WITHIN hours after the Tamil Nadu Assembly adopted a resolution moved by the Chief Minister MK Stalin urging the union government and the president to immediately issue appropriate instructions to Governor RN Ravi to give assent to the bills passed by the assembly “within a specific period”, the Tamil Nadu governor granted assent to the re-adopted ‘Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022.’It is interesting to note that only last Thursday (April 6), Governor RN Ravi said during an interaction with civil service aspirants at Raj Bhavan that, “if a g

The BJP high command finally announced the first list of 189 candidates on April 11th late at night, after being subjected to hectic lobbying, threats, pressure tactics by candidates, and even senior leaders, as well as endless consultations, discussions, and postponements for several days. Eight sitting MLAs have been denied tickets, and most of them are unhappy, with some, including Minister S Angara, expressing their discontent openly.

THE observance of the centenary of Vaikom Satyagraha, one of the landmark social protest movements in Kerala, began on March 30. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin kick-started the centenary observance on April 1. Several other organisations also marked the occasion. They included the Indian National Congress, SNDP and some Hindu organisations. Almost all the Malayalam dailies carried articles and comments by eminent intellectuals and activists on the Satyagraha.

UNLIKE politically motivated yatras by parties like the BJP or Congress that fail to address the root problems of the people, the CPI(M)'s Jana Chaitanya Yatras delved deep into the issues faced by the masses and unequivocally showed that unless the BJP government at the centre is removed, people's woes will continue.In response to the call from the Party Central Committee, the Telangana state committee has decided to educate the masses about the dangers posed by the BJP, reinvigorate the cadre in Telangana, and realign anti-BJP forces in the state.

TELANGANA is witnessing an upsurge in the working class struggles, which have taken the form of indefinite strikes leading to even militant actions, besides demonstrations and dharnas. Their demands include minimum wages, reduced working hours, job security, affordable housing and land. These struggles are indicative of the increasing frustration among the working class with the present political systems.In a historic move, anganwadi workers in the state of Telangana went on a three-day statewide strike.