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CPI-M Bengal unit now on Facebook, Twitter
India | Mar 19, 2014, 07:39 AM ISTKolkata: 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 | Mar 18, 2014, 01:28 PM ISTAlappuzha (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 | Mar 17, 2014, 10:40 AM ISTKolkata: 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 | Mar 16, 2014, 06:22 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Mar 15, 2014, 10:48 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: 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 | Mar 13, 2014, 08:14 AM ISTKolkata : 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 | Mar 12, 2014, 07:17 AM ISTKolkata : 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 | Mar 10, 2014, 01:41 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: 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 | Mar 10, 2014, 12:03 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Mar 09, 2014, 09:53 PM ISTNew 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 | Mar 08, 2014, 02:30 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: 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 | Mar 07, 2014, 04:30 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Mar 07, 2014, 10:35 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: 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 | Mar 05, 2014, 02:55 PM ISTNew 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 | Mar 02, 2014, 02:44 PM ISTNew 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 | Feb 27, 2014, 09:16 AM ISTKolkata : 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 | Feb 11, 2014, 09:33 PM ISTNew 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 | Feb 09, 2014, 09:51 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Feb 08, 2014, 04:49 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: 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 | Feb 05, 2014, 06:22 PM ISTKolkata/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