Tag: Communist Party of India

Decline of the CPI

Many inside the party lamented the decision. Bhupesh Gupta, a remarkable orator and one of the leading CPI leaders of that time who was very close to Indira, abandoned her in protest.

May 11, 2023

Two Maoists killed in exchange of fire on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border

Two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with security personnel in Telangana's Bhadradri Kothagudem district on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border.

May 7, 2023

“Centre not ready to accept international figures”: CPI(M) on Global Hunger Index

Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday hit out at the Central government over India's poor ranking in the International Hunger Index and alleged that the Centre is not ready to accept any international figures.

October 16, 2022

Kerala CM presented policy document on CPI(M)’s vision for ‘New Kerala’ at party conference: Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan asserted that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presented a policy document on the party's vision for a 'New Kerala'.

March 3, 2022

Selection of States’ tableaux for Republic Day parade discriminatory: CPI General Secretary

The CPI has demanded an immediate rollback of orders and permission to all states to display their own tableaux.

January 17, 2022

COP26: CPI agrees with UN General Secretary on environmental protection

It was in Paris in 2015 that all countries had agreed to act and to limit global warming to 1.5 degree centigrade, the party said.

November 3, 2021

Sale of Air India is against national interest: CPI

“Air India was mismanaged by successive governments but in spite of this the carrier has done stellar services during every emergency, either man-made or natural, as a government carrier,” the party said.

October 9, 2021

CPI vows to fight Kanhaiya sedition case

In a statement, the party said it was confident that Kanhaiya Kumar would come out unscathed “as the charges are false and politically motivated”.

February 29, 2020

Petty politicking by man occupying PM’s chair, sad day for our democracy: Sitaram Yechury

PM Modi tore into the Opposition in marathon of combative speeches in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha ahead of Assembly polls in the national capital

February 7, 2020

CPM leader Sitaram Yechury swipe at centre over rail fare, LPG hike

The government on January 31, raised train fares marginally by one paise to four paise per kilometer depending on the travel class.

January 1, 2020

Left parties to protest against police action on Citizenship Law, NRC Protesters

The Left parties announced a seven-day nationwide protest from January 1 to 7 and a general strike on January 8 against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Population Register, and the National Register of Citizens.

December 30, 2019

Democracy unshackled

Today, such large-heartedness across the political divide no longer exists on Capitol Hill. President Trump has called the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, a ‘disgrace’. She has called him a ‘potty-mouth’, as the impeachment drama unfolds.

November 8, 2019

Veteran Communist Party leader Gurudas Dasgupta passes away at 83

Dasgupta was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1985, and he was also a member of the Lok Sabha from Panskura in 2004 and Ghatal in 2009.

October 31, 2019

Bengal’s Rightward Ho!

Let there be peace, without a renewed bout of reprisal and counter-mobilisation. The verdict must be respected. This is the certitude of a democracy, indeed the form of governance that is under threat from India to Indonesia. Democracy is not just about voting. Democracy is about the results of votes being implemented. This is the parable to be drawn from the ‘breaking news‘ on the 23rd of May, 2019.

May 26, 2019

Opposition hits Centre over reservation, asks where are jobs

Former Union Finance Minister Yahswant Sinha dubbed the move as jumla and questioned the government's intent, citing legal complexities and lack of time as the current session of Parliament is scheduled to end on Tuesday.

January 7, 2019

Kannur violence: 33 taken into preventive detention

Kerala DGP Loknath Behera said on Saturday that 33 people have been taken into preventive detention in connection with violence in Kannur district last night.

January 5, 2019

Telangana Assembly Elections 2018 | Congress releases third list of 13 candidates

The Congress in Telangana is heading an alliance called 'Mahakutami' comprising -- Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) and Communist Party of India.

November 17, 2018