Vindictive Action on Postal Unions

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE Department of Posts under the Modi government withdrew the recognition of the National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) and the All India Postal Employees Union (AIPEU) - Group 'C' on April 26, 2023. NFPE and AIPEU-Group 'C' have a paid membership of 70 per cent among the postal employees of the country.

Public Opinion and Imperialism

A New York Times News Service report reproduced in The Telegraph of Kolkata (May 7), discusses the findings of a global public opinion survey carried out by the Bennett Institute of Public Policy of Cambridge University. These show that the Ukraine conflict had shifted public sentiment “in developed democracies in East Asia and Europe as well as the United States of America, uniting their citizens against both Russia and China and shifting mass opinion in a more pro-American direction”; by contrast “outside this democratic bloc, the trends were very different”.

The Tale of Two Protest Marches against AUKUS

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×In mid-March, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak jointly announced Australia's acquisition of nuclear submarines, costing US$245 billion by mid-2050. In addition, Australia will acquire three US-made Virginia-class subs.

Restore Peace in Manipur

Enable GingerCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on May 6THE situation in Manipur, which witnessed large-scale violence and ethnic clashes, had reached alarming proportions. There has been vandalisation of houses, arson and attacks on properties, churches and temples across five districts.

Crucial State Elections in Karnataka Conclude

KARNATAKA has voted in the most crucial state elections before 2024. Preliminary estimates suggest that the voter turnout was 72.67 per cent, but the final figures are expected to increase. In the 2018 elections, the voter turnout was 72.36 per cent. According to exit polls and other indications, the BJP is likely to be voted out, and the Congress party is expected to form the next government. The election was fiercely contested, with close contests in almost all constituencies, and an intense campaign in the last few days.

Indian Railways to Shut Down 5 Printing Presses, Will Outsource Ticket Printing

Disregarding TU opposition, printing presses in Chennai’s Royapuram, Secunderabad, Mumbai, Howrah and Delhi’s Shakurbasti will be closed down.THE ministry of railways has decided to move forward with its 2019 decision to shut down its five printing presses and outsource the printing of tickets, according to a report published in The Hindu.

Delhi Services Tussle: In Big Setback to Centre, SC Says Real Power Has to Stay With Elected Govt

IN a major win for the AAP government, the Supreme Court on May 11, 2023 in a unanimous verdict ruled that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over services except for public order, police and land.Asserting that an elected government needs to have control over the administration, a five-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, said the union territory of Delhi has "sui generis (unique) character" and refused to agree with the 2019 judgement of Justice Ashok Bhushan that the Delhi government has no power over the issue of services."Further expa

Comrade Manik Dasgupta

COMRADE Manik Dasgupta, a peasant leader, former CPI(M) state committee member, and long-time secretary of CPI(M) Sonamura sub-divisional committee, passed away on May 4, 2022, in Agartala at the age of 83. He was suffering from kidney ailments. He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.Dasgupta was born in 1940 in Barai village, Mainamati district (now Bangladesh), and migrated to Tripura, where he became a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) through his involvement in the local peasant movement in 1969.

Coronation of Charles III Reminds Us of Britain’s Bloody History of Genocide, Slavery, and Loot

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×ON May 6th, Charles III was crowned king of the United Kingdom after the sun had decisively set over the British Empire. The ceremony reminded us again of the connection of the British Crown with the colonial loot and slave trade, the foundations of the British Empire.

WB: Mass Signature Campaign against Corruption Begins

THE CPI(M) West Bengal state committee has announced a programme to immediately launch a mass signature collection campaign against the pervasive corruption. CPI(M) workers will collect signatures and campaign door-to-door throughout the month of May. During a press conference in Kolkata on Wednesday, May 3, CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim announced the initiative, stating that the campaign's goal is to fight for justice.

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