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  Non-Veg food in IIT stopped during UPA rule, Smriti Irani tells parliament

  Politics | December 04, 2014 11:26 IST

  New Delhi: Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani today rejected allegations that she was promoting vegetarian food in IITs, contending that it such meals were stopped during UPA rule, much before she assumed charge following

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  MPs condemn burning down of church in Delhi

  Politics | December 02, 2014 14:29 IST

  New Delhi: Members in the Lok Sabha today condemned the burning down of a church in east Delhi and “attempts” to give it a communal colour, with the government assuring them a thorough probe into

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  Narendra Modi government still in honeymoon period: Sitaram Yechury

  Politics | November 30, 2014 21:03 IST

  Panaji: Hitting out at BJP-led Central government, senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechuri on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government is enjoying the "honeymoon phase", and people will soon start reacting to its "failures"."The Modi-led government

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  CBI arrests 3 CPI-M activists in RSS leader murder case

  Politics | November 21, 2014 7:28 IST

  Kannur: CBI today arrested three CPI-M activists in connection with the September 1 murder of RSS leader E Manoj in the district, official sources said.This is the first arrest after CBI took over the case

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  CPI(M) not to ally with 'opportunist' Trinamool: Yechury

  Politics | November 18, 2014 22:13 IST

  Kolkata: Ruling out any alliance with Trinamool Congress in Bengal, CPI(M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechury today said TMC is talking of an alliance to save its political space in the state.It was due to the

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  Mamata doesn't reject outright anti-BJP platform with Left

  Politics | November 18, 2014 22:06 IST

  New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today did not reject outright the idea of a common platform with Left parties to fight BJP.Asked whether Left and Trinamool Congress could join such a common

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  CPI-M opposes excise hike on fuel price

  Politics | November 14, 2014 14:38 IST

  New Delhi: The CPI-M Friday strongly opposed the government's decision to increase excise duty on petrol and diesel that has pushed up their price by Rs.1.50 a litre.“Petrol and diesel are already heavily taxed, and

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  West Bengal: 16 Left parties to hold convention to fight communalism today

  Politics | November 13, 2014 7:38 IST

  Kolkata: 16 Left parties in West Bengal led by the CPI (M) will today hold a convention in a bid to counter communalism and attempt to establish “greater unity” among them.In a meeting held between

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  Two tribals kidnapped by NLFT militants

  India | November 10, 2014 14:35 IST

  Agartala: Two tribals, including son of a ruling CPI(M) leader, have been allegedly kidnapped by the National Liberation Front of Tripura militants from Manyakumarpara, a tribal hamlet in Dhalai district, the police said today.A group

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  Modi's neo-liberal policies leading to discontent: Yechury

  Politics | November 09, 2014 23:35 IST

  Kolkata: The aggressive pursuance of neo- liberal economic policies by the Narendra Modi government was leading to discontent among the masses that were not getting benefits of economic growth, CPI (M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury

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  Direct fight in West Bengal between BJP and TMC, no place for CPI(M): Siddharth Nath Singh

  Politics | November 08, 2014 16:02 IST

  Kolkata: Lashing out at former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh Saturday said that the political fight in the state is between TMC and BJP and there is no

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  CPI(M) welcomes steps to revive erstwhile Janata Parivar

  Politics | November 07, 2014 16:22 IST

  Patna: Welcoming the move of six political parties of the ‘Janata Parivar' (family) to come together to take on the Central Government, CPI(M) today said it would closely study its principles and policies before giving

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  CPI(M) in Bengal favour Congress in anti-communalism platform

  Politics | November 05, 2014 22:45 IST

  Kolkata: With CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat calling for unification of Left forces to counter the rise of “communal forces” in the country, a section of the party's Bengal committee today spoke in favour of

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  Various opinions within party only natural: Yechury

  Politics | November 03, 2014 22:37 IST

  New Delhi: Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury today sought to brush aside differences with the official political-tactical line moved by General Secretary Prakash Karat, saying such things were “natural” in a democratic party.“It's only natural

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  Stop anti-national forces not opposition: BJP to TMC government

  Politics | October 30, 2014 13:26 IST

  Kolkata: With the violence hit area in Birbhum made out of bounds, BJP today stepped up its attack on Trinamool Congress government saying instead of stopping Opposition, it should use its energy for "curbing anti-national

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  VS takes swipe at CPI(M) leadership

  Politics | October 29, 2014 6:45 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: With the CPI(M) in throes of inner-party commotions over the political and tactical lines, party veteran V S Achuthanandan has expressed some sharp critical views against the central and state leadership.Sources in the Achuthanandan

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  CPI(M) to discuss how to come out of the morass

  Politics | October 25, 2014 21:12 IST

  New Delhi: Battered in successive elections in various parts of the country barring Tripura, CPI(M) begins a four-day meet here tomorrow to decide on steps to spruce up its organisation, especially in its erstwhile strongholds

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  CPI(M) CPI spar over split in Indian Communist movement

  Politics | October 24, 2014 16:28 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: There seems to be no end to the recurring debate between CPI(M) and CPI over the 1964 split in the Indian communist movement with the two sides offering differing perceptions on the vital question

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  CPI-M says BJP managed poll victories with one third or less votes

  Politics | October 22, 2014 16:05 IST

  New Delhi: Ridiculing BJP's claims that the days of coalition governance were over, CPI(M) today said the party has now “perfected the art” of securing a majority while getting one-third of the votes or even

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  CPI-M to adopt new political strategy

  Politics | October 22, 2014 11:56 IST

  Agartala: The CPI-M is likely to adopt a new political strategy at the four-day central committee meeting beginning Sunday, a party leader said here Wednesday.The new political tactical strategy which was drafted in the politburo