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Kannur (Kerala), March 17 The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Tuesday expelled party veteran T K Govindan, a day after he announced severing ties with the organisation and declared his intention to contest as an independent candidate from the Marxist stronghold of Taliparamba.Govindan had announced...

New Delhi, March 17 The Lok Sabha on Tuesday immediately lifted the suspension of eight opposition members, who had been suspended from the House on February 3 for "disruptive" behaviour, following a request from Congress leader K Suresh.Following the submissions by several opposition members...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – As Kerala heads towards a crucial Assembly election with just weeks to go, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s bid for a historic third consecutive term appears increasingly uncertain, with challenges mounting from within the Communist Party of India (Marxist)...

Chennai, March 17 – Negotiations on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have reached a critical stage, with the CPI taking a firm stance against any reduction in its allocated seats.The Left party has decided that it will not accept fewer than...

New Delhi, March 16 The suspension of eight opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha is likely to be lifted on Tuesday, sources said, citing a decision taken at a meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla.Seven Congress and a CPI(M) MP were suspended on February 3 for disruptive behavior following a...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 The ruling CPI (M) in Kerala suffered a major setback on Monday, as veteran party member T K Govindan severed all ties with the organization and announced his intention to contest as an independent candidate from Taliparamba, a stronghold of the Marxist party.He...

Kolkata, March 16 Accusing the Election Commission of failing to create an error-free voter list in West Bengal, the CPI(M) said on Monday that it will file a lawsuit to ensure that the 60 lakh people currently undergoing the ongoing Systematic Identification of Voters (SIV) exercise are "not...

Kolkata, March 16 The TMC on Monday criticized senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari for contesting from two seats, saying it showed he was unsure of victory and suggested the saffron camp "can already see the writing on the wall."TMC spokesperson and state general secretary Kunal Ghosh told...

New Delhi, March 16 The suspension of eight opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha is likely to be lifted on Tuesday, sources said, citing a decision taken at a meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla.Seven Congress and a CPI(M) MP were suspended on February 3 for unruly behavior, following a...

New Delhi, March 16 Citing the US' 30-day "waiver" to allow India to purchase Russian oil, CPI(M) MP John Brittas said on Monday that such diktats amount to India's humiliation by a foreign power.While participating in a discussion on the Appropriation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Brittas raised...

Kolkata, March 16 The Left Front announced its first list of 192 candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections on Monday, with outgoing Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and CPI(M) central committee member Minakshi Mukherjee among the key nominees.This is seen as a crucial battle...

New Delhi, March 16 The suspension of eight opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha is likely to be lifted on Tuesday, sources said, citing a decision taken at a meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla.Seven Congress and a CPI(M) MP were suspended for disruptive behavior, following a resolution passed...

Kolkata, March 16 The Left Front announced its first list of 192 candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections on Monday, with outgoing Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and CPI(M) central committee member Minakshi Mukherjee among the key nominees.Bhattacharya will contest from the...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 Senior CPI(M) leader and former Kerala health minister K K Shailaja said on Monday that the party's decision to field her from the Peravoor Assembly constituency was in line with its policy of not repeating candidates who have won two consecutive terms in a seat...

Guwahati, March 16 The CPI(M), a part of the Congress-led opposition alliance in Assam, on Monday announced candidates for two seats for the upcoming assembly elections in April, retaining incumbent MLA Manoranjan Talukdar among its nominees.State CPI(M) secretary Suprakash Talukdar asserted...

Alappuzha, March 16 Rebel CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran, who announced that he would contest the assembly election from Ambalapuzha as an independent, visited former SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan here on Monday.Sudhakaran reached Natesan's house at Kanichukulangara and spent...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), March 16 CPI(M) state secretariat member T M Thomas Isaac said on Monday that former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar, who is accused in the Sabarimala gold loss cases, will be kept away from party activities and disciplinary action will be taken...

Kolkata, March 16 The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday called the Election Commission's reshuffle of senior administrative and police officials in West Bengal a "panic reaction by a party that realizes it cannot win elections through democratic means", while the opposition BJP and CPI(M)...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 The ruling CPI (M), which announced the majority of its candidates shortly after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule, mocked the opposition Congress on Monday over its continued delay in finalizing candidates.Speaking to the media, CPI(M) state...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday that the party and the NDA would present positive politics during the election campaign in Kerala.He was speaking to reporters after welcoming those who had left other political parties, including the Congress...