Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

CPM leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee hospitalised with COVID-19 as condition deteriorates

The 77-year-old politician is a patient of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and was advised to get hospitalised after his oxygen level dipped below 90 percent this morning

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Ex-West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee admitted to Kolkata hospital after complaining of breathlessness

The blood pressure of 75-year-old Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, a veteran CPM leader, was found to be quite low, a senior official of the private hospital said.

Sitaram Yechury sidelined at CPM central committee meet: How Prakash Karat is pushing party towards oblivion

It seems Karat and his friends who support his blind visceral opposition to the Congress are hellbent on driving the CPM into oblivion

Will Singur verdict be the death blow for Left Front in Bengal?

The Singur legal verdict announced by the Supreme Court on Wednesday is still little more than a reinforcement of the political verdict that was delivered in 2011

Singur case: SC verdict means farmers will get their land back but they will remain losers

The construction that has taken place at the site may have already rendered the land uncultivable for a long period of time. Will the government also assist the farmers to bring back the fertility?

Modi, Shah let Bengal BJP down, says CPM to counter Singh's Agusta charge against Buddha

CPIM on Friday said for all its anti-corruption stance, the BJP's state unit has been betrayed by none other than the Prime Minister, who has struck a backhand deal with Mamata Banerjee.

Former foes Buddha, Rahul share dais, garland and slogan to topple common enemy Mamata

It is said that history is interpretation of events. What happened on a sultry evening in Kolkata on Wednesday cannot be interpreted in any other way but as a new era in Bengal politics

West Bengal polls: Ailing Buddhadeb hits campaign trail, leads huge road show

Attired in his trademark kurta and dhoti, Bhattacharjee rode an open jeep flanked by party candidates from Tollygunge, Jadavpur and Kasba constituencies, as thousands of Left Front and Congress workers and supporters enthusiastically joined in.

The Didi factor: Decoding why Sourav Ganguly turned down BJP's invite

The former Indian cricket team captain hasn't commented on the speculation so far.