No New Nuclear Power Plants Should Come Up In India: Prakash Karat

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 17, 2016

The heavy water leakage at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat must impel the Centre not to go ahead with new nuclear power projects in the country, senior CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat said yesterday.

As Air India Crew Fought, Plane Spent Hours On Tarmac, VVIPs On Board

India News | Written by Rahul Shrivastava | Thursday March 10, 2016

Air India today gave VVIPS a taste of what the aam passenger confronts all too often.

CPI(M) Demands Ram Shankar Katheria's Sacking For Alleged Hate Speech

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 3, 2016

CPI(M) today demanded the Centre sack Union Minister Ram Shankar Katheria for his alleged hate speech in Agra and asked the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh to book him.

PM Modi Frustrated By 'Abject Failure' Of Government: CPI(M)

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2016

The CPI(M) has countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charge that disgruntled NGOs and black-marketeers were conspiring to destabilise the government, saying it is the "abject failure" of his dispensation that is irking him and not any alleged conspiracy.

Defending Corrupt In High Places Congress' Norm: CPI(M)

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 5, 2016

CPI(M) on Thursday targeted Congress high command, saying it has behaved true to its form and followed the norm of "defending the corrupt in high place" under the UPA government by not asking Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to resign in connection with Solar scam.

Will Kerala Rivals CPM, Congress Tie Up in Bengal? Wait, Says Prakash Karat

India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Tuesday February 2, 2016

A day after Bengal Congress leaders met Rahul Gandhi to press for an alliance with the Left, senior CPM leader Prakash Karat told NDTV any decision on electoral alliance will be taken by the Central Committee -- the party's highest executive body -- when it meets in Delhi on February 17.

India Must Continue Dialogue With Pak: Left Parties

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 7, 2016

India must continue dialogue process with Pakistan post Pathankot terror attack as any reversal of the same will only "cramp" New Delhi's strategic options and progress, Left parties said today.

Diverse Voices, Mini Glasnost As CPM Plenum Ends

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday January 1, 2016

The CPM plenum ended in Kolkata on New Year's eve with a spot of glasnost. The media was let in with cameras into the last session - something that surely didn't happen at the last plenum 37 years ago.

Prakash Karat Does Not Rule Out CPM-Congress Tie Up In Bengal

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday December 31, 2015

Prakash Karat, former CPM general secretary known to oppose any party links with the Congress, has not said a definite no to the question of a tie up in Bengal or the upcoming Assembly polls and set political circles abuzz.

CPI(M) Will Be Coming Out With Retirement Policy For Members: Prakash Karat

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 30, 2015

While asserting there was no age of retirement in the party, CPI-M politburo member Prakash Karat today said the party will be coming out with a retirement policy for its members.

CPI(M) Leader Prakash Karat Ducks Direct Question On Alliance With Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 30, 2015

Stating that "flexibility tactics" is always there in the party to deal with emerging political situations, CPI(M) Politburo member Prakash Karat today ducked a direct question on an alliance with Congress saying there is nothing called "yes" and "no" in politics.

Dengue Crisis Has Exposed Dismal State of Healthcare System, Says CPM

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 17, 2015

Criticising the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi and the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre for failing to deal with the dengue crisis properly, the CPM has termed it as a shocking reminder of dismal state of healthcare system.

President Should Not Allow Yakub Memon's Execution: Left

India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Wednesday July 29, 2015

Senior CPIM leader Prakash Karat today said President Pranab Mukherjee should exercise his "discretionary power" to stop the execution of Yakub Memon, convicted for the 1993 blasts in Mumbai which killed 257 people.

Politicians, Judges Stand up as Citizens For Yakub Memon, File Mercy Plea

India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Monday July 27, 2015

On the eve of the hearing of '93 Mumbai blast death row convict Yakub Memon's appeal by the Supreme Court, a group of eminent citizens - including politicians, jurists and retired judges - submitted a fresh mercy petition to President Pranab Mukherjee, urging him to commute the death sentence.

BJP Government No Different From UPA Regime: Prakash Karat

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 23, 2015

Former CPI-M General Secretary Prakash Karat has lashed out at the BJP government at the Centre, saying it was no different from the previous UPA regime in "indulging in corruption."