THE term “infrastructure” covers all sorts of things, from ports to roads to canals to bridges to building railway lines. Because it covers such a range of things, many of which appear to be useful, most people look upon “infrastructure” development as an indubitably desirable thing under all circumstances.

ON October 16, the people of Tripura took to the streets roaring against the heinous attempts of some BJP miscreants to raid the chief minister’s residence in Agartala on the previous day. The pretext it manufactured was the so-called attack on its state president Biplab Deb.

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association, in a statement issued on October 18, has extended its unequivocal support to the demand of Muslim women for an abolition of the instant arbitrary triple talaq. In its own campaigns, AIDWA has seen overwhelming support of Muslim women for this demand.It has strongly disapproved of the retrograde position taken by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in this regard in its petition to the Supreme Court.

The union government wants to bring in simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.  Will this not be beneficial for the country?  What is the CPI(M) stand on this proposal? Gurmesh Singh, ChandigarhTHE BJP-led government is eager to initiate simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come out supporting the idea of holding simultaneous elections.In September, the Modi government has sought the views of the people on the issue of holding simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha and the state assemb

Satyavati locked up in Tanaku jail, in West Godavari for the last month had a solidarity visit by Brinda Karat, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member and others in the jail on October 13. She and thousands of others have been in a struggle to protect their land and livelihood from the setting up of an aqua food processing park which is highly polluting and will affect both agriculture and fishing in thirty villages.