World Hunger and the War in Ukraine

ON Monday, June 17, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, announced, “The Black Sea agreements are no longer in effect.” This was a blunt statement to suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative that emerged out of intense negotiations in the hours after Russian forces entered Ukraine in February 2022.

Resisting Divisiveness: National Seminar against the Uniform Civil Code

THE national seminar organised by CPI(M) in Kozhikode, opposing the imposition of the Uniform Civil Code marked the first step towards consolidating the secular forces for a collective struggle against the proposed Uniform Civil Code, which the Modi government is introducing to jeopardise the unity and communal harmony of India.

Tripura: Budget Session Exposes BJP

THE opening day of the first budget session of the second BJP-IPFT alliance government witnessed a disorderly scene immediately after the session began. CPI(M), Congress, and Tipra Motha MLAs jointly demanded punitive measures against Jadav Lal Nath, the BJP MLA from the 55-Bagpassa constituency, who, in the last assembly session, was caught using pornographic items on his mobile phone while the proceedings of the house were in progress. This scene was captured by some of the house staff and uploaded on social media, where the post instantly went viral.

Joint Statement Issued by 26 Opposition Parties’ Meeting in Bangalore

Below we publish the joint statement issued by 26 opposition parties which met in Bangalore on July 18, 2023.WE, the undersigned leaders of India's 26 progressive parties, express our steadfast resolve to safeguard the idea of India as enshrined in the Constitution. The character of our republic is being severely assaulted in a systematic manner by the BJP. We are at the most crucial juncture in our nation's history.

Elections in Greece: KKE Gains

THE elections to the Greek parliament were held in two phases. The first phase took place in May but yielded inconclusive results, leading to a second phase which was held on June 25, 2023. In this second phase, the Conservative party, New Democracy, succeeded in forming the government.

Wrong Report about CPI(M) Receiving Electoral Bonds

The CPI(M) Central Committee Office has written the following letter to Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.), Head, Association for Democratic Reforms, New Delhi, on July 18, 2023, about the wrong report published by it mentioning that CPI(M) has received electoral bonds.

Comrade Samsul Haque

COMRADE Samsul Haque, CPI(M) Tripura state committee member, and a member of the Tripura legislative assembly elected in the recent assembly elections, a prominent peasant leader well known for his dedication to farmers’ causes, passed away due to a fatal heart attack on the midnight of 18th July, 2023. He experienced severe chest pain while at the new MLA Hostel in the Capital Complex, Agartala.

CITU Holds National Convention against Privatisation of Electricity and Railways

THE national convention against Privatisation of electricity and railways organised by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has decided to go for protracted campaign and struggles engaging common consumers/commuters/ people to put up an effective resistance to the privatisation spree of the ruling dispensation, which is a part of its neoliberal agenda.

Chandrayaan-3: Good Run-Up for Great Leap

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×AFTER a textbook launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 is orbiting the earth in a highly elliptical orbit and, at the time of going to press, has executed three out of five orbit-raising burns as per schedule. As of now, the spacecraft is 228 km from Earth at its nearest and 51,400 km from Earth at its farthest.

NATO Summit: Plans for Global Domination

THE NATO summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, registered a new level of aggressiveness of the western military alliance led by the United States.

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