LAWYERS have expressed displeasure to the conduct of a sexual harassment complaint against the CJI by an ex-staffer. Justice has not been imparted and the procedure adopted was faulty. The manner in which ad-hoc committee of three judges of the Supreme Court has conducted the inquiry in respect of allegations of sexual harassment against the CJI, speaks about the hush up done to the particular case. It is trite, that ‘justice should not only be done, but also seems to be done’. Integrity of the whole judiciary was at stake.

IT is now exactly five months since the mass protests in Sudan (started on December 19, 2018) had started that led to the deposition of the dictator Omar Al-Bashir. For all these five months, the people of Sudan have continued with their protests with lot of determination. They did not rest after Al-Bashir had stepped down as the ruler of the country and the military took over. They demanded the immediate transfer of power to a civilian administration representing all sections of the Sudanese society.

THE CPI(M), which has fielded Dalip Singh Kayath as the Party candidate from Mandi parliamentary seat of Himachal Pradesh, is making a determined effort to tilt the election in favour of lakhs of toiling masses of the state.The polling in Mandi , the second largest parliamentary constituency of India , would be taken up on May 19, in the last phase of parliament election and CPI(M) is leaving no stone unturned to defeat the candidates of the BJP- Ram Swaroop Sharma and Congress- Asharay Sharma, and work for the victory of Daleep Singh Kayath.The CPI(M) had already begun its campaign well ah

NOT a day passes in this election campaign without Narendra Modi attacking the mahagatbandhan or opposition alliance as a `mahamilavat’ (great adulteration) and depicting them as a bunch of power hungry opportunists. From the start of the campaign, a constant theme in Modi’s speeches has been how a mahamilavat government would jeopardise development; it will be a weak government which cannot ensure national security; and how the opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh and other places is just an unprincipled and opportunist getting together to grab power for the pers

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 6, 2019CYCLONE Fani was one of the severest cyclones to have wreaked havoc in Odisha. Thousands of thatched houses have been destroyed and reports of over fifty people having lost their lives are trickling in. There is extensive damage to power supply, communications and infrastructure.The central government must be proactive in assisting the state government to meet the grave situation.