THE release of documents from the Epstein files has done more than expose the depravity of one man. The documents illuminate the dark truths of a new model of “bonding” between political power, corporates, financial institutions, the wealthy and the influential. Structural class-based bonding is hardly new, nor is treating criminality and impunity as entitlement. But the files show how deep the rot is — the elimination of even the semblance of morality as a reference point in systems devoted to private profit.

Nationwide protests have begun against the India–US Trade Deal, which critics say opens India’s agricultural and industrial sectors to the United States, threatens farmers, agricultural labourers, and workers, and could push the Indian economy into a deep crisis. The AIKS announced in Mumbai that the struggle against what it termed the servile surrender of the Modi-led BJP government on the India–US Trade Deal will be intensified across Maharashtra.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) National Council meeting held on February 24, 2026, at Kurukshetra in Haryana decided to oppose the anti-national India-US Trade Deal tooth and nail across the country. Over 200 SKM leaders from across the country attended this meeting.

THE 11th Conference of the All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH) concluded echoing the slogan: "Institutionalise ICDS with proper infrastructure and adequate resources; regularise, provide minimum wages, social security, and pension to Anganwadi workers/helpers." This historic conference gave new direction and renewed energy to the struggle of anganwadi workers across the country.

Madhab Saha, a towering figure in Tripura’s left movements, former State Committee Member of CPI(M), four-time MLA from Matabari, and a respected trade union leader, passed away on 21st February while undergoing treatment at ILS Hospital, Agartala. He had been battling cardiac issues for several years. At the moment of his passing, a hall meeting was underway at Agartala Town Hall to commemorate the 178th anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto.