Zero Governance, UDF Style

THE recent floods in Kerala, in which 26 people have died and 4 have been reported missing so far, have exposed the fragility of governance under the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in the state. What unfolded was not merely a natural disaster but a man-made calamity aggravated by the sheer negligence, arrogance, and misplaced priorities of the ruling dispensation.

Made in India, Used Against Palestine

AMNESTY International’s new report, Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel, tears away the diplomatic gauze with which the Narendra Modi government has covered its relationship with Israel. India continues to speak, now and then, of a two-state solution and humanitarian relief for Gaza. But beneath this thin vocabulary lies a dense traffic in gun parts, artillery shells, drone warheads, mortar launchers and components for armoured vehicles.

An Amputated Republic

SEVEN years ago, on August 5, 2019, the Republic quietly amputated one of its own limbs. Article 370 and Article 35A were struck down while Jammu and Kashmir sat under President’s Rule, its leaders were under house arrest, its phone lines were dead and when there was no assembly left to consult. A full-fledged state, one that had joined India through its own Instrument of Accession, was dismembered and bifurcated into two Union Territories by an executive decree.

No to Charges on UPI Transactions

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 6, 2026

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its strong opposition to the Union government’s proposal to levy of charges on UPI transactions.

AIAWU General Council Calls for Intensifying Struggles of Agricultural and Rural Workers

THE meeting of the General Council Meeting of the All India Agricultural workers Union held on July 25 and 26, 2026 at Alleppey (Alappuzha), of Kerala discussed in detail the prevailing political situation in India and at the international level to identify the challenges posed to agricultural and rural workers.

Who Owes an Apology?

IN the last few weeks, it has become patently clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now permanently afflicted by a reality inversion syndrome. For him, the GenZ movement and the distinct anti-people direction of his governance is coming into direct conflict with the grave reality that has overtaken the people.

SKM Calls for Intensive Farmers Struggle from Nov 26, 2026

The All-India Convention of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) – the largest umbrella platform of kisan organisations representing all the states and union territories of India—was successfully held on July 28, 2026, in New Delhi. Over 1200 delegates from states across the country attended and adopted a Declaration, which called for a decisive mass struggle based on worker-peasant unity against the chronic agrarian crisis of more than three decades.

ACTION CALLS AND PROCEEDINGS

School Closures Hitting Poor Hard

IN December, Madhya Pradesh's School Education Department found that 7.37 lakh children in the state have no school records at all. They are not enrolled in any school – private or government. Mostly from tribal-dominated districts, they are simply missing from the system.

CPI(M) MP Reveals Discrepancy in Ministry Figures on NTA Finances

CPI(M) Member of Parliament V Sivadasan has written to the Prime Minister seeking accountability over contradictory replies furnished by the Ministry of Education in Parliament regarding the expenditure of the National Testing Agency (NTA).

The NTA has emerged as one of the central issues in the ongoing student movement across the country. At a time when students are demanding transparency and accountability, it is deeply concerning that the Ministry of Education has furnished such contradictory replies in Parliament.

Protest in Delhi Demands Halt to Bulldozer Drive and Dignified Rehabilitation

‘Awaas Adhikar Jan-Andolan’ (AAJA), a Delhi-based joint platform of Left parties, mass organisations, trade unions and slum residents' organisations, has issued the following statement on August 4, 2026:

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