Kerala govt to amend law to give Achutanandan key post
Amid reports that Marxist veteran V S Achutanandan is set to be appointed Chairman of Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission.
Jul 04, 2016, 18:38 PM IST
Achuthanandan is our Fidel Castro: Sitaram Yechury
Yechury said Achuthanandan, 92, was not given a second stint in view of his age and physical limitations.
May 20, 2016, 17:41 PM IST
Pinarayi Vijayan – from son of toddy tapper to Kerala CM
Unlike Achuthanandan, who is a mass leader and a brand name in Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, a polit bureau member, is seen as a man in sync with party dynamics.
May 20, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
It's official! Pinarayi Vijayan will be next Kerala CM
CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said that considering VS Achuthanandan's age, Pinarayi Vijayan has been chosen for the Kerala CM's post.
May 20, 2016, 16:18 PM IST
Pinarayi Vijayan to be next Kerala CM; VS Achuthanandan leaves meeting midway
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will on Friday announce politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan as Kerala's 22nd chief minister.
May 20, 2016, 12:42 PM IST
Kerala people voted against corruption, misrule by UDF govt: Sitaram Yechury
Hours after winning the Kerala Assembly polls with a thumping majority, CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said that result is against the unprecedented corruption and misrule by UDF in last 5 years.
May 19, 2016, 16:46 PM IST
Bengal assembly election result: 'Dadas' score a self-goal!
The Left has been decimated with it being projected to win just 29 seats – its worst performance ever.
May 19, 2016, 16:06 PM IST
Unprecedented corruption in Tamil Nadu in last 50 years, claims Sitaram Yechury
The "unprecedented" corruption in Tamil Nadu over the last 50 years can be eradicated only if the six-party people's welfare front alliance is voted to power in the state Assembly elections, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury claimed here today.
May 06, 2016, 00:47 AM IST
Trinamool has institutionalised corruption: Yechury
Alleging a "match-fixing" between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday charged the Mamata Banerjee government with "institutionalising corruption" in West Bengal.
Apr 06, 2016, 22:14 PM IST
'Jai Hind', 'Inquilab Zindabad' slogans equally patriotic: Sitaram Yechury
Amid the raging row over chanting of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', CPI (M) on Monday said slogans like 'Jai Hind', 'Hindustan Zindabad' and 'Inquilab Zindabad' are equally patriotic and accused the BJP of diverting attention of people from "real problems" by raking up such issues.
Apr 04, 2016, 18:59 PM IST
Panama Papers' list exposes why govt failed to make stride on black money, says Yechury
Maintaining that Communist Party of India (Marxist) considers revelations made by the `Panama Papers` "very serious", CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday said if you look at the list of the people involved in this, it would be clear why things were not happening on the black money front, because the idea was not to expose such people."I have seen the report, CPM considers this as very serious revelations, but the authenticity of that will have to be established by the government," he said.
Apr 04, 2016, 18:07 PM IST
JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi
The meeting is taking place at Rahul's residence in Delhi.
Mar 22, 2016, 10:11 AM IST
We don't need to learn nationalism from Arun Jaitley: Sitaram Yechury
Equating Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's comments with former US President George Bush's 'either you are with us or with the terrorists' assertion, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today said they would not take lessons in nationalism from the BJP.
Mar 21, 2016, 04:21 AM IST
If you criticise me, it's freedom of speech, if I do then it's intolerance: Arun Jaitley to Sitaram Yechury
Speaking on the Aadhar Bill in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday took a dig at Sitaram Yechury.
Mar 16, 2016, 14:29 PM IST
Sting video: CPI (M) alleges political match fixing between BJP, Trinamool
Raising the issue of alleged sting video showing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders accepting bribe, the CPI (M) on Wednesday alleged that a political match fixing was going on between the ruling party in West Bengal and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government at the Centre.
Mar 16, 2016, 14:04 PM IST
BJP regime similar to Hitler's fascist model: Sitaram Yechury
The senior Left leader alleged that nationalistic feelings of people are being misused.
Mar 06, 2016, 19:02 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election: Kanhaiya Kumar's 'campaign' will not affect TMC prospects, says Mamata Banerjee
JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar is a leader of All India Students' Federation, the students' wing of CPI.
Mar 05, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
Those behind raising anti-national slogans aren't arrested as PM Modi doesn't want to upset Mehbooba Mufti: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shielding anti-India elements in order to form government with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir.
Feb 29, 2016, 10:27 AM IST
JNU row: Trouble for Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal as case filed against them over 'anti-national' activities
There seems to be no end in sight to JNU row!
Feb 29, 2016, 09:52 AM IST
JNU row: Rahul, Kejriwal, Yechury among 9 booked for sedition
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury are among nine persons who have been booked on sedition charges in connection with the JNU row, police said on Sunday.
Feb 28, 2016, 22:32 PM IST