THE release of documents from the Epstein files has done more than expose the depravity of one man. The documents illuminate the dark truths of a new model of “bonding” between political power, corporates, financial institutions, the wealthy and the influential. Structural class-based bonding is hardly new, nor is treating criminality and impunity as entitlement. But the files show how deep the rot is — the elimination of even the semblance of...
IN its desperation to defend the utterly indefensible Indo-US Trade Deal, the Modi government has been using one absurd argument after another. One such argument it has trotted out is that opening the Indian market to duty-free imports of commodities like red sorghum, soya bean and Dried Distiller’s Grains (DDGs) from the U.S., which the Kisan organizations have been opposing, would actually lower the costs of animal...
ON THE second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, held with considerable fanfare at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, a professor from Galgotias University introduced the world to "Orion." The quadruped robotic dog, she told DD News, had been developed by the university's Centre of Excellence. Within hours, internet users had identified Orion as the Unitree Go2, a commercially available product manufactured by China's Unitree...
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan emphasized that Kerala must move forward on its own strength rather than rely on external aid. Speaking at the inauguration of the 5th International Kerala Studies Congress, he noted that in the last four years, the Central Government denied the state nearly ₹2 lakh crore. While central allocations account for 80% of revenue in some states, Kerala depends on it for only 20–25%.
THE CPI(M) strongly opposes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel. The visit comes at a juncture when Israel has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza. Despite a ceasefire, there are daily violations by Israel which conducts strikes killing scores of Palestinians. In the occupied West Bank, there are stepped up attacks on Palestinians and a spurt in illegal settlements.
THE 11th Conference of the All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH) concluded echoing the slogan: "Institutionalise ICDS with proper infrastructure and adequate resources; regularise, provide minimum wages, social security, and pension to Anganwadi workers/helpers." This historic conference gave new direction and renewed energy to the struggle of anganwadi workers across the country. 577...
JUST when all the trend lines show us that the economies of the Global North will remain flat for another year, and that the economies of many of the Asian countries – in particular – will have slower but still higher growth rates, the leaders of the Global North go to their various forums to say – we are back! The most recent leader to do this conjuring trick has been Marco Rubio, Secretary of State for the United States. At the Munich...
Nationwide protests have begun against the India–US Trade Deal, which critics say opens India’s agricultural and industrial sectors to the United States, threatens farmers, agricultural labourers, and workers, and could push the Indian economy into a deep crisis. The AIKS announced in Mumbai that the struggle against what it termed...
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) expresses its vehement condemnation and total rejection of the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) 2.0 (FY 2026–2030) launched by the Union Finance Minister on February 23, 2026. This second phase, developed by NITI Aayog following the of the Union Budget 2025-26, is a draconian crony blueprint for systematic looting, by dismantling of India’s public...
Fog and dust merge into a gray haze as vehicles jolt along the uneven road toward the mountain peak. Every bump seems to echo the hardships of life here. At the summit of Shakhanatang hill lies Unakoti ADC Village, home to about 150 families spread across six hamlets: Tailengbari, Jayanbari, Barashichhara, Dhatuchhara, Lakshmichhara, and Madhuwal Para. The majority belong to the Halam community, with...
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Condemn BJP Government’s Disgraceful Position on Venezuela |
