Vinesh Phogat's Struggle: A Fight beyond the Arena

"LOVE and respect from the people are a thousand times more valuable than a gold medal," said Vinesh Phogat on receiving a grand and emotionally charged reception upon her return from Paris on August 17. It took more than 13 hours for her huge cavalcade of supporters to cover the hardly 120 km route from IGI Airport to her native village Balali in the Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana. Among the several organisations and individuals who greeted Vinesh were leaders from the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and Janvadi Mahila Samiti (JMS).

The Transient “Miracles”

A GOOD deal of analysis of the recent political upheaval in Bangladesh has focussed on the high-handedness and authoritarianism of Sheikh Hasina’s government; it has either missed altogether, or generally underplayed, the change that has occurred in the economic situation in that country. A country that was being hailed as an economic “miracle” just a few months ago is now mired in an economic crisis that has suddenly worsened the living conditions of vast numbers of people.

TN: CPI(M) Protests against Illegal Eviction of Street Vendors

"THE law barks at all, but bites only the poor, the underprivileged, the powerless, the illiterate, the ignorant". The renowned legal scholar Justice V R Krishna Iyer once expressed sentiments of profound agony, pain, and anger, which resonate strongly when considering the recent actions of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC).

Something is Rotten in the State of West Bengal!

‘SOMETHING is rotten in the state of Denmark,’ is a famous line from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The same sentence perfectly fits West Bengal today under Mamata Banerjee’s TMC rule. The horrific incident of gang-rape and murder of a young female doctor, Abhaya, as named by her colleagues, within the premises of the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital (MCH) in Kolkata has stunned the sensibilities of all citizens of the country. The crude attempts by the state government led by chief minister Mamata Banerjee to hush up this gruesome crime are highly condemnable.

PM Modi’s Independence Day Speech: What Was Said and Unsaid

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day Speech was full of the usual claims, promises and bombast. But here is the actual message behind what was said and what was left unsaid.‘SECULAR CIVIL CODE’Forcing a majoritarian set of customs and rituals on all communities is not ‘secular.’ The UCC is nothing but a tool for the RSS-BJP to invade people’s private lives to gain control over it, and to further their communal agenda.

Immediately Enact a Law for the Protection of Medical Personnel

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 19THE unprecedented and spontaneous mobilisation of doctors, particularly junior doctors in angry protests against the barbaric rape and murder of a young doctor in Bengal’s R G Kar hospital reflects not only the solidarity for the young woman victim but also the experience of doctors against unsafe and insecure conditions of work. This has received widespread people’s support.

Tripura Panchayat Results: CPI(M) Salutes People's Zeal for Democracy

THE counting of votes for the Tripura panchayat election, held on August 12, quickly escalated into a chaotic and violent scene. The counting halls were transformed into battlegrounds, resulting in physical injuries to numerous opposition candidates, counting agents, and supporters.

Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Why Palestinians Question Recent US Proposal

The diplomatic efforts of US and Israel stand in sharp contradiction with Israel’s genocidal military operations on the ground, backed by the US.US secretary of state Antony Blinken stopped in Egypt on Tuesday, August 20, one day after visiting Tel Aviv as part of a tour in the West Asia region to continue intensive diplomatic efforts to achieve a Gaza ceasefire and prisoners-for captives swap deal.

Benjamin Netanyahu Does Not Respond to ‘Tough Talk’

Benjamin Netanyahu is back in command of Israeli politics. He and his coalition are now polling close to where they were before the war began. They don’t yet hold a majority, but they are positioned to prevent an alternative coalition in case of elections. Bibi’s partners, religious fundamentalist settlers such as Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, as well as ultra-orthodox parties and his Likud backbenchers, are firmly united behind his insistence to prolong the war.

CITU General Council: Reorient the Organisation for Intensifying Struggles

THE general council of CITU, which met in Kolkata from August 9-11, gave a clarion call to the working class of the country to prepare for immediate, strong, countrywide class action whenever the labour codes are notified. The general council meeting also urged the working class of India to actively participate in a month-long nationwide campaign in September on common issues and demands of contract and non-permanent workers.

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