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Tripura: Assembly March Presses Govt to Meet Demands

The CITU organised a march to the Tripura Assembly on March 23 to push for various demands: Regularise all categories of irregular employees; clear the pending DA/DR arrears; reinstate all retrenched workers, including scheme workers; and the anti-worker Labour Codes must not be implemented in this state. Hundreds of working people who joined the march warned the government: “We will not surrender. This struggle is not over.

CPI(M) Mobilizes Farmers & Workers Across States, Culminates in Massive Delhi Rally

Jan Akrosh Jatha Mobilizes Apple Farmers Across Jammu and Kashmir

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Jammu and Kashmir conducted its ‘Jan Akrosh Jatha’ from March 9 to March 24, 2026, simultaneously launching the campaign across the Kashmir and Jammu divisions to mobilize public opinion against what it termed the “anti-people” policies of the Central government. The campaign culminated in a major rally in New Delhi on March 24.

Kill Chain: How Silicon Valley's AI Powers the Imperial War on Iran

ON February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, striking 1,000 targets in Iran within the first 24 hours. By mid-March, the number had crossed 6,000. Behind this staggering pace of destruction lay not just the familiar arsenal of Tomahawk missiles, B-2 stealth bombers and carrier-based fighters, but a new weapon in the imperial toolkit: artificial intelligence.

The Falling Rupee

Most Asian currencies have fallen significantly against the US dollar since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran. Of these however the Indian rupee has been perhaps the worst performer, having fallen to as low as Rs. 93.73 by Friday March 20, from Rs. 91.01 on February 27 the day before the war started.

Unravelling of US Military War Machine, For Now

All across the world, a million-dollar question is being asked: what will be the final outcome of the war of aggression the US and Israel jointly initiated with the elimination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28? Subsequently, there were ferocious attacks on Iran’s facilities, both military and civilian. As late as March 21, Donald Trump had issued a unilateral threat to Iran, through his most favoured line of communication.

Right to Menstrual Leave

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on March 14, 2026

The Supreme Court of India has made some negative and discriminatory observations while disposing off a petition seeking menstrual leave for working women. The Chief Justice of India has reportedly observed that nobody will hire women if such a law is made. Strangely, the court further observed, that such a leave can be harmful to the growth of industry.

Digital Imperialism and the Working Class: The Iran Strike and the Weaponisation of Data

The history of Western imperialism in the Middle East is written in blood. Yet, completely ignoring the lessons of the past, the world witnessed another horrific gamble on February 28. The massive waves of missile and bomb strikes launched by the United States, with active Israeli participation, against Iran are not just a military operation. They mark the beginning of a terrifying new chapter in the desperate attempt to keep a dying unipolar world order alive.

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