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Haryana: Sunflower Farmers' Protest

THE week-long farmers' unrest that erupted on June 6 in Kurukshetra district of Haryana has temporarily come to a halt as of the evening of June 13, following the acceptance of two major demands. Agitating farmers from various farmers' organisations, numbering in the thousands, had occupied the main National Highway (GT Road) on June 12, as announced during the Mahapanchayat held at Pipli grain market on the outskirts of the historic town of Kurukshetra.

Karnataka: Politics of ‘Guarantees’

THE Congress party's "five guarantees" – promises made to the people of Karnataka in the run-up to the assembly elections – are believed to have been a main factor behind its emphatic victory. These five guarantees were named as "Annabhagya", "Gruhalakshmi", "Gruhajyothi", "Shakthi" and "Yuvanidhi".

Remembering Daniel Ellsberg

DANIEL Ellsberg, an inspiration to the Vietnam generation of the 60s and 70s for his leaking of the Pentagon papers, died at 92 of pancreatic cancer. He refused medicines as he knew that, at best, it would extend his life only by a few months, preferring to die with his family and friends.

The Implications of Dollar Hegemony

HOW exactly is the dollar’s status as reserve currency related to imperialism? This question has two parts: how this status of the dollar is related to US imperialism, and how it is related to the overall imperialist arrangement. The dollar’s being a reserve currency makes it (and dollar-denominated assets in general) a medium of wealth-holding in the world economy, a role that precious metals, like gold, and to a lesser extent silver, have played historically.

Comrades in Arms Kerala & Cuba Renew Vows of Mutual Cooperation

Pinarayi Vijayan’s Visit to CubaKERALA chief minister and CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan was in Cuba for a three-day tour starting June 14, the 95th birth anniversary of legendary revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara who played a pivotal role along with Fidel Castro in building socialism in the Caribbean nation.

Maha: Chess with Che

AT the call of the National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, a Mumbai district level “Che Guevara Memorial Chess Tournament 2023” was organised at the Adarsha Vidyalaya, Chembur under the aegis of the Mumbai Suburban District Chess Association on June 11, 2023 to commemorate the 95th birth anniversary of Ernesto Che Guevara . About 375 young chess players between the ages of 6-14 registered and participated in six categories – under 7, under 8, under 10, under 11, under 13 and under 15 years of age.

TN: CITU Holds State-wide Ten Day Padayatra

AMIDST the scorching heatwave, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) in the state of Tamil Nadu successfully conducted a padayatra campaign addressing crucial issues affecting workers, peasants, agricultural workers, working women, and the youth across the state.

TN: May Day and Karl Marx Anniversary Observed Through art

“A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places.” -- Paul GardnerA HARD-WORKING woman walks with a headload of materials towards a one-rupee-coin that appears disproportionately large, making it not so easily accessible to her.This is not a scene from an emotional street play but a powerful painting by an artist, Chinnaraja.

Ethnic Clashes in Manipur

THE situation in Manipur beginning on May 3, 2023, which witnessed large scale violence and ethnic clashes between Meiteis and Kukis had reached alarming proportion. There has been vandalisation of houses, arson and attacks on properties, churches and temples across the five valley districts and some hill districts i.e., Churachandpur, Tengnoupal, Kangpokpi districts and others.The outbreak of ethnic clashes has resulted in a significant loss of life, with the death toll exceeding 130.

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