advocacy on social justice, secularism, and
...Read more- VIDEO: Assault on black money or on the poor? See what experts say
Today, the 50 day deadline given to deposit illegal currency came to end and has left us asking whether the hardship worth it?
- MMDR, Coal bills to come up for debate in Rajya Sabha
If these bills are not cleared today, the government will extend the ongoing first half of the Budget session by a couple of days.
- Ordinance route for Food Sec Bill runs into Opposition fire
Opposition parties attacked the government for resorting to the ordinance route to implement the Food Security Bill. They feel the government is using this route to run away from debate.
- UPA shouldn't consider FDI vote win a big victory: D Raja
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, D Raja, leader, CPI says UPA should not consider FDI vote win a big victory. "This is a huge moral defeat for the government."
- Anna threatens to re-launch his protest. Is it justified?
In a series of interviews Anna Hazare has again targeted politicians and Parliament. He says the Prime Minister is remote controlled, LK Advani’s Rath Yatra is a gimmick, he has threatened to relaunch his protest if Parliament does not accept the Jan Lokpal Bill and controversially for some, has praised Indira Gandhi.
- UPA-2's 2nd anniversary: An assessment of its performance
On Sunday UPA-2 marked its second anniversary in office. Is it living up to the high expectations of 2009 or has it been disappointing? Experts discuss.
- State poll results: What is the message from electorate?
In an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Karan Thapar, Kapil Sibal, from the Congress party; D Raja, from the CPI; Saugata Roy, from the Trinamool Congress, Editor-in-Chief of the Hindu, N Ram and the well-known political analyst Yogendra Yadav, analyse the message from the people of India in election results.
- Wikileaks & cash-for-votes: Government's response?
The Wikileak exposé have once again focused concern on how the government won the confidence vote in 2008. In-turn that raised critical issues about the extent of corruption and the integrity of the government, a lot now depends on the government’s response.
- India Tonight: Concern over black money
Concern about black money has forced the Finance Minister, to hold a press conference and issue a fresh statement and detailed note on the steps the government is taking. But, that hasn’t appease the opposition or sections of the press.
