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The New Cold War that Threatens the World

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×IN July 2020, a group of us joined together to create the No Cold War platform (nocoldwar.org). We drafted a statement with a strong title: A New Cold War against China is against the interests of humanity. The statement reads: “We note the increasingly aggressive statements and actions being taken by the US government in regard to China.

Telangana: P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture

THIS year’s P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture organised by Sundarayya Vignana Kendram was delivered by PDT Achary, former secretary general of Lok Sabha, on May 19, 2023 in Hyderabad. Addressing the meeting, Achary noted, “We must realise that a theocracy will lead to the ultimate disintegration of the society. There are two reasons for that. One, the presence of six minority religions the biggest of which has 200 million followers here, makes it almost impossible for a switchover to theocracy.

Beyond the Brand: Biosimilars for Affordable Health Care

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×SERENDIPITY and experimentation with what was available often showed us humans that plant products could help treat or prevent certain diseases. But the first modern drug was by Friedrich Sertürner in 1804, who extracted the main active chemical from opium in the laboratory and called it morphine.

Toxic Identity Politics of RSS-BJP is Now in the Open

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE fact that the new parliament building is being inaugurated by Narendra Modi and not by the president – Draupadi Murmu has created a sense of outrage in the public mind. In a throwback to the run up of the presidential election, most of the corporate media (a euphemism for Godi Media) had gone nuts over the master stroke on display!

Charge against Government’s Disastrous Demonetisation is Vindicated

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement May 20, 2023RBI has withdrawn Rs 2000 note from circulation. The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) firmly believes that this move virtually reverses 2016 demonetisation, grandly announced by Modi as the answer to India’s problems of black money, corruption, terrorist funding and promoting digital economy. A dismal failure on all counts.

Withdraw this Authoritarian Ordinance

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 20, 2023THE Polit Bureau strongly condemns the central government ordinance to nullify the recent Supreme Court judgement by a five member constitution bench upholding the rights of the elected government of Delhi over major areas of governance including control of the bureaucracy. Not only does this constitute contempt of court, it is a direct assault on the federal character of the constitution and the norms of accountability and democratic governance as defined by the Supreme Court.

First Com P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture in Delhi

ON May 23, 2023, the first P Sundarayya Memorial Lecture in Delhi was delivered by CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat at the Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan in New Delhi. The topic of his lecture was "P Sundarayya's Contributions to the Agrarian Question and its Contemporary Relevance".P Sundarayya was a renowned freedom fighter, and the towering leader of the historic Telangana Peasants Armed Struggle against landlordism. He was also the first general secretary of the CPI(M) from 1964 to 1976.The lecture was organised by the P Sundarayya Memorial Trust, Delhi.

Kerala: LDF Govt Focuses on Health Infrastructure, Inaugurates 5,409 Public Health Centres

The Public Health Centres will function in association with LSGs to ensure antenatal care, child and maternal care, and fulfilling other medical needs.THE Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, as part of the 100 days programme to celebrate the completion of its two years in office, inaugurated 5,409 health and wellness centres across the state.The primary aim of the centres would be preventing diseases, ensuring annual checkups to people of the respective neighbourhoods, and following up treatment for those in need.

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