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Comparison between Gujarat and Kerala Models

SEVERAL indicators that measure the quality of life of children and women show a marked variance when Gujarat is compared to Kerala. This gives a snapshot of the difference between the ‘Gujarat Model’ and Kerala’s people oriented path of development.EDUCATION: Gujarat has a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 96 per cent at the primary stage, slightly lower than Kerala’s 100 per cent and the India average of 103 per cent. But, by the secondary stage (class 9-10), GER drops to 77 per cent in Gujarat while it is still very high in Kerala at 97 per cent.

WB: Paresh Rawal's Fish Remark Fits Well with BJP's Divisive Politics

RENOWNED actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal has hit the headlines with his remark at an election campaign rally in Gujarat. He told the gathering: "If gas cylinders get expensive, they will become cheaper again. If inflation goes up, it will come down. People will get employment too. But what if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? What will you do with the gas cylinders? First cook fish for the Bengalis?"It shows that BJP is facing hardship in Gujarat.

AIDWA Hails Women of Iran for their Historic Victory

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on December 7, has extended its hearty congratulations to the brave women of Iran and all the people who have been on the streets for the last three months protesting the custodial death of 22 year-old Mahsa Amini by the 'morality police' of Iran. Mahsa Amini was arrested by the ‘morality police’ for allegedly not covering her head properly with the hijab.

On G20 Presidency

Below we publish CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury’s intervention made on December 5, 2022, at the meeting of leaders of political parties called by the union government on India assuming G-20 Presidency.THIS meeting has been called to brief the leaders of political parties on India assuming the presidentship of the G20 and the plans the government has of holding around 200 meetings at multiple locations.The G20 presidency is a rotating presidency.

Communal Targeting in Education

WHAT has happened in the Government New Law College in Indore and some other places is a disturbing pointer as to how the deep communalisation and polarisation in society is now affecting the educational system. The worst incident has taken place in the Government New Law College, Indore in what can only be called as a communal cleansing of Muslims in the teaching faculty. The RSS affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) unit in the college began protesting against the alleged “religious fundamentalist thought being promoted by four Muslim teachers of the college”.

On Recent Election Results

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on December 8OF the three elections that have taken place, the BJP has got a sweeping victory in Gujarat.

Dismal Picture of Youth Employment in India

THE alarming fact of India’s labour market in the second decade of the millennium is the increase in youth unemployment compared to the general increase in unemployment in the recent period. Despite the fact that the overall high open unemployment rate of roughly 5.8 per cent in the recent past in India is still much lower than the unemployment rate in advanced countries, that does not indicate a better picture.

UGC Circular: A Constitutionally Untenable & an Invasion on Historical Imagination

THE UGC circular signed by M Jagdish Kumar, former vice chancellor of JNU whose infamy for undermining democracy and critical thinking in the university had been widely covered by the media. Therefore, his appointment as the UGC chairman did not surprise many. Now that he is anchoring the effort to legitimise narratives of Hindutva proponents like Savarkar and Golwalkar in the official academic space of Indian universities, it only betrays his place in the hierarchy of the scheme of things that RSS and Hindutva forces plan to unleash in the sphere of higher education.

TN Governor’s Duplicity towards Peasants on Constitution Day

CONDEMNING the centre’s lethargy in implementing the prime minister’s assurances given to the farmer organisations led by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) even after a year, it called upon its units across the country to take out rallies in states on November 26 -- the day the historic peasant movement was started on the outskirts of Delhi two years ago -- and present memorandum on their various demands to governors for forwarding it to the president.Accordingly, the SKM Tamil Nadu organised a massive rally on November 26 in Chennai to present a memorandum to the governor of Tamil Nadu and t

Difficult Times, Struggle is the only Hope

TIMES are very difficult, imperialist aggression is intensifying, the Israeli policy is moving to the extreme right and the peace process is no more alive. Perspectives are not so promising, but hope still exists.

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