Two-Day Cultural Workshop in New Delhi

‘A play can communicate with the people directly, without jargon, in an idiom that people understand, and by touching their heart. In that sense, what you might take one hour to explain in a speech, a play can convey that in twenty minutes,’ said R. Arunkumar, inaugurating a two-day cultural workshop in New Delhi on February 1, 2026. This workshop was held to create street plays and songs for the state-level jathas that will take place as a build up to the Jan Akrosh Rally in New Delhi on March 24.

The Politics and Economics of Kerala Budget 2026–27

ANY budget is a statement of estimates of income receipts and expenditure of the government for the coming fiscal year. The Kerala Budget of 2026-27 goes much beyond into a political statement of a state government commitment to people, in the context of erosion of fiscal federalism and neoliberal straitjacketing.

The Global North Wants a Second Age of Columbus

JUST when all the trend lines show us that the economies of the Global North will remain flat for another year, and that the economies of many of the Asian countries – in particular – will have slower but still higher growth rates, the leaders of the Global North go to their various forums to say – we are back! The most recent leader to do this conjuring trick has been Marco Rubio, Secretary of State for the United States.

Oppose PM’s Visit to Israel

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 25, 2026

THE CPI(M) strongly opposes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel.

Remove Hardeep Singh Puri from Union Cabinet

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on February 20, 2026

National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled condemns arrest of protestors

In a statement issued by General Secretary Muralidharan, the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), has strongly condemned the arrest of nearly 2,500 disabled protesters in Chennai yesterday. Disabled people in the state have been on a continuous protest since the last six days demanding an enhancement in amount disbursed as disability allowance in the state. They are demanding that it be increased from the current Rs 1,500 to a minimum of Rs.

Modi Government’s Gymnastics to Defend Indo-US Deal

IN its desperation to defend the utterly indefensible Indo-US Trade Deal, the Modi government has been using one absurd argument after another.

Goal Is to Advance Through Self-Reliance, Not Charity

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan emphasized that Kerala must move forward on its own strength rather than rely on external aid. Speaking at the inauguration of the 5th International Kerala Studies Congress, he noted that in the last four years, the Central Government denied the state nearly ₹2 lakh crore. While central allocations account for 80% of revenue in some states, Kerala depends on it for only 20–25%.

India's AI Carnival: Spectacle Over Sovereignty

ON THE second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, held with considerable fanfare at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, a professor from Galgotias University introduced the world to "Orion." The quadruped robotic dog, she told DD News, had been developed by the university's Centre of Excellence. Within hours, internet users had identified Orion as the Unitree Go2, a commercially available product manufactured by China's Unitree Robotics, sold on the open market for approximately $1,600.

Epstein Files: A Window to Rotting Capitalism

THE release of documents from the Epstein files has done more than expose the depravity of one man. The documents illuminate the dark truths of a new model of “bonding” between political power, corporates, financial institutions, the wealthy and the influential. Structural class-based bonding is hardly new, nor is treating criminality and impunity as entitlement. But the files show how deep the rot is — the elimination of even the semblance of morality as a reference point in systems devoted to private profit.

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