On August 24, a rally was organised in the Jogendranagar area adjoining Agartala city by electricity consumers who have been struggling under the burden of high electricity bills. Following this rally, the BJP organised another rally, during which its supporters carried out extensive vandalism at the local CPI(M) office, creating an atmosphere of fear and intimidation in the area. Local residents strongly condemned the vandalism at the CPI(M) office.

At the call of the 5,000-strong National Convention of Workers and Farmers organised jointly by the Central Trade Unions (CTU) and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on July 29, 2026, and the 1,200-strong SKM National Convention held a day earlier on July 28, both in Delhi, lakhs of workers and peasants across the country enthusiastically participated in the massive struggle on August 10, 2026, against the disastrous policies of the Modi-led RSS-BJP government. These actions commemorated the ‘Quit India’ movement.

Collectorates across Andhra Pradesh reverberated with demands from Dalits, who are often perceived as soft-spoken, seeking solutions to long-pending issues concerning land, house sites, employment, education, healthcare and basic amenities. Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) national leader V Srinivasa Rao announced that a ‘Chalo Amaravati’ protest would be organised in December if the government failed to resolve the issues within three months.

The birth centenary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro was celebrated in a grand manner in Chennai on August 13. The occasion was marked by, among other things, cultural performances, photo exhibition and addresses by leaders of the Cuba Solidarity Movement.

A violent confrontation in Karishunda village in Indas block of Bankura district has cast a harsh light on the deteriorating state of government education across West Bengal. The brutal assault on 24-year-old education activist Abdul Hafiz and the subsequent death of his father, Sheikh Mohammad Mafik — a landless farm labourer — has ignited widespread outrage.