Sitaram Yechury: News
13 Sep 2024
DelhiCPI(M) leader ends 2-year-long IndiGo boycott after Sitaram Yechury's death
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader EP Jayarajan flew on an IndiGo flight from Karipur to Delhi on Thursday night, ending his two-year boycott of the airline.
12 Sep 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Sitaram Yechury's family donates his body to AIIMS for research
The family of veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on Thursday, has donated his body to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
12 Sep 2024
IndiaVeteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury passes away at 72
Communist Party of India CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 72.
10 Sep 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury 'critical,' on respiratory support at AIIMS
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury is in a "critical" condition and currently on respiratory support at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, the party said on Tuesday.
06 Sep 2024
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Sitaram Yechury in ICU for severe lung infection, condition stable
Sitaram Yechury, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is currently receiving treatment for a severe lung infection at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.
06 Jun 2024
Narendra ModiWhat Mallikarjun Kharge said after INDIA bloc meeting
After the meeting of the opposition's Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the bloc will continue to fight against the "fascist rule" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
04 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Sharad Pawar dials BJP allies amid election results? He clarifies
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar has denied allegations that he reached out to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies while the vote counting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was underway.
03 Jun 2024
Narendra Modi'Wait and see…': Sonia responds to exit polls
Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the opposition bloc is "hopeful" that the results will be "completely opposite" to the exit poll predictions for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
09 May 2024
Mallikarjun KhargeINDIA bloc leaders to meet ECI over voter turnout data
Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will meet with the Election Commission of India on Friday to demand the release of delayed voter turnout data for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
01 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsExplained: Row over ECI's delay in releasing final voter numbers
Over 10 days after Phase 1 and four days after Phase 2 polling for the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India released the final voter turnout percentages for the initial rounds on Tuesday.
01 Jan 2024
Ram MandirOnly devotees of Ram invited: Ram Mandir priest slams Thackeray
Acharya Satyendra Das, the head priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple or Ram Mandir, slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray after he claimed he was not invited to the temple's consecration ceremony on January 22.
29 Oct 2023
Pinarayi VijayanKerala CM attacks Modi government for supporting Israel's Gaza aggression
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and top Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders staged a protest in Delhi on Sunday, demanding an end to Israel's "genocidal aggression" on Gaza amid its war against Hamas.
18 Oct 2023
Rahul Gandhi'Adani Group over-invoiced coal imports, fleecing public,' alleges Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Adani Group of overcharging for coal imports, alleging this practice cost the public Rs. 12,000 crore.
06 Sep 2022
DelhiDon't desire PM post: Nitish on leading opposition's 2024 race
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday cleared all speculations of him being the opposition's candidate for the prime minister post in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
09 Sep 2021
Tripura10 injured amid BJP-CPI(M) clashes in Tripura; vehicles burnt
At least 10 people were injured as clashes broke out between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Tripura on Wednesday.
22 Apr 2021
IndiaSitaram Yechury's 34-year-old son dies of COVID-19; condolences pour in
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury's son Ashish Yechury passed away due to complications caused by COVID-19 this morning.
02 Jul 2020
ElectionsGovernment allows people above 65 to vote via postal ballots
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, the government has now allowed people over the age of 65 to vote by postal ballots.
25 Aug 2019
Rahul GandhiSrinagar: Before being sent back, Rahul negotiated with airport officials
With a motive to assess the situation in the Valley, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi landed in Srinagar on Saturday, along with several other Opposition leaders.
27 Apr 2019
West BengalHow does Mamata know Modi's kurta size, asks Raj Babbar
On Saturday, senior Congress leader Raj Babbar made a condescending remark at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by asking how she knew the size of PM Modi's kurtas.
14 Jan 2019
Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPIM)LS polls: Yechury rules out nationwide tie-up between CPI(M), Congress
Any talks of a CPI(M)-Congress adjustment for the parliamentary election have to be "initiated at the state level" as the political situation is different in various states, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has said, virtually ruling out a nationwide tie-up between the parties.
26 Nov 2018
KeralaKerala: CPI(M) MLA PK Sasi suspended over sexual harassment charges
The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala today suspended its Shoranur MLA, P K Sasi for six months from the party's primary membership over sexual harassment charges.
27 Aug 2018
IndiaRSS may invite Rahul, Yechury for lecture series by Bhagwat
The RSS may invite Congress President Rahul Gandhi to attend a three-day lecture series by Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat in New Delhi next month.
23 May 2018
KarnatakaTop opposition-leaders to attend Kumaraswamy swearing-in as Karnataka CM today
A JD(S)-Congress coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy will be sworn-in later today in Karnataka at a ceremony to be attended by a galaxy of opposition leaders.
14 May 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Locals retrieve ballot-box from pond. Safe keeping much?
In a surprising incident, a ballot box was retrieved from a pond in West Bengal's Sonadangi, earlier today. It is still not clear how the box landed in the pond.
23 Apr 2018
IndiaCPI(M) won't have 'alliance' with Congress, but an 'understanding': Yechury
CPI(M) will not have a political alliance with Congress but an "understanding" inside and outside Parliament to stop the forces of communalism, newly-elected General Secretary of the Left party, Sitaram Yechury said.
22 Apr 2018
Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPIM)Yechury's re-election as general-secretary brings ray of hope for CPI(M)
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury has been re-elected the party general secretary for a second term, bringing to an end its 22nd Congress in Hyderabad.
23 Jan 2018
Bahujan Samaj PartyPrakash Karat v/s Sitaram Yechury: CPI(M) against tie-up with Congress
It seems the CPI(M) is headed for a major face-off between the factions of party chief Sitaram Yechury and his predecessor Prakash Karat. They will battle it out at the party's conclave in Hyderabad.
18 Sep 2017
IndiaDefamation case against Sonia, Rahul, Yechury for Lankesh murder comments
An RSS swayamsevak has filed a defamation case against Congress' Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury for linking journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder to the RSS.
10 Dec 2016
Rahul GandhiPhones of Members of Parliament stolen
In two different incidents, the iPhones of Sitaram Yechury, Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP and Rama Devi, BJP MP were stolen from the Parliament.
