LOOKING at approval ratings of US presidents after their first year in office is an interesting exercise. Most presidents in recent years have net negative approval, with more than half of the population disapproving of their work as president. The exception is George W Bush after 9/11, when the US public rallied around the president after the shock of the attack and after his bellicose rhetoric to conduct a War on Terror around the planet.

Unable to curb the escalating violence between BJP and Tipra Motha followers ahead of the TTAADC election, and the exposure of several BJP workers being involved in serious crimes against women, narcotic trade and financial corruption, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha resorted to spreading a barrage of falsehoods, distortion of history and distasteful slander against CPI(M) and communist leaders, shamefully lowering the constitutional dignity of the office that he has been holding since 2022.

IN the traditional geography of power under bourgeois democracies, the distance between the ruler and the ruled is often measured by high walls, security cordons, and a deliberate, imposing silence. Across the capitalist world, and specifically within the administrative framework of the Indian sub-continent, Legislative Assemblies typically function as fortresses—exclusive zones where law-making remains insulated from the daily lived experiences and cultural vibrations of the citizenry.

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has refuted the false allegations of supplying labourers from Bangladesh to Koira Mining Circle in Sundergarh and Keonjhar District of Orissa for mining activities by Comrade Jahangir Ali, State Vice President of CITU Orissa State Committee.

IN the wee hours of January 2, the skies of Caracas lit up with fire trails from airborne armaments and aircraft. They were followed by a stream of helicopters used in commando operations, most notably the Delta Force. The world woke up on 3^rd morning to the stunning statement by no less than President Donald Trump himself that the US armed forces had taken President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela into custody and he will be taken to an unknown destination under the control of the US administration.