People’s Alliance: Rising to the Challenge in J&K

THE People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) that has taken shape in Jammu & Kashmir augurs well for democratic politics and the future fight for safeguarding the constitutional and democratic rights of the people of J&K.The first Gupkar declaration was on August 4, 2019 when six parties met at the house of Farooq Abdullah in Gupkar Road after which the declaration was named. The statement talked of safeguarding the special status of J&K, Article 370 and Article 35A. The very next day, on August 5, the Modi government moved to scuttle Articles 370 and 35A in parliament

Military Alliance with US not in National Interest

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India have issued the following statement on October 28 THE 2+2 meeting of the Indian and US defence and foreign ministers held in Delhi on October 27 has resulted in the signing of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) on geo-spatial cooperation.With this agreement, all the so-called foundational agreements for a military alliance with the United States have been completed.

People Celebrate their Victory in Bolivia

BOLIVIA's Electoral Supreme Court (TSE) declared Luis Arce, the elected president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and David Choquehuanca as vice-president after the official vote counting showed that Arce's party, the Movement Towards Socialism, reached a landslide victory of 55.10 per cent of the votes. About 6,483,893 Bolivians out of the 7,332,926 registered went to the polls, representing a participation rate of 88.4 per cent, the second-highest in Bolivia's history.The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) represents the majority in the Chamber and the Senate in 130 deputy seats.

Left Front Objects to Tripura CM’s Remarks Encouraging Violence

THE Left Front has written an open letter to Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb objecting to his “grossly unparliamentary and undemocratic” remarks egging on BJP cadres to annihilate the Communists from the state before the 2023 assembly election. The Left Front also highlighted the government’s failure on all fronts – be it tackling the coronavirus pandemic or employment generation or maintaining law and order.“You have addressed a party meeting in Ambassa of Dhalai District. Though it was a party meeting, your address may be taken as the version of the chief minister.

Subterfuge, Amendments will rob the J & K People of their Foremost Asset

Very few had imagined that the so-called integration of J&K, post-August 5, 2019 after the scrapping of Articles 370 & 35 A of the Constitution would mean losing land by the people of Jammu & Kashmir. Before we go into the intention of the amendment brought into the land laws in J &K on October 27, it is pertinent to mention and to understand as to who will buy land in the erstwhile state of J & K.

BIHAR: First Phase of Elections: Mahagathbandhan Gets Good Response

THE first phase of voting in 71 constituencies of out of 243 ended with more than 50 per cent voter turnout. All the indications from different sources point towards a change of government on November 10 in Bihar; the people of Bihar particularly workers, peasants, youth have shown their enthusiasm in favour of the issues raised by the Mahagathbandhan.

Punjab: Peasantry in a do or Die Battle

THE peasantry in Punjab is continuously on struggle against the anti-peasant, anti- nation and pro-corporate agriculture Bills passed undemocratically by the Modi led BJP government in the Parliament. All organisations of farmers and agricultural workers with different banners and ideologies have come together to get the three Farm Acts rejected and withdrawn. Entire rural population in Punjab irrespective of their profession is against these Acts.

Kerala Govt Announces Special Package For Revival of KSRTC

THIS significant move has come at a time when the public transport system across the country has been suffering the worst due to the Covid-19 pandemic.As the public transportation facilities across the country continue to incur losses due to the pandemic, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday, October 26, announced a new financial assistance package in an effort to revive the debt ridden Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC).Pointing out that the condition of KSRTC, post Covid-19 was precarious, he said the government was preparing another package for reviving KSRTC.

DST’s Super Model: Or How Not to Model an Epidemic

THE Department of Science and Technology has sponsored a model, described as a “Super Model” that – according to the governmental hype –claims India’s lockdown was highly successful and we perhaps have reached herd immunity. The media has widely reported that according to the DST Super Model, the lockdown saved nearly two million lives, and by February 2021, even without a vaccine the epidemic in India will be over.

Google under Fire in the US For Monopoly Behaviour

THE US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Google-Alphabet (Alphabet is Google's parent company) for using a range of anti-competitive practices using its monopoly power in the search market. It is the only major action in the US against tech monopolies in recent years, the last one being the 1998 action against Microsoft.Google currently has a market share in online searches globally of more than 90 per cent that rises to more than 98 per cent in countries like India.

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