Modi government not serious on retrieving black money: CPI-M
The Narendra Modi government is not ready to "touch the structure of tax havens, money laundering and the generation of black money", the CPI-M has said.
Apr 07, 2016, 20:31 PM IST
Loose knots need to be tied: CPI-M to EC on Bengal polls
The CPI-M has told the Election Commission that there were still loose knots which needed to be addressed to ensure free and fair assembly polls in the coming phases in West Bengal.
Apr 06, 2016, 22:16 PM IST
Bengal police, administration not following model code: Salim
Alleging that a section of police and administrative officials in West Bengal were neither following the model code of conduct nor carrying out the instructions of the Election Commission, the Left Front on Tuesday held a sit-in demonstration outside the office of the Chief Electoral Officer here.
Apr 05, 2016, 22:20 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee is scared of people's alliance: CPI-M
The CPI-M Tuesday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was attacking the Left-Congress combine because she was "scared" of the "people's alliance".
Apr 05, 2016, 20:01 PM IST
Bengal polls not entirely fair: CPI-M
Accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress of indulging in electoral malpractices, the CPI-M on Monday refused to call the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls "entirely fair".
Apr 04, 2016, 22:00 PM IST
West Bengal polls: CPI-M leaders to share stage with Rahul Gandhi
CPI-M leaders will be sharing the stage with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi who would address three rallies in poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday.
Mar 30, 2016, 23:03 PM IST
If Left wins, will withdraw SC case on Singur land: CPI-M
Ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, CPI-M state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra on Tuesday said if a left and democratic government comes to power in the state, it will withdraw from the Supreme Court the case on the land acquired for the Tata Motors factory in Singur.
Mar 30, 2016, 00:24 AM IST
West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leader killed in crude bomb attack
A Trinamool Congress leader was killed in an alleged attack by unidentified assailants at Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas district late Wednesday, triggering tension in the area ahead of Assembly polls in the state.
Mar 24, 2016, 02:04 AM IST
We don't need to learn nationalism from Arun Jaitley: Sitaram Yechury
Equating Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's comments with former US President George Bush's 'either you are with us or with the terrorists' assertion, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today said they would not take lessons in nationalism from the BJP.
Mar 21, 2016, 04:21 AM IST
West Bengal Assembly polls 2016: Delhi is behaving as if emergency has been imposed, Mamata Banerjee
A day after the poll panel cracked the whip and issued transfer orders for 35 top police and district officials in poll-bound West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at it and questioned whether it will tap into votes from the electorate on behalf of the BJP and CPI-M.
Mar 18, 2016, 19:10 PM IST
Transgender seeks AIADMK ticket to contest TN Assembly elections
The Transgender community on Thursday sought All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) ticket to contest the upcoming assembly elections.
Mar 17, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
TMC bribery sting: Congress demands CBI probe; 'match-fixing' between Mamata, BJP, says CPI-M
In more trouble for the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the Congress party on Wednesday filed a PIL in the Kolkata High Court demanding CBI probe into the alleged sting video showing Trinamool Congress leaders accepting cash for favours.
Mar 16, 2016, 15:21 PM IST
CPI-M believes in 'Congress-ism' now, says Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday attacked the Congress and the CPI-M, saying both parties have given up their ideologies and adopted the other`s.
Mar 10, 2016, 17:25 PM IST
Left Front partners unhappy over Congress putting up own candidates
Miffed with Congress for putting up its own candidates in seats where the Left Front has decided to contest, Forward Bloc and RSP today said they will raise the issue in the LF meeting.
Mar 09, 2016, 20:25 PM IST
Kerala Assembly Elections 2016: KC-M rebels meet CPI-M leaders; discuss cooperation in polls
Confirming the meeting, Balakrishanan told reporters that LDF liaision committee would take a final decision on how to associate and co-operate with the former KC-M leaders.
Mar 04, 2016, 23:46 PM IST
Tie-up yet to be sealed, Cong, CPI(M) holding joint protest
Even as the Congress and the CPI-M are yet to formally announce a tie-up for the Assembly poll in West Bengal, the state-level leadership of the two parties seemed to have entered into an alliance mode holding joint local level programmes and protest marches.
Mar 02, 2016, 11:41 AM IST
Rajya Sabha uproar: Oppn demands apology from Irani, Mayawati accuses her of 'doing drama'
Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani's remarks about goddess Durga in the Rajya Sabha generated much political heat in the upper house on Friday as well, with the opposition demanding an apology from her and she rejecting it.
Feb 26, 2016, 23:47 PM IST
CPI-M seeks help from 'democratic forces' to oust Trinamool
The CPI-M on Thursday said it desired the cooperation of "all democratic forces" in West Bengal to defeat the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Feb 18, 2016, 22:41 PM IST
CPI-M, Congress to rally in Kolkata against Centre's handling of JNU row
JNU has been on the boil over the arrest of its students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar on sedition charges.
Feb 14, 2016, 20:42 PM IST
