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  CPI(M) says it wanted Pranab to be made President during UPA-1

  National | February 05, 2014 18:16 IST

  New Delhi: CPI(M) leader Basudeb Acharia today said the Left Front , which was supporting the UPA-1 government headed by Dr Manmohan Singh in 2004, wanted Pranab Mukherjee to be made President that year itself,

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  Non-BJP, non-Congress front: Parties to meet tomorrow on Par plan

  National | February 04, 2014 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: With efforts to forge a non-BJP, non-Congress front ahead of the Lok Sabha polls gaining momentum, several parties including the Left would meet here tomorrow to chalk out floor coordination tactics in the

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  AIADMK-CPI(M) strike a deal for LS polls

  National | February 03, 2014 23:45 IST

  Chennai/Patna: Following up on its agreement with CPI, the AIADMK today worked out an alliance with CPI(M) to fight the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu as efforts to cobble a non-BJP, non-Congress front gained

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  Ahead of LS, Left hints at emergence of an alternative combo

  National | February 01, 2014 16:14 IST

  Hyderabad: Dismissing the formation of a Third Front, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said here today that about 10 non-Congress, non-BJP parties are willing to come together for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections to provide

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  CPI(M) is like a poisonous snake: Trinamool MP

  India | January 25, 2014 10:30 IST

  Burdwan (WB): A Trinamool Congress MP today described the CPI(M) as a poisonous snake which has to be attacked whenever it raises its head."The CPI(M) is like a poisonous snake. It has to be hit

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  Army deployment in Kashmir can't be debated: CPI-M

  National | January 06, 2014 16:41 IST

  New Delhi: The CPI-M Monday said that army deployment must be decided by the government and it is not an issue of public debate."These decisions are taken by those in power, these are not matters

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  Kolkata rape case: Minister accuses CPI(M) of doing politics over body

  India | January 04, 2014 10:08 IST

  Kolkata : With the West Bengal government coming under fire over the rape-cum-murder of a 16-year-old girl, a minister yesterday said that the opposition CPI(M) was doing politics over bodies to disturb the administration.  “The

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  Bring corporate sector under Lokpal Bill: CPI(M)

  National | December 17, 2013 16:18 IST

  New Delhi: The CPI(M) is of the opinion that corporate sector  too should be brought under the ambit of Lokpal in relation to government  projects it undertakes. Participating in a debate in the Rajya Sabha,

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  CPI(M) raps UPA for 'succumbing' to US pressure on Iran

  India | November 28, 2013 19:19 IST

  New Delhi: CPI(M) today attacked the UPA government for “succumbing to US pressure” on Iran over the nuclear issue as Washington itself and other P-5 nations had reached a settlement with it at Geneva earlier

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  CPI-M wants cadre to practice martial arts

  National | November 28, 2013 16:37 IST

  Palakkad (Kerala): CPI-M has advised its cadre in Kerala to practice martial arts instead of hitting bottle and attending religious functions. A 62-page report under discussion at the three-day plenum of the CPI-M that began Wednesday

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  CPI(M) demands CBI probe into Bengal ponzi scam

  India | November 24, 2013 18:40 IST

  New Delhi: A day after a Trinamool Congress MP was arrested on charges of being involved in the Saradha scam, CPI(M) today demanded a CBI probe into the ponzi scandal that has rocked West Bengal.“We

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  Strengthen intelligence to curb terror: CPI-M

  National | October 29, 2013 10:56 IST

  Patna: The CPI-M Monday called for strengthening the intelligence network to foil terror attacks and sought the arrest of "real culprits" in the Patna bombings that killed six people."These cowardly attacks once again highlight the

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  'Bed of cash' video: CPI (M) expels Samar Acharjee

  National | October 20, 2013 12:24 IST

  Agartala: CPI(M) has expelled Samar Acharjee who was caught on camera sleeping on bundles of currency notes.The party has expelled Acharjee for immoral work , earning money by illegal means  and tarnishing the image of

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  Attach Saradha properties to compensate investors: CPI-M

  India | October 07, 2013 6:49 IST

  Kolkata: The CPI-M Sunday attacked the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for its failure to attach the properties of the scam-tainted Saradha Group and use them to compensate duped investors instead of state funds."The state

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  Mamata has tacit understanding with Modi : CPI-M

  National | October 05, 2013 21:09 IST

  Kolkata: Accusing the West bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of having an "understanding" with the BJP, the CPI-M Saturday questioned party supremo Mamata Banerjee's silence on Narendra Modi.Communist Party of India-Marxist leader and former state housing

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  Trinamool has failed to live up to expectations, says Rajnath

  National | September 30, 2013 19:33 IST

  Kolkata: Lashing out at CPI(M) leadership for destroying the economy of West Bengal during its 34-year-long rule, BJP president Rajnath Singh today said Trinamool Congress regime too has failed to live up to the people's

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  Don't dilute nuclear liability law , says CPI-M

  National | September 19, 2013 16:17 IST

  New Delhi:  The government's reported effort to dilute the Civil Liability Nuclear Act to exempt US suppliers of reactors from the liability clause will be an illegal attempt to bypass the law passed by parliament,

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  'Gujarat model' will bring 'vinash' not 'vikas' , says CPI-M

  National | September 19, 2013 15:58 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's pledge to create a 'vibrant India' a la the Gujarat model cannot result in 'vikas' but only 'vinash', the CPI-M said today."In a public rally, a day

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  Rise of Modi is spiralling communal incidents: Karat

  National | September 09, 2013 7:51 IST

  Kolkata: Claiming the rise of Narendra Modi as one of the main reasons behind spiralling incidents of communal violence in the country, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat yesterday accused a section of large capitalists of

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  CPI(M) protests over fuel price hike

  National | September 05, 2013 14:09 IST

  Chennai: Around 300 CPI(M) workers, including a party MLA, were arrested here for staging a rail-blockade protesting the recent hike in fuel prices.    According to police, CPI(M) legislator K Bhimrao and other party supporters were