World Conference against Atom & Hydrogen Bombs

NIRANJAN Chatterjee from West Bengal and I, as its functionaries were nominated by the CITU to participate in the 2015 World Conference against Atom and Hydrogen Bombs which was held at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan from August 2-9.

Tripura: Record Breaking Human Chain

THE Left movement in Tripura reached a new mile stone on 19th August 19 as more than 2.25 lakh people formed human chains at 96 centres across the state stretching to around 300 kilometres in all. The impressive show of strength marked the culmination of the August movement at the call of CPI(M) Tripura state committee and it was unprecedented in the annals of mass mobilisation in the state.The human chains across the state saw huge participation of masses from all sections of people.

In Lok Sabha, CPI(M) Demands Probe into Lalit Modi Controversy, Resignation of Sushma Swaraj

CPI(M) Leader in Lok Sabha P Karunakaran, in his speech during the discussion on an Adjournment Motion over the Lalit Modi controversy on August 12, demanded a high-level investigation into the case and resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj till she is absolved of the charges against her. Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje have been accused of helping former IPL chief Lalit Modi, who faces charges of corruption, get travel documents from the UK. Karunakaran also questioned the silence of the Prime Minister on the issue.

CAG Report: The 8,000 Crore Loot of Delhites By Reliance and Tata

THE CAG Draft Report on the three private power distribution companies in Delhi, shows that the people of Delhi have been “overcharged” by a whopping Rs 8,000 crore. The three companies – BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) controlled by Anil Ambani's Reliance group, and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL) – committed deliberate fraud by inflating their power purchase costs, suppressing actual revenues, and through sweet heart deals with their group companies, all of which led to higher electricity bills for the consumers. In 2010, the then head of Delhi E

The Devaluation of the Yuan

THE Chinese central bank’s decision last week to let the yuan depreciate in three stages by almost 4 percent against the US dollar, was officially explained as a move towards greater market determination of its exchange rate.

Aligarh Historians Society Condemns Killing of Syrian Archaeologist

THE Aligarh Historians Society joins archaeologists and historians all over the world in denouncing as a most barbarous crime the gruesome murder of the eminent Syrian archaeologist, Khaled al-Asaad, an expert on Palmyra, one of the great World Heritage sites.
The Society hopes that the perpetrators of the crime, belonging to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (DAISH) one day be brought to justice, along with those who have directed or colluded with them. Civilised people, irrespective of country or religion, must unite in their

Thinking Together

 Is it correct that the amended version of the para 7.17 of the Party Programme wherein you have proposed to join a government at the centre as well, is the result of the Party’s acknowledgement of its mistake in not joining the central government, under the leadership of Comrade Jyoti Basu?

Is it quite natural as we knew from the writing of a senior comrade that it was the word `states’ as the suffix of government that had debarred the Central Committee from joining the central government.

Please confirm if my presumptions are correct.

Scrap MoU for Bauxite Mining in Araku Valley: CPI(M)

THE CPI(M) has demanded scrapping of the MoU signed for mining of bauxite ore in the picturesque Araku Valley in Visakhapatnam district. At a press conference in Visakhapatnam, CPI(M) Lok Sabha MP Jitendra Chaudhury said the TDP government in the state and the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre are paving the way for corporate loot of precious natural resources by undermining the law of land and environmental rules, which is leading to huge revenue loss and long-run impact on the socio, economic and cultural base of our country.

Seventeen Left Parties’ Sit-in in Kolkata

SEVENTEEN Left parties have staged a three day sit-in demonstration in Kolkata to highlight attacks on democracy in the state and to support the call of Nabanna March by peasant organisations as well as the all India General Strike on September 2. The sit-in continued day and night with frontline leaders of Left parties staying at the venue on Rani Rasmoni Road.On August 17, at the opening rally of the sit-in, CPI(M) state secretary Suryakanta Misra lashed out against the centre and state governments and asserted that none of them would be able to thwart the General Strike this time.

Implement One Rank One Pension Immediately

IN a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 17, Brinda Karat, Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) who had visited the dharna of defence service pensioners at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on the same day, said that it is sad that defence personnel who have served the nation were being forced to sit on an indefinite hunger strike. It is a shame on the country that such a situation has developed which makes a mockery of the concept of Jai Jawan.

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