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First Dalit in CPM politburo in 64 years: Who’s ‘backward’, Left or Right?
Abhijit Majumder •Seven-time MP and the CPM Central Committee member from Bengal, Ramchandra Dome has been bestowed the honour of being part of the party’s highest decision-making body
Sitaram Yechury re-elected as general secretary of CPI(M) for third time
•Yechury said isolation and defeat of the saffron party was essential not only for human liberation but also to safeguard India as a secular democratic republic
Inside the mind of Rahul Gandhi: How his utopian politics is acting as best insurance policy for ruling BJP
Rasheed Kidwai •Rahul Gandhi’s economic and political thinking seems deeply influenced by the Left-of-centre, often colouring his political judgement and putting party leaders at odds with him
Left parties demand rollback of fuel price hike, warn against 'cascading inflationary spiral'
•The parties also demanded that the Centre give direct cash transfers of Rs 7,500 per month to all families outside the income tax paying bracket
Sitaram Yechury’s son Ashish dies during treatment for COVID-19 at Gurgaon hospital
•The CPM chief took to Twitter to thank the doctors, nurses and frontline workers who were involved in his son's treatment
Kerala Assembly election 2021: Amit Shah to lead roadshows and rallies in Kanjirappally, Malampuzha
Trendingdesk •Leaders from both Left and Congress leaders have targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their campaign speeches
PC Chacko joins NCP, says 'happy to be part of active party moving with a direction'
•Taking a dig at the Congress, Chako said the need of the hour is to forge an alternative to the BJP but he does not see his former party taking that initiative
Farmers' protests: Left parties condemn police action on protesters, ask Centre to roll back laws
•The Left parties on Friday stood in solidarity with the farmers who converged in Delhi to protest the Centre's new farm laws
Kerala Police Act Amendment put on hold by Pinarayi Vijayan government; similarities to scrapped 66A, 118(d) exist
Fp Staff •The LDF government's claim of passing the law to protect women and children from cyber bullying or abuse falls flat as existing laws too provide for the same
Kerala Police Act Amendment ordinance will be 'reconsidered', says Sitaram Yechury
•The CPM general secretary's statement comes after a political storm broke out on Sunday over the controversial amendment to the Police Act