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  Ruckus over Gaza: Rajya Sabha adjourned twice during Question Hour

  National | July 17, 2014 13:39 IST

  New Delhi: Congress-led Opposition today created ruckus in Rajya Sabha over a discussion on violence in Gaza not being listed in the day's agenda, leading to two adjournments during the Question Hour.As soon as the

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  Rajya Sabha discusses price rise

  National | July 07, 2014 13:27 IST

  New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Monday took up a discussion on price rise.While the opposition blamed ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for pushing inflation further since it came to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

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  CPI-M seeks resignation of V K Singh

  National | June 12, 2014 19:06 IST

  New Delhi: The CPI(M) today sought the resignation of Union minister V K Singh or his removal from the Council of Ministers for his “open opposition” to the appointment of the new army chief.“This new

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  CPI(M) to debate on poll debacle in its Central Committee meet

  National | June 07, 2014 20:23 IST

  New Delhi: Amidst reports of some top leaders like Sitaram Yechury renewing their offer to quit, an acrimonious debate took place today among CPI(M) leaders on the party's poll debacle and the political and electoral

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  Left divided and clueless over revival strategy

  National | June 06, 2014 12:20 IST

  Kolkata: With CPI(M)-led Left Front decimated in the Lok Sabha elections in the erstwhile red citadel of West Bengal, the leadership seems to be divided whether there should be a change of guard or in

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  CPI(M) demands special observers, enhanced security in West Bengal

  India | May 11, 2014 22:21 IST

  New Delhi: CPI(M) today sought flag marches by central forces following large scale violence allegedly indulged in by ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal prior to the last phase of elections tomorrow.The CPI(M), which met

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  Communal polarisation will sharpen divide among people: CPI M

  National | May 08, 2014 17:44 IST

  New Delhi: CPI(M) today said the sharpening of “communal polarisation” by the BJP-RSS ahead of the last phase of polling clearly shows that the alleged mainstay of Narendra Modi's campaign is to increase the divide

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  Polls rigged in 300 booths in West Bengal: CPM

  India | May 07, 2014 23:16 IST

  New Delhi: Alleging large-scale rigging in over 300 booths in constituencies that went to polls in West Bengal today, CPI(M) moved the Election Commission demanding repoll in those polling stations.In a petition to Chief Election

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  Third Front a post-poll possibility, says Yechury

  National | May 01, 2014 11:07 IST

  New Delhi: The CPI-M believes that any possibility of a Third Front government at the centre would only emerge after the results of the Lok Sabha polls come out, party leader Sitaram Yechury said Wednesday.Talking

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  CPI, CPI(M) to fight together in Tamil Nadu

  National | March 30, 2014 16:51 IST

  New Delhi: The CPI and the CPI(M) will together fight the AIADMK, DMK and the Congress party in Tamil Nadu on 18 Lok Sabha seats for the first time since 1964.  “In Tamil Nadu, the

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  CPI(M) hopes to win one seat in Assam: Sitaram Yechury

  National | March 29, 2014 16:52 IST

  Guwahati: The CPI(M) hoped to win one Lok Sabha seat in Assam where it has put up three candidates, party Politburo member Sitaram Yechury said today.  “We have a very good chance to win the

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  BJD government betrayed people of Odisha: Sitaram Yechury

  India | March 22, 2014 7:35 IST

  Bhubaneswar: CPI(M) yesterday sought a probe into the alleged loot of minerals in Odisha as detected by Justice M B Shah panel and said the people of the state felt betrayed by the 14 year

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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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  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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  Yechury gives dissent note on JPC report on 2G scam

  National | September 26, 2013 18:50 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of a crucial meeting of JPC on 2G scam, senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury has submitted a dissent note to its Chairman P C Chacko, alleging the panel has failed to live

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  Jaitley, Yechury slam govt on missing coal files

  National | September 03, 2013 15:19 IST

  New Delhi: The opposition parties Tuesday attacked the government over the missing coal files and said efforts were being made to mislead the country.Opposition leader Arun Jaitley demanded to know from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

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  Need to improve food bill: Yechury

  National | September 02, 2013 18:29 IST

  New Delhi: Expressing reservations on the food security bill in its current form, the CPI-M Monday said the government was providing cheap food to people on one hand and increasing fuel prices on the other.Listing

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  UPA eyeing to make food bill an election issue: Yechury

  National | August 23, 2013 7:34 IST

  Chennai: Hitting out at the Congress-led UPA government on the food bill, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury yesterday charged it with "creating an illusion" as if its enactment will ensure food security and warned that such

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  UPA government preparing for polls: CPI-M

  National | August 06, 2013 20:07 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 6: Pointing out that the monsoon session of parliament had too few days to transact much business, the CPI-M Tuesday said the UPA government's legislative agenda in the session was targeted at

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  Letter to Obama: Yechury, others deny having signed

  National | July 24, 2013 20:23 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 24: A major controversy erupted today over MPs writing to US President Barack Obama seeking denial of visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi with some MPs denying having signed it.Latching on