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The Waqf Amendment Act 2025: An Onslaught against Minority

WAQF, an Arabic word, refers to the creation of a property for religious and charitable purposes. When a converted Jew offered a piece of land to Hazrat Mohammad, he advised that the land be donated in the name of Allah as a Waqf. The proceeds from this Waqf were to be used for the benefit of poor Muslim widows, students, or for mosques, madrasas, and orphanages. As a result, lakhs of Waqf properties were established in various countries.

An Inclusive Pope

EVEN while being the supreme head of the Catholic Church, the late Pope Francis stood out as a spiritual leader for the entire world. He was a remarkable personality who took notable stances against the control of the few in the institution of the Catholic Church. However, it cannot be said that such interventions have led to a complete transformation of the Catholic Church as a whole.Within the rigid framework of Catholic doctrine itself, Pope Francis took an extremely courageous stance in support of the human rights of transgender individuals.

Encounters with Two Women Revolutionaries in Cuba

I WAS fortunate enough to visit Cuba for the first time between January 28th and February 3rd of this year.  An invitation had been received by our Party inviting some members to participate in the 5th International Conference ‘For World Balance’ which was being held for the second time in Cuba.  The conference is an initiative of the UNESCO and, in Cuba, it is organised by The José Martí Project for World Solidarity, sponsored by UNESCO, which was created in 2003.  The first day of the Conference, January 28th, was Jose Marti’s birthday.  Jose Marti is a Cuban revolutionary who is revered

Trump Returning to Iran-US Nuclear Deal After Walking out Seven Years Back?

AFTER a White House meeting between Trump and Netanyahu, Netanyahu said, "We're both united in the goal that Iran does not get nuclear weapons." He added, "If it can be done diplomatically, in a full way, the way it was done in Libya, I think that would be a good thing" (italics mine). The Libyan model is where President Gaddafi surrendered and disarmed and was promptly overthrown and killed by the rebels who were militarily supported by the US, UK and French.

Have a Seat, But First, Have a Heart That Cares

REJOICE, sisters, rejoice! For yet another barrier is broken! Kirsty Coventry, a woman (have no doubts – she is a woman) has been elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the first time in its 131-year history. No joke, this is. A brief recap of our sisters’ struggles is necessary to understand how she rose to where she is.The ‘father’ of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, had reservations about allowing women to participate in sports. In spite of this, 22 women competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

The 2025 Marx Oration: A Socialist World is Possible! Let Us Fight to Win This World!

March 14, 2025 was the 142nd death anniversary of Karl Marx. On March 17, 1883, Frederick Engels had delivered his historic speech at the graveside of his closest comrade and friend Karl Marx at the Highgate Cemetery in London, where Marx lies buried. The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) and the Marx Memorial Library (MML), London have for long been jointly organising annual orations on the work and relevance of Marx every year on the first Sunday after March 14. Communist leaders and Marxist intellectuals from all over the world are invited to deliver these Marx Orations.

Why We Oppose Unified Pension Scheme and Continue to Struggle for Old Pension Scheme?

IN August 2024, the central cabinet approved a Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) labelled it a "deceptive scheme," a characterisation that proved true when the scheme was gazetted on January 25, 2025, and draft regulations were published on January 27, 2025. The government claimed there was consensus among the Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) unions on the UPS. However, the All India Defence Employees' Federation (AIDEF) boycotted the prime minister's meeting on August 24, 2024, in opposition to the UPS.

To Thwart Comeback of Capitalism

WHILE the entire world discusses the crisis of capitalism, the most pertinent question remains: Why is the severely critical capitalist order not falling down? We can see that the global crisis in capitalism is periodic, but capitalism never collapsed on its own, automatically. It continuously revolutionised itself to manage the crisis and survive.

Corporate Rule under the Guise of Ease: How Deregulation Is Eroding Workers' Rights

THE Modi-led government at the centre has unleashed a regime of destructive restructuring in governance through deregulation, for Ease of Doing Business (EoDB). The violations committed by the corporate and big-business sectors are decriminalised, while collective democratic expression and protest by the working people are being criminalised.

Con Job on US-India Military Sales

THERE has been a lot of heat generated, but very little light shed, by media reports in India, and to a lesser extent abroad, about the seemingly imminent sale by the US to India of the frontline fifth generation F35 multi-role fighter aircraft. The reports have claimed that a possible deal was announced during the meeting of Prime Minister Modi with President Trump during the former’s recent visit to the US.The trick lay in showing that the leaders of both the US and India had gotten at least some of what they wanted out of this much hyped visit.

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