DELHI: New Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers

THE CPI(M) Delhi state committee, in a statement issued on October 30, has welcomed the announcement of the AAP government fixing monthly minimum wage of unskilled workers at Rs 14,842. It also welcomed enhancement in wages of semi-skilled and skilled workers. This is the result of prolonged struggles by the Left trade unions and workers of Delhi as well as the successful legal fight waged by them in the Delhi High Court and Supreme Court.

MSP Announced is a Betrayal of Farmers: AIKS

THE Minimum Support Price (MSP) of winter crops for the forthcoming Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) (2020-21) announced by the Narendra Modi led BJP government is insensitive, anti-peasant and a betrayal of its own promises. In times of an economic recession, increased costs of cultivation and falling incomes, the MSP announced is a mockery of farmers’ plight. Pliant sections of the corporate media are only adding insult to injury by terming it a festival gift to farmers.

AIAWU to Hold Convention on Employment & MNREGA

THE issue of employment has taken a serious turn in our society with unemployment rising to its highest in 50 years. Therefore the primary consideration should be to maximise work opportunities for the unemployed and underemployed.

A Dangerous Agreement to Sign

ON October 24-25, there were widespread peasant protests all over the country against the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) involving sixteen nations which India is currently negotiating. As negotiations near completion, such protests are escalating, with the All India Kisan Sabha planning to organise a nation-wide protest on November 4, just before the RCEP agreement is due to be signed.

Eyeless in Kashmir

THE Modi government has taken the outrageous step of sending a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to visit Kashmir on the eve of its being formally reconstituted as two centrally-administered union territories. The visit is totally out of line because 22 out of the 27 MEPs belong to far-right parties and are known to have right extremist views.

Telangana: Today Bandh in Support of RTC Strike

A COMPLETE bandh was observed in Telangana at the call given by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC). This call was supported by all the opposition parties.A few buses of Telangana RTC plied which were run with the help of police escort. However this effort of the government did not succeed. To save the RTC, all sections of people have come forward and resisted the police repression.

Seminar on Draft New Education Policy

A SEMINAR on the draft New Education Policy(DNEP) was held on September 21, 2019 at the Ferozeshah Mehta Bhavan Auditorium, University of Mumbai; jointly organized by the School of Social Sciences (SSS) Mumbai, Bombay University and College Teachers’ Union (BUCTU) and University of Mumbai Academic Staff Association (UMASA). Kapil Patil, Member of Legislative Council(MLC)- Teachers’ constituency was chief guest and keynote address was delivered by Aniket Sule, of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE – TIFR).

Google and IBM Fight on Quantum Supremacy

GOOGLE’S quantum supremacy claim has now been disputed by its close competitor IBM. Not because Google’s Sycamore quantum computer’s calculations are wrong, but because Google had underestimated what IBM’s Summit, the most powerful super computer in the world, could do. Meanwhile Google’s paper, which had accidentally been leaked by a NASA researcher has now been published in the prestigious science journal Nature.

Condemn Badal Chowdhury’s Arrest

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 23THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the arrest of Badal Chowdhury, leader of the CPI(M) in Tripura, while he was in the ICU of a private hospital in Agartala.The BJP state government has levelled false charges against Badal Chowdhury concerning his tenure as the PWD minister, in the Left Front government, in the execution of certain projects. Other senior officials including the former chief secretary of the state have been named in the FIR.

Stop the Authoritarian Attacks

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 17THE Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the continuous attacks on the CPI(M) offices and the leadership in Tripura by the BJP-led state government.The attacks are purportedly on the plea that there are charges against Badal Chowdhury, a former PWD minister of the Left Front government and a Central Committee member of the Party. There is enough evidence on record to clearly establish that there is absolutely no substance in this charge and is a case of blatant frame up. This excuse is be

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