Disposable Casualties

Israel is not the only country where Indian workers face dire working situations. Exploitation of Indian workers under conditions akin to slavery in Singapore & Gulf states has been a long-standing issueIn January, just days after Israel’s war on Palestine had reached its 100-day mark, officials from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana hosted a delegation of 15 Israeli businessmen seeking workers from the two states.

Will the Palestinian Groups Create a New Palestinian Political Project?

IN Cairo, representatives from Hamas held indirect negotiations with Israel for a ceasefire. The sticking point for several of the rounds was the order of events. Israel wanted the hostages to be released before it would stop the bombing, while Hamas said that the bombing must stop first. Israel has called for the disarming and dismantling of Hamas, which is a maximalist demand unlikely to be met. Hamas meanwhile would like not only a ceasefire but an end to the war.

BJP Faces Rejection in Haryana

THE ongoing Lok Sabha elections have become nothing short of an endless nightmare for the BJP in Haryana. Having secured all 10 seats in 2019, the party is now uncertain about retaining even half of them this time around. In an unexpected turn of events, the BJP government in the state has suddenly found itself reduced to a minority.In a sudden change of leadership just two months ago, Manohar Lal Khattar was replaced by one of the party's sitting MPs, Nayab Singh Saini.

West Bengal: BJP Bubble Bursts in the Third Phase

THE third phase of polling in Bengal, which took place on May 7, involved a total of four seats – Jangipur, Murshidabad, Malda North and Malda South. According to unrevised estimates, out of the two Lok Sabha constituencies of Malda and Murshidabad, the Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency received the highest voter turnout – 76.49 per cent. Another Lok Sabha constituency in this district, Jangipur, polled 72.13 per cent. 73.30 per cent voted in Malda North and 73.68 per cent in Malda South.

The Crisis of Liberalism

EACH strand of political praxis is informed by a political philosophy which analyses the world around us, especially, in modern times, its economic characteristics. On the basis of this analysis, the particular political philosophy sets out the objectives which have to be struggled for, and the political praxis informed by it carries out this struggle.

CPI(M) Writes to EC on Delays & Discrepancies In Releasing voting figures

Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) general secretary has addressed a letter to Rajiv Kumar, chief election commissioner, Election Commission of India on May 3, raising concern over delays and discrepancies in the release of voting figures by the Election Commission of India. Below we publish the text of the letter.IT is really surprising that after an inordinate and unexplained delay of eleven days, the final figures for the percentage of votes cast during the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections have been made available.

Ayodhya Sound and Light Show: For Elections And Beyond

USUALLY in a sound and light show, the two occur in the same place. On April 17, 2024, at the still under-construction Ram Temple at Ayodhya, at exactly 12 noon on the occasion of Ram Navami, light from the sun was focused through a set of mirrors and lenses on the forehead of the idol of infant Ram or Ram Lalla.

Kerala: Vigilance Court Dismisses Congress MLA’s Petition

IN a significant setback for the Congress and its legislator Mathew Kuzhalnadan, the Vigilance Court in Thiruvananthapuram has dismissed his petition demanding an inquiry against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter T Veena. Congress leaders including Kuzhalnadan sought a direct inquiry by the vigilance court into his allegations concerning Exalogic Solutions Private Limited. Judge M V Rajakumara unequivocally declared the petition as being politically motivated, finding no irregularities under the anti-corruption act.

Dien Bien Phu: Historic Anniversary of a Great Battle

ALL over the world, the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu is being celebrated on May 7. Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam witnessed one of the greatest battles of the 20th century. Beginning on March 13, 1954, the 55-day siege of the French fortified garrison in a valley in the north-western part in the Vietnam near the Laos border became an epic battle between the Communist-led People's Army (Vietminh) and the French colonial army. After one and a half months of bitter fighting, the fortified camp fell to the Vietminh soldiers on May 7. The French troops under General de Castries

Maha: CPI(M) Campaigns for Defeat of BJP-NDA and Victory of MVA-INDIA

THREE of the five rounds of the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will be completed by the time this report is published. Overall, it is clear that so far it is advantage Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA-INDIA), so far as Maharashtra is concerned. The three major constituents of the MVA are the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray group), the Congress, and the NCP (Sharad Pawar group). The smaller constituents of the MVA include Left and secular parties. Massive rallies of the MVA are being held across the state in all the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies.

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