Left, Congress jointly hold protest rally against CAA-NRC-NPR in Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: Protesting against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR), 20 political parties, including 17 Left parties and the Congress, held a massive rally in Kolkata on Friday.
Left, Congress to hold joint rally against CAA-NRC-NPR in Kolkata on Dec 27
Kolkata/IBNS: Trying to corner the Narendra Modi government, the 17 Left parties and Congress will hold a joint rally protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) in Kolkata on Dec 27.
After West Bengal, now Kerala orders stay on NPR
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: After West Bengal, the Left-ruled Kerala government has ordered a stay on all the activities regarding the updation of National Population Register (NPR), media reports said.
Left parties to organise anti-CAA rally in Kolkata today
Kolkata/IBNS: Protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, 17 Left parties will organise a mega rally in Kolkata on Thursday.
Citizenship bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi/IBNS: In what might trigger another showdown in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to introduce the citizenship (amendment) bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Sabarimala Temple in Kerala opens today for annual pilgrimage season
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Sabarimala Temple in Kerala will open on Saturday for the annual pilgrimage season, two days after the Supreme Court referred a review petition on it own 2018 judgement, which allowed the entry of menstruating women into the shrine to worship Lord Ayyappa, to a larger bench.
Left, Congress announce joint candidates for upcoming West Bengal by-polls
Kolkata/IBNS: After having a poor show in the Lok Sabha polls, the Left and the Congress took no chance but formed an alliance ahead for the upcoming by-elections in West Bengal with a sole agenda of defeating Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling parties in the state and Centre respectively.
West Bengal: Left announces candidate for Karimpur by-polls
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left on Thursday announced its candidate for Karimpur assembly by-elections which is due to be held on Nov 25.
Congress, Left to fight in an alliance in West Bengal by-elections
Kolkata/IBNS: After the disastrous results in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress and the Left have decided to come together to fight the upcoming West Bengal by-elections which will be held on Nov 25.
In Left's battle for survival, JU students hold massive protest against Babul Supriyo incident
Kolkata: The Left wing students of iconic Jadavpur University (JU) here on Monday held a massive protest rally against the episode involving Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Babul Supriyo, in a more of a fight for the Left's survival and relevance in the educational institution.
JU protester's ailing mother urges Babul Supriyo to forgive son, Minister responds with compassion
Kolkata: Union Minister Babul Supriyo, who was heckled at the Jadavpur University on Thursday, responded with compassion to one of the protester's ailing mother who urged the politician to forgive her son.
Left takes out protest march against vandalisation of Vidyasagar's statue, blames Trinamool-BJP
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): To mark protest against the vandalisation of Bengali's iconic social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust, the Left party on Wednesday morning took out a protest march in north Kolkata and blamed both the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the incident.
West Bengal politics: CPI(M) party office in Nandigram reopens after 12 years
Nandigram May, 10 (UNI) The CPI(M) party office here which was torched and eventually closed in 2007 opened on April 7 after a lapse of 12 years.
New Delhi, Apr 10 (IBNS): Congress and Left, the two anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political forces, have hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the central government's objection to considering the stolen Rafale documents as evidence in the case pertaining to Rafale jets.
Left parties too ask EC to defer Narendra Modi biopic release
New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI) A delegation of the Left parties on Tuesday met Election Commission and raised objection against the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic ‘PM Narendra Modi’ during election time.