THE imperialist countries led by the US have been imposing unilateral sanctions that do not have any backing from the United Nations against countries that dare to defy their diktat. According to one estimate almost one third of the countries of the world have been subject to such sanctions at one time or another. Such sanctions include the freezing of those assets of the sanctioned countries that are held in western financial institutions, as has been the case with Iran, Cuba, and North Korea among others earlier, and with Russia most recently.

Two branch conferences – an industrial branch in Chennai and a rural branch in the Kaveri Delta – resolve: “We shall mobilise workers and peasants in class struggles and make the Party strong.”CONFERENCES from the branch level to the state have taken place in Tamil Nadu, with the state conference ending on January 5, 2025. These conferences have discussed the implementation of the tasks set by the 23rd Party Congress held at Kannur and the 23rd Tamil Nadu state conference held in Madurai, both in 2022.

ON January 14, 2025, the government of the United States announced the following decisions:1. Remove Cuba from the State Department list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism;2. Make use of the presidential faculty to prevent US courts from taking action with regards to lawsuits that might be filed by virtue of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act; and3. Eliminate the list of restricted Cuban entities that designates a group of institutions which US citizens and institutions are not allowed to make financial transactions with, which has had an impact on third countries.Despite its limi

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) strongly condemns the statement made by the chairman of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), who wanted an extension of working hours to 90 hours per week. A similar objectionable statement was earlier made by Infosys head NR Narayan Murthy, advocating for a statutory increase in working hours to 70 hours per week.

AN animated discourse is raging across the country. The discussion on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha witnessed an outburst by Amit Shah which could be considered unthinkable even a few years back. However, RSS-BJP, having tasted blood, now believes it is high time to go for the final kill.