Congress allots Kothagudem seat to CPI

Congress allots Kothagudem seat to CPI

Ending the weeks long suspense, the Congress party has finally allotted Kothagudem Assembly seat in old Khammam district to the Communist Party of India (CPI). A decision to this effect was taken after the TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy met the CPI leaders including the State Secretary Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao in latter’s office on Monday. … Read more

Peeved cleric joins hands with MIM, spells trouble for Mamata Banerjee

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Kolkata: In a development that could spell trouble for the Trinamool Congress, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen said the party would contest the West Bengal elections with Abbas Siddiqui, a religious leader from the popular Muslim pilgrimage site of Furfura Sharif. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi made the announcement after visiting the pirzada from Furfura Sharif, … Read more

Bharat Bandh: Congress, Left supporters block roads, railway tracks across Bengal

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Kolkata: Supporters of the Congress and Left parties on Tuesday blocked railway tracks at several places, and held sit-ins on roads to enforce the nationwide shutdown, which evoked a mixed response in West Bengal. The ‘Bharat Bandh‘, called by agitating farmers’ unions against the Centre’s farm laws, partially affected the state with private vehicles remaining … Read more

Red flag flies high in Bihar polls, CPI(ML) wins 5 seats, leads in 7

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New Delhi: With a win in five seats and leads in 11 others, the CPI(ML) is all set for an impressive performance in the Bihar Assembly elections whose results will be declared late on Tuesday. Inarguably the biggest gainer in the Grand Alliance, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) , often working in the margins … Read more

Modi govt pursuing “Atma Samparpan Bharat” in the name of “Atma Nirbhar Bharat”: Sitaram Yechury

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CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has hit out at the BJP-led government at the Centre saying it is pursuing the policy of ‘Atma Samarpan Bharat‘ in the name of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat‘ by privatizing all government entities and PSUs. He also blamed the Centre for trying to muffle the opposition voices by using draconian laws … Read more