ISRO’s Successful Test of Crew Escape System

ONE thing that has always been known about human space flight is that it is very dangerous. So far, 19 astronauts or cosmonauts (we will use the former term here for simplicity) have died in space accidents, which is a relatively high 3 per cent approximately compared to other forms of transportation. Significantly, only 3 of these fatal crewed space flights had flown above the Karman line, symbolically marking the edge of space at 100 km above the earth. Most fatalities have occurred during the launch phase or during re-entry, especially the former.

Communist Party of Turkey’s Press Statement on the Successful Conclusion of the 23rd IMCWP

(MA Baby, Member Polit Bureau and Head, International Department of the CPI(M) represented the Party in the IMCWP. A detailed report will follow)THE 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) took place on 19–22 October 2023. The meeting was hosted by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) in Izmir, Turkey. The meeting was attended by 121 representatives of 68 parties from 54 countries and 7 parties, who could not attend for various reasons, also sent their greetings.

Fascistic Hostility to Evidence

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×ALL fascistic outfits have one common characteristic: they reject outright all evidence that goes against the narrative they spin; and the Hindutva elements in power in India are no exception.

Pernicious Worldview of RSS

THE speech of the RSS chief at the annual Vijayadashami rally in Nagpur is supposed to contain the authoritative pronouncements of the Sangh. In the rally on October 24, 2023, Mohan Bhagwat’s speech continued with the theme of the last few Vijayadashami speeches, where the Sangh totally identified with the Modi government and elaborated the worldview of the RSS-guided government. This time, the speech was obviously geared to the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections with a call to the ranks of the RSS to rally behind the BJP and the government which, according to Bhagwat, is wo

Asia Pacific Conference of Pensioners and Retirees

THE Trade Union International (Pensioners & Retirees) founded by WFTU in the year 2004 has conducted its Asia Pacific Conference in Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala in India. Most of the Indian Pensioners Associations affiliated to NCCPA (National Coordination Committee of Pensioners Associations) and delegates from Nepal and Sri Lanka took part in this regional conference and analysed the pension and social security in their respective countries after the liberalisation of economy.

BJP Government Lies on MSP of Rabi Crops

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE All India Kisan Sabha, in a statement issued on October 19, has condemned the Narendra Modi-led BJP government’s farcical announcement of the minimum support prices (MSP) for Rabi Marketing Season 2024-25 claiming it is “at least 1.5 times the all India weighted average cost of production, will ensure remunerative prices to farmers and incentivise crop diversification”.

AIKS Demands Withdrawal of MOUs Signed by ICAR with Corporate Giants

Below we publish the statement issued by the All India Kisan Sabha on October 26THE Modi regime’s penchant to facilitate greed of profit of big business houses by creating a conducive atmosphere for looting and exploitation of farmers is evident in the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Bayer, a leading multinational agri big business house.

Disappointing Verdict on Recognition of Same Sex Marriages: AIDWA

Below we publish the statement issued by the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), on October 21THE constitutional court judgment of the SC in the batch of petitions asking for recognition of same sex marriages has disappointingly held that there is no fundamental right to marry or to live together in a civil union with all the consequential benefits. The verdict is a huge setback to the LGBTQ+ couples who face several forms of discrimination in their daily lives since the law doesn’t recognise them as couples.

US Complicit in Israel’s Crimes

IF President Biden’s visit to Tel Aviv for a day demonstrated anything, it is the unremitting and blind support for the Israeli settler-colonial State. The visit underlined what has been the unchanging reality since 1948 – the United States has nurtured and cultivated Israel as its outpost in West Asia. The United States has poured billions of dollars of aid and sophisticated arms and equipment into making Israel a military-garrison State.In doing so, the United States has overlooked the oppression of the Palestinian people, the atrocities they have suffered and the ethnic cleansing which

UP: Left and Democratic Parties Hold Rally

THE Left and democratic parties held a rally in Lucknow on October 11, with the slogan ‘Save Constitution, Save Democracy’ and ‘Defeat BJP, Victory to INDIA Alliance.’ The core issues addressed during the rally included rising prices, unemployment, increasing atrocities against women, minorities, and dalits, the prevalence of bulldozer raj, and communalism.

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