Fresh friction between Governors and elected governments surfaced in Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Tuesday (20 January) as disputes over constitutional addresses dominated the opening of the year’s first Assembly sessions in both States.
The CPI(M) will launch a 1,000-km ‘Bangla Bachao Yatra’ on November 29, a statewide mobilisation it claims will expose “injustice, loot and systematic democratic erosion” under the TMC-led state government while countering what it calls the BJP-led Centre’s “anti-people policies” that have deepened distress across Bengal.
In a political converging point that happens rarely, both the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have received the recent Supreme Court order on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with open arms, terming it as a “victory of the rural poor” and a “reminder of the government’s responsibility to its people.
Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to “save the Constitution”.
Famous actor , singer and director, Anirban Bhattacharya has sparked debate with his band’s latest performance targeting political parties. Known for his fearless artistic choices, Anirban has now stepped into music with sharp lyrics and unapologetic commentary on the state of politics.
As the Election Commission announced on Saturday, the West Bengal Assembly is preparing to receive approximately 14,000 new poll booths during the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections. The meeting of the Parties is scheduled for August 29, at 3:30 p.m.
Grief-stricken parents of the RG Kar medical college victim on Saturday said they were reaching out to different political parties to join the August 9 Nabanna Abhijan (march to West Bengal secretariat) demanding justice for the medic who was raped-murdered at her workplace exactly one year ago.
A gentle soul who once espoused violence, an ideologue who was a humanist and above all an individual who was no never loath to swim against the current, Azizul Haque, eminent Naxal leader was a man of contradictions.
The Maharashtra Assembly has passed the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, aimed at tackling the rise of “urban Naxalism” or extreme left-wing ideology. The bill allows the state government to label certain organisations as illegal, and take action that could lead to 2–7 years of jail and fines up to ₹5 lakh.
A stern message to mend their ways have been sent to the party activists by state CPI (M) leadership. Reports of intra-party squabbles have alerted the party leadership.
