Reject Delhi Ordinance

Enable GingerDelhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his party leaders Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and Atishi visited CPI(M) headquarters, AK Gopalan Bhavan and met Party general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Polit Bureau members Prakash Karat, MA Baby, Brinda Karat and A Vijayaraghavan, to seek support against the central government's ordinance on Delhi. The CPI(M) will oppose the ordinance in the parliament.Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×

Widespread Protests Demand Arrest of Accused BJP Leaders and Justice to Women Wrestlers

THE ongoing struggle by women wrestlers which include international-awardees at Delhi against the sexual harassment and repression by certain officials in the Wrestlers’ Federation of India, as well as the arrogant inaction of the BJP government at the centre has drawn the attention of the entire country.

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.

TN: Progressive Voices Unite: Viluppuram Conference against Caste Oppression

Despite the existence of various laws aimed at protecting the rights of the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the country, their condition remains precarious. The oppression and atrocities inflicted upon them are on the rise without any respite.

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.

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