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Kerala: Kalamassery Blast: Hate-Mongers Led by Union Minister Spit Venom

FOLLOWING the blast at a prayer meeting hall in Kalamassery, Kochi on October 29, there was an abrupt surge in hate campaign against the Muslim community. Social media handles associated with the Sangh Parivar extensively propagated the idea that the blast was orchestrated by Muslim organisations, suggesting increased surveillance of all members of that community.

IMCWP Declares Solid Solidarity with Palestine

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) adopted a strongly worded resolution condemning the brutal genocidal bombing and barbarous attacks by Zionist Israel on Palestinian people in Gaza.The meeting demanded immediate efforts for ending the military aggression and blockade by Israel.

TN: CPI(M) Holds Seminar on Corruption and Communalism

THE CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state committee organised a special seminar titled 'Rs 7.5 Lakh Crore Corruption of the Modi Government, CAG Report, and Communal Hate Politics' in Chennai on October 19. Prof Venkatesh Athreya, in outlining the seminar's agenda, emphasised that under the corporate-Hindutva rule of Prime Minister Modi, the people of India are experiencing escalating hardships every day. He pointed out that the Modi-Adani relationship serves as a central aspect of this nexus.

Convention of Disabled Held in Srinagar

Shaq pe hai yakeen tho, yakeen par hai shaq mujheKiska jhooth jhooth hai, kiska sach sach nahinJaan loon ki jaan doon, main rahoon ki main nahinCOMING from the protagonist of the 2014 film Haider, an adaption of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, it captures not just his, but the dilemma of the entire Kashmir. One can’t but recall it while leaving Kashmir after a two-day visit.One less discussed aspect of the film is the portrayal of two disabled people.

The Suffocating Occupation of Palestine is now a Series of War Crimes

ON October 24, it became clear to the United Nations (UN) that the sustained bombardment of Gaza – which had already killed 6,500 people (including at least 35 UN employees) – had made this part of Palestine unviable for human life. Over two million people live in this slim section of land on the Mediterranean Sea. Since 1948, the refugees who live here have relied on UN assistance, with the United Nations building an entire agency (UNRWA) in 1949 for that purpose.

Protests against Israel’s Attack on Gaza

AT the call of Left parties – CPI, CPI(M), and CPI(ML), hundreds of people gathered at Freedom Park in Bangalore to protest against the Israel’s bombing on Gaza killing thousands of Palestinians including women and children.Bangalore police had refused permission for the protest. But people gathered defying the police ban and proceeded to hold the demonstration. Police arrested the demonstrators and took them to City Armed Reserve (South) at Adugodi.

MAHARASHTRA NEWSLETTER

Statue and Murals of Gangadhar Appa Burande Unveiled“THE ruling BJP is dismantling the constitution by methodically attacking the foundational principles of democracy, secularism, sovereignty and federalism enshrined in it,” said Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the CPI(M).

Kerala: V S Achuthanandan turns Hundred

THE entire political spectrum of Kerala came together to convey their best wishes to the Communist stalwart V S Achuthanandan on his 100th birthday, which fell on October 20. V S Achuthanandan, a symbol of communist struggles and a shining star in the revolution's sky, received greetings from numerous prominent figures in the socio-political arena, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Kerala: V S Achuthanandan turns Hundred

THE entire political spectrum of Kerala came together to convey their best wishes to the Communist stalwart V S Achuthanandan on his 100th birthday, which fell on October 20. V S Achuthanandan, a symbol of communist struggles and a shining star in the revolution's sky, received greetings from numerous prominent figures in the socio-political arena, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

J&K: Government Must Concede ASHA Workers Demands

ASHA workers, who essentially act as backbone of health structure in rural areas of the region, are compelled to work on paltry emoluments. The government has totally neglected them. They have been fighting for better remuneration over the last many years but to no avail, thus compelling them to resort to strikes and dharnas. Recently the workers were on protest in every district of Jammu and Kashmir.The senior officers of the health department including NHM officials met the delegations of respective ASHA workers unions.

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