Lenin – A Brief Life Sketch

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×April 22, 1870: ·Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, Lenin, in the Russian city of Simbirsk.May 20, 1887: ·Alexander Ulyanov, Lenin's brother, hanged in St. Petersburg.

CITU Denounces Govt Move to Facilitate Sending Indian Workers to Israel

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in a statement issued on January 15, has strongly condemned the union government's initiative to provide Indian workers to Israel, a country that has unleashed inhuman, barbaric, and genocidal war on Palestine. CITU urges the government to rescind the agreement entered into with Israel for the provision of Indian workers.CITU appeals to Indian workers, cautioning them against falling prey to the abetment of the BJP-led governments at the centre and states, for going for jobs in Israel.

Chip Wars: Breaking the Siege

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE chip wars launched by the United States and its allies against China show no signs of abating and have escalated further in 2023 with indications of more to come. These wars are, in effect, a siege on China’s technological progress and economy.

WB: 57th Anniversary of Ganashakti: Democracy and Role of Media

THE corporate media in West Bengal is incessantly trying to convey to the people the message that the BJP and the Trinamool Congress are two poles, fighting against each other. But this is a false narrative. The Trinamool has favoured the BJP-RSS on various issues like CAA, NRC. In turn, the central agencies' role in investigating the corruption of Trinamool leaders speaks of deliberate dillydallying. Both these forces have to be defeated and the Left movement has to be rejuvenated. The renaissance of Bengal requires the resurgence of the Left. That fight is going on.

Criminal Act of Surrender of Funds Allocated to Agriculture: AIKS

Below we publish the statement issued by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on January 18.IN a shocking case of gross apathy for the plight of farmers in the country, the ministry of agriculture surrendered over Rs 1 lakh crore of unutilised funds in the last five years. This was revealed in the report from the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare titled “Accounts at a Glance for the Year 2022-23”. Such a criminal act of betrayal of the interests of farmers of India and agriculture cannot be condoned.

Relevance of Lenin, 100 Years after His Death

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×VLADIMIR Ilyich Lenin published an article in 1913 on the occasion of the 30th death anniversary of Karl Marx. This was published in a monthly journal of the Bolsheviks `Prosveshcheniye’ (Enlightenment) titled: `The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism’. The often quoted and famous, aphorism type formulation of Lenin: “The Marxist doctrine is omnipotent because it is true” forms part of this writing.

Lenin: Architect of the Worker-Peasant Alliance

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE famous Hungarian Marxist and author of History and Class Consciousness, Gyorgy Lukacs, called Lenin “the only theoretician equal to Marx yet produced by the struggle for the liberation of the proletariat.” Lenin, whose death centenary we commemorate this year, was an extremely rare combination of theory and practice, of movement and organisation.

Global Science Festival Kerala Begins

PROMISING an extraordinary blend of scientific exploration and artistic brilliance, the month-long Global Science Festival Kerala (GSFK) began on January 15. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the festival at the Bio 360 Life Sciences Park on the outskirts of the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, at 6 PM. While addressing the media on January 14, finance minister and chairperson of GSFK, K N Balagopal, emphasized the relevance of this mega event in the background of superstition gaining prominence in the country.

Haryana: Mid-day Meal Workers Hold Big Rally

A protest rally, attended by thousands of mid-day meal workers from Haryana, took place on January 11 in Karnal. The rally was organised by the Mid Day Meal Workers Union Haryana (CITU). The main demands were: increase in salaries, retirement benefits, and the assurance of permanent employment.The workers expressed anger at the government exploiting their hard work. Approximately 30,000 mid-day meal workers in the state are dedicated to preparing food for school children. However, they neither receive the recognition of workers nor the mandated minimum wages.

January 22: Merging State and Religion

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 22 will symbolise the merger of State and religion under the rubric of Hindutva. Central to the `Pran Pratishtha’ of the idol of Lord Ram will be the role of prime minister Narendra Modi, underlining the fact that this is a State-sponsored event. The Ayodhya ceremony is to proclaim Hindutva as the State ideology. Both in the run-up to the consecration and

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