NEW DELHI, 16 JUNE. When former PM Manmohan Singh ceased to be a member of Rajya Sabha on Friday, it marked the first time in many years that there will be no former PM in Parliament with Janata Dal (S) leader HD Deve Gowda having lost his Lok Sabha election from Tumkur.

KOLKATA, 15 JUNE. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday launched another attack on what she saw as the ruling BJP's attempt to "turn Bengal into Gujarat", declaring that "if you stay in Bengal, you have to learn Bangla".