The Delhi Union of Journalists has expressed outrage at the manhandling of UNI journalists by the Delhi Police on March 20, 2026. The police entered the UNI newsrooms in large numbers and demanded that journalists peacefully working the night shift immediately leave the premises. They were told UNI was being evicted following a High Court Order. No Order was shown.
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on March 25, 2026.
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) firmly disagrees with the Supreme Court’s endorsement of the Andhra Pradesh High Court order to the effect that once an individual converts to Christianity and actively professes and practices the same, he cannot be regarded as a member of the Scheduled Caste community.
The deplorable financial condition of Tripura has been reflected in this year’s state Budget. The “triple-engine government” has turned into a “trouble engine,” Opposition Leader Jitendra Choudhury said, initiating a discussion on the Budget in the Assembly on March 19.
The question of autonomy of Darjeeling hills is no longer an issue of mere administrative reforms, it has been the true reflection of the complex mosaic of the Indian federal structure, development of a community with self identity, distinctive language, culture and an effective movement for the protection of land rights. For over a considerable time span, the Darjeeling hills experienced upheavals for an honourable permanent political solution of their demands and expectations.
The recently held assembly election went heavily in favor of the NDA, reducing the opposition strength to just 41 out of 243. The left parties also lost 13 seats and got only 3 seats. But these three represent the real voice of the oppressed and downtrodden and the fighting working masses of the state.
Hundreds of persons of the LGBTQIA+ community thronged the venue near the Chennai District Collector Office on Monday March 23, 2026 to stage a protest demonstration organised by the Central Chennai District Committee of the CPI(M) demanding withdrawal of the Transgender persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 from being introduced in Parliament.
Last year, in July, the United States and Israel bombarded Iran’s nuclear energy and nuclear research facilities over 12 days. After a few days, the two belligerent powers – who had no United Nations authorisation for this war of aggression – opened the door for a ceasefire. At that time, believing that this might very well be the basis for a full negotiation, the Iranian government led by Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei agreed to the terms set out – an immediate end to the strikes and no escalation. The missile launchers went quiet, but the deal was very fragile.
Within weeks of each other, India’s legislature and its highest court delivered two verdicts on the same question: who owns your body? The answer, in both cases, was the same. There are moments in a nation’s legislative history when one can almost hear the grinding of gears in reverse. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 is precisely such a moment. And on March 13, 2026, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea for paid menstrual leave. Taken together, these are not two separate events requiring two separate analyses.
In the recent period, a series of workplace accidents have occurred across Haryana, resulting in dozens of fatalities. This is a direct fall out of the indifference of the BJP government and its failure to ensure the safety of the workers, leaving them to fend for themselves in life-threatening working conditions.