Maha: Bombay HC Ruling a Gain for Democratic Rights

IN proceedings in the Bombay High Court on August 12, the Mumbai police granted permission to the petitioners CPI(M), CPI and AIPSO to hold a peaceful assembly at Azad Maidan, Mumbai on August 20, for articulating the demand that Israel end its genocide at Gaza , and to express solidarity with the people of the State of Palestine.

WB: CBI's Negligence in Abhaya Murder Case

ON August 1, the Central Government Offices (CGO) Complex in Salt Lake, Kolkata, became the site of a major protest. The Abhaya Manch and the Joint Platform of Doctors (JPD) organised a demonstration, accusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of negligence in the R G Kar murder case, better known as the Abhaya case.

Tributes Paid to Com Sitaram Yechury

The Central Committee at its last meeting had given a call to observe the first death anniversary of Comrade Sitaram Yechury between August 12, 2025 and September 12, 2025.As part of this observance, members of the Polit Bureau, Central Committee, other leaders and cadres working from the Central Committee Office and mass organisations gathered at the Central Committee Office at A K Gopalan Bhavan in the morning on August 12, and offered floral tributes to Sitaram Yechury on his birth anniversary.Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the brow

Fidel Castro Centenary Celebrations Begin in India

THE National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba convened a special meeting on August 13, to mark the commencement of the birth centenary celebrations of Comrade Fidel Castro. The programme brought together a wide range of Left and progressive leaders, including Cuban Ambassador Juan Carlos Marsán, CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby, CPI General Secretary D Raja, RJD MP Manoj Jha, Samajwadi Party MP Javed Ali Khan, AIFB General Secretary G Devarajan, and CPI(ML) Liberation leader Gopal Pradhan. CPI(M) Polit Bureau member R Arun Kumar presided over the meeting.

Democracy Under Siege

THE Parliament session that began on July 12 laid bare how Indian democracy is sliding further into the depths of authoritarianism. The shock came early: the abrupt resignation of Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Despite having performed every unsavoury task expected of him for the government, he was shown the door in an unceremonious, almost humiliating manner. Since then, he has vanished from public view.That ominous start set the tone.

Karnataka: Truth and Justice Buried in Dharmasthala Should Be Unearthed

SURROUNDED by lush green forests, water flowing in gentle streams, and – since it’s the rainy season – a stronger pull of flowing waters, peacocks calling for rain, and parrots chirping, this is a place that delights the heart. But here, grief lies heavy. Silence weighs on the mind.This is the house of Padmalatha, near Beltangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district) Padmalatha – a teenager who in 1986 almost four decades ago, became the victim of injustice, falling prey to the arrogance of those who used religion as a cover for oppression.

Haryana: CPI(M) State Convention Calls for Intensifying Struggles

THE Haryana state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised a state convention in Rohtak, on July 27.

Tripura: Left Front Protests against Tariff Hikes and Smart Meters

DISPLAYING insensitivity toward crisis-ridden working people already struggling for livelihood, the Tripura government has further compounded their hardships by installing smart meters for electricity consumers, sharply hiking electricity tariffs, imposing multiple additional charges on electricity bills, increasing PNG and CNG gas prices, raising water taxes through urban bodies, and even inflating the price of milk supplied by the state-run Gomati Milk Corporation.Smart meters have caused serious concern among consumers.

Punjab: Com Surjeet Remembered on Death Anniversary

THE 17th death anniversary of Comrade Harkishan Singh Surjeet, internationally renowned CPI(M) leader, former general secretary of the CPI(M), founder of the Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna Trust, and Punjabi daily Desh Sewak, was commemorated at Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna Bhawan in Chandigarh, on August 1.The meeting was presided over by Trust members Major Singh Bhikhiwind and Gurdarshan Singh Khaspur, with Bhup Chand Channo, CPI(M) state secretariat member, conducting the proceedings.Floral tributes were paid by Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, Central Committee member of the CPI(M) and MLA from

Malegaon Blast and Verdict: A Copy Book Conspiracy from Beginning to End

THOSE who are committed to believe in, and steadfastly practice India’s constitutional morality, are certainly ‘dismayed and disappointed’ over the Special NIA Court’s verdict acquitting all seven charge-sheeted in 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. The verdict is symptomatic of the way criminal justice system is manipulated to serve the cause of the so-called Hindu rashtra.

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