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Indians are still rejecting Left ideology. New book says there’s resurgence ahead

While the Left-led CPI(M)’s dominance in West Bengal and Kerala has had a rich history, the Left in India has struggled to find space for its ideology in contemporary politics, rarely gaining momentum for expansion.

Why EPS’ call for anti-DMK alliance meets only rejection and silence

Chennai: In a bid to forge a formidable anti-DMK alliance for the 2026 assembly elections, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami extended a public...

Trumponomics & Game Over?

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

In bill to establish private universities, an ideological shift by Kerala’s ruling LDF

9 yrs ago, a senior Kerala State Higher Education Council official was slapped by a protester when the Oommen Chandy govt was considering allowing private universities in Kerala.

Did media & Left stoke Islamophobia in MEC 7 fitness controversy? Facts say otherwise

Samastha’s AP faction is among the most orthodox Muslim outfits in Kerala. Its primary objection to MEC 7 is the mingling of genders and the exercise being held in public view.

CPI-M is damaging Kerala with its petty politics. God’s own country to ‘mini-Pakistan’

For several elections now, the Kerala CPI-M has refused to accept election defeats. Its general response is that the BJP transferred votes to the Congress, or vice versa.

How CPI(M) support to govt on Canada row is rooted in history of Punjab insurgency & slain comrades

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has flagged threats posed by Sikh separatist elements operating on Canadian soil, said Canada's allegations 'have been rejected by Govt of India'.

Has Bengal forgotten Left? After hat-trick of ducks, it can learn from Rahul Gandhi

Bengal’s Left parties landed 0 seats in 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls as well as 2021 assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi-style yatras by young Communists may be their only hope in Bengal.

Political turmoil in Kerala’s Vadakara: CPI(M) and Congress clash amid Panoor bomb-making allegations

CPI (M)’s Shailaja and Congress’ Parambil face off as bomb blast investigations intensify in Kerala’s Panoor shaken by pre-election violence. CPI (M) denies involvement.

Kerala student politics has even faculty scared. Violence reigns from Maharaja’s to KVASU

“If they attack us, we will attack back,” says Naasir, an SFI leader who was allegedly stabbed in college by opposition party members.

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Maach & mutton for Mission Bengal. What BJP-TMC are cooking in new poll battleground

The stereotype of the fish-loving Bengali has now become a contested political site and both the BJP and TMC know it. And the voters do too.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.