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Topic: CPI(M)

Key Maoist leader Sudhakar, wife surrender before Telangana police

The CPI (Maoist) leader carries a reward of Rs 1.25 crore on his head in Jharkhand and Rs 25 lakh in Telangana, while his wife carries a reward of Rs 10 lakh on her head.

Ex-SC judge Kurian Joseph says Congress & Left approached him to contest polls

Justice Kurian Joseph (retd) says both major fronts in Kerala, LDF and UDF, had approached him, but he said no because he doesn't have political ambitions.

In images, Left leaders hold rally in Kolkata with effigy of PM Modi as Ravana

We have to defeat 'chowkidar' Modi in the next elections, said Sitaram Yechury at the rally.

Activist Anand Teltumbde released after Pune court calls his arrest ‘illegal’

A day after rejecting Teltumbde's anticipatory bail application, the same lower court says high court and apex court also competent authority.

Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde arrested by Pune Police in Koregaon Bhima case

Anand Teltumbde has been arrested for his alleged links with the banned CPI-Maoist, a day after a special court in Pune rejected his anticipatory bail application in the case. 

Homes of CPM leaders bombed in Kerala amid violence over Sabarimala row

Kerala has been marred with violence since January 2 after two women of menstruating age managed to enter Sabarimala temple and offer prayers.

NOTA is outscoring some political heavyweights across India

NOTA has got more votes than parties such as BSP, SP & CPI(M) in some state polls, but under current laws, even a 99% NOTA vote can't defeat a candidate.

Sabarimala priest consulted me before threatening to close temple for women: Kerala BJP chief

BJP Kerala unit chief P.S. Sreedharan Pillai alleged that temple priest consulted him before threatening closure of shrine if women entered it.

Amit Shah warns Kerala govt of ‘heavy price’ if agitation against SC Sabarimala judgment suppressed

Shah condemned the arrest of over 2,000 devotees, including RSS and Sangh Parivar activists, across the state agitating against the entry of women into the temple.

Sabarimala temple row brings atheist Left face to face with religion, yet again

To take on BJP's push in Kerala, the CPM has been forced to talk about religion in the latest issue of its mouthpiece 'People's Democracy'.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.