THE All India Lawyers’ Union (AILU) has strongly condemned the ongoing opposition to the proposed installation of a statue of Dr B R Ambedkar within the premises of the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, calling it a "dubious attempt to bring back Manusmriti and Manuvadi ideology through the back door."In a statement issued on June 2, the AILU noted that Dr. Ambedkar is not only the principal architect of the Indian Constitution but also a towering figure in the fight against caste oppression and social inequality.

CHIEF of Air Staff (CoAS) Air Chief Marshall A P Singh, just last week, repeated his concerns about lack of timely deliveries of military equipment, and what he termed the “futility” of contracts without on-time delivery adversely affecting defence preparedness. CoAS was reiterating a favourite refrain over the past year, mostly targeting Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the prime manufacturer and supplier of military aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

AS soon as the Modi-led BJP government assumed power at the Centre in 2014, one of its early and systematic moves was to initiate the privatisation of the defence sector.A significant starting point was the imposition of excise duty on products manufactured by Ordnance Factories and Defence Production State Units (DPSUs). Historically, these units were exempt from such duties, as both the producer and consumer in these transactions was the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and the payments did not result in any actual revenue generation for the government.

A DELEGATION of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) visited Aligarh to investigate the brutal assault on meat traders and met with the victims currently undergoing treatment in hospital.Certain communal and divisive elements targeted the driver of a truck legally transporting meat and his associates under the pretext of "Gau Raksha" (cow protection). The victims were violently assaulted, and Rs 50,000 was demanded from them.

THE first-ever All India Convention of Plantation Women Workers, organised by the All India Plantation Workers Federation (AIPWF), was held in Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala, on May 13, 2025. The convention commenced with the flag hoisting by C K Unnikrishnan, President of AIPWF. V V Baby, Secretary of the Reception Committee and CITU Wayanad District Secretary, welcomed the delegates.