Stop Ambanis’ Capture of Indian Olympics!

Instead of promoting a mass culture of sports, which has proven to produce the best results in Olympics, the Narendra Modi-led government is promoting the corporatisation of sports which is only serving to restrict the masses’ access to sports while handing over our elite athletes to be used by Ambani to promote corporate interests.FELICITATING our Olympic medalists and making India's bid to host the Olympics in 2036 was neither an elected representative of the people nor a veteran of any sport, but Nita Ambani, wife of India's and Asia's richest person, Mukesh Ambani, whose closen

Protect Damodar Valley Corporation

THE newly appointed union power minister in the NDA government has swiftly pushed forward with privatisation initiatives since taking office. A key move is the directive to unbundle the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) into three separate entities for corporatisation—one for generation, one for transmission, and one for distribution.

DUJ Condemns Life Threatening Attack on Uttarakhand Journo

THE Delhi Union of Journalists, in a statement issued on September 2, has condemned the life threatening attack on Uttarakhand based journalist Yogesh Dhimri, whose small digital channel Aanwala News has been in the forefront of exposes about the drug and liquor mafia operating in the state. Dhimri is also known for his bold reportage of the Ankita Bhandari rape and murder case. The attack left him badly injured and he is in hospital. A video of the attack has become viral.

Chhattisgarh: A Fight against School Closures, Layoffs, and Saffronisation

THE state of school education in Chhattisgarh reveals a troubling situation with numerous vacancies and shortages. Over 3,000 schools are without principals, and there are 8,194 post of teachers, more than 22,000 assistant teacher posts, and 2,524 lecturer posts are vacant.

Decline in FDI Inflows

ONE of the main arguments advanced by the proponents of liberalisation policies in developing countries including India is that capital would flow to the global South in search of higher rate of return. This would create new investments and hence growth and employment would increase. Also, the inflow of foreign funds would bring tangible outcomes of higher technological learning which are embodied in machines and organisational culture.

Boeing Troubles… In Space and Elsewhere

WHEN Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 spacecraft was successfully launched on June 5 earlier this year to the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing and NASA heaved a sigh of great relief. The launch was the first crewed flight test of Starliner, carrying two very experienced test-pilots and, one could say, veteran astronauts, Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore. Starliner was originally scheduled to launch its first crewed mission in 2017, but a long series of glitches and problems had seen multiple postponements, so the relief in early June was palpable.

Assam: Opposition Parties Demand CM’s Removal over Communal Incitement and Law and Order Failures

THE law and order situation in Assam has rapidly deteriorated in recent weeks, marked by growing communal tensions. The BJP-led government, headed by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has been fanning communal hatred and failing to provide adequate protection to minority communities and 'outsiders' (non-indigenous people).Under the current administration in Assam, there has been an increase in incidents of horrific crimes, including sexual assaults, rape, and murder across the state.

AIKS Delegation Visits Flood-affected Tripura

Amra Ram submitted a memorandum to the prime minister on the huge devastation caused by floods and landslides in Tripura. The memorandum recounted the huge devastation of houses, shops, crops, mainly paddy and vegetables, domestic animals, fisheries, roads, bridges, vehicles, and other infrastructure and the resultant miseries to the people, especially the farmers and rural workers due to the unprecedented floods and landslides in Tripura during August 19-24, 2024. The death toll was 32, mainly due to landslides at the above places.

Assam: A Chief Minister Unfit for Office

THE situation in Assam has steadily deteriorated due to growing tensions between communities and certain incidents being used to divide people on communal and chauvinistic lines. The chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the BJP-led government are solely responsible for the current state of affairs. Himanta Biswa Sarma has crossed all limits in his Muslim baiting campaign and his divisive rhetoric of ‘indigenous versus outsiders’.

Karnataka: Birth Centenary of S Sooryanarayana Rao Observed

“WE have to carry forward the legacy of S Sooryanarayana Rao in leading uncompromising, militant, united struggles of working class”, declared Tapan Sen, CITU general secretary and Polit Bureau member of CPI(M), while inaugurating the national seminar on ‘Working Class Movement and The Development of Karnataka” on August 24.

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