NOTWITHSTANDING the tall claims made by the BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir about normalcy and economic development post 2019, the truth remains that there is a depressing scenario prevalent on multiple fronts in the state.First of all, there is a dire political vacuum in the state in the absence of elections and popular government. The statehood has been denied in the most unconstitutional and brazen manner. This is a blatant infringement on the basic constitutional and democratic rights of the people of the state.

AT the invitation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), a five-member CPI(M) Central Committee delegation headed by general secretary, Sitaram Yechury including Jogendra Sharma, member, Central Secretariat, CS Sujatha, Hira Lal Yadav and Deblina Hembram, all  members of the Central Committee, visited Vietnam from June 7-10, 2023.This short visit was packed with  very intensive programmes that included five major discussions with Party leaders; paying revolutionary homage to Com Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum and a visit to an industrial park and discussions with th

THE Ram Navmi festival and procession this year was used by the Sangh Parivar in states like Delhi and Madhya Pradesh to instigate violence against the minority community.  Madhya Pradesh is a BJP ruled state and the Delhi police is controlled by the home ministry and therefore the violent communal attacks that were carried out were not surprising.  What was very shocking, however, was the fact that on Ram Navmi this year, violent attacks on religious structures, shops and businesses owned by Muslims were attacked in Bihar Sharif in the state of Bihar which has a Mahagathbandhan government

ON June 1, after months of confronting an administration unwilling to negotiate, agricultural labourers, including women, from different villages sat on dharnas (sit-in protests) outside the offices of the concerned panchayats. The  All India Agricultural Workers ' Union (AIAWU) organised the dharna-deputation programme in panchayats across the state on June 1, demanding resumption of 100 days work, payment of arrear wages, release of money for  houses to be built under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and other related issues.

SWIGGY, is an Indian online food ordering and delivery platform and a subsidiary of Bundl Technologies of Bengaluru. It was floated in 2014 and currently operates in more than 500 cities in India, and has around 6,000 employees. About 1,100 workers are hired as office and restaurant staff, and the rest as delivery persons.Besides food, the app provides grocery deliveries and a same-day package delivery service.