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A five-foot high fibre glass statue of Lenin was toppled at Belonia on Monday, while a smaller figure was razed at Sabroom two days ago, district superintendent of police Monchak Ipper said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Not 1, but 2 Lenin statues razed after Tripura poll results; CPI(M), TMC blame BJP

The statues were pulled down just days after the Left was defeated in Assembly polls by the BJP and its ally IPFT.

06 Mar 2018 9:34 PM

Won't tolerate bulldozing luminary statues: WB CM after Lenin sculpture knock down

Mamata claimed that her party did not resort to atrocities on the CPI(M) even after coming to power after 34 years.

06 Mar 2018 7:50 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony. (Photo: AFP)

Tripura govt to be sworn in on March 8, BJP-IPFT begin talks to pick CM

Biplab Deb, a young BJP leader with a background in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), is expected to be the state’s new chief minister.

06 Mar 2018 9:03 AM

Party president N C Debbarma said, 'The elections are a separate issue, our demand has for years been to create a separate state for tribal people of Tripura. We are hopeful that the Central Government will form a high-level monitoring committee to look into our demand.' (Photo: ANI)

BJP ally demands separate state for indigenous groups post-Tripura win

The IPFT further said that they wanted the core issues of the indigenous people to be addressed on priority.

04 Mar 2018 7:16 PM

Sarkar will continue as the chief minister until the new government is sworn in. (Photo: PTI/File)

Manik Sarkar resigns as CM after BJP drubs CPI(M) in Tripura polls

The BJP put up a spectacular show in Tripura on Saturday ending the 25-year-old reign of the Left Front government in the state.

04 Mar 2018 2:35 PM

Neiphiu Rio met BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav in Dimapur, Nagaland. He was elected unopposed in the Nagaland Assembly election after his rival from the Naga People's Front withdrew his nomination. (Photo: ANI)

BJP, ex-CM Rio, allies meet Guv to stake claim to form govt in Nagaland

The NDPP-BJP gained the support of one independent and one JD(U) MLAs which took the total number of seats to 32.

04 Mar 2018 1:25 PM

According to CPI(M) sources, the Tripura results have given Yechury and the Bengal lobby a much-needed political ammo to push for bringing all secular democratic forces together, including the Congress, to take on the BJP. (Photo: PTI/File)

CPI(M)-Cong to tie up? 'Adjustment' calls louder after Tripura loss

Yechury, along with a large section of leaders from Bengal, have been vocal about adjustment with the Congress to stop the BJP.

04 Mar 2018 12:36 PM

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP had spent huge amount of money and brought outsiders to Tripura apart from misusing the central forces there. (Photo: File | PTI)

Money power, para-military forces helped BJP win Tripura: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee said she wonders if BJP would be able to continue at Centre after Lok Sabha polls in 2019.

03 Mar 2018 9:33 PM

The BJP has emerged as a strong contender in all the three states and two exit polls have predicted that the party would dethrone the 25-year-old Left Front government in Tripura and consolidate its position in the other two states. (Photo: PTI)

Assembly polls: Counting of votes in 3 northeastern states tomorrow

Counting would begin from 8 am in all the states amid tight security, Election Commission officials said.

02 Mar 2018 1:40 PM

The CPI(M) fielded candidates on 57 seats, leaving one each for its alliances while the Congress, on the other hand, fought the battle alone. (Photo: ANI)

Tripura polls: Total voter turnout 74 per cent, 17 less than last polls

The BJP, an also-ran until now in the north-eastern state, is making a determined bid to demolish the red bastion of 25 years.

18 Feb 2018 7:59 AM

Deodhar alleged that Manik Sarkar's rule has only resulted in the poor becoming poorer, 67 per cent of the population holding BPL cards. (Photo: Facebook)

Amit Shah told me to create Communist-mukt India: Tripura BJP state secy

Sunil Deodhar said that the upcoming Tripura elections is more 'CP(M) hatao than Modi lao' sentiments.

17 Feb 2018 6:12 PM

A total 25,734,13 voters; 13,05,375 male, 12,68,027 female and 11 of the third gender are eligible cast vote on February 18. There are 47,803 new voters in 2018 poll. (Representational Image)

Tripura polls tomorrow; BJP hopes to demolish 25-yr-old red bastion

The BJP has never been a major player in Tripura which hitherto saw a battle between Left Front and the Congress.

17 Feb 2018 1:22 PM

Yogi Adityanath had been a five-time MP from Gorakhpur. (Photo: PTI)

‘Lotus’ will bloom in Tripura, says Yogi Adityanath

According to CM, since 80 per cent of Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh, the people of the state think that their condition is fine.

15 Feb 2018 12:45 PM

During the fight, the woman was allegedly kicked in the stomach by one of the assaulters, who was a local communist leader. (Photo: Representational | File)

Kerala woman forced to undergo abortion after CPI(M) leader kicks her

Seven people have been arrested in connection with the case, whereas the main accused is still absconding.

15 Feb 2018 11:19 AM

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar (Photo: PTI)

CPI-M is acting silly, tying itself into knots

It’s only in Kerala that Leftists have been able to keep their head above water, where the principal challenger is still the Congress, not the BJP.

15 Feb 2018 2:06 AM

CPI(M) general-secretary Sitaram Yechury (Photo: PTI)

CPM calls BJP enemy no 1, rules out pact with Congress

Draft document threatens Opp. unity ahead of 2019 polls.

14 Feb 2018 1:15 AM

In Purba Bardhaman district, the TMC has 15 MLAs and the CPI(M) has only one at present.

CPI(M) rents out office building to run local unit

In the formidable Left citadel in West Bengal for over three decades, Bardhaman was considered a CPI(M) stronghold.

12 Feb 2018 1:11 AM

'I can only pray that that he (Karat) does a rethink before his party's general session in April, where his resolution will be ratified or rejected, in the larger interest of the country,' Chavan said. (Photo: PTI)

Fresh oxygen for anti-BJP front as Cong invokes CPI(M) to rethink alliance

Maharashtra Cong chief Ashok Chavan said it is important to identify the 'real enemy' and how any rigid stance may 'help the monster grow'.

04 Feb 2018 6:53 PM

12 new faces, Rajya Sabha member in Left’s Tripura list

The CPI(M) will be contesting on 57 seats while one seat each has been conceded to its allies — CPI, Forward Bloc and RSP.

24 Jan 2018 12:30 AM

'The CPI(M) is discussing with other opposition parties the possibility of bringing an impeachment motion against the CJI,' Yechury told reporters at the Left party's headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Talking with oppn on bringing impeachment motion against CJI in budget session: CPI-M

Opposition parties like the Congress and the CPI(M) had called for a probe into the issues flagged by the four judges.

23 Jan 2018 6:15 PM

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