Modi Government’s Sleight-of-Hand

THE Modi government has made much of the revision in rates of the Goods and Services Tax that it has announced. Its propaganda machine has worked overtime to tom-tom the benevolence of the government, how it has lightened the load on the common man precisely when the common man needed it the most, that is, during the festive season. Every coach in the Delhi metro has multiple government advertisements, with pictures of Modi and of the Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, claiming that 390-plus goods have become cheaper because of the GST revision.

Havana Meet Calls for Defeating Capitalist Manipulation of Data

‘SHARPEN revolutionary communication and defeat capitalist manipulation of data’ was the general call that emanated from the 3rd International Conference of Theoretical Publications of Left-Wing Parties and Movements held in Nico Lopez university, Havana, Cuba on October 15-17, 2025.

Hate Filled ‘Othering’ of RSS-BJP Will Have Diminishing Returns

Lord Curzon must be chuckling in his grave. Recently, in Karimganj district rechristened as Sribhumi in Barak valley, a local Congress leader sang Rabindranath Tagore’s iconic song “Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami tomay bhalobasi”. It immediately drew a sharp reaction from the Himanta Biswa Sarma government. The Chief Minister himself pounced on this seeing ‘an opportunity’ to demonise the opposition and question their loyalty. This song has been adopted as the national anthem of Bangladesh after the triumph of the national liberation movement and formation of the new republic in 1971.

A Shower of 127 Punishing 'Sikkas'

THE night of November 2, witnessed the silent fracturing of patriarchy, hidden behind the victory of an iron-willed determination at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. This was not just a final; it was the end of a half-century-long wait for Indian cricket, an epic night whose creators were our own daughters.After a journey spanning 50 long years, wiping away the pain of twice returning from the doorstep of the final - Harmanpreet Kaur's India finally won their first World Cup.

Commemorate the 110th Death Anniversary of Kartar Singh Sarabha

NOVEMBER 16 marks the 110th death anniversary of Kartar Singh Sarabha, a young martyr and one of the founding members of the Ghadar Party. November 3 marked the commencement of the centenary of the formation of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha, a youth organisation founded by Bhagat Singh and his compatriots.

A Tectonic Shift Signalling the ‘Spring of Hope’

The poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty overlooking the New York harbour is Emma Lazarus's “The New Colossus”, which begins with “Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, / With conquering limbs astride from land to land; / Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand / A mighty woman with a torch...” The poem concludes with the iconic lines, “Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Brinda Karat on Bihar Campaign Trail

Due to inclement weather the mass meeting to be addressed jointly by Tejashwi Yadav and Brinda Karat in Bibhutipur Constituency was cancelled. But, braving incessant rain, Brinda Karat reached Bibhutipur on October 31 and was received there by CC member and in-charge of Bibhutipur Constituency Awadhesh Kumar and the Party candidate Ajay Kumar, District Secretary Ramashray, State Committee Member Neelam Devi and others. She visited the village of Martyr Ram Nath Mahto, tallest leader and organiser of the party in Samastipur, and garlanded his statue along with the accompanying leaders.

Trump’s Trade War: Truce Possible but War Will Continue

The Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea today, 30th October, 2025 may have brought about a temporary relief in the US-China Trade war, but unless we see the fine print of the agreement, it is difficult to assess whether it is a temporary truce or the beginning of a rapprochement. The jury is still out on that one and we will wait for a better understanding of what has really been achieved in Busan South Korea.The hot topic starting with Trump’s second presidential term has been his tariff war, not only with China but with the entire world.

The Danger of Putting All Eggs in the Same Basket

IN the shifting sands of contemporary global economy, India is apparently in trouble. The trouble is most palpable in the sphere of foreign policy and diplomacy. It is worthwhile to understand that in the present times diplomacy and foreign policy are more intractably linked to questions of economy.

Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls: A Political Critique

FOLLOWING Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on October 27, that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls would begin in West Bengal and 11 other states.WHAT IS SIR?SIR is a special campaign conducted by the Election Commission of India to purify the electoral rolls by eliminating errors, inconsistencies or defects. Its primary objectives include deleting the names of the deceased and permanently shifted electors, including new eligible voters, and removing multiple entries for the same individual across different booths.

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