Terror Attack in Nairobi

NAIROBI, the capital of Kenya, was among the first major cities to experience an Al Qaeda terror attack. In fact, the 1998 dual attack on the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar-as-Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, announced the terror organisation’s arrival on the world stage. This time the terror attack in the Kenyan capital, which started on September 21, was a prolonged and bloody affair which lasted for more than three days.

HC Finds Magistrate’s Faults in Rape Probe

IN what has surfaced as an unprecedented move to sabotage the solar panel scam investigation, the vigilance registrar of Kerala High Court found on November 13, 2013, that the additional chief judicial magistrate of Eranakulam had failed to record the main portions of the secret statement made by Saritha S Nair, the prime accused in the case. In this secret statement, she is said to have revealed that she was raped by many top politicians of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF).

15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties

Below is the text of the press release issued by the 15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties held in Lisbon, on November 8-10.

THE 15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties was held in Lisbon, on November 8-10, under the motto “The deepening of the crisis of capitalism, the role of the working class and the communists’ tasks in the struggle for the workers and peoples’ rights. Imperialism’s offensive, the realignment of forces at the international level, the national question, class emancipation and the struggle for socialism”.

Arbitrary Handling of Potato Crisis

From Our Special
Correspondent in Kolkata

POTATO prices, along with the skyrocketing prices of other vegetables, have squeezed the consumers to the last. Inept and directionless handling of the situation by the state government has not only created distress in West Bengal, it had also produced unfortunate tensions in neighbouring states.

15TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF COMMUNIST & WORKERS’ PARTIES

Strengthen the Struggles for Socialist Alternative
R Arun Kumar

THE 15th Meeting of the Communist and Workers' Parties was held in Lisbon, Portugal. The Portuguese Communist Party made excellent arrangements for hosting this meeting, which was held for the second time in Portugal.

‘AP Forest Department Acting like Land Mafia’ Brinda Karat Addresses Tribals in Khammam

T L Narsaiah
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has attacked the Forest Department of Andhra Pradesh government for its illegal, anti-tribal actions in the state. She charged the Department officials of turning into land-grabbers by evicting the rightful tribal owners. She called upon the tribals to wage a united struggle to protect their rights.

Save ICDS Jatha Launched from Jallianwala Bagh

AT the call of the CITU affiliated Anganwadi Mulazim Union of Punjab (AMUP) a “Save the ICDS Jatha March” was launched from the historic Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on November 7, the historic day of Great October Revolution.

Towards the Tenth National Conference of AIDWA

ALL over the country, AIDWA units are engaged in a campaign from November 7-15, to disseminate the message of its forthcoming national conference. The tenth all India conference of the AIDWA is occurring at a particularly significant moment of time, when the challenges before the women’s movement in our country are increasing by the day. In the struggle against gender oppression, and the fight for justice, and equality, AIDWA has been playing a leading role over the past three years, and has been uniting multiple voices of protest against the escalating instances of violence against women.

Workers Resist Govt’s Dismantling Design

HARDLY a month has elapsed when five central trade unions federations had deferred their decision for a three-day strike.

From Outmanoeuvred at Durban to Confusion at Warsaw

AS the next round of climate negotiations opens in the Polish capital of Warsaw, there is generally no expectation of any dramatic development. This nineteenth Conference of Parties (COP 19) of the United Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) is not the deadline for any particular piece of negotiation to be finalised, finished or simply wound up. However despite the absence of such deadlines, there are a number of significant issues on the agenda.

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