Left, Congress jointly hold protest rally against CAA-NRC-NPR in Kolkata
Dec 27, 2019, at 06:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Protesting against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR), 20 political parties, including 17 Left parties and the Congress, held a massive rally in Kolkata on Friday.
Left, Congress to hold joint rally against CAA-NRC-NPR in Kolkata on Dec 27
Dec 24, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trying to corner the Narendra Modi government, the 17 Left parties and Congress will hold a joint rally protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) in Kolkata on Dec 27.
After West Bengal, now Kerala orders stay on NPR
Dec 21, 2019, at 11:41 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: After West Bengal, the Left-ruled Kerala government has ordered a stay on all the activities regarding the updation of National Population Register (NPR), media reports said.
Left parties to organise anti-CAA rally in Kolkata today
Dec 19, 2019, at 11:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, 17 Left parties will organise a mega rally in Kolkata on Thursday.
Citizenship bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha today
Dec 09, 2019, at 09:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In what might trigger another showdown in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to introduce the citizenship (amendment) bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Sabarimala Temple in Kerala opens today for annual pilgrimage season
Nov 16, 2019, at 11:25 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Sabarimala Temple in Kerala will open on Saturday for the annual pilgrimage season, two days after the Supreme Court referred a review petition on it own 2018 judgement, which allowed the entry of menstruating women into the shrine to worship Lord Ayyappa, to a larger bench.
Left, Congress announce joint candidates for upcoming West Bengal by-polls
Oct 31, 2019, at 09:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After having a poor show in the Lok Sabha polls, the Left and the Congress took no chance but formed an alliance ahead for the upcoming by-elections in West Bengal with a sole agenda of defeating Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling parties in the state and Centre respectively.
West Bengal: Left announces candidate for Karimpur by-polls
Oct 31, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left on Thursday announced its candidate for Karimpur assembly by-elections which is due to be held on Nov 25.
Congress, Left to fight in an alliance in West Bengal by-elections
Oct 26, 2019, at 12:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After the disastrous results in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress and the Left have decided to come together to fight the upcoming West Bengal by-elections which will be held on Nov 25.
In Left's battle for survival, JU students hold massive protest against Babul Supriyo incident
Sep 23, 2019, at 09:23 pm
Kolkata: The Left wing students of iconic Jadavpur University (JU) here on Monday held a massive protest rally against the episode involving Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Babul Supriyo, in a more of a fight for the Left's survival and relevance in the educational institution.
JU protester's ailing mother urges Babul Supriyo to forgive son, Minister responds with compassion
Sep 21, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Kolkata: Union Minister Babul Supriyo, who was heckled at the Jadavpur University on Thursday, responded with compassion to one of the protester's ailing mother who urged the politician to forgive her son.
Left takes out protest march against vandalisation of Vidyasagar's statue, blames Trinamool-BJP
May 15, 2019, at 11:58 am
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): To mark protest against the vandalisation of Bengali's iconic social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust, the Left party on Wednesday morning took out a protest march in north Kolkata and blamed both the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the incident.
West Bengal politics: CPI(M) party office in Nandigram reopens after 12 years
May 10, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Nandigram May, 10 (UNI) The CPI(M) party office here which was torched and eventually closed in 2007 opened on April 7 after a lapse of 12 years.
Apr 10, 2019, at 12:22 pm
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Congress and Left, the two anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political forces, have hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the central government's objection to considering the stolen Rafale documents as evidence in the case pertaining to Rafale jets.
Left parties too ask EC to defer Narendra Modi biopic release
Mar 26, 2019, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) A delegation of the Left parties on Tuesday met Election Commission and raised objection against the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic ‘PM Narendra Modi’ during election time.
Lok Sabha election: Cong to go solo in Bengal, fumes at Left
Mar 18, 2019, at 11:24 am
Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS): Amid rift with Left over an alliance in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, state Congress unit said the party will fight polls in all 42 seats in the eastern state of India.
Bengal: Left announces first candidate list for Lok Sabha polls
Mar 15, 2019, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Left on Friday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal.
Mamata, Left slam Modi government over interim union budget
Feb 01, 2019, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IBNS): Despite a populist interim union budget presented by acting Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Left raised questions on the feasibility of the measures taken by the Narendra Modi government just few months before the 2019 General Elections.
Telangana: Congress,TDP, Left form alliance
Sep 11, 2018, at 08:08 pm
Hyderabad, Sept 11 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the upcoming Assembly polls in Telangana, the Congress, Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party and the CPI have formed an alliance, media reports said on Tuesday.
We oppose bandh by principle but support protests: Mamata Banerjee
Sep 10, 2018, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata, Sept 10 (IBNS): Stating her reason behind not supporting the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and Left over fuel price hike, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she opposes such a political programme but is open to protests.
Left born not just to win elections but to keep fighting: Surjya Kanta Mishra
May 14, 2018, at 11:39 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Slamming the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for allegedly resorting to violence in the three-tier panchayat polls, which were held on Monday, CPI-M secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra said the Left's inception is not just to win elections but to continue the fight.
Opposition candidates to file nominations for Bengal panchayat poll today
Apr 23, 2018, at 04:36 pm
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS): The opposition candidates are likely to file nominations for the Bengal panchayat poll after the State Election Commission's (SEC's) extension of deadline by a day following the directive of the Calcutta High Court.
Six-hour bandh in West Bengal, transport services normal largely
Apr 13, 2018, at 04:27 pm
Kolkata, Apr 13 (IBNS): The transport services are largely normal in West Bengal even as the Left Front called a six-hour bandh in the state, protesting against the pre-Panchayat poll violence, media reports said.
Budget session of parliament to conclude today
Apr 06, 2018, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): The parliament will meet for the last time in the budget session on Friday, media reports said.
Is the time up for Left politics in India?
Mar 06, 2018, at 09:01 pm
If the 2011 West Bengal Assembly Election was the beginning of a downfall of the Left in Indian politics, then the 2018 Tripura poll can be seen as one of the last nails in the coffin of the political ideology in India.
Mar 03, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): According to the trends of the poll result, the BJP has overtaken the incumbent Left in Tripura, media reports said.
Left-BJP neck-to-neck in Tripura, Meghalaya heads to hung Assembly, BJP surges in Nagaland
Mar 03, 2018, at 03:48 pm
Tripura/Shillong/Kohima, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Left and the BJP are in close contest in Tripura, Meghalaya is heading towards a hung Assembly while the BJP is leading in Nagaland, according to the trends of poll results in the three northeast states of India, media reports said.
Assembly polls: Left front marginally ahead in Tripura, Congress leading in Meghalaya
Mar 03, 2018, at 03:32 pm
Shillong/Agartala, Mar 3 (IBNS): A tough battle is being witnessed in Tripura where counting of votes for the Assembly polls is currently going on with ruling Left Front slightly ahead in 31 seats.
BJP to end Left regime in Tripura, say exit polls
Feb 28, 2018, at 04:39 pm
Agartala, Feb 28 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to terminate the 25 years of Left rule in the eastern state of Tripura, according to the exit polls.
Kolkata: Amidst police's heavy arrangements, Lefts to hold 'March to Nabanna' today
May 22, 2017, at 03:42 pm
Kolkata, May 22 (IBNS): Protesting several issues and to draw state government's attention towards their several demands, at least 11 Left peasants' and farmers' associations have called for a protest rally to West Bengal's secretariat building at Nabanna in Kolkata on Monday.