Achuthanandan was unanimously elected leader of the CPI-M Parliamentary Party on Wednesday.
The US Congress is likely to pass the landmark nuclear energy deal with India, but the vote might be delayed until January.
Left has asked the Govt to explain how and why legal opinion on Quattrocchi's bank accounts was conveyed to London.
While Quattrocchi is invariably referred to as an Italian businessman, he was perhaps more Indian than Italian.
At least 60 people are killed and 150 wounded in three separate suicide attacks in three Jordanian hotels. Al-Qaeda has claimed the suicide bombings.
Hill Palace premises will spot a spectacle of colours this December