STRANGE as it may seem, the unfolding allegations of manipulation of electoral rolls in Karnataka and Maharashtra are nothing short of that.The episode began with the Aland constituency in Karnataka, which “received 6,018 applications in Form 7 submitted online” through various government apps in December 2022, raising suspicions. These facts were not revealed by the Election Commission (EC) suo motu. They came to light only after nearly three years, following renewed allegations this month.

THE All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), in a statement issued on September 24, has strongly opposed the ongoing purchase of moong from farmers by traders in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan at throwaway prices, and demands that the government immediately begin procurement of moong at the declared Minimum Support Price (MSP).

A BOLD new project has been recently announced by a strong group of UK universities supported by the Wellcome Trust, which has more than £1 billion in funds. Its objective is to synthesise the human genome, or in other words, to write what is called the code of life. With an initial investment of £10 million, the Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) aims to create the means to construct human chromosomes – and eventually entire genomes – from the ground up.

IT has been a year since Comrade Sitaram Yechury left us. But even today, we have not fully emerged from the deep void his departure created. His absence continues to echo in the movement, reminding us of the clarity, commitment, and revolutionary zeal he embodied.Born into an upper-caste, privileged family, Comrade Yechury made a conscious and unwavering choice – to stand with the oppressed, the exploited, the silenced, and the working people of India. His life was an affirmation of the Marxist understanding that class and caste oppression are interlinked and must be fought together.

THE first quarter year-on-year estimates of GDP for the current FY 2025-26 turns out to be higher than the last year’s quarter one figures. But these are estimates and hence need to be dissected and seen in relation to other official estimates provided by the government. At the outset a 7.8 per cent growth rate in the first quarter of 2025-26 is higher than all the four quarterly year-on-year growth estimates of the previous year. This is important particularly when lot of uncertainty emerges in the global trade relations.