THE imperialist countries led by the US have been imposing unilateral sanctions that do not have any backing from the United Nations against countries that dare to defy their diktat. According to one estimate almost one third of the countries of the world have been subject to such sanctions at one time or another. Such sanctions include the freezing of those assets of the sanctioned countries that are held in western financial institutions, as has been the case...
AN animated discourse is raging across the country. The discussion on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha witnessed an outburst by Amit Shah which could be considered unthinkable even a few years back. However, RSS-BJP, having tasted blood, now believes it is high time to go for the final kill. The democratic secular republic, which came into existence as the culmination of the anti-imperialist freedom struggle and which was...
THE Ministry of Education (MoE) last week released the Unified District Information System for Education Plus report making available the latest data regarding the total enrollment of students in 2023-24. The report gives the lie to the tall claims being made by the government about improvements in the education sector and reveals the stark truth that the total enrollment of students has dropped by over a crore in 2023-24 as compared to the...
THE 24th Assam State Conference of the CPI(M), held on January 5-7, 2025 in Guwahati, resolved to significantly expand the Party’s independent activities and build planned and sustained movements on local issues in the coming days. The conference also resolved to present the Left-democratic alternative programme strongly before the people and increase the Left's united actions.
THE three-day 17th state conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was held from January 11-13, in Kaithal. The conference began with an open session held at the local grain market. The open session was presided over by Inderjeet Singh and conducted by Premchand. Addressing the public meeting, Party Polit Bureau member, Nilotpal Basu said that the country is going through a severe crisis. Unity in diversity has been the foundation of our country.
THE 24th State Conference of CPI(M) Gujarat was held at Upleta in Rajkot district on January 11-12, 2025. It was attended by 192 delegates from 11 districts. Of them, 56 were women. There was also a good chunk of youth. The inaugural session began after the flag-hoisting by the senior most leader Maganbhai Jivani and floral tributes to the martyrs. After election of the presidium and different committees,...
CONFERENCES from the branch level to the state have taken place in Tamil Nadu, with the state conference ending on January 5, 2025. These conferences have discussed the implementation of the tasks set by the 23rd Party Congress held at Kannur and the 23rd Tamil Nadu state conference held in Madurai, both in 2022. They have also determined their future tasks. The Kannur Congress determined the future tasks including those relating to the class struggles conducted...
PUNJABI daily Desh Sewak organised a function at Bhakna Bhawan Auditorium in Chandigarh on January 1, 2025 to commemorate the completion of 29 years of its publication. The event was dedicated to Comrade Sitaram Yechury. A large number of people from various walks of life participated in the programme. Notable speakers included CPI(M) Polit Bureau members Mohd Salim and Nilotpal Basu, Sukhwinder Singh Sekhon (state secretary, CPI(M)...
THE winter session of the Tripura Assembly commenced on January 10, 2025. When the BAC report was placed in the House, informing members that the session would have only three working days, Jitendra Chaudhury, the Leader of the Opposition, stood up in protest. He remarked that the Parliament and state Assemblies are integral to the democratic system of governance. However, the ruling BJP has been consistently reducing the number...
ON January 14, 2025, the government of the United States announced the following decisions: 1. Remove Cuba from the State Department list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism; 2. Make use of the presidential faculty to prevent US courts from taking action with regards to lawsuits that might be filed by virtue of...
