NPRD Condemns Rape of Mentally Ill Woman in Delhi

THE National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), in a statement issued on November 8, has strongly condemned the heinous gang rape of a mentally ill woman in Delhi.Though the Delhi Police tracked down the culprits, it is really unfortunate that it is only after the lapse of over a month since the perpetration of the dreadful crime that the details have been shared.

Tripura: Legacy of the November Revolution: A Socialist Vision for the Future

ON November 7 this year, 'November Revolution Day' was observed across the state of Tripura. Party and trade union offices were adorned with red flags, and in the morning, Party and TU leaders raised the red flag amidst the enthusiastic chanting of slogans by Party workers.

The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Election Scene

THE battle for the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is now in full swing. The one-day voting will be on November 20, 2024, and the counting for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand State Assembly elections as well as the several by-elections across the country will be on November 23.We can start by looking at the results of the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra six months ago. Compared to a one-sided election in 2019 in which the BJP-NDA won 42 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats, the UPA won only five, and the AIMIM won one, the 2024 elections saw a sea change.

Jharkhand: Search on for Alternative to Corrupt, Divisive Politics

Jharkhand is estimated to be the second poorest state in the country – but the dominant political parties hardly care.JHARKHAND will go to polls on November 13 and 20, 2024, to elect its sixth Legislative Assembly. Formed in November 2000, the tribal dominated state has seen 13 governments (though seven chief ministers) and three spells of President’s Rule in these 24 years.

On Jharkhand Assembly Elections

TILL the time of writing these lines, in the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, voting has been done on 43 seats out of total 81 seats on November 13. For the second phase, elections will be held on 38 seats on November 20. BJP is trying to give a complete communal colour to this election.Efforts are being made to increase communal polarisation by organising frequent visits of Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, half a dozen chief ministers and dozens of union ministers of BJP ruled states.

Resisting Corporate Control: Forging Worker-Peasant Unity

UNDER neoliberal regimes, working people face growing hardship as farmers are denied fair prices for their crops, workers earn below the minimum wage for strenuous labor, and many struggle with debt, unemployment, forced migration, and soaring costs of living.

COP 29: The Greed of the Rich Versus the Need of the People in This Climate Crisis

COP 29, the UN Climate Change Conference, started on November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is slated to finish on the 22nd. It is taking place under the shadow of significant temperature rises this summer across the globe, and the clear warning of what it means for us. It is also taking place at a time in which the US has elected a president, Donald Trump, who, among other things, is also a climate change denier and unlikely to accept any global consensus in COP 29.Global warming, even for the countries in the freezing north, is no longer in the realm of scientific debates.

Stop Huge Fines on Farmers on the Pretext of Stopping Pollution: AIKS

THE All India Kisan Sabha, in a statement issued on November 8, has condemned the draconian notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of November 6, 2024 that doubles fines on farmers on the pretext of curbing pollution due to stubble burning.

Hindutva And the Higher Judiciary

A LARGE number of critical appraisals and commentaries have been written on the occasion of the retirement of Chief Justice of India (CJI), D Y Chandrachud. This is but natural as Justice Chandrachud is considered to be one of the most consequential chief justices of the Supreme Court in recent years.

Will AI Take Over the World and All Our Jobs?

MANY of us have used AI tools like ChatGPT, DALL-E and Mid Journey and have been blown away by what those tools can do. Interacting with ChatGPT feels like talking to a real person who can answer almost any question we can think of, explain complex topics in simple words, summarise articles and even write poetry, Shakespeare-like prose, essays and homework assignments. DALL-E and Mid Journey are capable of producing spectacular images from text prompts making artists out of people with no artistic skills.

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