I did offer to resign, says Yechury on Karat's remarksYechury insisted that he not only offered to resign in the party's Central Committee meet in Kolkata but also in the politburo meeting in D...
24 Jan, 2018, 08.07 PM IST
CPM capable of giving suitable answer to BJP-RSS: Sitaram Yechury"We will not keep quite. We warn the BJP that if they do not stop violence then we will answer back. We will not bow down," Yechury said.
09 Oct, 2017, 04.14 PM IST
Sitaram Yechury set to take over as CPM general secretarySitaram Yechury is likely to take over as the fifth general secretary of CPM at the party Congress in April.
19 Apr, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
CPI(M) expected to see change of leadership at 21st party Congress"We have no authority to talk about these matters till the new Central Committee is elected," the Politburo member said on phone from Kolka...
06 Feb, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
Sitaram Yechury to succeed Prakash Karat as CPM general secretary?Party constitution amended during his tenure has capped the number of terms for all secretaries to maximum of three terms.
06 Feb, 2015, 10.10 AM IST
CPI-M in search of non-Congress, non-BJP alternativeCPI-M today said it was in search of a non-Congress, non-BJP political option which would implement alternative policies.
13 Dec, 2013, 07.29 PM IST
CPM wants Centre to come clear on demand for new statesDemanding that the Congress clearly spell out what its idea was in respect to the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh, CPM politburo member...
03 Aug, 2013, 06.53 PM IST
Alternative to BJP, Congress impossible without Left: Sitaram Yechury"But, I feel that regional parties too are under pressure from their support base to look for alternative policies," he said.
16 Jun, 2013, 05.58 PM IST
After a lull, tussle between CPM’s Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury resurfacesLeaders are not known to air their differences with comrades in public. In fact, they often do it only within their badly lit rooms.
21 Apr, 2013, 06.00 AM IST
- Support to Pranab does not mean support to Congress: Sitaram Yechuri
Sitaram Yechuri today said here that his party's support to Pranab Mukherjee as the presidential candidate did not mean support to the Cong...
06 Jul, 2012, 05.58 PM IST
- CPI-M politburo meeting to discuss Lokpal, Land Bills
"The draft political resolution on the guidelines for next year's party congress in Kerala will be outlined," CPI(M) All India General Secr...
05 Aug, 2011, 02.32 PM IST
- No difference with somnath on ideology: Yechury
'This is election time and Somnath Chatterjee's inclusion in the party is not an issue which we could discuss right now.'
16 Apr, 2011, 07.55 AM IST
- Nepal imbroglio should be resolved democratically: CPM
CPIM politburo member Sitaram Yechuri said on Monday that the present crisis in Nepal should be resolved through democratic means and India...
04 May, 2009, 10.06 PM IST
- Somnath defies CPI-M which hints at action
Ignoring CPI-M demand that he should step down, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Monday presided over the special session debating t...
21 Jul, 2008, 08.44 PM IST
- CPM checks out poll timing
The CPM may have emotionally moved to the rival side, but it’s still keen on knowing the Congress’s plans for the nuclear deal and the timi...
27 Jun, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Basu gets a ringside view of nuke impasse
The confrontation over 123 Agreement, it seems, is confined not just to New Delhi. Sunday, for instance, saw the political temperature risi...
03 Sep, 2007, 01.11 AM IST
- Evaluate effects of Hyde Act: CPI-M
CPI-M suggests setting up of a mechanism to evaluate the implications of the Hyde Act of the US.
19 Aug, 2007, 03.22 PM IST