People across the country continue to be spellbound and gripped by shock since October 7, the fateful day a senior Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar ended his life at his Chandigarh residence. He would not have taken this step had the top bureaucracy listened to his complaints pertaining to the unending caste discrimination meted out to him by his seniors.

THE decoupling of the world’s major economies is now gathering pace.

The All India Fishers and Fisheries Workers’ Federation (AIFFWF) has condemned the repeated arrests of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy. In yet another incident on October 8–9, 47 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry were taken into custody in two separate operations, and five fishing boats were seized. These fishermen, ordinary working people from Rameswaram, Thangachimadam, and Karaikal, were not trespassers or criminals. They were out in the sea for their daily livelihood when the Sri Lankan Navy intercepted and detained them.

IN the middle of a huge public overdrive over the centenary of the formation of RSS, the country was shocked by a bizarre spectacle. A lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, registered with the Supreme Court Bar Association, was seen hurling a shoe at the Chief Justice of India, B. R. Gavai. The lawyer’s complaint was that while rejecting a petition, Justice Gavai has made a disparaging comment about Hindu religion. However, the mainstream media has gone to lengths to trivialise this shocking event.

Chief Minister Stalin announced legislative measures during a CPI(M)-organised protest; he called for immediate ceasefire and intervention by the Indian government.Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin announced that the state assembly will pass a resolution condemning Israeli attacks in Gaza and demanding immediate ceasefire, marking a significant political stance on the international crisis.