2023 Had Warmest September on Record Globally; Set to be Warmest Year

C3S bulletin revealed September 2023 was 1.75 degrees Celsius warmer than estimated value for September; Report also says September’s temperature record showed global temperature anomalies more positive than any month in any year in ERA5 datasetAUTUMN this year appeared not to be so pleasant. On the contrary, the world witnessed the hottest September on record globally, that too by a record-breaking margin.

On Worldwide Media Holdings’ Investment in NewsClick

In the statement published below, Jason Pfetcher, manager of Worldwide Media Holdings, clarifies on the provenance of the funds that the for-profit investment vehicle based in the US invested in NewsClickMY name is Jason Pfetcher. I am a lawyer based in the United States. I would like to set the record straight regarding Worldwide Media Holdings LLC (“WMH”) and an investment made by WMH to PPK NewsClick Studio Private Limited (“NewsClick”) in India.I have been an attorney in the United States for over 25 years.

TN: TNUEF Launches Direct Action against Untouchability

ON September 30, 2023, on the death anniversary of Comrade B Seenivasa Rao, the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNEF) initiated direct actions to combat untouchability practices and ensure the rights of dalits. These actions called for immediate intervention by the district administration to address the issues.

WB: CPI(M) Holds Rally Demanding Arrest of Scamsters

CPI(M) West Bengal state committee held a big protest near the Bidhannagar CGO Complex on October 5, demanding that the ED-CBI stop making a mockery of the investigation and arrest and punish the scam kingpins.CPI(M) leaders went to the CGO complex and handed over to officers of the central agency the resolution passed by thousands of people at the gathering. Party state secretary Mohammad Salim warned that the fight would go on in the courtroom and also on the streets.

The Savagery of the War against the Palestinian People

WHO knows how many Palestinian civilians will be killed by the time this report is published? Among the bodies that cannot be taken to a hospital or a morgue, because there will be no petrol or electricity, will be large numbers of children. They will have hidden in their homes, listening to the sound of the Israeli F-16 bombers coming closer and closer, the explosions advancing toward them like a swarm of red ants on the chase.

Statement of the World Peace Council about the Developments in Palestine

Below we publish the statement of the secretariat of the World Peace Council, issued on October 8, 2023THE World Peace Council expresses its deep concern about the circle of bloodshed in Palestine and Israel which has led already to the loss of lives of hundreds of civilians on both sides along with thousands of injuries.

The Globalisation of McCarthyism

THE central government’s hounding of Newsclick reminds one of the children’s story about a tiger and a goat drinking water from the same stream. The tiger, wanting an excuse to attack the goat, accuses it of muddying the water it is drinking; when the goat points to the impossibility of this, as the tiger is upstream and the water is flowing not to the tiger but away from it, the tiger says: “well, your father had muddied the water I was drinking”.The Modi government has been after Newsclick for months.

Brazen Attack on NewsClick

THE attack on NewsClick and the arrest of its founding editor, Prabir Purkayastha, and its human resources head, Amit Chakraborty, under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is a blatant attempt to suppress this news portal, which has been an unabashed critic of the Modi government and its policies. The unprecedented action against NewsClick is also an ominous warning to the entire independent media that the Modi government will go to any extent to stifle its voice. The arrest of Purkayastha and Chakraborty was preceded by the raids in the hou

Delhi: Left Parties Demand Release of Journalists Arrested under UAPA

THE Delhi state committees of the Left parties (CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), RSP, AIFB and CGPI) organised a protest demonstration on October 10 at Jantar Mantar against the brazen attempt to silence the media that is critical of the Modi government.

Israel-Gaza War: End the Occupation

THE ferocious conflict which has erupted with the astounding Hamas attacks in southern Israel and the Israeli counteroffensive with the savage bombardment of Gaza constitutes a new chapter in the ongoing history of the occupation and the resistance to it by the Palestinian people. At the time of writing this editorial, after the fourth day of the conflict, it is reported that 1,200 Israelis have been killed (of which 155 are soldiers) and 2700 injured. On the Palestinian side, 1,055 people have died and 5,128 injured so far in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza; in the occupied West Bank, 17

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