THE global labour market shows some recovery in real wages after protracted stagnation punctuated by episodes of decline in the aftermath of the pandemic according to a recent ILO report. Even though wages of workers show growth in the last two years, there are important concerns regarding various dimensions of wage inequality that do not show a decline.

THE Trump administration has started an unprecedented attack on American higher education. Using federal funds as a tool to seize control of universities and throttle academic freedom, a momentous shift in the US education and research landscape has been created. Mass grant cancellations, vicious budget cuts, and open political meddling in scientific work have been used in this attack. This has raised alarm amongst scientists and activists that there will be a wholesale dismantling of core research projects.

CPI(M) Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement on June 7THE Communist Party of India (Marxist) opposes the permission given by the Government of India to Elon Musk’s Starlink to commence its operations in India.There is no transparency in the entire process of how Starlink was accorded permission to operate in our country. Starlink is a foreign corporation and handing over India’s critical infrastructure to foreign hands has serious security implications.

A delegation of CPI(M) leaders visited Jammu & Kashmir on June 10-11, 2025.The delegation was headed by General Secretary M A Baby.  The other members of the delegation were: Amra Ram, Polit Bureau member, MP (Lok Sabha); K Radhakrishnan, Central Committee member, MP (Lok Sabha); John Brittas, invitee to the Central Committee, MP (Rajya Sabha); Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, MP (Rajya Sabha); Su Venkatesan, MP (Lok Sabha) and A A Rahim, MP (Rajya Sabha). CPI(M) MLA and Central Committee member Mohd.

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions, in a statement issued on June 10, has  expressed grave concern over the railway accident that occurred in Thane district of Maharashtra on June 9, 2025. The accident took place between the Mumbra and Diwa railway stations, when commuters were travelling on the two local trains moving in opposite directions brushed against each other in which four passengers died and nine were injured. CITU conveys its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families who lost their dear ones in the accident and wishes speedy recovery of those injured.