Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of BR Ambedkar, emerging top pick of Left for President's post
Prakash Ambedkar, a former MP and grandson of BR Ambedkar, is emerging as as the top pick of Left parties for the presidential election against the NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind.
Jun 21, 2017, 19:22 PM IST
Prez race: Panel of 9 non-NDA parties to decide on consensus candidate
Leaders of at least nine non-NDA parties are part of the sub-group constituted to arrive at a consensus opposition candidate for the July 17 presidential poll.
Jun 08, 2017, 19:38 PM IST
'Vistaar Yatra': Trinamool even worse than Left, says BJP chief Amit Shah
Kicking-off his 15-day "Vistaar Yatra" (party expansion tour) in West Bengal's Naxalbari, the birthplace of the Maoist movement in India, on Tuesday, BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday took on the ruling Trinamool Congress as being "even worse" than the state's erstwhile Left Front regime.
Apr 25, 2017, 23:02 PM IST
BJP will oust Left in Tripura: Ram Madhav
The BJP on Sunday vowed to oust the Left from power in Tripura in the 2018 Assembly elections "to script history".
Apr 23, 2017, 17:44 PM IST
Opposition split over demonestisation, many parties to stay away from Congress' show of strength
It seems that there are few takers for Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's campaign against demonetisation.
Dec 26, 2016, 17:13 PM IST
Govt calls demonetisation move 'war on corruption' as Opposition unites in Parliament
The Opposition on Wednesday tried to corner the government in the Rajya Sabha over the demonetisation issue.
Nov 16, 2016, 23:38 PM IST
Rijiju targets Left over 'atrocities' against RSS, BJP in Kerala
Rijiju praised the RSS and BJP workers for fighting the "rein of terror" in Kerala "without picking up arms" at a time when some youths in the state have been drawn towards "political fundamentalists" - an apparent reference to ISIS.
Aug 06, 2016, 18:12 PM IST
Left, JD(U) leaders to visit Una today
JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, CPI's D Raja and CPI(M) Lok Sabha member P K Biju would reach Una tomorrow and meet the family members of the youths who were allegedly beaten up by a group of right-wing 'gau rakshaks' (cow vigilantes).
Jul 22, 2016, 18:59 PM IST
Left, Congress call for people's movement against Trinamool 'terror'
Lambasting the Trinamool Congress for "unleashing terror to eliminate the opposition", the Left Front and the Congress on Wednesday collectively called for a massive people's movement to 're-establish democracy' in West Bengal.
May 25, 2016, 22:59 PM IST
Will drag Preeti Menon to court: Maharastra minister Eknath Khadse on 'links' with Dawood
Following the furore after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Preeti Sharma Menon raised the issue of Maharashtra BJP minister Eknath Khadse being on the most dialled list of Mumbai underworld fugitive Dawood Ibrahim's international call list, the latter on Sunday asserted that he is all set to launch legal proceedings against her as her charges were false and baseless, as usual.
May 22, 2016, 12:09 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: Mamata decimates Left in West Bengal, BJP routs Congress in Assam, Jayalalithaa creates history in Tamil Nadu, Left reclaims Kerala
The BJP on Thursday made history in Assam, decimating Congress which was dethroned in Kerala too even as Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee romped home for a second consecutive term in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
May 19, 2016, 23:59 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: What caused Congress-Left poll drubbing in West Bengal
Taken aback by the drubbing the Left Front-Congress alliance received in the West Bengal assembly polls, two opposition leaders, who played a key role in forging the unlikely pact, on Thursday blamed the "adverse political atmosphere" and the "selective transfer of BJP votes in specific constituencies" for the electoral debacle.
May 19, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
Kerala Assembly election results 2016: A comeback for Left, setback for Congress
The India Today-Axis exit poll gave 88 to 101 seats to the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the 140-member assembly and 38-48 to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
May 18, 2016, 17:36 PM IST
Is protest over Rohith Vemula death funded by Congress and Left? - Part II
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Is protest over Rohith Vemula death funded by Congress and Left?
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More Tripura Congress leaders quit over alliance with Left
Several Tripura Congress leaders on Sunday quit their party posts to protest against the party's tie-up with the Left in West Bengal's assembly polls.
Apr 25, 2016, 00:23 AM IST
Indo-US Logistics Support pact: Congress, Left slam Modi govt
Attacking the Modi government over its decision to sign the Logistics Support Agreement with the US, Congress Wednesday said it is "disastrous" and will hit the independence of India's foreign policy while Left parties termed it as "dangerous and anti-national".
Apr 13, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
First phase of West Bengal Assembly polls begins in 18 seats
The first of the six-phase Assembly election in West Bengal began at 7 AM on Monday in 18 constituencies in the Left-wing extremism-affected areas.
Apr 04, 2016, 07:49 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi, who refused to do 'politics' over Kolkata flyover collapse, now slams Mamata Banerjee
The Congress leader predicted Mamata government would lose the upcoming Assembly Elections.
Apr 02, 2016, 14:06 PM IST
West Bengal polls: CPI-M leaders to share stage with Rahul Gandhi
CPI-M leaders will be sharing the stage with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi who would address three rallies in poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday.
Mar 30, 2016, 23:03 PM IST
