CPI-M leader

Kolkata, Nov 2: Former West Bengal assembly speaker Hashim Abdul Halim passed away on Monday, family sources said. He was suffering from old-age-related illness, the sources added. Halim, 80, who presided over the assembly for a record 29…

The Supreme Court Friday upheld the conviction of Kerala CPI-M leader M.V. Jayarajan for using unparliamentary words against state high court judges but reduced the sentence from six months to four months. An apex court bench headed by…