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Worrisome Rise in Suicides by Daily Wagers

THE recently published National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report brought into notice the issue of suicides by daily wage workers. The NCRB has started categorising daily wage workers in the ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides’ data since 2014. Though the number of suicides by daily wage workers has been continuously increasing since then, this was widely covered only this year.

Tripura Govt’s Priority is Throttling Media, Not Covid-19 Management

THE democratic and rational-minded people of Tripura were bewildered to hear the rude threat of the chief minister against the media, which has been critical of its Covid-19 management, particularly its criminal callousness in providing minimum healthcare at the Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, the main hospital of the state. While addressing a government programme at the inauguration of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Jalefa in South Tripura district on September 11, chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb belligerently threatened the media which is critical of his government, saying “some media bein

Protests Condemn Repressive Policies of BJP Govt & Delhi Police

Below we publish reports on the protests held across the country against the false charges made by the Delhi police on Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, renowned economist Jayati Ghosh, Delhi University professor Apoorvanand, Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav and documentary filmmaker Rahul Roy, among other prominent personalities.

Condemn These Arrests

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 14THE arrest of Umar Khalid under the provisions of the draconian UAPA is condemnable.

Polit Bureau Communique

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met online on September 12, 2020. It has issued the following statement on September 13COVID PANDEMIC: GRAVE SITUATIONIndia has reached a very grave situation with the Covid pandemic rampaging across the country making India the country with the highest daily record of positive cases in the world. The central government and the prime minister Modi have virtually abdicated their responsibilities and left the people to fend for themselves.

Strongly Protest This Criminalising of Peaceful Protests In Defence of Indian Constitution

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 13THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is shocked by the brazenness with which the Delhi Police, acting under home minister, Amit Shah has tried to implicate prominent political leadership, academics, cultural personalities and activists in connection with the horrific communal violence in North East Delhi in February.

Sixth Congress – Last United Congress

THE intervening period between the Fifth Congress and the Sixth Congress saw many momentous developments in the political life of the country and also within the Communist Party. Two biggest events that had dominated the Indian political scene after the Amritsar Congress, were the developments in Kerala and the deterioration of India-China relations.

Karnataka Land Reforms Ordinance: Inviting Corporate Capital & Alienating Small Farmers

THE central government has used the pandemic to pass ordinances that significantly changed agricultural legislations to open up agricultural markets and serve interests of large companies and corporate capital. The Karnataka government has followed in the footsteps of the central government to promulgate the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (henceforth the Karnataka land ordinance) on July 13. This ordinance seeks to further corporate and private interests in agricultural land.

KERALA: All-Party Meeting Calls for Postponement of By-Elections

A DECISION to request the Central Election Commission to postpone the Kuttanad and Chavara assembly by-elections was taken on September 11, at an all-party meeting chaired by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

HP: Three days, three protests outside the Vidhan Sabha

THE Himachal Vidhan Sabha is convened for a short period of 10 days at Shimla. For three consecutive days from September 14 to 16, there were three protests held by SFI, CITU and DSMM respectively.SFI BANGS PLATES OUTSIDE THE VIDHAN SABHAOn September 14, the SFI state unit held a demonstration outside the state assembly and banged plates as a form of protest to wake up the government.

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Kerala becomes the first state to eradicate extreme poverty

On the 69TH formation day of Kerala on November 1, the state achieved the historic feat of becoming the first state to eradicate extreme poverty. In a massive public meeting in Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared that the feat was achieved through collective will. The primary objective of the 'Nava Keralam' (New Kerala) initiative — which is to elevate Kerala's standard of living to be on par...

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Condemn the Brutal Murder of Com Samineni Ramarao

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 31, 2025THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the brutal murder of Comrade Samineni Ramarao, a veteran farmers leader and former State Committee member of the united Andhra Pradesh CPI(M) State Committee.Comrade Ramarao was attacked early this morning by Congress goons at his native village, Patarlapadu, in Khammam district of...

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Bengal Sings 'Sonar Bangla' in Protest against BJP

Leading dignitaries from the educational, literary, art, and cultural spheres of the state, along with student, youth, women, teacher, and cultural mass organizations (SFI, DYFI, AIDWA, ABTA, IPTA etc.), called for a protest on November 4, 2025 against the Assam BJP government's efforts to label Rabindranath Tagore's song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' as seditious and the threats by some West Bengal BJP leaders to ban the song if...