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CPM, CPI, and 3 others ask state units to organise agitations in support of farmers protesting at Delhi borders
•The Left parties also demanded that the Centre accede to the protesting farmers' demands, saying that they "aim to safeguard Indian agriculture, food security, and remunerative returns"
Bihar's Grand Alliance likely to announce seat-sharing deal today; Congress, JMM may skip presser
•RJD chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav is expected to make public the seat-sharing deal in the presence of leaders of the coalition. However, sources say that Congress and JMM are unhappy with the pact
Fire breaks out at Kerala Secretariat, Opposition terms it 'conspiracy to destroy evidence' in gold smuggling case
Fp Staff •Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded a "comprehensive" probe into the cause of the fire, while Kerala BJP president K Surendran said it was a way to "sabotage" proof
JNU fee hike protests: HRD ministry-appointed panel concludes meeting, to submit its recommendations next week
•Three-member panel appointed by the HRD Ministry to recommend ways to restore normal functioning in JNU will submit its recommendations next week
Article 370 revoked: Heavy troop deployment across Jammu and Kashmir, streets wear deserted look
Fp Staff •The BJP-led government abrogated Article 370 and moved a separate bill in the Rajya Sabha to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into two separate union territories.
D Raja replaces S Sudhakar Reddy as CPI general secretary, says party's fight against 'retrograde' forces will continue
•Rajya Sabha MP D Raja replaced S Sudhakar Reddy as the general secretary of the CPI on Sunday and said that the party's fight against 'retrograde forces' will continue.
Lok Sabha election 2019: In Bhubaneswar, BJP pits former IAS officer against BJD's ex-cop; CPM veteran Shivaji Patnaik sidelined
Debi Mohanty •Janardan Pati is taking on two heavyweight career bureaucrats, super cop and BJD's Arup Patnaik and Odisha cadre IAS and BJP's Aparajita Sarangi.
CPI fields Kanhaiya Kumar from Begusarai seat after Bihar coalition snub; ex-JNUSU president to face BJP's Giriraj Singh
Fp Staff •Kanhaiya has been pitted against BJP-led NDA candidate Giriraj Singh, who was earlier shifted from Nawada as the seat went to Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).
Rafale deal: Over 100 Left groups launch week-long nationwide protest from Monday, demand JPC probe to 'unearth corruption'
•During the 'Jan Ekta Jan Adhikar Andolan', they will demand a joint parliamentary committee probe to "unearth the corruption" in the Rafale deal and the resignation of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Odisha peon assumes Bharat Bandh means office bandh, locks two employees inside
Fp Staff •A peon in Odisha locked a district sports officer and another employee in office for one hour, assuming there was no one there due to the Bharat Bandh.