CUBAN National Rebellion Day was commemorated in New Delhi, Trivandrum, and Kolkata on July 26. The National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba (NCSC) observed the day by reaffirming its solidarity with Cuba and rededicating itself to the fight against imperialism. This year holds special significance as it marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Moncada garrison, led by Fidel Castro.This year, the NCSC decided to observe the July 26th programme by highlighting the internationalist role of Fidel Castro and Cuba's crucial support and specific assistance to Palestine.

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on July 21THE horrific atrocity in Manipur against two tribal women of stripping, parading and gangrape of one of them along with the murder of two family members who tried to save her, has outraged the country. The BJP government of Manipur is directly implicated in providing impunity to the perpetrators of this atrocity as its police took no action even though the FIR was lodged with tremendous courage by the victims’ families within two weeks of the incident.

J&K Reorganisation Amendment (2023) BillTHE CPI(M) Jammu and Kashmir unit, on July 26, said that the proposed J&K Reorganisation Amendment (2023) Bill, allowing reservation of seats for Kashmiri Pandits and migrants from PoK is being introduced in the parliament at a time when the Supreme court has begun hearing a clutch of petitions filed by the CPI(M) and other petitioners, challenging the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 itself. The central government should have waited for the apex court's final verdict before proposing an amendment bill.

ONCE again, working people feel the heat of rise in vegetable, rice and pulses price and an increase in CPI general index in June 2023. The inflation rate is a general increase in prices, moderated since November 2022 after long episodes of high inflation. As we know that core inflation which excludes commodities such as food, fuel and light, that generally show high fluctuations in prices, remained stable after falling sharply in April-May 2023.

DUE to the Indian bourgeoisie's incapacity and reluctance to invest in capital-intensive industries, the newly independent Indian state was compelled to assume a productive role, which led to the establishment of the public sector. During its welfare stage until 1991, it acted as the producer and provider of various essential goods, social services, and infrastructure.