CPI(M) Deplores HC Bail Denial to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & Eight Others

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on September 3, 2025THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) deplores the Delhi High Court’s denial of bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and eight others. All of them have been under detention for over five years under the draconian UAPA for being linked to the alleged “conspiracy” behind the February 2020 communal riots in Delhi. This is the fifth time that their bail application is being rejected in the last five years.

Trump’s Tariff Terrorism and Its Lessons

ECONOMICS textbooks tell us that a country imposes tariffs when it wants to protect domestic producers of the imported goods. Donald Trump’s tariffs however serve a broader objective: they are like a military intervention, or a coup d’etat or a terrorist attack, to make nations bend to his will. Indian garment exporters for instance are being hit by 50 per cent tariffs not for the protection of any American garment producers but to make India bend to Trump’s will.This explains the anomalies in Trump’s tariff policy.

US Uses a Fabricated Drug Charge For a Potential Strike on Venezuela

SUDDENLY, out of nowhere, the United States government agencies began to repeat the name ‘Tren de Aragua’ as if it were the new al-Qaeda.

STFI Deplores Changes in NCERT Books

THE all India conference of the School Teachers Federation of India (STFI) held recently had strongly opposed the irrational changes made in school textbooks. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which is entrusted with the responsibility of developing curricula and textbooks that uphold scientific temperament, historical accuracy, and the secular, pluralistic values enshrined in the Indian Constitution, has instead altered textbooks in line with the dictates of the RSS and the BJP government at the centre.

Statue of Legendary Communist Heroine Godavari Parulekar installed in Talasari College

ON the 118th birth anniversary of the legendary Communist and Kisan heroine Godavari Parulekar, her statue was installed in the senior college at Talasari in the Palghar district of Maharashtra. The name of the college is Comrade Godavari Shamrao Parulekar College of Arts, Science and Commerce. The college was started 31 years ago in 1994.

Riddles of Mr Bhagwat

IN a breathtaking display of doublespeak, RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat devoted three days (August 26-28, 2025) to painting his organisation with a nationalist, liberal, inclusive and serene outlook that only wants India to lead the whole humanity into an era of peace and prosperity. The occasion was a lecture organised in New Delhi to mark the completion of 100 years of RSS next month.

Condemn RSS Sarsanghchalak’s Speech

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 29, 2025

THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the speech made by RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat. His remarks reflect the RSS’s disregard for the Indian Constitution and are in violation of the law of the land.

Party Media In-Charges’ Meet

THE Party Media In-Charges’ meeting was held in New Delhi on August 26-27, 2025 at HKS Surjeet Bhawan. The meeting began at 10:45 am on August 26 and was focused on strengthening the Party’s media work. Spread over two days, the discussions were organised in two sessions.

Hunger and Nutrition Deficit Amid High Growth

OVERWHELMING concern on growth metrics often tend to undermine issues related to wellbeing. Human wellbeing is not directly linked to growth and Prof Amartya Sen argued long back that rising per capita income is not sufficient to ensure augmenting human capabilities. Growth might increase the inputs necessary to sustain a level of welfare, but the outcomes of growth are not automatically welfare enhancing.

Maha: Solidarity with Palestine

DESPITE heavy rains and disruption of traffic in South Mumbai due to the Maratha Reservation Morcha, the public hall meeting on August 30, 2025, at Y B Chavan centre against genocide in Palestine and in solidarity with Palestinian Struggle was well attended.

It was addressed by ambassador of Palestine in India, Abdullah Abu Shahwesh, and by leaders from political parties.

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