Sitaram Yechury

CPI-M Releases Manifesto For Lok Sabha Polls, Promises To Scrap 'Draconian' UAPA, PMLA, CAA

The CPI(M) manifesto promises to scrap all "draconian" laws such as the UAPA and the PMLA.

Apr 04, 2024, 17:47 PM IST

Ordinance Row: CPI(M) Backs AAP After Arvind Kejriwal Meets Sitaram Yechury

Yechury appealed to the Congress and other opposition parties to support the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the issue, saying promulgation of the ordinance on administrative services in Delhi is a 'brazen violation' of the Constitution.

May 30, 2023, 16:19 PM IST

Atiq-Ashraf Murder: From Congress, Left To Owaisi, Who Said What

Atiq-Ashraf Murder: The opposition parties demanded that the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh should be dismissed.

Apr 16, 2023, 07:46 AM IST

Centre Using Government Agencies As Political Weapons: Sitaram Yechury

Yechury appealed to all the opposition parties to put pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he had promised that he would implement the Women`s Reservation Bill 9 years ago, which is still stuck in the Lok Sabha.

Mar 10, 2023, 17:16 PM IST

‘Centre not ready to accept...’: CPM hits out at BJP on Global Hunger Index

According to the Global Hunger Index, India ranked 107th out of 121 countries, with the world's highest child-wasting rate of 19.3 per cent.

Oct 16, 2022, 15:35 PM IST

‘The Kashmir Files’ released to worsen situation on ground: CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury

Reacting to the film 'Kashmir Files', CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury the movie has been released with an aim to worsen the situation on the ground.

Mar 24, 2022, 17:18 PM IST

CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury's son Ashish dies of COVID-19 at Gurgaon hospital

Ashish, who studied at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, worked in several publications, including the Times of India in Delhi, before moving to Pune.

Apr 22, 2021, 09:50 AM IST

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Former JNU student Umar Khalid arrested in connection with Delhi Riots

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid was arrested by the Delhi Police on Sunday (September 13) for his alleged involvement in the riots that erupted in the national capital in February 2020.

Sep 14, 2020, 07:46 AM IST

CPI(M) calls nationwide protests against Centre from Sept 17-22

The CPI(M) will demand that the BJP-led central government urgently address the immediate needs of the people, said Yechury.

Sep 13, 2020, 19:59 PM IST

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Exclusive: Delhi riot was not a coincidence, but an experiment?

Delhi Police has named CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav, economist Jayati Ghosh, Delhi University professor and activist Apoorvananda and documentary filmmaker Rahul Roy as co-conspirators in the case of riots in Delhi this year.

Sep 13, 2020, 16:46 PM IST

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Minds behind Delhi riots exposed in Delhi police chargesheet

According to a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav are among the people whose names appear in a disclosure statement of an accused in riots that broke out in Delhi in February.

Sep 13, 2020, 13:08 PM IST

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Are 'Comrade' sponsors of Delhi riots?

Sep 13, 2020, 11:10 AM IST

Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav, Jayati Ghosh not charged in Delhi riots chargesheet, clarifies police

Delhi Police on Sunday (September 13) clarified that Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav and Jayati Ghosh are not named as co-conspirators in the supplementary chargesheet of Delhi riots filed by Delhi Police.

Sep 13, 2020, 11:08 AM IST

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Supplementary chargesheet on Delhi riots: Names of Yogendra Yadav, Sitaram Yechury on the list

According to a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav are among people whose names appear in a disclosure statement of an accused in riots that broke out in Delhi in February.

Sep 13, 2020, 09:20 AM IST

Sitaram Yechury, Yogendra Yadav, economist Jayati Ghosh named co-conspirators in Delhi riots case

In a major development, the Delhi Police on Saturday (September 12, 2020) named CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav, economist Jayati Ghosh, Delhi University professor and activist Apoorvanand, and documentary filmmaker Rahul Roy as co-conspirators in February Delhi riots case in its supplementary chargesheet.

Sep 12, 2020, 20:57 PM IST

Left parties to hold week-long nationwide agitation against Centre over economic slowdown

The Left parties had last month announced a protest on October 10 and 16 to press for their demands which also include stopping privatisation of the public sector and raising the minimum monthly old age and widow pension to Rs 3,000.

Oct 10, 2019, 06:32 AM IST

J&K CPM leader MY Tarigami shifted to AIIMS Delhi after Supreme Court order

This comes just days after the Supreme Court had allowed senior CPM leader Sitaram Yechury to visit Tarigami in Srinagar.

Sep 09, 2019, 12:50 PM IST

Sitaram Yechury reaches Kashmir to meet ailing party MLA Yousuf Tarigami, whisked away amid tight security

The Supreme Court had on Wednesday allowed Yechury to visit Jammu and Kashmir to meet ailing party MLA Tarigami.

Aug 29, 2019, 10:33 AM IST

SC permits CPI-M's Sitaram Yechury to visit party colleague Mohd Yusuf Tarigami in J&K

The Supreme Court Wednesday permitted Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury to visit party colleague Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami in the newly-established Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He will be provided access and security, if required, during the visit.

Aug 28, 2019, 13:42 PM IST