THE Telangana state committee of CPI(M) organised the ‘Singareni Parirakshana Yatra (Save Singareni Jatha)’ from July 29 to August 5. The jatha was led by CPI(M) state secretariat member S Veeraiah, along with state committee members, Bhupal and P Ashiah. The jatha demanded that the government of India repeal the auction of coal blocks and directly assign the Sravanpally coal block to Singareni Collieries Company. The jatha reiterated that it is the right of Singareni Collieries Co.

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on August 11

HINDENBURG Research which had earlier exposed the stock price manipulation by the Adani group of companies has now leveled serious charges against the chairperson of the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Madhabi Puri Buch. It has cited documents to show that Buch and her husband held stakes in the same offshore funds which were utilised by Vinod Adani to invest in Adani companies.

August 13 marks the anniversary of the birth of Marxist and communist revolutionary Fidel Castro, one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th century.FIDEL Castro was born in Biran, in the east of the island of Cuba, in 1926, and died in Havana on November 25, 2016. His historical figure however, transcends the time in which he lived.

THE All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation held its office bearers and general council meetings in kolkata on August 11 and 12, 2024. The meetings were presided over by a presidium comprising president Nepaldev Bhattacharjee, working president K K Divakaran, and senior vice president A Soundarrajan. Tapan Sen, general secretary of CITU, inaugurated the meeting. AIRTWF general secretary R Lakshmaiah presented the report, and national secretary of CITU, Karumalaiyan, addressed the meeting.The meeting was attended by 170 delegates from 16 states.

AS soon as I emerged from the operating theatre, having had my cataract attended to, I was informed of the shattering news that Buddha da had left us. I spoke with Boudhi, who, upon hearing that I was in the operation theatre, forbade me from traveling. In any case, I could not have joined Buddha da’s last journey. This is a regret that will remain with me always.A large number of obituaries evaluating his work and contributions to Bengal have naturally emerged. Most, however, focus mainly on his role as chief minister of Bengal. This is natural.