NATIONAL Urban Policy Framework (NUPF) is the new paradigm policy shift which the previous BJP government had proposed in 2018. The draft of the NUPF was uploaded by the ministry of housing and urban affairs on its website and suggestions, comments were sought from the people.There was widespread resentment amongst the urban practitioners, including civil society organisations, mainly those who are working amongst the urban poor on the following grounds.

After the protracted elections came to a grinding halt on May 19, the nation waited with bated breath for the results. 23rd May was the D day. However, the post poll interregnum was not quiet. The unprecedented acrimony and the divisiveness had marked these elections with most of the exit polls and the corresponding rollercoaster in the share market led to another round of heated argument in the television studios. Since the campaign was hotly contested, this was not surprising.

MAY 5, 2019 marks the conclusion of the year-long observance of the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx, who was born on May 5, 1818.The 200th birth anniversary was observed worldwide, including in India. Conferences, seminars, discussions, and a host of publications regarding Marx and Marxism marked the year.What these diverse activities established was the abiding relevance of Marx and his thought in the contemporary era, that of the 21st century.

KERALA voted on April 23 to elect its 20 representatives, as part of the seven-phase general elections to the parliament. The CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is leading the fight against both the Congress led UDF and the BJP in these elections. The strong presence of the CPI(M) and the Left in the state has ensured that the election campaigning in the state is intensely political.