SOME words become heavy with meaning. For the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the word "terrorism" is one of them. When used carelessly, it stops being just a word for a violent act and becomes a label for an entire community. It becomes a lens that distorts how people see them, making their hopes seem suspicious and their pain seem less important.The recent heinous terrorist acts in Pahalgam and Delhi cannot be but condemned by all shades of opinions. It reminds us of a deep and painful process of tragic events in Kashmir since 1990. The loss of precious innocent lives is a tragedy.

On November 29, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, the Palestine Solidarity Initiative hosted a "Concert for Palestine" in Kolkata's central business district, Esplanade. The venue, in front of the Oberoi Grand, was draped with strings of Palestinian and Indian chain flags.

The country witnessed well-attended protests by the workers and peasants on November 26, 2025, the fifth anniversary of the historic united struggle - the general strike, grameen hartal and Delhi Chalo called by Samyukta Kisan Morcha as well as the Central Trade Unions. In 2020-21 the concerted attack on the productive classes - the workers and peasants - in the form of the pro-corporate labour codes and the farm laws was resolutely fought back. It involved a prolonged militant united struggle lasting 380 days amidst a pandemic and also, martyrdom of 736 protesting farmers.

WINTER is here, bringing with it a heavy pall of pollutant laden smog over Delhi, and on most of northern India along the Indo-Gangetic plains. During October-February, and especially during the peak pollution months of November-December, governments at the Centre and in Delhi, as well as the media and even the Supreme Court, are suddenly abuzz with policy statements, articles and commentary about air pollution and what needs to be done. From time to time, different scapegoats have been targeted as being primarily responsible, and silver bullet “solutions” are offerred.

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on November 22, 2025THE CPI(M) Polit Bureau strongly opposes the unilateral notification of the four Labour Codes by the BJP-led Central Government.The Labour Codes dismantle 29 hard-won labour laws that have, till now, protected the workers to some extent. Despite many limitations, to an extent the wages, working hours, social security, industrial safety, inspection–compliance mechanisms, and collective bargaining were in place.