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- Media creation, says Pinarayi Vijayan of V.S. Achuthanandan letter
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21: Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala state secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), today tried to brush off veteran communist V.S. Achuthanandan's reporte....
- V.S. Achuthanandan seeks Pinarayi Vijayan's removal from CPI-M post
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20: Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan has asked the party's national leadership to remove h....
- Mamata Banerjee government celebrating anniversary of misrule: CPI-M
Kolkata, May 20: The Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) today mocked Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government's anniversary celebrations and dubbed them as an "anniversary o....
- Pinarayi Vijayan will meet Dange's fate: V.S.Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram, May 12: In stinging remarks, CPI-M veteran V.S. Achuthanandan warned yesterday that his rival Pinarayi Vijayan will soon meet the fate of the once iconic Indian Communist S.....
- GAAR rollback a surrender to US: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 8: India's decision to defer the implementation of the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) by one year "is a meek surrender to finance capital ... and the US", the CP....
- CPI-M attacks Hillary's Kolkata visit
Kolkata, May 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist today termed the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a bid by the US to "harvest fruits" of West Bengal's Mamata B....
- CPI-M not involved in former leader's murder: V.S.Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7: Kerala's Leader of Opposition and Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) veteran V.S. Achuthanandan today denied his party's involvement in the murder of a ....
- Consult on president, CPI-M tells UPA
New Delhi, May 7: The CPI-M today asked the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to have "a wide agreement" on the next president as they cannot elect one on their own strengt....
- 'Hillary Clinton visiting Kolkata as Mamata Banerjee government US' favourite'
Kolkata, May 6: Former West Bengal chif minister and Marxist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today took a dig at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to the city, saying that the pr....
- CPI-M suspends former party MP
Kolkata, May 1: Former Lok Sabha member Anil Basu, who acquired infamy for his lewd comments against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls last year, ....
- Three CPI-M leaders allege ill-treatment at Doha airport
Kochi, April 29: En route to Cuban capital Havana to participate in a trade union congress, three Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders from Kerala were stopped at the Doha International Air....
- Both Congress and Trinamool are sinking ships: CPI-M
Kolkata, April 27: The CPI-M today took a dig at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assuring Trinamool Congress (TMC) members of parliament over the financial crisis in West Bengal, saying only time....
- Mamata's reign similar to semi-fascist rule of 1970s: Left leader
Kolkata, April 19: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Surya Kanta Mishra on Wednesday likened the rule of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to the "semi fascist regime....
- Kerala CPI-M leaders to protest on Monday
Kochi, April 15: Angry leaders and activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will march towards the office of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here on Monday to protest....
- Prakash Karat bats for V.S. Achuthanandan
Kozhikode (Kerala), April 10: CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat today dismissed as baseless reports that former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan was "ousted" from the politb....
- Achuthanandan not in politburo, Buddhadeb in
Kozhikode (Kerala), April 9: There were question marks over both. But while former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee retained his place in the CPI-M politburo, former Kerala ch....
- Karat re-elected CPI-M general secretary
Kozhikode (Kerala), April 9: Prakash Karat was today re-elected general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
Karat, 68, who has headed the CPI-M since 2005, said....
- Strengthening CPI-M need of the hour: Prakash Karat
Kozhikode (Kerala), April 4: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today called for strengthening the party, saying only the Left and democratic parties could....
- Buddhadeb skips CPI-M meet
Kolkata, April 3: Former West Bengal chief minister and politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is staying away from the 20th congress of the CPI-M starting on Wednesday at Kozhikode in Kerala....
- CPI-M will brood over setbacks at 20th congress
Kozhikode (Kerala), April 2: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will hold its 20th party congress here starting on Wednesday to discuss its recent electoral setbacks and the way ahead....
- Antony should quit: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31: Leader of opposition and veteran CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan on Friday said Defence Minister A.K. Antony should resign in the wake of "the biggest ever sca....
- Left walks out over newspaper ban, to meet Bengal governor
Kolkata, March 29: The opposition Left Front staged a walkout from the West Bengal assembly for the third consecutive day today after its adjournment motion on the newspaper ban issue was disal....
- Planning Commission hiding Indian poverty: CPI-M
New Delhi, March 20: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused the Planning Commission of dishonesty for trying to cover up what it said was the massive levels of poverty.
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- CPI-M leader questions Nandigram accused's induction
Kolkata, March 20: A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader on Monday questioned the presence of leaders like former MP Laxman Seth, arrested for alleged involvement in the 2007 Nandig....
- Ex CPI-M MP arrested in Nandigram case flown to Kolkata
Kolkata, March 19: Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Lok Sabha member Laxman Seth and two of his associates, arrested in Mumbai in connection with violent incidents at Nandigram i....
- Rail budget lacks fund-generation ideas: Left
Kolkata, March 14: Terming the rail budget presented by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi as populist, West Bengal's opposition Left Front today said that he failed suggest ways to generate f....
- Probe Sri Lanka killings, CPI-M says
New Delhi, March 13: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today called for "a credible investigation" into widespread allegations of extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka.
- Kerala CPI-M legislator resigns
Thiruvananthapuram,March 9: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader R. Selvaraj today resigned as legislator, taking the party top brass by surprise and fuelling speculation that he was....
- CPI-M politburo to discuss assembly poll results
Agartala, March 8: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo at its meeting in New Delhi on Saturday and on Sunday will discuss the political outcome of the five-states' assemb....
- Come clean on military ties with US: CPI-M
New Delhi, March 3: The CPI-M today asked the government to come clean on military ties with the US after an Amercian commander claimed that US special forces were stationed in India.
- Mamata regime's anti-strike circular obnoxious, says Left Front
Kolkata, Feb 24: The Left Front today termed as "obnoxious" the West Bengal government's circular denying state employees leave on Feb 28 when the central trade unions have called a....
- Two years after death, Jyoti Basu still CPI-M mascot
Kolkata, Feb 19: Even over two years after his death, Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu's appeal continues undiminished, at least in the party of which he was one of the founding fathers.
- Trinamool trying to gag the opposition: CPI-M
Kolkata,Feb 19:The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government of trying to "gag" the opposition and running the assembly &#....
- Trinamool's opposition to anti-terror body is political posturing: CPI-M
Kolkata, Feb 18: Dubbing Trinamool Congress' opposition to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) as "political positioning" to gain national importance, the Communist Party o....
- CPI-M's Bengal conference to discuss poll debacle
Kolkata, Feb 15: The Communist Party of India-Marxist began its four-day state conference in West Bengal today to discuss its future agenda. This is the first time in three decades that the mee....
- Trinamool government pursuing undemocratic policies: CPI-M
Kolkata, Feb 11: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal of pursuing "undemocratic and anti-people....
- CPI-M aims to vibe more with sympathisers, minorities
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11: Pinarayi Vijayan, who created a record of sorts by getting elected as the state secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for the fifth consecutive term, h....
- Bengal bars media conference at the assembly, CPI-M objects
Kolkata, Feb 10: The West Bengal assembly today barred press conferences at the media centre in the assembly premises when the house is not in session, drawing protests from the Communist Party....
- CPI-M denounces India's Syria vote
New Delhi, Feb 6: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today denounced India's vote for a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria and called for diplomatic efforts to bring ....
- CPI-M supports nurses' stir in Kerala
Kochi, Feb 4: The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today came out in support of nurses of a private hospital here who have struck work for better pay and working cond....
- CPI-M for more women members
Agartala, Feb 1: Tripura's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said it was looking to induct more women members.
"In Tripura, 25 percent of the total of 76,6....
- CPI-M in wait and see mode for 2014 allies
Kolkata, Jan 20: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has adopted a wait and watch policy for firming up alliances ahead of the 2014 general elections as it foresees realignment of poli....
- CPI-M counters Mamata claim on farmer suicides
Kolkata, Jan 19: Contesting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that not a single farmer has committed suicide in West Bengal because of agricultural debt, the opposition Communist Party....
- Crucial CPI-M politburo, central committee meetings from Tuesday
Kolkata, Jan 16: The Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) top leadership would, during a four-day sitting beginning here on Tuesday, discuss crucial documents determining the party....
- CPI-M expels 570 cadres in Tripura
Agartala, Jan 15: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has expelled over 570 leaders and cadres in Tripura as part of its rectification move while over 8,000 party members did not renew....
- Achuthanandan to take decision when charge sheet comes
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 14: With his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) having turned down his offer to quit after his name figured in a land scam, Kerala's Leader of Opposition V.S. ....
- CPI-M slams Trinamool for sidelining Congress
Kolkata, Jan 8: Fuelling the controversy of the Congress acting as the B-Team of the Left, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was run....
- Left questions Mamata on vacant Lokayukta post
Kolkata, Jan 3: As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee bats for the states' prerogative to appoint Lokayuktas, the opposition Left today questioned her on the new government's la....
- CPI-M mocks at PM's initiatives to tackle corruption
Kolkata, Jan 2: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today mocked at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "transformational initiatives" to empower people and fight corruption, a....
- Mamata's remarks about CPI-M defamatory: Left Front
Kolkata, Dec 22: West Bengal's Left Front today dubbed as "irresponsible" and "defamatory" Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegation that the Marxists had hatched a &#....
- CPI-M denounces Food Security Bill
New Delhi, Dec 16: The CPI-M today dubbed the upcoming Food Security Bill "a travesty of food security", and demanded the "universal" supply of at least 35 kg of foodgrains at R....
- CPI-M demands judicial inquiry into Bengal police firing
Kolkata, Dec 2: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded a judicial inquiry into the police firing in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas - which claimed two lives - and aske....
- FDI in retail will hit 'crores', says CPI-M
New Delhi, Nov 25: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said the decision to allow FDI in multibrand retail "will destroy the livelihoods of crores of small retailers".
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- No impact of government's assurances on inflation: Yechury
New Delhi, Nov 22: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury today said there has been no impact of the government's earlier assurances in parliament on action against....
- CPI-M protests dilution of nuke liability law
New Delhi, Nov 17: The rules notified under the Civil Nuclear Liability Act have diluted the provisions of liability for the foreign suppliers, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said....
- Reverse deregulation of petrol price: CPI-M
New Delhi, Nov 16: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked the government to reverse the deregulation of petrol price in view of "the volatility of the international marke....
- Supreme Court releases jailed Kerala CPI-M leader
New Delhi, Nov 15: The Supreme Court today directed the release of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader M.V. Jayarajan who was jailed for six months by the Kerala High Court for usi....
- CPI-M to appeal sentencing of leader for contempt
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10: The Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Kerala unit today decided to go in appeal in the apex court after its leader M.V. Jayarajan was on Tuesday sentenc....
- Trinamool's opposition to petrol hike meaningless: Biman Bose
Kolkata, Nov 9: West Bengal's Left Front today termed as "meaningless" the Trinamool Congress' opposition to the petrol price hike and asked why the party did not protest when p....
- Bengal CPI-M to introspect on shortcomings, infuse young blood
Kolkata, Oct 31: Ahead of a crucial party conference, the West Bengal unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has decided to induct young blood in the party and hold meetings to i....
- CPI-M to induct younger members in party committees
Kolkata, Oct 30: Ahead of its crucial West Bengal party conference, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Sunday announced that at least 25 percent of members in all its committees w....
- CPI-M admits failures at all levels in Bengal
Kolkata, Oct 5: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today admitted it had failed to read the mood of the people, who voted it out to end its 34-year rule in West Bengal.
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- CPI-M accuses Mamata Banerjee of violating poll code
Kolkata, Sep 2: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of violating the poll code during a rally Aug 28 ahead of the by-election f....
- New Rajya Sabha members take oath
New Delhi, Aug 19: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's key aide Ahmed Patel and Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member Sitaram Yechury along with seven newly-elected members today ....
- Andhra Pradesh extends ban on CPI
Hyderabad, Aug 9: The Andhra Pradesh government today extended for another year the ban on the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and six of its frontal organisations, officials said.
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- Food security bill in current form unacceptable: Karat
Kolkata, Aug 7: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said the food security bill in its current form will curtail the food security as it caters to cer....
- Probe rights abuses, CPI-M tells Colombo
Kolkata, Aug 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked Sri Lanka to probe the "serious allegations" of rights abuses by its military in the war against the Tamil Tiger....
- CPI-M politburo, central committee meet in Kolkata
Kolkata, Aug 5: The politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today met in Kolkata to discuss the current political scenario and the course of action for the party in the wake o....
- Nexus between lawmakers, businessmen: CPI-M
Srinagar, July 20: There is a nexus between lawmakers, businessmen and bureaucrats in the country to sustain corruption, M.Y. Tarigami, secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Communist ....
- CPI-M to government: don't dilute nuclear liability law
New Delhi, July 20: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has asked the government not to dilute the civil nuclear liability law as sought by the US.
"The US continues to e....
- CPI-M will adapt to new scenario: Karat
Kolkata, July 17: Conceding that certain misconceptions existed in the party, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said suitable measures would be take....
- Left debacle a passing phase: Tripura CM
Agartala, July 6: Communist parties are still relevant in India and will soon overcome the dip in their fortunes, says Manik Sarkar, chief minister of Tripura, the only state in the country wh....
- Living in hospital so wife can be on duty: former CPI-M MP
Kolkata, July 1: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) central committee member and former MP Mohammed Salim today clarified that he and his doctor wife were living in a state-run hospital ....
- CPI-M politburo meets to discuss poll debacle
Hyderabad, June 10: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) began a crucial politburo meeting here today to look into the reasons for its defeat in the West Bengal and Kerala assembly poll....
- Buddhadeb to skip CPI-M politburo, central committee meetings
Kolkata, June 10: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has decided to skip the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo and central committee meetings that would ....
- CPI-M opposes move to allow FDI in multi-brand retail
New Delhi, May 28: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today strongly opposed any move to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail in view of the recommendation mad....
- What happened to small ministry promise, CPI-M asks Mamata
Kolkata, May 22: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today took pot shots at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for failing to "keep her word" of forming a small cabin....
- Gurudas Dasgupta slams CPI-M for debacle
Kolkata, May 18: Blaming "arrogance of power" by some Left leaders for the West Bengal election rout, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta today asked that CPI-M to ta....
- CPI-M pulls up former minister for criticising Buddhadeb
Kolkata, May 17: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today publicly censured its legislator and former West Bengal minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah for his open criticism of top party lead....
- Left Front complains to poll panel on paid news
Kolkata, May 4: West Bengal's ruling Left Front today lodged a complaint with the Election Commission that a section of media was playing a partisan role and publishing "paid news"....
- CPI-M attacks NSS for anti-Achuthanandan remarks
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today slammed the Nair Service Society (NSS), a social organisation of the Hindu Nair community, for remarks that the out....
- CPI-M questions poll panel's arrangements
Kolkata, May 3: West Bengal's ruling Left Front today accused opposition Trinamool Congress of terrorising voters during the fourth phase of assembly polls, and said that the "incidents....
- Osama killing will not end terrorism: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 3: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan was unlikely to end terrorism.
"The death of bi....
- CPI-M calls attack on Gaddafi family 'barbarous'
New Delhi, May 1: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today described as "barbarous" the killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son and three young children in....
- Trinamool misled rural Bengal: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Nandigram, April 30: Two days after arch rival Mamata Banerjee stormed the area, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today campaigned in this rural belt and charged the Trinamoo....
- Was New Delhi linked to Purulia arms drop, asks CPI-M
New Delhi, April 28: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) asked today if any Indian agency was involved in the 1995 arms drop in Purulia in West Bengal for which the Ananda Margis were ....
- CPI-M blasts Chidambaram for attacking Left Front
New Delhi, April 26: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused Home Minister P. Chidambaram of making "patently false" charges after he rated West Bengal the worst rule....
- No decision on Somnath Chatterjee: Buddhadeb
Kolkata, April 24: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today claimed the Left Front will benefit from the poll campaign by former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee but said th....
- Two Indian farmers commit suicide every hour: CPI-M leader
Agartala, April 24: Two farmers are committing suicide every hour in India while the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is busy serving the interests of foreign and domestic corporate....
- Somnath Chatterjee campaigns for CPI-M, attacks PM
Kolkata, April 24: Three years after his expulsion from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Saturday campaigned for the party ahead of t....
- Centre doesn't give money out of charity: Karat
Kolkata, April 21: Ridiculing Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's claim that West Bengal's Left Front government has failed to utilise huge amounts of central grants, the Communist Party of I....
- Rahul Gandhi is an Amul baby: Achuthanandan
Palakkad (Kerala), April 10: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan today hit out at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's comment on his age by calling him an "Amul baby".
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- Kerala: Achuthanandan up against two women and a girl
Palakkad (Kerala), March 26: Kerala Left Front's star campaigner, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan faces a tough challenge on the assembly election campaign trail from two women and a six-....
- CPI-M to seek action on MP found with cash
New Delhi, March 25: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said it will complain to the Election Commission about a Trinamool Congress parliamentarian who was found carrying Rs.57 ....
- CPI-M demands higher probe into vote-buying charge
New Delhi, March 24: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday demanded that probe into the alleged bribery of MPs to buy their votes in a trust vote in 2008 should be carried o....
- Don't want Mamata to be harassed before polls: Buddhadeb
Kolkata, March 23: The West Bengal government will not dig up old cases against opposition leader, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, ahead of the elections next month, Chief Minister Bu....
- Achuthanandan to contest Kerala polls from Malampuzha
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18: Ending the suspense over whether Kerala's octogenarian chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan would be contesting the April 13 assembly elections, the Communist Par....
- Achuthanandan to contest again from Mallampuzha
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18: Kerala's octogenarian chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan would be contesting the April 13 elections from the Mallampuzha assembly constituency, the Communist Pa....
- Achuthanandan not to contest Kerala polls
Thiruvananthapuram, March 16; Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will not contest the April 13 assembly elections, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) committee announced today....
- West Bengal: Student is youngest Marxist candidate
Kolkata, March 15: "It's an honour for me," says Shatarup Ghosh, the youngest Left Front candidate in the West Bengal assembly elections.
Ghosh, who will turn 25 this mont....
- 'CPI-M workers involved in Netai-like incidents not to be spared'
Maheshtala (West Bengal), March 8: Striking a note of self-criticism ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls, Chief Minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Buddhadeb....
- DMK decision a pressure tactic, says CPI-M
Kolkata/New Delhi, March 5: Chairman of West Bengal's ruling Left Front Biman Bose today termed the DMK's decision to end its seven-year alliance with the Congress as a "political p....
- Trinamool worst right wing political force: Buddhadeb
Kolkata, March 5: Dubbing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) as the "worst type of right wing political force", West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has alleged that the opposit....
- 87-year-old Kerala CM ready to contest again
Thiruvananthapuram, March 3: Kerala's 87-year-old chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan said today that he was ready to contest the assembly polls if asked to by his Communist Party of India-Ma....
- West Bengal's Left Front woos Muslims, women
Kolkata, Feb 14: Faced with arguably its toughest political test in the coming assembly polls, West Bengal's ruling Left Front on Sunday wooed two crucial segments of voters - Muslims and w....
- Kerala: CPI-M seeks action on lawmaker's remark against judiciary
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked the Supreme Court to look into the allegations levelled by Kannur Congress Lok Sabha member K. Sudhakaran ag....
- Bengal: Marxists publish book to woo masses in poll year
Kolkata, Feb 6: In an apparent bid to woo the masses in an election year, West Bengal's ruling Marxists have brought out a 728-page book on the state's left movement and the Left Front ....
- Congress allowed billionaires to stash money abroad: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Malda (West Bengal), Feb 5: In the wake of media reports about 18 Indians stashing money in a German bank, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today accused the Congress-led cent....
- CPI-M targets PM for US radio-tagging Indian students
Kolkata, Feb 2: The CPI-M today condemned the US for using radio tags to keep track of Indian students and took potshots at Prime Ministyer Manmohan Singh, saying the victims were reaping the &....
- Bengal CM slams Congress
Kolkata, Jan 31: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of undermining the importance of integrated child....
- Buddhadeb attacks Mamata on railway factory promises
Kakdwip (west Bengal), Jan 29: Taking a potshot at Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said there were adve....
- UPA ignoring Trinamool-Maoist alliance, says Karat
Agartala, Jan 23: Marxist leader Parakash Karat today accused the central government of ignoring what he said was an "alliance" between the Trinamool Congress and Maoists in West Bengal....
- Trinamool working with Maoists, West Bengal CM tells PM, Chidambaram
New Delhi, Jan 19: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today had a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram here to discuss the political viole....
- CPI-M launches fundraiser for Jyoti Basu centre
Kolkata, Jan 17: In a bid to intensify its mass contact programme ahead of assembly polls slated for later this year, West Bengal's ruling Marxists launched a door-to-door fund-raising camp....
- Karat attacks UPA on food inflation, petroleum price hike
Kolkata, Jan 16: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for failing to control rising food inflation and repeat....
- CPI-M politburo begins two-day meeting
Kolkata, Jan 15: The politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today began a two day meeting in Kolkata, to finalise the party's strategy in the upcoming assembly elections ....
- CPI-M trying to retain power by killing people: Mamata
Kolkata, Jan 8: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday charged the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) with trying to retain power in West Bengal by resorting to killings and s....
- CPI-M flays apex court on ban on roadside meetings
New Delhi, Jan 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today described as "highly unfortunate" the Supreme Court decision to uphold a ban on public meetings and rallies on roads....
- Will react on Balakrishnan issue at right time: CPI-M
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said it will react at an "appropriate time" on the allegations of corruption against former chief justice o....
- I will give befitting reply to Chidambaram's letter: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Kolkata, Dec 27: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said he will give a 'befitting reply' on Tuesday to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's letter alleging that....
- Trinamool Congress is spreading anarchy: West Bengal CM
Kolkata, Dec 23: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday attacked opposition Trinamool Congress saying it was spreading anarchy in educational institutions and hampering....
- Bengal minister goes hi-tech against Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Dec 15: In a country where politicians are known for their rambling speeches and predictable media interactions, a West Bengal Marxist minister on Tuesday surprised journalists by maki....
- CPI-M kickstarts Kerala poll campaign
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 1: Smarting under the drubbing received in the recent local bodies poll in Kerala, the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has decided to draw attention to t....
- Mamata attacks CPI-M's stand on 2G scam
Kolkata, Dec 1: In an effort to punch holes in the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) stringent criticism of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over the 2G spectrum co....
- CPI-M students' wing slams Rahul for equating Mao with Modi
Kolkata, Nov 30: The students' wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today slammed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for equating Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi w....
- CPI-M wants Kerala assembly polls in April
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 29: The ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today informed the visiting Deputy Election Commissioner Alok Shukla that it wanted the forthcoming Kerala assemb....
- West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee asks party workers to shun arrogance
Kolkata, Nov 28: Blaming a section of party workers for the debacle of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in recent elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today....
- West Bengal Left Front starts seven-day protest
Kolkata, Nov 25: West Bengal's Left Front led by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday started a seven-day sit-in to protest against the countrywide price rise and the alleg....
- Two killed in Trinamool-CPI-M clash over land
Kolkata, Nov 17: Two activists, one each from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Trinamool Congress, were killed today following a clash over a piece of land in West Bengal....
- Industry possible in Singur if Mamata responds positively
Kolkata, Nov 17: In measured words West Bengal government has today categorically expressed possibility of setting up industry in Singur in near future. Industry minister Nirupam Sen was replyi....
- Bengal minister challenges Trinamool on land acquisition
Kolkata, Nov 17: Throwing a challenge to the opposition Trinamool Congress, which has launched a fresh movement on the land acquisition issue in the north eastern fringes of the city, the West ....
- Development of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar necessary: Rahul Gandhi
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 15: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today said that Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are very important states for the entire nation and their development was necessa....
- She is a liar, West Bengal CM says of Mamata
Kolkata, Nov 13: Without naming arch rival Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday said that false allegations by her against the ....
- Left has paralysed joint forces: West Bengal Congress chief
Kolkata, Nov 10: West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has "paralysed" the central forces deployed in the Lalgarh area to fight the Maoist guerrillas, thus e....
- Government catered to US interests: CPI-M
New Delhi, Nov 9: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused the Congress-led UPA government of "catering to US business and strategic interests by accepting the self-congra....
- CPI-M mouthpiece attacks Ray even after death
Kolkata, Nov 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which was scathing in its attacks on former West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray when he was alive, was today unsparin....
- Left activists protest Barack Obama visit
Mumbai, Nov 6: Holding aloft red flags and placards and shouting "Barack Obama, Go Back", around 100 Left activists gathered here today to protest US President Barack Obama's visit ....
- Say no to American dairy products: CPI-M
New Delhi, Nov 4: Ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said India should not accept the US demand for allowing import of i....
- Our vote share has improved: CPI-M after Kerala drubbing
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1: Keeping up a brave front despite its electoral reverses, the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kerala today said the party has, in fact, improved on ....
- Tripura top among Indian states in many sectors: CPI-M
Agartala, Oct 30: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led Left Front government in Tripura tops among the Indian states in various sectors, a party spokesman asserted here today.
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- CPI-M not to boycott Obama speech
New Delhi, Oct 30: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said it will not boycott US President Barack Obama's address to MPs Nov 8 as he is the first African American president....
- My Cambridge speech was misreported: Prakash Karat
New Delhi, Oct 26: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said some agencies had wrongly reported his speech at Cambridge.
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- Scrap fuel price deregulation, demands CPI-M
New Delhi, Oct 18: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked the central government to scrap deregulation in petrol pricing, after public sector oil companies increased prices tw....
- Contempt proceedings ordered against Kerala CPI-M leader
Kochi, Oct 12: The Kerala High Court today ordered contempt proceedings against senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader M.V. Jayarajan for his outburst against judges in July.
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- CPI-M demands proper trust vote in Karnataka
New Delhi, Oct 12: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today reiterated that a "proper" vote of confidence must be conducted in the Karnataka assembly in which all legislators ....
- CPI-M politburo meets to discuss Ayodhya, Bihar
New Delhi, Oct 4: With the Ayodhya verdict and the Bihar assembly elections beginning this month on the agenda, the two-day politburo meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) beg....
- UPA government ignoring 'aam aadmi': Brinda Karat
Agartala, Oct 2: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Brinda Karat said here today that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has forgotten its pre-....
- Ex-MP asks poll panel to de-recognise CPI-M
New Delhi, Sep 29: Trouble is brewing for the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). One of its former parliamentarians has asked the Election Commission to derecognise it if the party does ....
- Revoke Disturbed Areas in Kashmir towns: CPI-M
New Delhi, Sep 16: Pointing to excesses by security forces, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Prakash Karat has sought the revocation of Disturbed Areas in Srinagar and other urba....
- Declare West Bengal drought a national calamity: CPI-M
Kolkata, Sep 12: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded the central government declare the drought in West Bengal a national calamity and provide subsidies for writing off ....
- CPI-M flays PM for opposing food distribution
New Delhi, Sep 9: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today criticized Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for rejecting the Supreme Court's suggestion to distribute rotting foodgrains t....
- Amethi is poorer than Purulia, CPI-M tells Rahul
New Delhi, Sep 9: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today hit back at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for calling Purulia in Left-ruled West Bengal as "most backward in t....
- Three CPI-M offices torched in West Bengal
Kolkata, Sep 7: At least three party offices of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were torched and Trinamool Congress supporters clashed with the police as violence flared up in West....
- CPI-M slams Rahul Gandhi's West Bengal comment
New Delhi, Sep 6: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today came down heavily on Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for his comment that the days of West Bengal's Left Front g....
- CPI-M has camps in West Midnapore for party supporters: Bose
Kolkata, Sep 2: In the wake of union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's comments on the existence of camps of armed cadres in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, the Communist Party of I....
- Bihar CPI-M leader expelled for trying to patch up with JD-U
New Delhi, Sep 1: Subodh Roy, the Bihar leader from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), was expelled from the party today after he tried to "patch up" with Janata Dal-United (....
- CPI-M opposes MPs hiking their salary
New Delhi, Aug 17: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said today that it was opposed to MPs taking a decision on their own salary hike and a system should be put in place, as in the c....
- PM owes explanation on Mamata's Lalgarh rally: CPI-M
New Delhi, Aug 12: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "owed an explanation" on Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Ba....
- Caste census should ensure scientific count of OBCs: CPI-M
New Delhi, Aug 12: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said that the proposed caste census should ensure a "scientific count" of Other Backward Classes (OBC).
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- Contradiction in government policy on tackling Maoists: CPI-M
New Delhi, Aug 11: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today charged the government with contradicting its policy of tackling the Maoists, saying it had not come clean on Railway Minis....
- Karat dubs Lalgarh rally a Maoist - Mamata joint venture
Vijayawada, Aug 9: It seems like that Mamata Banerjee's rally is causing a lot of heartburn for the CPIM hierarchy in Andhra Pradesh. The general secretary of the prominent Leftist Party in....
- We are under attack in West Bengal, says CPI-M resolution
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has admitted that the party is facing "an unfavourable situation" in the party-ruled states of Kerala an....
- Government ensures food for rats by allowing stocks to rot: Karat
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 7: Slamming the ruling United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) food management policies, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Kara....
- UPA government policies aimed to help super rich: CPI-M
Vijayawada, Aug 7: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government saying its policies were ....
- CPI-M supports 'maximum autonomy' for Kashmir
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said the central government had failed to solve the Kashmir issue and supported "maximum autonomy"....
- Regain lost faith of people, Karat urges CPI-M-led governments
Vijayawada, Aug 7: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today asked the party-led governments in West Bengal and Kerala to do their "utmost" to regai....
- Trinamool-Maoist gangs killed 250 CPI-M activists: Karat
Vijayawada, Aug 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today alleged that the Trinamool Congress, led by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, and Maoists were working in tandem and over 2....
- CPI-M extended central committee meet from Aug 7
New Delhi, Aug 4: The extended central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will be held in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh from Aug 7-10 to discuss the current politi....
- Government should agree to adjournment motion if confident of majority: CPI-M
New Delhi, July 27: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said today that the government should agree to adjourment motion on price rise in the Lok Sabha if it was confident of its numbe....
- West Bengal CPI-M unit lashes out against Somnath over autobiography
Kolkata, July 26: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s West Bengal unit, so far considered soft on expelled party leader Somnath Chatterjee, today lashed out against the former Lo....
- CPI-M state committee asks Buddhadeb to be more firm
Kolkata, July 25: State committee members of West Bengal's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)today called upon Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to be mor....
- CPI-M banks on mass contact to check downslide
Kolkata, July 25: Having suffered a series of electoral reverses, West Bengal's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said it would lay stress on extensive ....
- CPI-M advocates opposing Congress for 'pro-US foreign policy'
New Delhi, July 23: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) central committee today adopted a draft resolution to oppose the Congress for its "pro-US foreign policy", in a snub to ....
- CPI-M demands Amit Shah's resignation
New Delhi, July 23: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Thursday said Gujarat minister Amit Shah should quit in view of a chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (C....
- Mamata politicking over train tragedy: CPI-M
New Delhi, July 21: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today criticised Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for "floating the conspiracy theory" and "politicking" over th....
- Buddhadeb skips CPI-M central committee meet
New Delhi, July 21: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee skipped the crucial two-day meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) central committee which began here tod....
- CPI-M hopes Buddhadeb will attend central committee meet
New Delhi, July 20: Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders hope West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will attend the crucial two-day meeting of the party central ....
- CPI-M for political dialogue in Kashmir
New Delhi, July 20: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today called for a probe into civilians being killed in firing by security forces and urged the central government to initiate t....
- Politburo meet? Present please
New Delhi, July 18: Wary of the media watching the party's every move, CPI-M top boss Prakash Karat has apparently asked West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya not to miss politb....
- Act against Maoist-linked Trinamool, CPI-M asks PM
New Delhi, July 16: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to show political will and take appropriate action against the Trinamool Congress lead....
- CPI-M wins West Bengal by-poll
Kolkata, July 8: West Bengal's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today retained the Durgapur-1 assembly seat in a byelection held on Monday but with a much re....
- CPI-M youth wing's e-battle to extradite Anderson
Agartala, July 8: The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) has decided to send over 10 lakh e-mails to President Pratibha Patil to demand the extradition of former Union Carbide chief Wa....
- Karat praises CPI-M's role against communal politics
New Delhi, July 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) stand against communalism was well-known and its role in countering the communal politics represented by the Bharatiya Jana....
- CPI-M politburo meet begins in Delhi
New Delhi, July 3: A two-day meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) began here today to discuss the draft of the political resolution to be discussed at a special meet next mon....
- Buddha to attend CPI-M politburo meet
New Delhi, July 1: Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will attend a two-day politburo meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to "thoroughly discuss" the situation i....
- Alienation of Kashmiris cause of violence: CPI-M
New Delhi, June 30: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said the "deep alienation" of the people was the reason behind the widespread protests in the Kashmir Valley.
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- Ruling Marxists call strike against fuel hike in Tripura
Agartala, June 28: A dawn-to-dusk strike called by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front to protest against the hike in fuel prices today brought life to a halt in ....
- CPI-M admits veering away from the poor
Kolkata, June 27: West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today admitted that it had got alienated from the poorer sections of society and said it had to tread cautiou....
- West Bengal CPI-M deliberates over poll debacle
Kolkata, June 27: The West Bengal unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday started a two-day meet to identify lapses that led to the Left Front's defeat in the recen....
- CPI-M asks Bengal ministers to speed up work
Kolkata, June 20: The West Bengal secretariat of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday asked its ministers to speed up development work ahead of next year's assembly poll....
- Don't let sanctions hinder Iran ties, CPI-M
New Delhi, June 18: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has accused the government of backing out of the Iran gas pipeline under US pressure and urged New Delhi to continue economic an....
- Nuke liability bill meant to fulfill commitment to US: Karat
New Delhi, June 17: The nuclear liability bill introduced in parliament is meant to safeguard the interests of the US companies who will supply reactors to India, Communist Party of India-Marxi....
- CPI-M demands withdrawal of higher licence fee for BSNL
New Delhi, June 16: The Communist Party of India-Marxist today asked the government to let state-run telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) pay the licence fee for 3G spectrum at p....
- CPI-M office in Kerala's Payyoli town set on fire
Payyoli (Kerala): The CPI (M) committee office in Payyoli town was set on fire early today. According to reports, the office has been set on fire by BJP workers. A tense situation prevailed in ....
- Go for political settlement, CPI-M tells Colombo
New Delhi, June 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today urged the government to tell Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to for an early political settlement of the Tamil issue....
- Look into central ministers' role in Bengal violence: CPI-M
New Delhi, June 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Sunday alleged that the Trinamool Congress indulged in violence after the results of civic elections, and asked the central go....
- CPI-M flays government for not condemning Israel
New Delhi, June 6: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today criticised the government for not condemning Israel over its attack of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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- CPI-M for parliamentary probe into IPL
New Delhi, June 6: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the affairs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket.
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- CPI-M to win back people's support in West Bengal
New Delhi, June 6: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said today that it will take steps to regain people's support in West Bengal, where it has been routed in municipal elections....
- No question of Buddhadeb resigning: Biman Bose
New Delhi, June 5: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) West Bengal secretary Biman Bose today rejected media reports that Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had offered to step down as chief minister....
- Trinamool readying for violence: CPI-M
Kolkata, June 4: After being routed in the West Bengal civic polls, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused the Trinamool Congress of trying to unleash terror to seize power ....
- CPI-M politburo to discuss Bengal civic polls setback
Agartala, June 4: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo will meet in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the West Bengal civic polls setback and other issues, party sources said h....
- Buddhadeb summoned for CPI-M Delhi meet, may not attend
New Delhi, June 4: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been asked to attend a two-day CPI-M meeting here during the weekend after the Left Front's shocking debacle in civ....
- Left defeat 'a serious matter', admits CPI-M
New Delhi, June 3: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said the Left defeat in West Bengal's municipal elections was "a serious matter" but added the result only refl....
- CPI-M to dissect debacle, speculation on Kolkata mayor
Kolkata, June 3: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) meets here today to deliberate on the reasons for the ruling Left Front's dismal performance in the West Bengal civic polls eve....
- CPI-M rejects Mamata's demand for early Bengal polls
New Delhi, June 2: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today rejected as untenable Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's demand for early assembly elections in West Bengal fol....
- Mamata irresponsible in skipping cabinet meet, says CPI-M
New Delhi, June 1: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's skipping a cabinet meeting on Jharkhand showed her "irresponsible nature....
- Drop Raja from cabinet immediately: CPI-M
New Delhi, June 1: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "immediately drop" Communication and IT Minister A. Raja for his alleged invol....
- Mamata should quit as railway minister: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 31: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee should quit on account of her "good relationship" with Maoists, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said today. Accusing the....
- Mamata shielding train accident culprits: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 29: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today lashed out at Trinamool Congress leader and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee over the West Bengal train tragedy, saying she....
- Ill-prepared railways failed to protect passengers: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 28: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused the Indian Railways of violating safety measures and failing to protect the lives of passengers in the West Bengal ....
- Withdraw action against Air India union workers, says CPI-M
New Delhi, May 27: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded immediate withdrawal of action against Air India union activists whose services had been suspended or terminated b....
- Discuss India-EU trade deal in parliament: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 23: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said the government should not proceed further on India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) unless all negotiating dr....
- In crisis, CPI-M battles the rot within
New Delhi, May 23: For a party ideologically opposed to a lavish lifestyle, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has declared an unprecedented war on comrades who have fallen in love wi....
- Gas price hiked to suit Reliance Industries: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 21: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today denounced the government's decision to hike the price of gas produced by public sector units from $1.8 per unit to $4.2....
- Launch crop insurance policy in Jammu & Kashmir: CPI(M)
Srinagar, May 20: CPI(M) today insisted that the government of Jammu and Kashmir should launch the crop insurance plan in the state as soon as possible. Moreover, it also advocated for providin....
- A.Raja should quit or be sacked immediately: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 20: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked Communication and IT Minister A. Raja, who is facing an enquiry into the 2G spectrum scam, to quit immediately. "....
- CPI-M seeks more power for northeast autonomous councils
Agartala, May 19: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today urged the central government to give more powers to the northeast autonomous councils for all round development of the triba....
- Democratic norms violated in dissolving MCI: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 19: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today alleged that the central government violated "minimum democratic norms" and bypassed the rights of the state govern....
- CPI-M seeks central intervention in Manipur over Naga blockade
Agartala, May 18: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded central intervention to end the ongoing crisis in Manipur arising out of the state government's decision not to....
- Course correction will rejuvenate CPI-M: Buddhadeb
Kolkata, May 16: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will be rejuvenated after the ongoing rectification campaign, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddahdeb Bhattacharjee said here today.
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- Buddhadeb appeals for talks to stop political violence
Kolkata, May 16: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today appealed to the opposition parties to come to the discussion table for finding a formula to stop the ongoing political ....
- CPI-M condemns "illegal detention" of Muslim cleric
New Delhi, May 15: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today condemned "the illegal detention and arrest" of Maulana Noor-ul-Huda, a respected cleric from Deoband who was depla....
- CPI MP held in Orissa over Posco protest
Bhubaneswar, May 15: A Communist Party of India (CPI) MP was arrested in Orissa today as he was headed to meet hundreds of villagers opposing a project by South Korean steel major Posco in Jaga....
- Former CPI-M MP applies for Congress membership
New Delhi, May 14: Former Kerala MP K.S. Manoj, who quit the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) over his religious belief, said today that he has applied to become a member of the Congres....
- Commercialisation having adverse effect on cricket: CPI-M
Chandigarh, May 14: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Nilotpal Basu today said that excessive commercialisation of cricket has adversely affected the quality of the game and deman....
- Karat, Yechury unlikely to campaign in Bengal civic poll
New Delhi, May 13: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is yet to decide on sending top leaders like general secretary Prakash Karat and politburo member Sitaram Yechury to West Bengal ....
- Seek permission to buy car, house: CPI-M to leaders
New Delhi, May 12: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) office bearers and senior leaders will have to seek the party's permission before buying a vehicle or building a new house, t....
- CPI-M demands A. Raja's removal
New Delhi, May 7: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remove Communication and IT Minister A. Raja who is allegedly involved in a 2G Spectr....
- CPI-M sets up disciplinary panel to root out graft
New Delhi, May 7: In order to root out corruption within the party ranks, the central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has constituted a four-member central dis....
- People our asset, says CPI-M as it readies 6-storey office
Thiruvananthapuram, May 6: The asset base of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is the people, a senior party leader said today to questions about the growing assets of the party, inc....
- CPI-M begins three-day central committee meeting
New Delhi, May 5: A three-day meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) central committee began here today with a key agenda being rooting out corruption within the party ranks. &....
- Left leader dies in Tripura
Agartala, May 4: Ela Bhattacharjee, a leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and mother-in-law of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, died here on Monday night. She was 89.
- CPI-M rules out any rethink on BJP
Kolkata, April 28: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Biman Bose today ruled out any rethink of the party on its political equations with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)....
- Chidambaram's statement on phone tapping 'unconvincing': CPI-M
New Delhi, April 26: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today termed Home Minister P. Chidambaram's statement denying phone tapping of political leaders as "unconvincing" ....
- CPI-M attacks government for IPL irregularities
Kolkata, April 25: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday alleged that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government had been a silent spectator to the irregularities in....
- CPI-M asks government to own up phone tapping
New Delhi, April 24: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked the government to admit tapping the telephones of four top political leaders and sought action against those who or....
- CPI-M seeks parliamentary panel probe into IPL row
Kochi, April 21: Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Prakash Karat today said that a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) should be constituted to inquire into the India Premier L....
- CPI-M for more autonomous bodies
Agartala, April 15: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded the creation of constitutional bodies to provide autonomy to tribals and non-tribals in backward and hilly areas ....
- CPI-M calls for Tharoor's resignation
New Delhi, April 14: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today called for Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's resignation and said he must step down till his na....
- CPI-M labour union puts off strike in West Bengal
Kolkata: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), the labour arm of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), today postponed its proposed transport strike in West Bengal to protest the ri....
- CPI-M holds rally in Kashmir to protest price rise
Srinagar: Hundreds of activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) held a rally in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital to protest rise in prices of essential commodities.
- Protesting CPI-M activists arrested in Himachal
Shimla: Hundreds of activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were arrested across Himachal Pradesh today while protesting rise in prices of essential commodities, police said.
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- CPI-M alleges anomaly in railway recruitment
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the allegedly illegal manner 123 contract workers were made permanent i....
- No political activity in Lalgarh when violence on: CPI-M
Kolkata: Responding to Home Minister P.Chidambaram's call to political parties to visit Maoist-hit Lalgarh and help in restoring normalcy, West Bengal Left Front chairman Biman Bose on Sund....
- CPI-M stresses for inducting minorities in the party
Kolkata: Facing a dwindling support base in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today laid stress on inducting younger people and women besides minorities, labour classes ....
- Read official reports carefully, CPI-M tells Chidambaram
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today advised union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to study more carefully the reports of his own government to better his understanding of t....
- CPI-M flays India's strategic alliance with US
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today attacked the government's strategic alliance with the US over the latter's decision to go for negotiations with the Taliban....
- Food security bill will create food insecurity: CPI-M
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today termed the Food Security Bill in its present form a "travesty of food security" and said it will create food insecurity in ....
- Cut motion if fuel duties hike not withdrawn: CPI-M
New Delhi: Terming the 2010-11 budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as of a "pro-big business" and a "pro-rich" orientation, the Communist Party of India-Marxis....
- CPI, CPI-M condole death of Kanu Sanyal
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today condoled the death of Naxalite leader Kanu Sanyal, who once violently opposed both parties.
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- Nuclear bill is hidden subsidy to US firms, says Left
New Delhi: The Left parties today urged MPs to reject the civil nuclear liability bill, saying it amounted to giving subsidies to US suppliers of proposed nuclear plants while disregarding the ....
- Left demands action against price rise
New Delhi: Tens of thousands of Left activists rallied here today to protest against rising prices of essential commodities.
Carrying red flags and shouting anti-government slogans, m....
- Government taxing poor to pay the rich: Yechury
New Delhi: Virtually charging the government with taxing the poor to pay the rich, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury made an impassioned plea in the Rajya Sabha to....
- CPI-M slams PM refusal to roll back fuel price hike
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said the government's refusal to roll back the fuel price hike "reflects a flawed economic thinking and insensitivity to th....
- CPI-M mayor loses job for attending RSS function
Kollam (Kerala): A senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in Kerala lost his job as Kollam Corporation mayor and was suspended from his party today for being present at a functi....
- CPI-M seeks security for Husain, BJP says he's safe in India
New Delhi: The government should give an assurance of security to M.F. Husain and bring him home, the CPI-M said today following reports that the artist had been given Qatari nationality while ....
- Two CPI-M activists shot dead in West Bengal
Kolkata: Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists were shot dead by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's Purulia district early today, police said.
The incident took p....
- Coordination needed between paramilitary, state police: CPI-M
New Delhi: Better coordination was needed between the state police and the central paramilitary forces, West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said today while condem....
- Internal security lapses should be rectified urgently: CPI-M
New Delhi: Condemning the Pune terror attack, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said the lapses in the country's internal security should "be identified and rectified u....
- Opposition leaders visit encroached land in Wayanad
Wayanad (Kerala): The top brass of the Congress-led opposition in Kerala today visited a piece of land that is occupied by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters, along with activi....
- CPI-M youth wing strikes for implementation of Sethusamudram canal
New Delhi: Hundreds of activists from the youth wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today began a 24-hour hunger strike to demand implementation of the Sethusamudram project, t....
- CPI-M seeks report on welfare steps for minorities
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked the central government to table in parliament the action taken report (ATR) on the Ranganath Mishra Commission's recommen....
- India's education policy needs a change, says CPI-M
Agartala: Citing India's poor statistics in terms of education, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has demanded a change in the country's policy to ensure education for all.
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- Left Front to launch protest against price rise
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front today said that it would launch a protest against the rising prices of essential commodities by taking out rallies and holding street corner meeting....
- Two former CPI-M MPs get ready to join Congress
Thiruvananthapuram: After two former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Lok Sabha members seem all set to join the Congress, three more Left leaders are also getting ready to quit their p....
- CPI-M terms Shiv Sena's politics chauvinistic
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday condemned the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) for their "virulent chauvinistic politics" and their ....
- CPI-M's rectification process to continue till June
Kolkata: Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said the party's ongoing rectification drive aimed at strengthening the organisation and eliminating....
- CPI-M warns against raising cooking gas prices
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today warned the central government not to implement recommendations to raise cooking gas prices by Rs.100 a cylinder and demanded a food s....
- UPA government failed to control price rise: CPI-M
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for failing to control the spiralling....
- Another ex-Lok Sabha member quits CPI-M
Palakkad (Kerala): The ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) suffered another setback today when former Lok Sabha member of the party S. Sivaraman quit the political group, taking the....
- CPI-M welcomes Ranganath Mishra Commission report
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) today welcomed the Ranganath Mishra Commission report recommending 10 percent reservation for Muslim....
- Resist efforts to create lawlessness in West Bengal: CPI-M
Kolkata: With political clashes in West Bengal on the rise, the state's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today called for resisting efforts to foment lawless....
- CPI-M for intensive political campaign to arrest downslide
Kolkata: Rattled by a series of electoral defeats, the West Bengal unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today decided to launch an intensive political campaign to organise the p....
- CPI-M to hold rallies in Himachal over price rise
Shimla: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has decided to hold demonstrations across Himachal Pradesh on Feb 1 against the rising prices of essential commodities, a party leader said ....
- Over 25 percent members inactive, lack ideology: CPI-M
Agartala: At least 25 percent members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) are inactive and have deviated from communist ideology and the party's class character, a central commi....
- Biman Bose urges people to join Jyoti Basu's memorial meeting
Kolkata: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary Biman Bose has urged the people to join Sunday's memorial meeting for veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu at the Shaheed Mina....
- CPI-M begins brainstorming session in Tripura
Agartala: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) began a two-day state level conference here today to strengthen party organisations, particularly by focussing on members who have become ....
- CPI-M wants new grain given to states at old prices
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has asked the central government to ensure that the additional grain allocated to states is at the same price presently charged under the....
- Mamata lashes out at CPI-M, alleges humiliation at hospital
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that she was humiliated when she visited the hospital on Sunday after hearing the news of Marxist leader Jyoti Basu's death, an....
- Floral tributes pour in for Basu
Kolkata: Roses, marigolds, jasmines...Flowers of all colours, fragrances and shapes poured in as thousands of commoners and leaders paid floral tributes to Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu, who had....
- Jyoti Basu pulls in the crowds - one last time
Kolkata: They came in thousands, from far and near. Some queued up at night for one last glimpse. Some cried and yet others broke into spontaneous shouts of "Long live comrade Jyoti Basu....
- Basu's last journey begins, Communist leaders pay respects
Kolkata: Thousands of people tried to break police barricades for a last glimpse of their leader Jyoti Basu, as the flower-bedecked body of the Communist patriarch was brought to the Communist ....
- Jyoti Basu's last journey begins
Kolkata: Amidst shouts of \'Comrade Jyoti Basu lal salaam\', the body of the Marxist veteran, draped in red flag, was taken out of the funeral parlour Peace Haven today morning.
- CPI-M Bengal headquarters readies for last salute to Basu
Kolkata: Red flags and portraits of Marxist veteran Jyoti Basu adorn the road leading to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s state headquarters here which is getting ready to bid....
- Quiet West Bengal mourns Jyoti Basu
Kolkata: The tricolour flew at half mast, state government offices and almost all private establishments remained closed and roads were deserted as a quiet fell over West Bengal today, a day af....
- Jyoti Basu neglected industry initially: Economists
Kolkata: For the bulk of the 23 years as West Bengal chief minister, Jyoti Basu led the state to great achievements in agriculture, even as militant trade unionism and the politics of shutdowns....
- A pillar has fallen, says Amitabh of Basu's death
New Delhi: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who had visited Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu in a Kolkata hospital a day before his death, today said "a huge pillar" in the political fi....
- Jyoti Basu, the Communist who allowed birthday celebrations
Kolkata: Despite being a die-hard Communist, Jyoti Basu could ignore party traditions sometimes -- he never objected to the birthday celebrations organised at his Salt Lake residence in the twi....
- Jyoti Basu, the man who stopped his convoy for a kid
Kolkata: Noted Bengali writer Nabanita Dev Sen was for long Basu's neighbour when the former West Bengal chief minister -- who died on Sunday -- lived at Hindustan Park in south Kolkata. Sh....
- Ansari, Manmohan visit CPI-M office
New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today paid homage to Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu by visiting the party headquarters here.....
- Basu not to be cremated; body to be given to hospital
Kolkata: Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu will not be cremated but his body will be handed over on Tuesday to a state-run hospital as he had donated his body, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (....
- Basu's eyes given to eye bank as per his wish
Kolkata: As per his wishes, Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu's eyes were donated to a private eye bank today.
The eyes were removed by doctors of the Susrut Eye Foundation after the C....
- Basu was our guardian: Buddhadeb
Kolkata: Paying glowing tributes to his predecessor and Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said the country's left and democratic movemen....
- Basu was a principled politician: RSS
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today condoled the death of Marxist leader Jyoti Basu, saying the country had lost a committed and principled politician.
In a condole....
- Basu was a towering figure: Sonia
New Delhi: Describing Marxist leader Jyoti Basu as a "tireless crusader against communalism" and a "warrior for social justice", Congress president Sonia Gandhi said today that ....
- Thakur, Chouhan condole Basu's death
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Governor Rameshwar Thakur and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today condoled the death of veteran communist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu.
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- Nation lost one of its tallest leaders: CII
New Delhi: Condoling the demise of veteran Marxist icon Jyoti Basu today, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said "the nation has lost one of its tallest leaders".
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- Basu was a fan of Vivekananda: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Bangalore: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today said veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu had great admiration for Swami Vivekananda.
In a statement, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said a f....
- Basu's last wish was to die at Salt Lake house
Kolkata: Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu's last wish was to die at his 'Indira Bhavan' Salt Lake residence, his personal assistant Joy Krishna Ghosh said today.
"After be....
- Tripura CPI-M cancels mass rally, mourns Basu
Agartala: The Tripura state committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today cancelled all party programmes and rallies and decided to fly the party flag half-mast for next three....
- Basu preferred rallies to closed door meetings
Kolkata: A leader of the masses, Jyoti Basu preferred rallies and street corner meetings to closed door discussions, says his former election agent Gokul Bairagi.
The veteran Marxist ....
- Basu was a Marxist who was not dogmatic: CPI-M
New Delhi: Expressing "profound grief" at the passing away of its seniormost leader Jyoti Basu, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said he was a Marxist who was not dogm....
- There will be none like Jyoti Basu again, says Karat
New Delhi: "There will be none like Jyoti Basu again." This is how Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today saluted a man he prevented from becomin....
- Farooq Abdullah, Azad condole Basu's death
New Delhi: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today condoled the death of Jyoti Basu and said the leading light of the Communist movement in India w....
- Leaders, sympathisers gather at CPI-M's office to mourn Basu's death
New Delhi: Several party leaders, workers and sympathisers of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) gathered at the party headquarters here to pay their tributes to communist patriarch J....
- Jyoti Basu on his life and politics
Kolkata: Veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu, who died here today, was a man of strong views and never hesitated to speak his mind. Here are some of his comments on his life and politics:
- Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa condole Jyoti Basu's death
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi today said he was deeply grieved by the death of veteran Communist and "friend" Jyoti Basu.
"I am deeply grieved at the d....
- Basu's personality bigger than prime ministers': Lalu Prasad
New Delhi: Communist veteran Jyoti Basu was a leader for all political parties and his personality was larger than that of prime ministers', Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former railway m....
- Rosaiah, Chandrababu Naidu condole Basu's death
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu and other top politicians from Andhra Pradesh today condoled the death of Marxist leader Jyoti Basu....
- Nation has lost eminent public figure: President
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil today condoled the death of Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu and said "the nation has lost a veteran and eminent public figure".
Patil said Bas....
- A chapter in politics has ended, says Vajpayee
New Delhi: Former prime minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee today said the demise of Marxist leader Jyoti Basu had "ended a chapter in the country&#....
- CPI-M sharpens attack on Trinamool Congress
New Delhi: Sharpening its attack on Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress for "unleashing politics of terror" in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CP....
- Religion no restriction to join CPI-M: Prakash Karat
Thiruvananthapuram: General Secretary of CPI-M, Prakash Karat has told that people of every religion and faith can join the party, in case the person vows to works as per the curriculum and dec....
- Trains, road traffic disrupted in Bengal CPI-M shutdown
Kolkata: Suburban train services and road traffic were disrupted today and thousands of Ganga Sagar-bound pilgrims inconvenienced following a 12-hour shutdown in South 24 Parganas district call....
- CPI-M condemns 'gruesome' killing of party workers
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today condemned the "gruesome" killing of four party activists in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday, where t....
- Jyoti Basu has mild fever, still critical
Kolkata: Communist patriarch Jyoti Basu, battling pneumonia in a city hospital, had mild fever and continued to be in a critical condition today, a medical bulletin said.
Basu, 95, wo....
- CPI-M not against believers, asserts CPI-M's Kerala state secretary
Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday countered a former MP's contention that believers had no place in the pa....
- People from all walks gather at Basu's hospital
Kolkata: From ethnic Afghans of the city to an old woman from far away north Bengal, people from various walks of life today gathered at the hospital where critically ill Marxist patriarch Jyot....
- Writer theatened by CPI-M youth activists
Payyannur (Kerala): Writer and journalist Paul Zachariah was on Saturday night allegedly threatened by activists of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) - the youth wing of the Commu....
- Jyoti Basu's condition deteriorates
Kolkata: The condition of Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu deteriorated today, and the 95-year-old leader has slipped into a state of drowsiness, doctors attending on him said.
According ....
- Former CPI-M Lok Sabha member K.S. Manoj quits party
New Delhi: Former CPI-M Lok Sabha member from Alappuzha K.S. Manoj has quit the party following a clash of political ideology and religious belief.
Speaking to reporters, 45-year-old ....
- Subhas Chakraborty's widow alleges hospital neglect
Kolkata: Doctors at the AMRI hospital, where Marxist veteran Jyoti Basu is admitted, had slipped up in treating the late Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subas Chakraborty who wa....
- Jyoti Basu slightly better, but still critical
Kolkata: Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu, who has been hospitalised with pneumonia, was today "slightly better" but still critical and acknowledged former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda wh....
- Achuthanandan leaves to visit Basu
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan today left for Kolkata to meet the ailing Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) patriarch Jyoti Basu - a close friend as well as ....
- Basu still on ventilator, blood pressure fluctuating
Kolkata: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) patriarch Jyoti Basu, in hospital since Jan 1 following a pneumonia attack, continued to be on ventilator support with no change in his conditi....
- Prime minister visits ailing Jyoti Basu
Kolkata: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today paid a visit to 95-year-old Marxist veteran and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, who is in a critical condition at a hospital here foll....
- Karat, Yechury to leave for Kolkata on Thursday
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat and his party colleague, politburo member Sitaram Yechury, will leave for Kolkata on Thursday morning in view....
- Jyoti Basu on ventilator due to breathing trouble
Kolkata: Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu's health deteriorated early today. The nonagenarian had trouble breathing, and the team of doctors treating him a....
- Jyoti Basu stable, undergoing physiotherapy
Kolkata: Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu is stable and doctors have started physiotherapy as his health condition improved today, said a medical bulletin here....
- Jyoti Basu's condition improves marginally
Kolkata: Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Jyoti Basu's condition has marginally improved, a medical bulletin said today. The 96-year-old former West Bengal chief mini....
- Jyoti Basu taken to hospital
Kolkata: Nonagenarian Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu was today taken to a hospital after catching a cold infection.
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- CPI-M to form 'rectification' body
Agartala: As part of its rectification efforts, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will form an inquiry body at the central level to identify "non-Communist behaviour and fraudule....
- Brinda Karat meets Hooda, seeks harsher action against Rathore
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat today met Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and demanded harsher punishment for former top cop S.P.S. Rathore ....
- DGP sentenced for molestation: Karat calls for fast track justice
New Delhi: A fast track justice system was needed, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP Brinda Karat said in the Rajya Sabha today while referring to the 1990 molestation of a 14-year-ol....
- CPI-M will play bigger role, but allies too must chip in: Karat
Kolkata: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said his party, being the largest partner of West Bengal's ruling Left Front, would play a greater ro....
- Opposition parties come out strongly against privatisation
New Delhi: Trade unions will be forced to intensify their agitation if the government does not fulfil their demands, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said today, strongly protesting....
- Indrajit Gupta's Lok Sabha record remains unbeaten
New Delhi: Late Communist leader Indrajit Gupta still remains unbeaten in the list of MPs with the longest Lok Sabha experience, having served the lower house for 11 terms, parliament records s....
- CPI-M furious over management awards against 'Stalinists'
Kolkata: A private management institute's decision to give awards Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and some intellectuals for their efforts to free West Bengal from 'Stalinists&....
- Buddhadeb slams UPA on price rise, privatisation
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today slammed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for failing to control rising prices of essentials and its pro-privati....
- Left Front to focus on rural development in West Bengal
Kolkata: With its traditional grass roots base substantially eroded, West Bengal's ruling Left Front is laying stress on rural development to win back the masses ahead of the state's 20....
- Central team's visit to West Bengal was not required: Karat
Kolkata: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said there was no need to send the central home ministry team to West Bengal to review the law and order ....
- CPI-M flays central probe into West Bengal violence
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today denounced as "unreasonable and politically motivated" the central government's decision to send a team to West Bengal b....
- Karat threatens stern action against 'moral deviations' in CPI-M
Kolkata: Conceding that there were ideological and political shortcomings among many of its new workers in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Sunday threatened stern a....
- CPI(M) not thinking of defeat in West Bengal: Buddhadeb
Kolkata: Refuting any cause of worry for the ruling party of West Bengal, Left Front government re-iterated on their optimistic stance that it is not even thinking of defeat in the upcoming ass....
- World Communist leaders meet in Delhi
New Delhi: Communist leaders from around the world met here today to discuss how to "intensify popular struggles".
The 11th International Meeting of the Communist and Workers ....
- Yechury criticises Banerjee for frequent rail accidents
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury today criticised Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for failing to ensure safety of train passengers.
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- Learn lessons from West Bengal poll debacle, Bardhan to CPI-M
New Delhi: Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan today asked all the Left parties, particularly the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), to take lessons from the co....
- Communist leaders from 60 nations to attend Delhi conference
New Delhi: Communist leaders from 60 countries will attend the 11th Communist and Workers Parties' International Meeting, to be held here Nov 20-22, a senior communist leader said today.
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- Forward Bloc to review its alliance with CPI-M
New Delhi: The All India Forward Bloc, a major Left Front partner, is likely to review its decades-old association with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) after the continuing elector....
- Maoists imported into West Bengal by political opponents: Yechury
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury has denied allegations that the Marxists and Maoists were in league in West Bengal and alleged that the rebels were &#....
- Former CPI-M legislator shot in West Bengal
Kolkata: Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Subhas Soren was shot by unidentified men in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today evening, police said, amid specu....
- Government should not take divestment path: CPI-M
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded that the centre stay away from divestment of public sector companies as it would impact the country's economy.
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- At least 17 injured in CPI-M, Trinamool clash
Kolkata: At least 17 people were injured in a clash between armed activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's Birbhum district toda....
- CPI-M demands action against police officials, Dinakaran
Chennai: The Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Tamil Nadu unit today demanded the state government take disciplinary action against the four police officials indicted by by the Mad....
- Arunachal a part of India: Karat
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said that Arunachal Pradesh is a part of India and hoped Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Prem....
- CPI-M not to contest Himachal by-polls
Shimla: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will not contest the Himachal Pradesh by-elections to two assembly seats next month, a party leader said today.
"We have decid....
- CPI-M demands Raja's resignation after CBI searches
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded the resignation of Communications Minister A. Raja whose office is under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner....
- CPI-M flays UPA, Banerjee for divesting stake in Phoenix Yule
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee of taking "dual stand" on privatisation, saying she remained silent when the centra....
- Trinamool MLAs held for sit-in at Buddhadeb's office
Kolkata: Four Trinamool Congress legislators, including Leader of Opposition in West Bengal assembly Partha Chattopadhyay, were arrested for staging a sit-in before Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bha....
- CPI-M moves EC alleging poll code violation by Trinamool
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today moved the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) complaining of "open violation" of the model code by top Trinamool leaders in thr....
- CPI-M fields Subhas Chakraborty's widow in assembly by-polls
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front (LF) today fielded late Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subhas Chakraborty's widow on the Belgachia-East seat against Trinamool ....
- CPI-M hits campaign trail in Kannur
Kannur (Kerala): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate M.V. Jayarajan today hit the campaign trail in Kannur, considered a party bastion, ahead of the by-election for the assembly ....
- Kobad Ghandy sent to police custody till Oct 8
New Delhi: A city court today sent arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy to three days' police custody.
The Delhi Police contended before the c....
- CPI-M activists, allies form 910-km human chain in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Braving the rains, around 30 lakh Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists in Kerala today held their hands together to form a 910-km human chain from here to Kasa....
- Cover-up in Bofors bribery case now complete: CPI-M
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today slammed the Congress-led central government for its decision to stop prosecution against Italian businessmen Ottavio Quattrocchi, a....
- Ban futures trading to stem price rise, says CPI-M
New Delhi: The government must immediately ban futures trading in all essential commodities to control the "relentless rise" in their prices, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M....
- CPI-M to launch 'rectification campaign' soon
New Delhi: The two-day politburo meeting of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) that concluded here today decided to prepare a draft document for its "rectification campaign" t....
- YSR death is 'big loss' for Andhra: Karat
New Delhi: Prakash Karat, general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), today said that Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's death was "a big loss" for Andhr....
- CPI-M to launch agitation against price rise, drought
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has resolved to launch an agitation from next month against price rise and the drought-like conditions in several parts of the country an....
- West Bengal communists form human wall to observe I-Day
Kolkata: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders on Saturday formed a human chain here to observe India's 63rd Independence Day.
"We decided to take up this noble ini....
- UPA moving closer to US, forgetting 'aam aadmi': Karat
Agartala: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is moving closer to the US and has forgotten its electoral promises to the common man, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) genera....
- Kerala ministerial expansion on Monday
Thiruvananthapuram: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala will expand its ministry on Monday with three allies getting one minister each.
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- CPI-M demands white paper on India-ASEAN trade pact
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded that the central government bring out a white paper explaining the impact of the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on....
- UPA working for 'khaas aadmi', not 'aam aadmi': CPI-M
Agartala: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has forgotten its electoral promise and is working hard for 'khaas aadmi' (special people) instead of 'aam aa....
- CPI-M asks Bengal govt for transparency in working
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s central leadership today advised West Bengal's ruling Left Front government to bring about transparency in all levels of the admi....
- Anti-communist forces have ganged up against CPI-M: Karat
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday alleged that all imperialist forces had teamed up against the communists and were launching concerted attacks on the leftists in ....
- Anti-communist forces have ganged up to attack CPI-M: Karat
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today alleged that all imperialist forces had teamed up against the communists and were launching concerted attacks on the leftists in Indi....
- Act against TMC ministers doubting cabinet decision: CPI-M
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanding action against two union ministers of the Trinamool Congress because they "violated collective responsibility" of....
- CPI-M mourns its victims of Andhra police firing
Hyderabad: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today paid tributes to the workers of his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) who were killed in police firing in Andhra Pradesh's Khamma....
- CPI-M factional feud comes to streets, media under attack
Alappuzha (Kerala): The Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) move to drop Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan from the politburo saw the intra-party feuding in Kerala spill on to the st....
- Opposition stalls Kerala assembly over feud in CPI-M
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led opposition in Kerala today stalled the proceedings of the state assembly, alleging lack of governance due to the feud in the ruling Communist Party of India....
- Protests against Achuthanandan's ouster from politburo
Thiruvananthapuram: Hundreds of supporters of Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan took to streets in different parts of the state on Sunday evening after he was ousted from the Communist P....
- CPI-M central committee meeting ends, Kerala CM skips session
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today ended its two-day central committee meeting here to resolve the factional war in its Kerala unit, with speculation rife that Kerala....
- Divestment for fiscal deficit financing disastrous: CPI-M
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today cautioned against raising funds through divestment of profitable state-run units to finance the fiscal deficit, terming this disastro....
- Achuthanandan heads to Delhi for crucial CPI-M meet
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan left for New Delhi today to attend a crucial two-day meeting of the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) during which a decision....
- CPI-M is damned if it does, damned if it doesn't
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo meets on July 5-6 to grapple with the worrying problem of sectarianism in its Kerala unit. Few political observers believe it i....
- CPI-M, Trinamool two sides of same coin: Maoist leader
Kolkata: A top Maoist leader in West Bengal today described the state's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the main opposition Trinamool Congress as "two sides of the s....
- Kerala unit's to feature in CPI-M politburo meet
Thiruvananthapuram: The factional feud in the Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) will be one of the points to be discussed in the party politburo meeting to be held in ....
- CPI-M office torched, 2,000 cadres leave Lalgarh
Kolkata: An office of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was torched on Monday and 2,000 of its cadres were forced to flee West Bengal's troubled Lalgarh in West Mindapore distric....
- CPI-M legislators quiz Buddha on post-poll violence
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Monday faced the ire of his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislators, as also of those from other ruling Left Front (L....
- At EMS centenary, CPI-M is downcast
Malappuram (Kerala): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) celebrates the birth centenary of E.M.S. Namboodiripad, one of its tallest leaders, here today as the party in Kerala goes thro....
- CPI-M real perpetrator of violence in Bengal: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress today said the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which had alleged "semi-fascist" attacks on its cadres in West Bengal, has been the real perpetrator of ....
- CPI-M blames Trinamool for their politics of terror
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders of misusing their central ministerial positions to "unleash politics of terror" in W....
- West Bengal CPI-M reviews poll results
Kolkata: The West Bengal unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) began a two-day meeting here today to review the party's poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
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- Violence in Kerala as CPI-M observes black day
Thiruvananthapuram: Violence was reported from some parts of Kerala today as the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) observed a black day to protest the governor's nod to the Ce....
- Vijayan's prosecution adds to CPI-M's cup of woes
Thiruvananthapuram: With bitter factionalism costing dearly in the general elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was dealt another blow when Kerala's top leader Pinarayi V....
- Breaking with Manmohan a mistake, says Bardhan
New Delhi: A leading Communist leader has admitted that withdrawing support to the Manmohan Singh government over the India-US civilian nuclear deal and West Bengal's decisions over Nandigr....
- Poll debacle brings CPI-M infighting to the fore
Thiruvanthapuram: The national leadership of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will soon be called upon to adjudicate on the sectarianism in the party's Kerala unit, which has be....
- Kerala CM refutes resignation reports
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, under pressure to resign after the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) faced its worst ever electoral drubbing in the s....
- CPI-M's Maudany ties cost it dear in Kerala: Vayalar Ravi
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) made a "big mistake" by contesting the elections jointly with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) of controversial Muslim cle....
- Kerala CM targetted at CPI-M meeting
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader V.S. Achuthanandan on Monday drew flak for the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha election....
- Basu asks CPI-M leaders to reach out to people
Kolkata: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) patriarch Jyoti Basu has asked senior party leaders to reach out to the people of West Bengal to find out the reason for the party's poor s....
- CPI-M lost touch with ground reality, concedes Yechury
New Delhi: Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury has admitted that the party had "lost touch" with the ground reality in its bastions of West Bengal an....
- Post-debacle, CPI-M holds crucial meeting
Thiruvananthapuram: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) began its state secretariat meeting here today amid indications that it could be a stormy one as the party takes stock of its hu....
- Karat says central committee took coalition decisions
New Delhi: Under fire for the Left parties' poll debacle and also for floating the Third Front grouping, which came a cropper in the Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party of India-Marxist (C....
- Somnath guns for Karat, says he should step down
Kolkata: Gunning for Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat's head for the Left's electoral mauling, expelled party member and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnat....
- Buddhadeb meets Jyoti Basu
Kolkata: Amid speculation about his offering to resign, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today met Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) patriarch Jyoti Basu but refused t....
- No question of Karat resigning: CPI-M
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today stated there was no question of its general secretary Prakash Karat resigning from his post over the party's debacle in the Lok....
- CPI-M to decide on alliance only after results: Yechury
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist will decide on any post-poll alliance only after the results are out, CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury said here today.
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- Left to join government if it has meaningful role: Buddhadeb
Kolkata: The Left will join a government in which it can play a "meaningful role", Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharje....
- NDA, Left Front don't work for poor: Rahul Gandhi
Domkal, West Bengal: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today again attacked the state's Left Front government and also hit out at the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), accusing both....
- CD on Singur girl's murder does not breach poll code: CPI-M
Kolkata: A CD made by the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) labour arm Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on murdered Singur girl Tapasi Malik has sparked a controversy, but ....
- BJP communal, but Cong too needs to be defeated: Yechury
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury has described the "communal" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a "great threat" but maintained that ....
- CPI-M accuses Congress, BJP of 'political match-fixing'
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has accused both the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of engaging in "political match-fixing" while ignoring "problems faced b....
- CPI-M MP faces inquiry over cheque distribution
Kolkata: A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP who has been renominated for the Lok Sabha polls from West Bengal faces an inquiry after cheques were allegedly distributed among peop....
- More parties may join Third Front: CPI-M
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which is giving shape to a Third Front, Tuesday said that more parties were likely to join the new formation before the April-May elec....
- CPI-M leader Prabhakar Sanzgiri dead
Mumbai: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Prabhakar Sanzgiri, also a trade unionist, has died after ailing for two years, a party colleague said Tuesday. He was 88.
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- CPI-M discusses strategy on 'third front'
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is eyeing the "secular parties" allied with the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a 'third front', party leaders said....
- CPI-M condemns attack on cricketers
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Tuesday condemned the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, saying it "highlights the grave security situation in ....
- CPI-M cadre burn down CITU office, angry CITU men attack mall
Kolkata: Activists of Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), the labour wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), on Sunday attacked a mall here after their party office was set a....
- Government has failed to address economic concerns: CPI-M
New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has failed to address the "serious concerns" of the fast deteriorating economic situation in the country under the impact of the gl....
- Mamata accuses CPI-M of manipulating crime evidence
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of trying to manipulate evidence in a number of important cri....
- CPI-M leaders freed on bail in Tapasi Malik murder case
Kolkata: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Suhrid Dutta and party activist Debu Malik, who were last year sentenced to life for the murder of Tapasi Malik in Singur, were releas....
- CPI-M faces moment of truth in Kerala
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is battling a calamity following corruption charges against one of its veteran leaders in Kerala, a long-time bastion which elected the....
- India must take UN help to protect Tamil civilians: CPI-M
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today urged India to take help from the UN to protect Tamils trapped by Sri Lanka's war between the military and the Tamil Tigers.
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- CPI-M's Kerala secretary refuses to comment on Lavalin case
Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI M)'s Kerala state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan today refused to comment on the media reports that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CB....
- Embarrassed CPI-M leadership keeps mum over corruption case
New Delhi: The embarrassed top leadership of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is keeping silent on the high profile Kerala state secretary and politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan's re....
- What did I do wrong, asks suspended CPI-M MP
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) parliamentarian A P Abdullakuty, who was suspended from the party for a year for praising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's developm....
- WB Chief Minister raps UPA for faith in capitalism
Kolkata: Slamming the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for its faith in capitalism, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said the central government....
- CPI(M) terms Tapasi verdict a 'conspiracy'
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which leads West Bengal's ruling Left Front, on Wednesday termed as a 'conspiracy' the life sentence awarded to its Hooghly district leade....
- No thought of returning to CPI-M: Somnath
Kolkata: Expelled from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for his refusal to heed the party diktat during the July 22 trust motion, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday said....
- Yechury calls for action against Bajrang Dal
New Delhi: Criticising the central government for its failure to intervene in event of communal violence against Christians in Orissa and Karnataka, Communist Party of India (Marxist) polit bur....
- Indo-US nuke deal will entail 'huge costs' for India
New Delhi: Left parties today slammed the Indo-US nuclear deal saying it would entail 'huge costs' for India and was a result of 'mutual desperation' on both sides.
The statement made by Presi....
- "Govt has committed to buy $70 bn energy from US"
New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has committed to buy $70 billion worth energy from the "dying US nuclear industry", CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat said today....
- CPI(M) to observe N-deal day as 'black day'
Raipur: CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat said on Sunday that his party would observe the day on which the India-US civil nuclear deal is signed as a 'black day'. "The treaty is expected t....
- CPI(M) open to alliance with AIADMK
Vellore (Tamil Nadu): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is open to an electoral alliance with the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, party state secretary N Varadarajan announced on Thursday. "Po....
- 123-Agreement identical to Tarapur case: CPI(M)
New Delhi: Taking strong exception to the Presidential Determination on Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement submitted to the US Congress, the CPI(M) today demanded repudiation of 123-Ag....
- Keep away from financial liberalisation: CPI(M)
New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Tuesday advised the UPA government to learn lessons from the bankruptcy of US investment giant Lehman Brothers and keep away from financial liberalisation. The red part....
- Karat, Yechury hold talks with Prachanda
New Delhi: CPI(M) leaders Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury today met visiting Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and discussed bilateral relations between India and Nepal as w....
- Terrorism: CPI(M) asks for a report in Parliament
New Delhi: In reaction to the Delhi serial blasts, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded convening of Parliament immediately and said that a detailed report on terrorism and i....
- Bajrang Dal, VHP indulge in terrorist acts: Brinda Karat
New Delhi: Following the demands by Lok Janshakti Party chief, Ram Vilas Paswan and Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav for imposing ban on Hindu organizations, Bajrang Dal and Vishw....
- Jyoti Basu admitted to hospital
Kolkata: Veteran marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu was admitted to a city nursing home on Sunday for treatment for a head injury he sustained after a fall in the b....
- Karat meets Mayawati in bid to push forward 'third front'
New Delhi: In their effort to push forth a united 'third front', Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat met Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh C....
- NSG waiver is another surrender in the offing: CPI(M)
New Delhi: The CPI(M) today said that obtaining waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for the implementation of Indo-US nuclear deal will be yet another surrender of India's interest as....
- CPI(M) objects to Indo-US joint naval exercises again
New Delhi: If it is the US anywhere, it is the Communist Party of India (Marxist) here at home. Close on the heels of its mass agitation against the Indo-US joint military exercises to counter ....
- CPI-M tells its cadre to oppose Cong and isolate BJP
New Delhi: Preparing itself for early elections to the Lok Sabha, the CPI-M has asked its state units to immediately identify the seats from where the party should contest and formulate a poll ....
- Govt wont allow separate state for Gorkhas: Ashok
Kalyani: State urban development & municipal affair minister Ashoke Bhattacharjee, who has been monitoring the development in the hills of Darjeeling, has categorically reiterated that the stat....
- CPI(M) leader shot dead in Nandigram
Kolkata: A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader was shot dead ON Wednesday afternoon, allegedly by members of Bhoomi Uchhed Protorodh Committee (BUPC), at Nandigram in West Bengal's ....
- Third Front will take shape soon: Prakash Karat
Agartala: The CPI(M) on Monday said that the Third Front would soon take shape to take on Congress which went ahead with 'anti-people' Indo-US nuclear deal and BJP-led NDA allegedly patronising....
- Marxist icon Surjeet cremated, thousands pay last tribute
New Delhi: Mortal remains of veteran communist leader Harkishan Singh Surjeet were consigned to flames in the city on Sunday evening as top leaders from major political parties and hundreds of ....
- Party discipline warranted action against Somnath: Karat
Thiruvananthapuram: Breach of Communist Party of India-(Marxist)'s discipline led to the "unfortunate" expulsion of Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee from the party since he chose to rema....
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