In the run up to the final moments of reckoning for the New York City mayoral elections, as it was becoming apparent that Zohran Mamdani would win, no one less than Donald Trump himself confirmed what was going to happen in his own inimitable fashion. A rank outsider in the political process in the United States, Mamdani was leading all the other candidates hands down. In his post on Truth Social, Trump blurted out – “If...
THE climate summit COP30 in Belem, Brazil, where the mighty Amazon River drains into the Atlantic Ocean, formally began on 10 November 2025. The summit has been labeled the “implementation COP,” because of a narrative that, whereas so many promises and commitments have been made earlier, it is necessary to focus on implementation and delivery which are widely recognized to be lagging far behind.
The government sponsored ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh’ (Tribal Pride Year) ends on November 15, 2025, which is the 150th Birth Anniversary of Birsa Munda, the great tribal leader who led an Adivasi revolt against the landlords and British at the end of the 19th century, and died in jail. The Sangh Parivar, and the BJP-led governments at the Centre and states, have been active in publicising Birsa Munda and other tribal leaders as part of their long-standing...
EVERY nation has an anthem, but India is unique in having a song that competes for prestige. The two decisions -- on adopting Rabindranath Tagore’s Jana Gana Mana as national anthem and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Vande Mataram as national song – were made the same day in the Constituent Assembly. There was no discussion, nor any thought given to the role either would play in public life.
On the occasion of the 16th Tripura State Conference of CITU, held on November 10-11, 2025, a massive impressive rally was held on November 10. Defying the red eyes of the ruling BJP goons and frustrating the dirty designs of the government to make the rally a big flop, the working masses of the state heralded an unyielding battle against neo-fascism. The rally emboldened the peace-loving democratic masses to take a vow to firmly resist...
THE centenary of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha founded by Shaheed Bhagat Singh and the 46TH anniversary of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) were celebrated with great enthusiasm in Sarabha, Ludhiana, the native village of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha. Former and present leaders of the DYFI from across the country and hundreds of youth from all over Punjab...
THE second provincial conference of Naujawan Bharat Sabha was held in Lahore from February 22 to 24, in 1929. Sohan Singh was elected its president. S R Bakshi has mentioned that Naujawan Bharat Sabha had held Bhagat Singh Remembrance Day in July 1930 in Amritsar, for which action was taken against Babu Singh, Bishan Singh, Kuldeep Saigal and Sunder Das by the British government. NBS held many protest...
THE global economy today is driven not just by commodities or capital but by data. While often termed the “oil of the 21st century”, this analogy is flawed. Oil is finite and consumed upon use. Data, by contrast, is a fertile soil that grows and generates new value with every application. This “data soil”, with its questions of ownership and productivity, has become a key instrument for geopolitical...
Two recent NITI Aayog reports —"India's Services Sector: Insights from GVA Trends and State-Level Dynamics" and "India's Services Sector: Insights from Employment Trends and State-Level Dynamics"— present a celebratory portrait of India's economic engine. They highlight the service sector's commanding contribution of nearly 55 per cent to national GVA (Gross Value Added) and its role in adding 4 crore jobs over the last six years (2017-18...
“IT cannot be business as usual,” said M A Baby while kick-starting a discussion among publishers associated with the Party. “The Party Congress has identified neo-fascism as a serious threat. We cannot take this threat lightly. We have to confront it frontally.” This was part of a one-day meeting held in Chennai on October 30, 2025. It was attended by 19 representatives of 11 publishing houses from different parts of India. The meeting was chaired by Prakash Karat....
CPI(M) demands transparency and fairness in Utttar Pradesh SIRThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) Uttar Pradesh raised several important points regarding the process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls at the multi-party meeting held by the Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh on October 29, 2025, and demanded transparency and fairness in the process.CPI(M) representatives stated that the... |
Callousness of Election Commission: Maharashtra ProtestsON November 1, 2025, tens of thousands of activists from parties of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA – INDIA Bloc), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Left parties of Maharashtra participated with great fervour in a massive joint public procession and public meeting to protest against the callous attitude of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the State... |
Condemn the Bomb Blast in DelhiCPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 11, 2025THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the dastardly bomb attack in the heart of the national capital, Delhi. |
