Who was Sitaram Yechury? From political career, education to family, here's all you should know about the Chanakya of coalition politicsSitaram Yechury, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), passed away at AIIMS at the age of 72. Yechury had a signific...
12 Sep, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
CPI-M Polit Bureau inducts new faces in the central committeeRam Chandra Dome from West Bengal has become the first Dalit leader to be in the Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the CPI-M. ...
10 Apr, 2022, 11.06 PM IST
Sitaram Yechury re-elected as CPI(M) General SecretaryHe said isolation and defeat of the saffron party was essential not only for our forward march for human liberation but to safeguard India ...
10 Apr, 2022, 06.56 PM IST
Modi should do 'Naukri Par Charcha', listen to people: YechuryGeneral Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday slammed the government over dipping employment rates, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi shou...
21 Jan, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
CPM party congress: Yechury supporters bank on TINA factor for his second termOne group is pushing for re-election of Yechury as party general secretary, while anti-Yechury camp is trying to present former Tripura CM ...
16 Apr, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
BJP to launch series of agitations against LDF's liquor policyBJP proposed to launch agitations against the policy and party's core committee would meet soon to firm up plans in this regard, BJP state ...
09 Jun, 2017, 07.31 PM IST
Pinarayi Vijayan to become next Kerala Chief MinisterCalling VS Achuthanandan the ‘Fidel Castro of Kerala’, Yechury said that he was not selected for the CM’s post because of his old age.
21 May, 2016, 03.18 AM IST
Last rites of A B Bardhan performed"My relationship with Bardhan was entirely different. I worked with him for three decades. It is really difficult to sum up our bond at thi...
04 Jan, 2016, 08.04 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi thanks opposition for passing Juvenile Justice BillWomen and child development minister Maneka Gandhi thanked the Opposition for passing the much-expected Juvenile Justice Bill.
23 Dec, 2015, 01.27 AM IST
Juvenile Justice Bill was rushed through in Rajya Sabha: CPIMCPI(M) today rued that Parliament missed an opportunity to consider the "important" bill in a more "dispassionate and scientific" manner.
22 Dec, 2015, 09.43 PM IST
CPI-M says BJP managed poll victories with 1/3rd or less votesCPI(M) today said the party has now "perfected the art" of securing a majority while getting one-third of the votes or even less.
22 Oct, 2014, 04.00 PM IST
BJP resorting to polarization in poll-bound areas: LeftLeft parties today accused the BJP of trying to "disintegrate" the social fabric by resorting to communal polarization, specially in areas ...
07 Aug, 2014, 07.44 PM IST
CPI(M) slams Planning Commission estimates on poverty"The urban poverty level definition would not be sufficient to buy even one kg of decent variety of rice," CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury sa...
25 Jul, 2013, 03.03 PM IST
UP Assembly Election: Post-poll situation in UP will have bearing on UPA-II, says CPI(M)The post-poll situation in UP, especially the "combinations and manipulations" in case of a hung assembly, would "significantly influence" ...
09 Feb, 2012, 04.01 PM IST
- Pay hike was long overdue: CPI(M)
CPI(M) on Monday said the salary hike of government employees proposed by the 6th Pay Commission was "long overdue" and urgently needed due...
24 Mar, 2008, 07.56 PM IST
- Left no to entry of foreign institutes in education
The CPM has dubbed as “foolhardy and dangerous” any move to allow foreign educational institutions a ‘no-holds barred’ entry into the count...
03 Oct, 2006, 12.47 AM IST
- Govt must invest for more jobs: CPM
CPM has asked the UPA government to make a ‘paradigm shift’ in its policy prescription for economic reforms by infusing higher doses of pub...
28 Aug, 2006, 03.35 AM IST