ON October 8, 2023, with the sympathies of the world on its side, the Israeli authorities spoke with a renewed bellicosity. It vowed to “eviscerate” Hamas; the governing body that has managed everyday affairs in the small strip of land we know as Gaza and the body that led a highly audacious military operation, a day earlier, to break the captive blockade under which 2.5 million Gazans have been forced to live. However, as we have learnt over the course of the past few months, for Israel and its allies in the western world, there is no distinction between the Hamas and a Palestinian.

The SFI continued to hold protests against the nominations of the members associated with different Sangh Parivar organisations to the senate of the University of Calicut.

WHILE Tripura has long been renowned for its rich legacy of communal harmony and fraternal coexistence among diverse religious and ethnic communities, there is now a planned effort, patronised by the ruling BJP, to disrupt this amity and fraternity.

SIX journalist organisations – Press Club of India, Indian Women’s Press Corps, Delhi Union of Journalists, Press Association, Kerala Union of Working Journalists and the Working News Cameraman’s Association (WNCA) – in a joint statement issued on December 20, have condemned the freezing of accounts of news portal Newsclick by the Income Tax department, depriving close to a hundred media persons and their families of a steady source of income.“The salaries of all employees including support staff cannot be disbursed including for the 19 days of work in December.

FORTY days have passed and DYFI's Insaf Yatra continues its journey. It has been a unique experience. Every day, the march opened up new horizons. Our marching youth chanting slogans and singing songs were embraced with utmost care by the people of terror-stricken Netai, Jhargram. The mother of a martyr comrade came to our march, hugged us and said, “I see my child in you”.