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Fighting 'brute' majority, opposition considers forming 'people's forums'

Opposition leaders had accused the government of ignoring its demands to discuss key issues facing the country, including on economy, during the Budget session of Parliament

Jay Panda and Yechury to face off in Oxford debate on Kashmir issue

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice-President Baijayant Panda (pictured) will speak in favour of the motion and Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury will talk ag

PMC Bank depositors in dire straits; govt does not care: Sitaram Yechury

Accusing the government of lying about the economic situation, Yechury alleged that public money was being used for PR

Sitaram Yechury's affidavit in SC challenges govt's claims on Kashmir

Yechury said that the situation on the ground in Kashmir, to the extent that he saw, was completely contrary to what the government is indicating

Five-judge SC Bench to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370

Also allows CPI(M)'s Yechury to visit J&K to meet party colleague Md Yousuf Tarigami

Will make detailed statement on situation after I return from J&K: Yechury

The bench said if the Left leader indulged in any political activity, the authorities were free to report it to the apex court

Opposition leaders to visit J&K Saturday, Rahul Gandhi likely to join

According to sources, among some of the parties that will be part of the opposition all-party delegation are Congress, CPI-M, CPI, RJD, NCP, TMC and DMK and Rahul Gandhi is likely to accompany them

If all is well, why weren't we allowed in J-K: Left leaders question govt

Yechury and Raja had both written to governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday informing him of their visit and requesting him to facilitate their entry

Yechury, Raja detained at Srinagar airport; 'anti-democratic', cries CPI(M)

The Left leaders had gone to Srinagar to meet CPI(M) MLA Md Tarigami and other party colleagues

BJP's 'brazen horse-trading' led to fall of Karnataka govt: Sitaram Yechury

The government in Karnataka collapsed Tuesday night after the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was defeated in the assembly, ending his 14-month-long turbulent tenure

Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury plead not guilty in defamation case

Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury plead not guilty in defamation case

Communal forces cannot and should not be in govt: Sitaram Yechury

CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury talks to Aditi Phadnis on common platforms, joint fronts and the continuing influence of Left ideas but its declining electoral strength. Edited excerpts:

CPI(M)-Cong tie-up talks for Lok Sabha polls to be at state-level: Yechury

Yechury's remarks came at a time a section of the state CPI(M) leadership was keen on an electoral understanding with the Congress to defeat the TMC and BJP in West Bengal

Centre diverting clean energy funds to compensate states for GST: Yechury

The National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) was created for funding research and innovative projects in clean energy technologies

Newsmaker: Sitaram Yechury is rekindling CPI(M) from degeneration

Yechury could play the role Harkishan Singh Surjeet had played in 1996 and 2004 to unify the opposition

Sitaram Yechury re-elected CPI (M) chief after Manik Sarkar bows out

Yechury was unanimously re-elected the party general secretary by the new central committee of the party, its highest decision-making body

Sitaram Yechury unanimously re-elected as CPI(M) general secretary

Yechury's election to the post for the second time was approved by the Left party's newly-elected 95-member central committee

Yechury wins, for now; CPI(M) keeps door open for seat adjustment with Cong

The compromise averted a vote on the draft political line, and Prakash Karat indicated this was in the interest of party unity

It's a big defeat, we're analysing it : Sitaram Yechury

One, during the intervening period and particularly about two years ago, we came to the conclusion that the Congress which used to be the traditional anti-Left pole in Tripura has been replaced by BJP

All for Sitaram Yechury: Ghulam Nabi Azad's suggestion was tongue-in-cheek

Azad, good suggested to some in CPI (M) if they would be willing to support a common candidate