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.

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.

Massive Explosion and Fire in Faridabad

The CITU organised a march to the Tripura Assembly on March 23 to push for various demands: Regularise all categories of irregular employees; clear the pending DA/DR arrears; reinstate all retrenched workers, including scheme workers; and the anti-worker Labour Codes must not be implemented in this state. Hundreds of working people who joined the march warned the government: “We will not surrender. This struggle is not over.

ON February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, striking 1,000 targets in Iran within the first 24 hours. By mid-March, the number had crossed 6,000. Behind this staggering pace of destruction lay not just the familiar arsenal of Tomahawk missiles, B-2 stealth bombers and carrier-based fighters, but a new weapon in the imperial toolkit: artificial intelligence.

All across the world, a million-dollar question is being asked: what will be the final outcome of the war of aggression the US and Israel jointly initiated with the elimination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28? Subsequently, there were ferocious attacks on Iran’s facilities, both military and civilian. As late as March 21, Donald Trump had issued a unilateral threat to Iran, through his most favoured line of communication.