Politburo

Ajit Doval holds talks with Chinese official Yang Jiechi ahead of Sushma Swaraj, Nirmala Sitharaman's Beijing visit

Ajit Doval on Friday held talks with a top official of China's ruling CPC Yang Jiechi in Shanghai, the Indian Embassy said, the second meeting between the two officials after the last year's Doka La standoff.

AIADMK merger: CPM leader Prakash Karat calls alliance 'opportunistic', alleges BJP's role in it

CPM politburo member Prakash Karat on Monday termed the merger of AIADMK factions as opportunistic and alleged that the BJP was behind it.

CPI(M) blames BJP for 'cow vigilantes attacking Dalits and Muslims'

The CPI-M on Sunday blamed the Narendra Modi government for the rising number of attacks by so-called cow vigilantes on Dalits and minorities

CPM politburo meeting: Karat cracks whip but Bengal unit may defy diktat on alliance with Congress

For far too long, the CPM's top crust has crushed all grassroot concerns with iron hand in the name of 'democratic centralism'. There have been clarion calls for 'inner-party democracy' in plenums after plenums. Party leaders who are still in touch with ground reality have accused the theorizing apparatchiks in Delhi of running a 'rule of fear' and have issued repeated warnings that party structure will crumble if the leadership doesn't listen to feedback from the grassroots.

Why VS Achuthanandan, the 'CPM's Fidel Castro', was forced to give up the CM crown

VS Achuthanandan avoided repeated questions on chief ministership on Saturday at a presser in Thiruvananthapuram. The CPM’s senior-most leader said he will continue to be the ‘kavalaal’ (sentinel) of the people of Kerala, taking up their issues.

After Left Front's WB debacle, CPM's Yechury is in the line of fire

With the dismal performance, it is CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury who is clearly in the line of fire.

Vietnam elects police chief Tran Dai Quang as country's new president

Vietnam's National Assembly has elected the police chief to be the country's new president, the second-highest post in the country

Back to the roots? CPM to lead people's movements to bounce back

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has pledged to oppose the Modi government’s ‘anti-people, anti-farmer’ economic policies and mobilize the masses in a big way through mass struggles.

Govt focus on Hindi is against linguistic equality: CPI (M)

CPI(M) on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government for its directive on the use of Hindi as the medium for government communication on social media.

Rally was not for Third or Fourth Front: Sitaram Yechuri

Politburo member Sitaram Yechuri today reiterated that the recent rally attended by a group of non-BJP and non-Congress parties was not a step towards formation of a Third or Fourth Front for the next Lok Sabha elections