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  CPI-M Bengal unit now on Facebook, Twitter

  India | March 19, 2014 7:39 IST

  Kolkata: In a bid to draw the youth including the first-time voters, the CPI-M's West Bengal unit on Tuesday opened its Facebook account and unveiled a Twitter handle ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.'In today's

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  Kerala: Stiff Fight Expected in 'Venice of the East'

  National | March 18, 2014 13:28 IST

  Alappuzha (Kerala): Alappuzha, the ‘Venice of the East' famed for its backwaters and houseboats, is all set to witness an aggressive battle in the April 10 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala between Minister of state

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  Its boom time for traders dealing with campaign material

  National | March 17, 2014 10:40 IST

  Kolkata: Its election time, but at Biren Natto's store in the Bowbazar area here, arch-rivals Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) or BJP and Congress bury their hatchets and co-exist.Natto is among the few traders who deal

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  Bengal leaders celebrate Holi

  National | March 16, 2014 18:22 IST

  Kolkata: Politicians cutting across party lines Sunday came out on to the streets smeared in colours in their bid to reach out to the people as West Bengal celebrated Holi - or Dol Jatra as

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  Five candidates file nominations for LS polls in Kerala

  National | March 15, 2014 22:48 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Five candidates today filed their papers on the first day of filing of nominations for the April 10 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala.Three of the five were independents and the others were the candidates

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  EC asks reports on derogatory comments by CPI(M), TMC leaders

  India | March 13, 2014 8:14 IST

  Kolkata :  The Election Commission has sought reports from Birbhum and Burdwan district magistrates on alleged derogatory remarks made by CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress leaders.'We have received complaints in both the cases and accordingly asked

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  Shun personal attacks, be restrained: CPI-M tells campaigners

  India | March 12, 2014 7:17 IST

  Kolkata : With his party coming under fire following some derogatory comments made by a leader at an election rally, CPI-M West Bengal unit secretary Biman Bose Tuesday called for restraint in canvassing and urged

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  Left looks at non-party candidates in Kerala

  National | March 10, 2014 13:41 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: A Left plan to field a few candidates who are not from their parties in Kerala has come in for strong criticism.Kerala sends 20 members to the Lok Sabha. This time unlike in the

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  CPI-M leader under fire for Mamata, Moon Moon remarks

  National | March 10, 2014 12:03 IST

  Kolkata: Senior CPI-M legislator Anisur Rehman, who allegedly derogatory comments about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Sunday defended himself, noting he had not said anything wrong even as the Trinamool Congress threatened a privilege

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  Unilaterally calling off alliance with Left won't help AIADMK: Karat

  National | March 09, 2014 21:53 IST

  New Delhi: Blaming AIADMK for breaking off the alliance with them  unilaterally”, Left parties today said that such a move by the ruling party in Tamil Nadu to “marginalise” them would not help it in

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  Cine actor, ex-Congress leader and rtd civil servant in LDF list

  National | March 08, 2014 14:30 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: As in the past, the CPI(M) in Kerala is all set to rope in some prominent personalities to be put up as “independent” candidates for the Lok Sabha polls including a cine actor, a

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  Jayalalithaa calls up Mamata, thanks her

  National | March 07, 2014 16:30 IST

  Kolkata: AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa Friday called up Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and thanked her for saying that she was open to supporting the Tamil Nadu chief minister if she wanted to become the

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  Senior Congress leader to contest for CPI-M in Kerala?

  National | March 07, 2014 10:35 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI-M continues to spring surprises as they appear to have roped in senior Congress leader Phillipose Thomas to contest Kerala's Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat for them."I will be meeting all of you tomorrow

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  CPI-M decries increase in poll spend limit

  National | March 05, 2014 14:55 IST

  New Delhi: The CPI-M Wednesday said it was not "happy" with the Election Commission increasing the expenditure limits of candidates in the Lok Sabha polls."We have not been very happy with increasing the expenditure limits,"

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  Don't sign ordinances, CPI-M tells president

  National | March 02, 2014 14:44 IST

  New Delhi: The CPI-M Sunday urged President Pranab Mukherjee not to approve a clutch of bills which it said the cabinet might turn into ordinances for politically vested reasons."The union cabinet is considering a clutch

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  CPI-M expels senior leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah

  India | February 27, 2014 9:16 IST

  Kolkata : The CPI-M Wednesday expelled veteran leader and former West Bengal minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah for "serious anti-party activities" and "belittling the party's image in public". A nonchalant Mollah said he was waiting for

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  CPI(M) welcomes Delhi govt's decision to file cases against Reliance, Moily

  National | February 11, 2014 21:33 IST

  New Delhi: CPI(M) today welcomed Delhi government's decision to file criminal cases against Reliance and Union minister Veerappa Moily on the gas price hike issue and said the Left parties have been raising it over

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  Left issues charge sheet against Mamata government

  National | February 09, 2014 21:51 IST

  Kolkata: Accusing the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress regime in West Bengal of forcing an “Emergency-like situation” in the state, the opposition Left Front today issued a “charge sheet” against it alleging the ruling party had

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  CPI(M) Politburo rejects VS's stand on Chandrasekharan case

  National | February 08, 2014 16:49 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI(M) central leadership today categorically rejected party veteran V S Achuthanandan's stand supporting a CBI probe into the ‘conspiracy' behind murder of RMP leader TP Chandrasekharan, contradicting the party's official position on the

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  Left says, Modi, Mamata supplement and complement each other

  National | February 05, 2014 18:22 IST

  Kolkata/New Delhi: CPI(M) leader Mohammed Salim today said Narendra Modi keeping silent about Mamata Banerjee is clear indication that both of them supplement and complement each other. Salim said, Mamata Banerjee wears Muslim headgear to