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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Topic: CPI(M)

INDIA bloc hits rough weather in Bengal, Kerala & Tripura, CPI(M) refuses to join poll strategy panel

Bengal & Kerala units felt that nominating member to coordination & election strategy committee could have left CPI(M) ranks & supporters confused in these two states.

From skirts to saris—how Brinda Karat changed Air India’s dress code in London

In ‘She, The Leader’, Nidhi Sharma recounts the stories of women in Indian politics, from the pioneers like Indira Gandhi to contemporaries such as Kanimozhi and Smriti Irani.

KR Gouri was almost Kerala CM before CPI(M) rejected her. Now it’s fighting to claim her legacy

Gouri 'Amma' was a firebrand revolutionary regarded as one of the architects of ‘Kerala model’. As the state's first woman minister and from Ezhava caste, she rallied against sexism and casteism.

TMC sweeps Bengal rural polls with 18k+ gram panchayat seats. BJP, CPIM-Congress compete for 2nd place

Counting was underway at 339 counting centres for 63,229 gram panchayat seats following which counting will begin for 9,730 panchayat samiti seats and 928 zilla parishad seats.

‘No such municipality, councillor’ — BJP’s TN secretary arrested for tweet CPI(M) claims to be ‘fake news’

S.G. Suryah had alleged in a post that a CPI(M) ward councillor had forced a sanitation worker to clean a drain, leading to his death. He also tagged MP Su Venkatesan, seeking action.

25 years of TMC — what makes party & its chief Mamata Banerjee click in Bengal

TMC has been in power in West Bengal since 2011. Founded on 1 January, 1998, the Nandigram & Singur land acquisition agitations were a turning point for TMC in dismantling state's CPI(M) regime.

Kerala CPI(M) reaching out to IUML. Tharoor, Vijayan’s son-in-law have a lot to do with it

Indian Union Muslim League has been Congress’ most valuable ally in UDF for over five decades, and has only grown in stature.

Veteran CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s funeral to be held in Kannur tomorrow

The 70-year-old Marxist leader, a long-time legislator and former Home minister of Kerala passed away in Chennai after a battle with cancer.

‘Why can’t ED question someone if it has doubts’: Kerala HC asks CPM leader Thomas Isaac

Taking note of Isaac's contentions, the court told the probe agency that privacy of an individual cannot be 'violated' and asked on what basis it was asking for his personal details.

‘Tutored witnesses, lack of proof’: Why Kerala HC acquitted 13 RSS men in CPI(M) worker’s murder

On 12 July, HC overturned 2016 trial court conviction of RSS workers in 2008 hacking death of CPI(M) worker Vishnu, said prosecution ‘miserably failed’ to prove case.

On Camera

Musk’s golden touch is on the line. Tesla needs him to do what he does best — sell a pen

Tesla sales have been sliding, profits have been shrinking, and brand loyalty is faltering. Elon Musk’s politics has something to do with it.

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.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

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.