General Elections: Left hints at emergence of an alternative combo

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 16:02

Dismissing the formation of a Third Front, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said here on Saturday that about 10 non-Congress, non-BJP parties are willing to come together for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections to provide a viable alternative.

Audit private firms utilizing public resources: Left

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 17:49

Four Left parties on Wednesday demanded audit of private companies that utilize public resources to deliver basic services.

`Political space open for Left, other parties in LS polls`

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:58

Communist leader AB Bardhan ruled out Congress or BJP coming to power in Lok Sabha polls and said the political space was open for regional parties and the Left to make a bid to form government.

Left welcomes Kejriwal govt but cautious about its stability

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 01:12

Left parties on Saturday welcomed the formation of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi but were cautious about its stability with Congress backing.

Left determined to fight communal forces: CPI leader

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 18:14

Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Joginder Dayal on Friday said that the Left parties were determined to fight "communal forces" in the country.

Students arrested in Kolkata for protests outside US consulate

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 00:51

Scores of students of organisations of the Left parties and the Congress courted arrest Thursday while protesting in front of the US consulate in Kolkata.

Action against Indian diplomat outrageous: Left

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 19:34

Terming the treatment meted out to Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade as "outrageous", Left parties on Wednesday asked India to take reciprocal measures and get an assurance from the US that it would adhere to the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations.

Left parties eying new political combination after polls: CPI

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 18:55

Left parties are expecting a new combination after the 2014 general elections, as other parties will fall short of an absolute majority, former CPI general secretary A B Bardhan said here on Tuesday.

Saradha Scam: LF for strong movement against WB govt`s stand

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 00:06

The Left Front has chalked out an agitation programme against the Mamata Banerjee government`s alleged attempt to take away democratic rights in the state and its handling of the multi-crore Saradha group ponzi scam issue.

Left parties eyeing their share in Delhi polls

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 12:09

The battle among the Congress, BJP and AAP in the December 4 assembly elections might be hogging limelight but there are other players too trying to make their presence felt in the Delhi`s political landscape.

Kerala shuts down over Western Ghats environment order

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 12:47

The dawn-to-dusk state-wide shutdown Monday, called by the Left to protest an order on implementation of the Kasturirangan panel report on conserving Western Ghats environment, has virtually confined people indoors.