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.

The Left parties – Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (ML)-Liberation, All India Forward Bloc, and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) – have jointly issued the following statement on June 10WE strongly condemn the ongoing genocidal war being waged by the Israeli government against the Palestinian people in Gaza. For over 20 months now, Israel’s relentless bombardment and military aggression have killed more than 55,000 Palestinians – a vast majority of them women and children.

JUST a few days ago, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, while delivering a speech in Balaghat, made a shocking statement: those who say Lal Salaam have no right to live on this earth. It is evident that his aim is to suppress the voices of those who speak out against injustice, oppression, discrimination, and state repression.

BURKINA FASO is a small country in the Sahel region of Northwest Africa, with a population of 20.9 million (2.1 crore). It has recently made headlines for defeating an imperialist-sponsored coup against the current government led by Ibrahim Traoré. Just a few years ago, Traoré himself, then an army officer, led a coup that brought down the previous government. To understand the differences between these two coups, we must delve into the country's history.Burkina Faso was formerly a French colony known as Upper Volta.

THERE are of course many myths about capitalism spun by economists. One of these myths spun by David Ricardo has endured for over two centuries. Ricardo had originally been an enthusiastic supporter of the introduction of machinery, dismissive of the argument by workers’ organisations of his time that it gave rise to unemployment.