Left calls for 12-hour bandh today, West Bengal says all government offices will remain open
"The Left Front has called for 12 hours bandh in West Bengal to protest over the incident where left party workers were beaten up and water cannons were used against them by Police during a march to Nabanna in Kolkata," Left Front Chairman Biman Bose said.
Feb 12, 2021, 09:28 AM IST
No seat-sharing arrangement with Congress for Lok Sabha poll in West Bengal: Left Front
Out of 38 seats, CPI (M) will field its candidates from 29 seats, AIFB from three seats, RSP from three seats and CPI from three seats.
Mar 20, 2019, 20:43 PM IST
CPI(M)-led Left Front releases first list of 25 candidates in West Bengal for Lok Sabha polls
After days of deliberations with the Congress, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) -led Left Front released its first list of candidates for 25 seats in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha election 2019.
Mar 15, 2019, 19:31 PM IST
Ashok Mitra dead at 89: Veteran Marxist economist, first Left finance minister of West Bengal
Ashok Mitra, a Marxist economist who became the first finance minister of Left Front-led government in West Bengal, died on Tuesday. He was 89.
May 01, 2018, 14:08 PM IST
After crushing CPI-M in Tripura, BJP eyes the state's Lok Sabha seats
BJP has renewed attempts to wrest Tripura's two Lok Sabha seats from the CPI-M in the 2019 General Elections.
Apr 08, 2018, 16:53 PM IST
Congress won't succeed with another UPA experiment: CPI-M
The Congress won`t succeed with another UPA experiment as it has lost all credibility, the CPI-M has said.
Mar 22, 2018, 16:24 PM IST
BJP invites Manik Sarkar for Biplab Deb's swearing-in; outgoing CM agrees to attend
The BJP-IPFT combine swept to power in Tripura on March 3, 2018, ending 25 years of uninterrupted rule of the CPI(M)-led Left Front.
Mar 08, 2018, 21:37 PM IST
After Lenin and Periyar, a statue of Syama Prasad Mukherjee vandalised
The act is seen as a vengeance after two statues of Lenin and Periyar were vandalised in Tripura soon after BJP toppled the Left Front government in the state elections.
Mar 07, 2018, 14:46 PM IST
Vladimir Lenin statue demolished in Tripura, Left up in arms against BJP and RSS
While Left leader targeted the BJP and RSS for the issue, the JDU also said that all ideologies must be respected and supported in India.
Mar 06, 2018, 12:08 PM IST
BJP-IPFT storm leaves Tripura a fallen fortress for the Left
The Left is now dramatically more vulnerable. On the other hand, BJP says ally IPFT will be a part of the new government.
Mar 04, 2018, 00:16 AM IST
Sun is red when it sets, turns saffron when it rises: Narendra Modi taunts Left after Tripura victory
Prime Minister Narendra Modi revelled in his party's victory in the Tripura Assembly elections, and launched a scathing attack on the politics of the Left. He said the Northeast would show the way to the rest of the country when it comes to development.
Mar 03, 2018, 18:54 PM IST
BJP-led NDA’s wave in Tripura sends Congress into oblivion
The entire Congress vote share seems to have shifted to the BJP which garnered 42.8% of votes in 2018 elections, up from a meagre 1.54% in the 2013 polls.
Mar 03, 2018, 17:08 PM IST
This is not BJP's golden age, there is more to come: BJP president Amit Shah after victories in Tripura, Nagaland
Only if the BJP has won in West Bengal, Kerala and Odisha would he call it a golden age, Shah said.
Mar 03, 2018, 16:44 PM IST
BJP set to win big in Tripura; consolidate its position in Nagaland, Meghalaya: Exit polls
According to the exit polls, the BJP will comfortably dethrone the Left Front government from power in Tripura.
Feb 27, 2018, 22:16 PM IST
As election fever grips Northeast, PM Modi leads BJP's campaign in Tripura
The PM will address two public rallies near border areas – Sipahijala and Kailashahar.
Feb 08, 2018, 08:00 AM IST
More you spread mud of violence, better will Lotus blossom: Amit Shah tells Left Front in poll-bound Tripura
Kicking off Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) election campaign in poll-bound Tripura, party president Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on Manik Sarkar-led ruling Left Front.
Jan 07, 2018, 17:24 PM IST
BJP demands President's Rule in Tripura
BJP on Tuesday demanded President's Rule in Tripura ahead of Assembly elections due in February 2018.
Dec 05, 2017, 16:50 PM IST
West Bengal biz-friendly, legacy issues of Left will take time to dissolve: Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee, speaking before 300 foreign delegates from the US, Europe, and Asia said the state was strategically poised, safe and sound politically and geographically.
Nov 27, 2017, 17:03 PM IST
Tripura Assembly polls: BJP to field new faces
The BJP will put up 98 per cent new faces and 65 per cent young candidates in next year's Assembly elections in Tripura.
Jul 24, 2017, 18:14 PM IST
Opposition to skip Mamata government's all-party meeting in the hills
Terming the West Bengal government-sponsored all party meet on June 22 to discuss the volatile situation in the north Bengal hills as "delayed and pointless", the state opposition parties have decided to stay away from it.
Jun 22, 2017, 00:00 AM IST
