WB: Red Volunteers in Action

RED volunteers have jumped into relief operations in the areas affected by Cyclone Remal in West Bengal. They are actively engaged in providing relief and rehabilitation to the people. Red volunteers, who provided assistance to people during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, are once again attending to the needs of those affected by Cyclone Remal. They are moving around the affected areas on scooters and bicycles, delivering necessary relief materials to the people.

Remove Cuba from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

THE National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, in a statement issued on May 24, 2024 has demanded the immediate removal of Cuba from the list of State sponsors of terrorism.On May 15, the US had come out with a list excluding Cuba from a list of nations that ‘do not fully cooperate in the fight against terrorism’, which is a welcome but a small step. This however does not mean elimination of Cuba from the general list of the US that designates countries as ‘State sponsors of terrorism’.

It is All About the Constitution

AS the last phase of polling is about to be completed, there is no doubt that the Constitution of India and its protection has been one of the main issues in the Lok Sabha election. Right from the beginning, the leaders of the INDIA bloc of parties had pitched the defence of the constitution as a central theme in their election platform.This had a major impact on a large number of people who had experienced the various facets of authoritarian rule in the country in the past one decade.

The Divisive Colours of Narendra Modi’s Speeches

The 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign has set a record of sorts, with the number of untruths, half-truths and fudging that has emanated right from BJP’s top and is being parroted down the line.THE penchant of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bend reality to suit his party or government’s need usually gets more pronounced prior to elections. However, the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign has set a record of sorts, with the number of untruths, half-truths and fudging that has emanated right from the top and is being parroted down the line.

The Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election Scene 2024

ERE’s the smell of the blood still.

Aravallis: On the Brink of Total Destruction

A RECENT Supreme Court order prohibiting new leases for mining in the Aravalli hills spread over the four states of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan And Gujarat, has raised new hope regarding the endangered Aravallis ecosystem which is on the verge of total destruction. The Aravallis have long been subjected to rapacious and often illegal mining, quarrying and construction activities in a seemingly inexorable process of extractive industrialisation and urbanisation.

Massive Coal Scam Exposes Modi Govt-Adani Nexus

THE country is shocked today by the huge expose of the coal import fraud staged by the Adani group under the direct patronage of the Modi government. In fact, the Electricity Employees’ Federation of India (EEFI), the largest conglomerate of electricity workers and employees unions in our country, has been spearheading an intensive campaign against the coal import fraud as well as the larger anti-people and anti-national power sector reforms pushed by the Modi regime for the last one year.

AIRTWF Calls for Revoking Uber's Bus Service permit

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable GingerRephraseRephrase with Ginger (Ctrl+Alt+E)THE All India Road Transport Workers Federation (AIRTWF), in a statement issued on May 21, has urged the Delhi government to revoke permission for aggregator Uber to operate buses in Delhi. Recent reports from media sources indicate that the transport department of the Delhi government has granted Uber permission to run buses in the city.

Of Citizenship and Democracy

Marathi Editions of Prabir Purkayastha’s Keeping up the Good Fight and Justice K Chandru’s Listen to My Case Released in Mumbai“DO we want the Constitution of India or do we want a government that will destroy it, is the real question in this election,” were the concluding words of the speech by Justice K Chandru at a function in Mumbai on May 9, 2024. Justice K Chandru was speaking as a special guest at the release of two Marathi books, Phakt Ladh Mhana and Aika Majhi Firyad, published by Janshakti Granth Prakashan.

On CITU Foundation Day

THIS May 30th, CITU will turn 54. During this period of over five decades since its foundation, CITU made serious efforts to put into practice the slogan ‘Unity and Struggle’, adopted at its foundation conference.

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