36 percent voter turnout in West Bengal by-polls
Voting for by-elections in two Lok Sabha constituencies and one Assembly seat in West Bengal began on Saturday morning under the shadow of the Centre's demonetisation drive.
Nov 19, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
Demonetisation debate in Parliament: As it happened on Thursday
Opposition on Thursday paralysed Parliament.
Nov 17, 2016, 15:24 PM IST
CPI(M) stands for Indian nationalism, not Hindu nationalism: Sitaram Yechury
CPI(M) stands for Indian nationalism and not Hindu nationalism, its general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Tuesday.
Nov 08, 2016, 12:38 PM IST
Corruption will be dealt with sternly: Achuthanandan
Veteran CPI-M leader and former chief minister VS Achuthanandan on Saturday applauded the Kerala government`s battle against corruption.
Oct 29, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
West Bengal: CPI(M)-Congress part ways ahead of by-polls
After the disastrous performance of the Congress-CPI(M) alliance in the last Assembly poll, the CPI(M) was under fire from both its central leadership and Left Front partners.
Oct 29, 2016, 10:08 AM IST
CPI(M) to intervene in Supreme Court hearing on use of religion in polls
The CPI(M) on Thursday become the first political party to intervene in the ongoing Supreme Court hearing on whether seeking votes in the name of religion or caste amounted to "corrupt practices" under the Representation of the People's (RP) Act.
Oct 27, 2016, 17:29 PM IST
Invite Hurriyat Conference for talks, announce CBMs: Sitaram Yechury
The CPI(M) on Saturday said that the government should invite Hurriyat Conference for talks with the all-party delegation and announce confidence building measure during its visit to Kashmir.
Sep 03, 2016, 12:45 PM IST
Bharat Bandh LIVE: Yechury attacks PM over Reliance Jio 4G ads; CPI (M) says Kejriwal competing with Modi
The nationwide day-long strike on Friday by Left-affiliated trade unions against the BJP-led central government's "anti-labour" policies affected normal life in several states.
Sep 02, 2016, 15:29 PM IST
RSS turning temples into storehouses of arms: Kerala minister
In a Facebook post, Kerala’s Temple Affairs Minister Kadakampally Surendran alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was trying to keep devotees away from shrines.
Aug 30, 2016, 11:55 AM IST
Inner party dissidence in CPI-M over alliance with Congress
Forward Bloc said the Left Front is not a personal property of CPI(M).
Jul 13, 2016, 12:25 PM IST
Trinamool Congress MLA injured while leading victory procession
Basirhat North MLA A TM Abdullah was allegedly attacked with bamboo poles and bricks.
Jun 01, 2016, 15:28 PM IST
CPI(M) leader Sushanta Ghosh slapped in West Bengal court premises
CPI-M leader Sushanta Ghosh, who is being tried in connection with the skeleton recovery case, was on Thursday slapped in a local court here by a man who claimed that one of the skeletons dug out from near his (Ghosh's) ancestral home in Benachapra village was of his son.
May 26, 2016, 14:23 PM IST
VS Achuthanandan has a message for Kerala's new LDF government – Read
Former Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan was recently given a ceremonial title of 'Kerala's Fidel Castro' by Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.
May 25, 2016, 11:47 AM IST
Pinarayi Vijayan to swear-in as Kerala CM today, says people have high hopes of us
The swearing-in ceremony of Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Pinarayi Vijayan as Kerala's 22nd chief minister will take place at the Central Stadium.
May 25, 2016, 08:54 AM IST
Kerala Chief Minister-designate Pinarayi Vijayan celebrates birthday with media
Kerala Chief Minister-designate Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday celebrated his birthday with the media by distributing sweets.
May 24, 2016, 13:06 PM IST
After Pinarayi Vijayan's selections as CM, VS Achuthanandan to continue as 'sentinel' of people of Kerala
There were reports that CPI-M veteran VS Achuthanandan was unhappy at not being anointed as Chief Minister of Kerala.
May 21, 2016, 13:49 PM IST
Pinarayi Vijayan to be next Kerala CM; VS Achuthanandan leaves meeting midway
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will on Friday announce politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan as Kerala's 22nd chief minister.
May 20, 2016, 12:42 PM IST
Assembly Election Results 2016: As it happened
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday crushed the Opposition and Tamil Nadu's AIADMK proved exit polls wrong by retaining power in Assembly elections.
May 20, 2016, 00:14 AM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: What caused Congress-Left poll drubbing in West Bengal
Taken aback by the drubbing the Left Front-Congress alliance received in the West Bengal assembly polls, two opposition leaders, who played a key role in forging the unlikely pact, on Thursday blamed the "adverse political atmosphere" and the "selective transfer of BJP votes in specific constituencies" for the electoral debacle.
May 19, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
Assembly poll results 2016 stamp on performance of Modi govt, says Amit Shah
Hitting out at Congress, Shah said, “Assembly Election Results show that people who trying to disrupt Parliament and politicise issues have been shown doors by voters.”
May 19, 2016, 15:49 PM IST
