THE media has been full of claims by the World Bank and by governments that millions of people in the global South have been lifted out of poverty during the last three decades that saw neo-liberal economic policies. The Niti Aayog in a press release earlier this year claimed near zero poverty for India by 2022-23, affecting only 5 per cent of the population.

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable GingerRephraseRephrase with Ginger (Ctrl+Alt+E)AFTER seven months, the lead prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan KC, decided to announce that he would be looking into framing warrants regarding Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. With nearly 40,000 people dead and 10,000 missing, and with over two million people displaced and threatened with death from bombs or from disease, this war is one of the worst in recent years.

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable GingerRephraseRephrase with Ginger (Ctrl+Alt+E)THE chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has sought arrest warrants to be issued against Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant along with three Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh.  The prosecutor has stated that there is enough evidence that the Israeli prime minister and defence minister have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes during the seven mont

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 10, 2024THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) welcomes the Supreme Court order granting interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. By doing so, the court has foiled the very purpose of arresting Kejriwal in order to prevent him from participating in the campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.This verdict has exposed the nefarious designs of the Enforcement Directorate and the Modi government. Disable Ginger in this text fieldDisable Ginger on this website×

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable GingerRephraseRephrase with Ginger (Ctrl+Alt+E)WHAT has added a whole new dimension to the electoral situation in Bengal is the presence of vibrant young Left candidates in a number of constituencies. The presence of this young brigade in the electoral struggle is very significant to defeat the politics of hatred and strengthen the struggle for establishing a policy-based alternative.