Bihar: Campaign for Phase I of Election Reaches Zenith

Proclivity to resort to lies and slander against opponents comes naturally to the Prime Minister and his cohorts, and they are employing them daily in their election speeches.Prime Minister and his yes-man Amit Shah have nothing to say about unemployment, corruption of monumental proportion, growing attacks on women, Dalits, minorities and other sections of marginalized communities, and the large scale migration which came into full play when the migrants workers took their homeward journey to take part in Bihar’s most popular festival Chhath, packed like sardines in all the Bihar bound tra

Big protest action against bribery, drugs and crime against women

THE CPI(M) in Tripura has organised a statewide protest movement on three key demands – dismissal of state minister Sudhangshu Das who admitted to accepting bribe from contractors and government suppliers, immediate identification and arrest of the drug-traffickers who transported two huge consignments of banned Eskuf cough syrup, and prompt action against the perpetrators of several recent dastardly incidents of rape and murder -- between October 24 and 31.

The Omnipresent Caste

THE CPI(M), while evaluating the State Structure and Democracy in its Party Programme – which was adopted in 1964 and has since been updated – had correctly identified that the bourgeois-landlord system has failed to put an end to caste oppression. The worst sufferers are the Scheduled Castes. The Dalits are subject to untouchability and other forms of discrimination despite these being declared unlawful. Even after 60 years, the CPI(M)’s assessment of the Indian State and society, remains spot on.

Great Musician M B Srinivasan’s Birth Centenary Observed

IT was an yet another morning for me on a Sunday during my college days in the late 1970s till I accidentally heard a very popular song by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi, 'Odi Vilayaadu pappa' (Keep running and playing, my little kid!) sung in a totally different manner by a mesmerising chorus of children, flowing out of a transistor at our house, broadcast by the Madras station of the AIR. It was so endearing to the heart that my quest yielded a host of other songs, interestingly, in multiple languages.

UN Finding of Gaza Genocide: India Must Fulfil Duties

At a national seminar organised by All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) in Mumbai on October 4, 2025, senior lawyers and experts spoke on the legal consequences for India of the United Nations finding of genocide by Israel in Gaza.In introductory comments Dr Vivek Monteiro called out the duplicity of the present Indian government, of voting in favour of a ceasefire in December 2024 at the UN and then abstaining in a similar vote in June 2025.

Democracy, Not Dynasty

THE core principle of Rabindranath Tagore's "We Are All Kings in this Kingdom" (Amra sabai Raja amader ei Rajar rajotwe) that each person is a sovereign ruler in a true democracy is finding contemporary expression in the United States. While the U.S. government is imposing its imperialist aggression from Gaza to Venezuela, its citizens have taken to the streets in a renewed wave of protest against the Trump administration.

Shram Shakthi Niti 2025: Cocktail of Laissez Faire & Scriptures

UNION Ministry of Labour & Employment has released a draft policy titled Shram Shakthi Niti 2025. The context and purpose of the policy states that it is rooted in constitutional values of equality, justice and dignity. It derives its legitimacy and moral authority from the Constitution of India which lays foundation for a just, inclusive and welfare-oriented labour system with the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles as the basis of Indian labour law governance.

How RSS is Capturing the Education System

Within months of Narendra Modi forming the Union government in 2014, then Education Minister Smriti Irani was reportedly holding closed door meetings with leaders of several shadowy RSS affiliated organisations. A report in the Indian Express on November 23, 2014, revealed that six such meetings had been held in six months since the Modi government took over. The same report quoted an unnamed participant in these meetings saying that RSS sah sar-karyavah, Suresh Soni said that during NDA I (the Vajpayee Government of 1999-2004), there was little work done but “lot of propaganda”.

HP Dalit Organizations Unite Against Caste-Based Oppression

IN light of the increasing incidents of caste-based violence and discrimination against the Dalit community in Himachal Pradesh, various Dalit organizations across the state have taken a historic step by deciding to unite. At a state-level convention held in Shimla, more than 461 representatives from 35 organizations participated and announced the formation of a common platform - Shoshan Mukti Manch.The convention was presided over jointly by the leadership of all participating organizations, while Jagat Ram from the Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch conducted the proceedings.

Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology: Peacekeepers and Inequities

ON October 6, the announcement of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine brought three scientists who had discovered the mechanism of immune system restraint to the attention of the world. Shimon Sakaguchi of Japan, along with Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States, shared the award. Their findings identified a group of guardian cells that maintain peace within the body, preventing our immune system from attacking our own cells.

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