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Legs hacked by Left supporters, how RS entrant Sadanandan’s case played out in the courts

Thiruvananthapuram: At a rally in the run-up to the 2016 Assembly polls, Prime Minister Modi held up the hand of the BJP candidate from...

Seat talks in Jharkhand, Maharashtra & Bengal strain Left-Congress ties. ‘1 party isn’t INDIA bloc’

General secretaries of CPI & CPI(ML) say INDIA bloc's full potential can't be realised unless Congress changes approach. AICC secretary promises that 'all issues will be settled'.

Allies in INDIA bloc, foes in Kerala, how Left & Congress are navigating a tightrope walk

While BJP is attempting to take advantage of this dichotomy while campaigning, CPM and Congress leaders say voters of southern state 'are aware' it is LDF versus UDF here.

ED questions Kerala ex-MP PK Biju in Karuvannur bank ‘scam’ ahead of polls. CPM says ‘not scared’

Former Alathur MP and CPM’s Kerala state secretariat member P.K. Biju appeared before ED Thursday. Agency has also summoned Thrissur Corporation Councillor P.K. Shajan.

With every outburst, Mamata Banerjee is encouraging a CPM-Congress deal minus TMC

After Rahul Gandhi's arrival in West Bengal, for the last few days, Mamata Banerjee's fury has been directed more at his MP from Bengal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. And the CPI-M. 

BJP ‘smelling defeat’ in Tripura, trying to bluff the tribals: CPI(M) leader Jitendra Chaudhury

Tribal leader Chaudhury is likely to be the CM pick if the Left-Congress alliance comes to power in Tripura, which goes to polls on 16 February.

A well-kept secret about Pinarayi Vijayan’s CPM is out in the open—factionalism

Vijayan has always had a soft corner for E.P. Jayarajan and it was equally reciprocated by the latter.

Decimated in elections, Bengal’s stunned Communists see no light at the end of the tunnel

Not only has the CPI(M)-led Left Front drawn a blank, for the first time since the 1952 elections, its vote-share has dropped to a paltry 5%. 

Kerala’s Deng Xiaoping, Pinarayi Vijayan is showing Bengal’s Left how it’s done

With the LDF's historic win in Kerala, CM Pinarayi Vijayan has further increased his clout before the CPM's central leadership, especially with the Left drawing a blank in Bengal.

Trinamool looks set to break Congress-CPM stranglehold on Murshidabad & Malda 

According to early trends, the TMC is leading in 14 of 17 seats in Murshidabad and 6 of 12 seats in Malda. Congress-CPM alliance yet to open account in Malda.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.