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Odisha's Naveen Patnaik Is Now 2nd Longest-Serving Chief Minister In India
Odisha's Naveen Patnaik on Saturday became the second longest-serving chief minister in the country, replacing West Bengal's Jyoti Basu.
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Sitaram Yechury On Why Arjun Singh 'Never Forgave' Him
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury has said Arjun Singh never forgave him for the left party's decision of not allowing Jyoti Basu to become the Prime Minister during the United Front days.
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CPM's Bengal Unit Says Yes To Alliance With Congress
The Bengal unit of the CPM today said yes to the possibility of going into an alliance with the Congress in the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.
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7 Years After Expelling Him, CPM May Welcome Somnath Chatterjee Back
CPM chief Sitaram Yechury had lunch and a spent close to two hours on Sunday with former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee. The veteran leader had been expelled from the party in July 2008 for refusing to quit the Speaker's post as the Left withdrew support to the UPA government over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
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CPM May Reinduct Somnath Chatterjee, Hints Party Chief Sitaram Yechury
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today indicated that former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will be reinducted into the party from which he was expelled seven years ago, as the two leaders shared a dais in Kolkata.
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Howrah: Former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu's statute vandalised
A statue of former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu was found vandalised in Howrah district.
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Jyoti Basu to come alive on stage
Jyoti Basu will come alive on stage later this month with a prominent jatra (folk opera) group mounting a production on the Marxist legend touching the last 40 years of his eventful life.
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Kolkata lines up to follow in Basu's footsteps
Earlier body donation for medical science was a trickle. But after communist leader Jyoti Basu's body was donated to medical science, that trickle has turned into something of a tidal wave.
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Jyoti Basu's gift reflects his passion
Jyoti Basu's eyes, which saw 95 years of history unfold, have now brought light to the lives of two people who have never seen before.
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Kolkata bids farewell to its beloved Basu
Jyoti Basu's body, draped in the national flag, was placed on a gun carriage and taken to Mohur Kunj Park for a 21-gun salute.
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Challenges before Left, post Jyoti Basu
In Jyoti Basu's death, the CPM has lost its voice of reason. And at the end of the Basu era, CPM faces a number of challenges.
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Jyoti Basu dies, nation mourns
As West Bengal mourns the death of its former Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, the state government has declared a two-day state mourning and a paid state holiday on Monday in all government offices.
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President, Vice-President condole Basu's death
President Pratibha Patil on Sunday condoled the death of former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and said the nation has lost an eminent statesman.
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I lost my father again: Somnath
"Personally I have lost my father for the second time in Jyoti Basu's death," former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday said.
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Jyoti Basu's vital organs have failed: Doctors
The condition of CPM patriarch Jyoti Basu turned extremely critical on Saturday and except for his heart all vital organs have failed, an attending doctor said.
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Odisha's Naveen Patnaik Is Now 2nd Longest-Serving Chief Minister In India
Odisha's Naveen Patnaik on Saturday became the second longest-serving chief minister in the country, replacing West Bengal's Jyoti Basu.
-
Sitaram Yechury On Why Arjun Singh 'Never Forgave' Him
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury has said Arjun Singh never forgave him for the left party's decision of not allowing Jyoti Basu to become the Prime Minister during the United Front days.
-
CPM's Bengal Unit Says Yes To Alliance With Congress
The Bengal unit of the CPM today said yes to the possibility of going into an alliance with the Congress in the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.
-
7 Years After Expelling Him, CPM May Welcome Somnath Chatterjee Back
CPM chief Sitaram Yechury had lunch and a spent close to two hours on Sunday with former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee. The veteran leader had been expelled from the party in July 2008 for refusing to quit the Speaker's post as the Left withdrew support to the UPA government over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
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CPM May Reinduct Somnath Chatterjee, Hints Party Chief Sitaram Yechury
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today indicated that former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will be reinducted into the party from which he was expelled seven years ago, as the two leaders shared a dais in Kolkata.
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Howrah: Former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu's statute vandalised
A statue of former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu was found vandalised in Howrah district.
-
Jyoti Basu to come alive on stage
Jyoti Basu will come alive on stage later this month with a prominent jatra (folk opera) group mounting a production on the Marxist legend touching the last 40 years of his eventful life.
-
Kolkata lines up to follow in Basu's footsteps
Earlier body donation for medical science was a trickle. But after communist leader Jyoti Basu's body was donated to medical science, that trickle has turned into something of a tidal wave.
-
Jyoti Basu's gift reflects his passion
Jyoti Basu's eyes, which saw 95 years of history unfold, have now brought light to the lives of two people who have never seen before.
-
Kolkata bids farewell to its beloved Basu
Jyoti Basu's body, draped in the national flag, was placed on a gun carriage and taken to Mohur Kunj Park for a 21-gun salute.
-
Challenges before Left, post Jyoti Basu
In Jyoti Basu's death, the CPM has lost its voice of reason. And at the end of the Basu era, CPM faces a number of challenges.
-
Jyoti Basu dies, nation mourns
As West Bengal mourns the death of its former Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, the state government has declared a two-day state mourning and a paid state holiday on Monday in all government offices.
-
President, Vice-President condole Basu's death
President Pratibha Patil on Sunday condoled the death of former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and said the nation has lost an eminent statesman.
-
I lost my father again: Somnath
"Personally I have lost my father for the second time in Jyoti Basu's death," former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday said.
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Jyoti Basu's vital organs have failed: Doctors
The condition of CPM patriarch Jyoti Basu turned extremely critical on Saturday and except for his heart all vital organs have failed, an attending doctor said.
