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Veteran Kerala Left Leader VS Achuthanandan Turns 96

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 20, 2019

VS Achuthanandan, the veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and also a former Chief Minister of Kerala, turned 96 on Sunday making him one of the country's oldest politicians.

"Its Inquilab vs Hindutva": CPM At Launch Of 100 Year Celebration Event

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday October 18, 2019

The Communist movement in India will turn 100 years next year and to mark the occasion the Communist Party of India (Marxist) commenced year-long celebrations with a meeting in Kolkata on Thursday where the party called for a no-holds barred battle against Hindutva and the BJP-RSS attempts to polarise the country on communal lines.

Tripura Acts Against Senior Cops Amid Hunt For Ex-Minister In Alleged Scam

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday October 18, 2019

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday took action against several police officers involved in search operations to arrest former state minister Badal Chowdhury, who had been named in an alleged Rs 600-crore scam. An anticipatory bail petition lodged by the veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader was rejected the previo...

Xi Jinping App Allows China Access To 100 Million Users' Phone: Report

World News | Anna Fifield, The Washington Post | Sunday October 13, 2019

The Chinese Communist Party appears to have "superuser" access to all the data on more than 100 million cellphones, owing to a back door in a propaganda app that the government has been promoting aggressively this year.

George Orwell's '1984' Coming To Life In China's Xinjiang: Mike Pompeo

World News | Reuters | Friday October 11, 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday likened China's treatment of more than one million Uighur Muslims to George Orwell's "1984" novel, saying the Communist Party was detaining and abusing them in internment camps.

Apple Removes Police-Tracking App Used in Hong Kong Protests From Its App Store

Reuters | Thursday October 10, 2019

Apple said it began investigating the HKmap.live app's use and found it "has been used in ways that endanger law enforcement and residents in Hong Kong."

US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Chinese Officials Over Muslim Treatment

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 9, 2019

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist Party officials it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.

"No Force" Can Shake This Nation, Says Xi Jinping As China Marks 70 Years

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 1, 2019

President Xi Jinping declared Tuesday that "no force" can shake the Chinese nation as he oversaw a massive military celebration of 70 years of Communist Party rule, shadowed by a day of protest in seething Hong Kong that threatened to steal the spotlight.

China National Day: China Marks 70 Years Of Communist Rule With Massive Show Of Force

World News | Reuters | Tuesday October 1, 2019

China celebrated seven decades of Communist Party rule on Tuesday with a massive display of military power in central Beijing, as President Xi Jinping pledged peaceful development but said the armed forces would defend China's sovereignty.

Here, The New Weapons China Will Unveil At Tomorrow's Military Parade

World News | Anna Fifield, The Washington Post | Monday September 30, 2019

The Chinese Communist Party plans Tuesday to put on the largest military parade in the 70-year history of the People's Republic of China, wheeling out new hardware designed to show the country's advances under the leadership of Xi Jinping.

Street Fires Burn In Hong Kong Amid Clash Between Protesters And Police

World News | Reuters | Sunday September 29, 2019

Hong Kong police fired water cannon, rubber bullets and tear gas at petrol bomb-throwing protesters on Sunday in some of the most widespread and violent clashes in more than three months of anti-government unrest.

"Our Dear Jharkhand Now Known As 'Lynchistan' In Country": Brinda Karat

India News | ANI | Monday September 23, 2019

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Monday said that there is no law and order in Jharkhand and it is now known as ''Lynchistan''.

Stand Up To Beijing, Hong Kong Singer Tells US Lawmakers, Companies

World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 17, 2019

Hong Kong singer and activist Denise Ho wants U.S. lawmakers and companies to criticize Beijing's actions in Hong Kong, to help change the Chinese Communist Party's behaviour.

"Farooq Abdullah Stood By India Through Thick And Thin": Sitaram Yechury

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday September 16, 2019

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM) leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday slammed the centre for charging National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah under the strict Public Safety Act (PSA), saying the move was a "cowardly afterthought" by the BJP. He also said Mr Abdullah had supported India through "thick and thin".

"Agenda Of RSS Is To Impose Hindi As National Language": Sitaram Yechury

India News | ANI | Sunday September 15, 2019

The agenda of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is to impose Hindi as the national language, said Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), on Sunday.