Israel’s Unending Genocidal War on the Palestinians

AFTER seven months, the lead prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan KC, decided to announce that he would be looking into framing warrants regarding Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. With nearly 40,000 people dead and 10,000 missing, and with over two million people displaced and threatened with death from bombs or from disease, this war is one of the worst in recent years.

Sundarayya Memorial Lecture: ‘Indian Democracy Under Threat – Stand Up to Protect our Liberties’

JUSTICE S Muralidhar (retired chief justice of the Odisha High Court), delivered the 39th Sundarayya memorial lecture organised in Hyderabad on May 19. His lecture was titled: ‘Constitutional Democracy – Freedom of Expression – Today’s Indian Realities’. Covering a wide canvass, he started his lecture by paying rich tributes to Comrade P Sundarayya stating that it is very rare to find such great men in public life today.

Make Israeli Rulers Accountable for War Crimes

THE chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has sought arrest warrants to be issued against Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant along with three Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh. The prosecutor has stated that there is enough evidence that the Israeli prime minister and defence minister have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes during the seven month-old war on Gaza. The prosecutor has stated that there are deliberate efforts to starve the civilian population of Gaza, leading to the deaths of women

NAJ, DUJ, APWJF Welcome Bail to Journalists

THREE journalists’ unions – National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ), Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) and the Andhra Pradesh Working Journalists’ Federation (APWJF) have, in a joint statement issued on May 15, welcomed the bail given to journalists Prabir Purkayastha, Gautam Navlakha and Aasif Sultan in three different UAPA cases.

Welcome Bail to Kejriwal

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 10, 2024THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) welcomes the Supreme Court order granting interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. By doing so, the court has foiled the very purpose of arresting Kejriwal in order to prevent him from participating in the campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.This verdict has exposed the nefarious designs of the Enforcement Directorate and the Modi government.

Narendra Dabholkar Murder Verdict: Incomplete and Unsatisfactory

Below we publish the statement issued by the Maharashtra state committee of CPI(M) on May 10TWO accused, Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar, who shot anti-superstition crusader Dr Narendra Dabholkar dead, have been given a sentence of rigorous life imprisonment by a Special Court in Pune on May 10, 2024. While hailing this verdict, the Maharashtra state committee of the CPI(M) expresses its sense of anguish and dissatisfaction at the prosecution's failure to convince the court of the culpability of the three other accused, viz., Veerendra Tawade, Adv.

Left Youth Brigade Ready for the Big Fight

WHAT has added a whole new dimension to the electoral situation in Bengal is the presence of vibrant young Left candidates in a number of constituencies. The presence of this young brigade in the electoral struggle is very significant to defeat the politics of hatred and strengthen the struggle for establishing a policy-based alternative. Among the young contenders, two former student leaders and one current student leader have caught the attention of all.

Draconian Laws Promoting Authoritarian Rule Should Be Repealed

“A DISSENT in a court of last resort is an appeal to the brooding spirit of law to intelligence of a future day, when a later decision may possibly correct the error into which the dissenting judge believes the court to have been betrayed”.These are the words of justice H R Kanna, made in his dissenting judgment in a five member bench of the Supreme Court in an appeal in 1976.

Bank Workers and the Need for Strengthening the Left in Lok Sabha

THE 18th Lok Sabha election spans seven phases from April 19 to June 1, 2024, with vote counting set for June 4. The upcoming election in India holds great significance and the critical question is who should represent us in parliament to safeguard the country's constitution, democratic principles, and secular values. Here, the bank employees also have to take a definitive side.Data from the Indian Banks Association reveals 7,72,571 employed in public sector banks, from housekeepers to general managers.

Election Commission is under the Lens

THE experience of democracy in India has been largely synonymous with electoral democracy. The principle of ‘for the people, by the people and of the people’ has been manifested through the formation of governments composed of parties and coalitions which command support of the majority of the people. Of all the countries where electoral democracy has been in place after the end of the Second World War and retreat of colonial governments, the principle of electoral majority has remained in course despite strains and even setbacks.

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