Assam: Land Grabbing: The Corporate-BJP Nexus

WHILE the tribal belts and blocks were envisaged by the government of Assam immediately after independence as an effective mechanism to protect land – especially for various tribal communities of the Brahmaputra Valley – the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution was framed for the administration of the hill tribes of erstwhile Assam.

GST Rate Reforms Must Benefit People - States Demand Fairness and Transparency

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi announced a drastic change in the GST rates on August 15 during his Independence Day speech at the Red Fort, calling it a ‘Diwali Gift’ to the people of India. In fact, the responsibility for decision-making related to GST rates constitutionally rests with the GST Council, comprising the union finance minister and the finance ministers of all states.

Argentina: Students, Teachers, Workers Hold Mass Protest Against Milei

Following Milei’s veto of a law that seeks to improve conditions in university education, thousands of students, teachers, and workers will take to the streets in protest across Argentina.TENS of thousands of students, teachers, and workers will march in the streets in cities across Argentina on September 17, for the Federal University March.

Defend Education: Scrap LOCF Now

ON August 20, 2025, the University Grants Commission (UGC) released the draft Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) for anthropology, chemistry, commerce, economics, geography, home science, mathematics, physical education, and political science. In its public notice, the UGC stated that this draft was shaped in line with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The BJP and organisations affiliated with the RSS were the only ones to welcome NEP 2020.

Urban Flooding and Climate Change

FLOODING due to heavy rainfall in major urban centres, which used to be witnessed once in a while, has of late become commonplace, occurring almost annually.

The Domestic Sphere in a New India

UNDER the present regime, when a myriad socio-economic and political challenges confront the people of India, developments in the "domestic sphere" are often put on the back burner in agendas of resistance. This allows those who are in power to hijack the concept of "nari shakti" and make claims of "women-led development" even as they keep intact an entirely regressive approach to women in the "domestic sphere".

Chhatisgarh: Salwa Judum's Excesses and Supreme Court's Verdict

JUSTICE B Sudarshan Reddy is on the target of BJP after becoming the Vice Presidential candidate from India Block. He is being accused of being responsible for the Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh, because he was the one who banned the Salwa Judum sponsored by the BJP government in Chhattisgarh.In the inhumane excesses that took place in this violent movement, 650 villages were forcibly evacuated and dozens of villages were burnt, hundreds of women were raped and hundreds were killed in this campaign.

Punjab Floods: Systemic Failures and Climate Change Worsen Devastation

PUNJAB is facing one of the worst floods in recent decades. While all 23 districts have been affected, the situation is most severe in Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, and Hoshiarpur. According to recent reports, the 2025 floods in Punjab are being described as the worst since 1988, causing large-scale devastation.Approximately 1.62 lakh hectares (around 4 lakh acres) of agricultural land have been submerged, severely damaging crops such as paddy, maize, cotton, and vegetables.

On Nepal Turmoil

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 10, 2025THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep anguish over the loss of 20 precious young lives during the GenZ protests in Nepal.

Declare Floods a National Calamity: Provide Relief on War Footing

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 6, 2025CPI(M) expresses deep concern at the extraordinary situation of floods and landslides in North India. Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi are reeling under heavy rain, floods and landslides. CPI(M) condoles the loss of lives in this unprecedented calamity.Punjab has been the worst affected and all 23 districts of the state are declared flood-hit.

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