Devastating Earthquake: Diary of the Communist Party of Turkey

We are on the third day of the great disaster. Turkey has enough medical doctors, equipment, tents, fuel and planes, yet it can be clearly seen that there are immense delays or difficulties in the delivery of necessary humanitarian and material aid to the region, their arrival to the hands of the correct contact persons and establishing control in general.The observations of TKP member healthcare workers are proving this. There are no search and rescue operations in the south of Hatay Dörtyol.

What about Jobs, Modiji?

THE union budget for 2023-24 has unveiled a big assault on lives and livelihoods of the people. Spending on schemes and programmes that provide direct economic benefit to people has been slashed across the board. But even bigger and more alarming are the sins of omission. Key problems confronting the people have been either ignored or cavalierly dealt with.

“Crony Capitalism” As an Economic Strategy

GAUTAM Adani’s calling Hindenburg’s allegations of fraud against him an attack on the Indian nation is a matter of particular significance. Just before this episode, the BBC documentary on Modi had been labelled a product of the colonial mindset by the government and hence also construed to be an attack on the Indian nation. Adani would not have dared to equate himself with the nation, exactly the way Modi had done, unless he was certain that Modi would concur with such equating. Both Modi and Adani in short see their respective selves, and each other, as the embodiments of the nation.

ChatGPT: The Promise, Hype & Concerns

CHATGPT – the AI-powered chatbot – has taken the tech world by storm. Launched as a prototype and made available for public testing two months ago, on November 30, 2022, it has generated quite a buzz. It gathered one million subscribers in less than a week. People worldwide have been amazed and amused at its almost human responses on a wide range of topics.It has produced poetry, Shakespeare-like prose, software code and medical prescriptions. Teachers and educators have expressed alarm over the use of ChatGPT by students to complete assignments.

Budget 2023-24: Hoax of ‘Populist’ Relief

THE first advance estimates released by the NSO on January 6, estimates the nominal GDP of India for the current financial year 2022-23 to be Rs 273 lakh crores and in this backdrop the budget proposed by the finance minister projects a 10.5 per cent nominal growth leading to a nominal GDP of 301 lakh crores for the financial year 2023-24. The Economic Survey 2022-23 estimates a real growth rate for the year 2023-24 to be 6.5 per cent as the baseline figure which indicates an implicit inflation to the tune of 4 per cent for the financial year 2023-24.

West Bengal: ISF MLA’s Prolonged Incarceration: Game Plan is Clear

THOSE in West Bengal who laboured under the delusion that the Trinamool Congress had learnt a lesson from the countrywide condemnation it drew after making a mockery of the democratic voting process in the last panchayat polls in 2018 now know from the very recent happenings in the state that there is no room for even an iota of hope of revival of democratic freedom as long as the Mamata Banerjee-led party is in power.

Authoritarian Attitude of the Assam Govt on Child Marriage will Aggravate Social Problems

The state committees of three Left Parties in Assam – CPI (M), CPI and CPI (ML)-Liberation – have jointly issued the following statement on February 5 on the Assam government's latest drive against child marriage CHILD marriage has, undoubtedly, been a social evil and proper, pragmatic steps are required to eradicate such deep-seated maladies. The Left Parties and organisations have always been making unwavering efforts to create awareness amongst the people on this issue.

AIPSO Statement

THE All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), in a statement issued on February 7, expressed its deep grief to the people of Turkey and Syria who faced one of the severest earthquakes to strike that region. More than 3,000 people have died and many more are injured. Reports suggest that the death toll might rise as the rescue operations gather pace.The AIPSO urges the governments of Turkey and Syria to prioritise relief and rescue operations. It demands the US, NATO and other military forces active in the region to immediately cease their operations and withdraw at least now.

AIDWA Condemns Assam Govt’s Persecution of Married Couples

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on February 9, has said that it has been campaigning against the practice of child marriage still continuing in the country in spite of there being laws against it.

Budget Neglects Rural Poor, MNREGA Allocations Slashed: AIAWU

THE central working committee of the All India Agricultural Workers Union has condemned the union budget for 2023-24 as anti-people as it fails to do anything about the huge problems of unemployment and hunger. This budget is a brazen attack on the livelihood of rural people as there is a decrease of 33 per cent in the allocation for MNREGA. This year it is only Rs 60,000 crore, while the revised estimate for 2023 was Rs 89,400 crore, up from the budget estimate of Rs 73,000 crore. Moreover the availability of working days under MNREGA was only 42 days, the lowest in recent times.

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