Electricity Amendment Bill (2025) is Destructive

The Ministry of Power, Government of India published Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill-2025 on October 9. Various central government departments and state governments have been asked to send their comments to the ministry within 30 days. When one examines this Bill, along with the justifications provided by the Centre in a 57-page document, the danger lurking for the country, the people, and the power sector becomes clear.

Forcing LIC to favour Adani

That the Modi regime favours large corporates is well known. That the Adani group belongs to a charmed inner circle is also common knowledge.

Oppose the Extension of SIR

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 29, 2025

THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly opposes the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to extend the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Rolls to twelve states.

Ensure Ceasefire in Gaza

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 29, 2025

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns Israel’s repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement announced by the US and accepted by Israel, with its latest attack on Gaza.

Kurnool Bus Tragedy: Deadly cocktail of govt negligence and owner’s greed claims 19 lives

Nineteen passengers were burnt to death when a Hyderabad-Bengaluru sleeper coach bus, run by V Kaveri Travels, caught fire after a collision with a motorcycle on the outskirts of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh on October 24. The accident brought to light the chronic government negligence in enforcing safety and other rules, and exposed the mad-for-maximising-profit private bus owners who blatantly flout norms and cut corners in utter disregard for safety norms.

Kochi Global City Project to generate 1.20 lakh direct jobs and 3.6 lakh indirect jobs

The LDF Government's Industrial Development Policy aims to transform Kerala into a leading industrial centre in the country. It focuses on major projects such as 200 Global Capability Centres across the state, the Vizhinjam–Kollam–Punalur Growth Triangle on 1,700 acres, the Kochi Global City Project on 358 acres, a Skill Development and Entrepreneurship University in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, and a Mega Food Processing Park in Kollam.

SIR aims to overthrow democratic system, must be rolled back

The special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union territories, announced by the Election Commission on October 27, is intended to overthrow the country's democratic system, the CPI(M) Kerala state secretariat has said and demanded that the central government roll back the move. The commission has hastily started efforts to expand the Bihar-model SIR across the country, including Kerala.

Growing Militarisation of Imperialist Countries

IN a declaration at the NATO summit held at the Hague in June this year, all NATO countries agreed to increase the share of military expenditure in their gross domestic product to 5 percent by 2035. The proportion in 2024 in the US was 3.5 per cent and in the European Union 1.9 per cent, which means a substantial step up, especially in the EU, in military expenditure.

Gaza’s Pause: Fragile, Painful & Precarious

The announcement of the latest ceasefire in Gaza in early October 2025 was a rare moment of relief for the lakhs of Palestinians besieged for nearly two years, enduring daily bombardments, hunger and displacement. It offered some respite, some stoppage to the relentless killing, some hope of aid trucks entering into Gaza and the wounded receiving treatment. But that pause has proved fragile. Israeli forces have, true to their wont, carried out strikes and incursions post the deal. Humanitarian aid remains woefully restricted.

People’s Cultural Festivals Challenge Communal

THE festivals, Utsavs, Jatras, etc. that we celebrate are all part of our culture. Not all festivals that people celebrate are religious. Over centuries, humanity has progressed by harnessing nature through collective struggle for survival. These victories are often marked by festivals. Vijayadashami or Dussehra is simply the day of ‘victory of good over evil’. On this occasion, various types of cultural art forms are performed in different places.In Andhra Pradesh, the BJP made an alliance with Telugu Desam and Janasena to become a partner in the government.

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