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Non-cooperation of govt on Pegasus is admission that it was misused: CPI-M

After a Supreme Court-appointed committee's observation that the Centre did not cooperate with the Pegasus probe, the CPI(M) on Friday hit out at the government saying "non-cooperation" is often an evidence of guilt. The apex court on Thursday said the technical panel appointed by it to probe the unauthorised use of Pegasus has found some malware in five of the 29 mobile phones examined, but could not conclude whether it was due to the Israeli spyware. "The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly denounces the refusal of the Union Government to be accountable before the judiciary and to the country on the use of Pegasus, a military grade spyware, against our own citizens. The committee appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate the use of this spyware has informed that the government was not cooperative. This is unacceptable," the party said in a statement. It further stated that non-cooperation is an admission that the spyware was misused. "Such obduracy of non-cooperation by the

Kerala MLA Jaleel withdraws controversial 'Azad Kashmir' remark on PoK

A day after CPI-M backed independent MLA and former Kerala Minister KT Jaleel courted controversy by calling Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) "Azad Kashmir", he withdrew his remarks on Saturday

Loan waivers to 'crony' industrialists is the only freebie: CPI(M) slams PM

The CPI(M) hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his freebies remarks and said that the only freebies on offer were the loan waivers to "crony" industrialists

Kerala: ED raids 5 accused in CPI-M controlled Cooperative Bank scam

ED attached to the Kochi office started simultaneous raids at the residences of five accused in the Rs 312 crore fraud at the CPI-M controlled Trissur-based Karuvannur Cooperative bank

Why using CPI for REER calculation has been self-destructive for India

Given its stage and uncompetitive infrastructure, India's approach has been largely naïve or self-destructive

Some suspended MPs spend night in open beside Gandhi statue in Parliament

Braving mosquitoes and the heat, some of the suspended MPs like CPI's Santosh Kumar, AAP's Sanjay Singh spent the night beside the Gandhi statue in Parliament complex.

Tripura: CPI(M) affiliate's office demolition sparks row, party slams BJP

The bulldozing of a CPI(M) affiliate's office in Tripura sparks row. Administration claims that the lease tenure had expired while Opposition allege that the demolition was conducted under pressure.

After IndiGo bans top CPI-M leader, airlines' bus confiscated for tax dues

The bus, which operates in Kozhikode airport, was impounded by the MVD around noon on Tuesday. The airlines was told that once it pays the dues along with the fine, the bus will be released.

Field day for netizens as CPI-M leader bans IndiGo from travel plans

Social media was abuzz with memes and comments as CPI-M leader E.P.Jayarajan annouced to 'drop' IndiGo from his travel plans after the airlines banned him for three weeks

Binoy Viswam gives suspension of business notice in RS over Agnipath scheme

Rajya Sabha Communist Party of India MP Binoy Viswam has given the suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 over the Centre's 'Agnipath Scheme' and demands discussion on it

CPI(M) gives notice to suspend biz in RS to discuss imposition of 5% GST

Communist Party of India (Marxist) floor leader in Rajya Sabha, Elamaram Kareem gave notice under rule 267 to suspend business and discuss the issue of price rise and imposition of 5 per cent GST

Nitish didn't even respond to my messages during poll campaign: Yashwant

Sinha was in Patna during his presidential election campaign and all the opposition parties including the RJD, Congress, the CPI, the CPI-M, and the CPI-ML unanimously expressed their support.

Emulate Kerala model of labourers' welfare: GFP lawmaker urges Goa govt

I want to know how the funds from the Labour Welfare Board are utilised here: Goa Forward Party (GFP) chief and MLA Vijai Sardesai

Economic situation in Kerala dangerous, Opposition claims in Assembly

Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly V D Satheesan claimed in the House that the fiscal indicators of the southern state indicate its 'fiscal vulnerability'

Tension grips Kerala as explosives hurled at ruling CPI(M) headquarters

Tension gripped Kerala as an unidentified person allegedly hurled an explosive substance at the state headquarters of the ruling CPI(M) last night

19 SFI activists held in Rahul Gandhi office vandalism case in Kerala

19 activists of SFI, the students wing of the ruling CPI(M), have been arrested and remanded so far in connection with the attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's office here

Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad office attacked during protest by SFI activists

The student organisation protested alleging that Gandhi failed to intervene in the issue of creating buffer zones around forests in the hilly areas of Kerala.

Kerala not in 'debt trap'; RBI article ignored ground realities: state FM

Balagopal said those who prepared the report did not take into account the difficulties faced by his state due to outbreak of Covid-19 and Nipah and natural calamities like floods in 2018 and 2019

With an eye to the future: Is Mamata the Harkishan Singh Surjeet of 2022?

Mamata Banerjee's sights are not on the Presidential election: They are on another election that will take place in 2024

'Captain' on sticky wicket: Bypoll defeat, gold scam queer Pinarayi's pitch

To Pinarayi, a victory in Thrikkakara would have come as public endorsement of his development initiatives, including controversial K-Rail project, which has witnessed widespread protest