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TopicSitaram Yechury

Topic: Sitaram Yechury

Sitaram Yechury saw music as resistance. ‘Kuch Toh Log Kahenge’ was always on his lips

Friends, professors, comrades and students came together Friday to celebrate the life and legacy of Yechury. Three books by the late CPI(M) leader were also launched at the event.

After Yechury’s passing, CPI(M) chooses Prakash Karat as Polit Bureau coordinator

The 24th Party Congress will be held in April 2025 in Madurai. Karat will serve as coordinator of CPI(M)'s Polit Bureau and Central Committee in the interim.

Yechury, Noorani obits show Modi has redefined political ideology more than Indira

Narendra Modi has brought the old left and right together. Once bitter ideological opponents have joined hands and are pushing back, trying hard to protect their vision of India.

I am a Brahmin, my wife a Chishti & a Mysorean Rajput. Our son is an Indian: Sitaram Yechury

In his Rajya Sabha farewell speech on 10 August 2017, Sitaram Yechury spoke about living in a post-truth period, where 'objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.'

Sitaram Yechury was Bengal’s undeclared ambassador, always fought against communalism—Md Salim

Sitaram Yechury, the former Rajya Sabha MP and CPI(M) general secretary who died Thursday, was ideologically sound, politically committed, socially acceptable, and culturally refined, writes his colleague Md Salim.

Marxism is a creative science—what CPIM’s Sitaram Yechury said on communism, coalition politics

Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) general secretary, passed away Thursday. In this 2009 Walk The Talk interview, he talked about idealism, coalition governments and Left's opposition to the nuclear deal.

Pragmatist who could make or break coalitions: The many facets of CPI(M) stalwart Sitaram Yechury

For better part of last two decades, Yechury was among most recognisable Communist leaders in Delhi, admired for his political agility in a Left riven with many contradictions.

‘He made mark as effective parliamentarian’: PM Modi condoles Sitaram Yechury’s demise

CPI(M) general secretary Yechury (72) died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi following prolonged illness.

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury dies of acute respiratory tract infection at 72

The party general secretary had been receiving treatment in AIIMS’ intensive care unit & was on respiratory support for past few days.

On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.