IN response to a call by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), thousands of angry residents marched through the scorching heat to the District Collectorate in Sikar on July 26, raising slogans such as “Scrap Master Plan 2041,” “The land is ours, your loot won’t be tolerated.” The protest was a direct challenge to the anti-people Bhajanlal government in the state.Amid heavy sloganeering, CPI(M) MP Amra Ram, and CPI(M) leaders Kishan Pareek, Pemaram, and Kudli sarpanch, Prabhu Ola, and Shivsinhpura sarpanch Mahaveer Saini publicly burned copies of Master Plan 2041 as a warning to the state

A STATE-level convention was held at Lohia Academy in Bhubaneswar on July 26, to express solidarity with socialist Cuba. The economic blockade imposed by the United States, along with restrictions on tourism, power infrastructure, and other technological industries, has severely impacted Cuba’s economy, leading to a deepening crisis.

Karnataka’s IT workers, under KITU’s banner, have shown that when they speak together, they can bend the powerful.

The 72nd anniversary of Moncada Day was observed by the National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba. Speaking on the occasion, Juan Carlos Marsán Aguilera, the Cuban Ambassador to India, highlighted the intensification of the US economic blockade, which has persisted for over six decades. He noted that during Donald Trump’s presidency, more than 263 additional sanctions were imposed in an attempt to strangle Cuba’s economy. He firmly stated that the Cuban people would never surrender their sovereignty or yield to US pressure.

The call for justice in the brutal rape and murder of Abhaya is intensifying in West Bengal, with the Abhaya Mancha, a powerful coalition of diverse organisations, declaring a series of protests for the coming month. The movement's explicit goal is to rid Bengal of "rapists, oppressors, looters, and their patrons and protectors."A significant "Kalighat Chalo" (March to Kalighat) programme has been slated for August 9, aiming to ignite a widespread struggle.