Assam: Workers–Peasants Rally Calls for Defeating BJP

THUNDEROUS slogans reverberated as thousands of workers, peasants, agricultural labourers, tea garden workers and scheme workers assembled at Lachit Ghat in Guwahati, on the bank of the mighty Brahmaputra, on December 14. The rally was jointly organised by the Assam state units of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and the Agricultural Workers Union.

Kochi to Host the First Indian Cultural Congress

THE first Indian Cultural Congress is to take place in Kochi on December 20-21-22, 2026. The larger idea behind it is that in a context where the forces of bigotry and authoritarianism have occupied positions of power and prominence, the cultural and artistic community needs to send out a message of hope and positivity, to assert values of secularism, peace, justice, and equality. The Indian Cultural Congress, by bringing together a large number of artists and cultural practitioners, will send out just such a message.

‘Scissor Cut’ Sparks Protest at Kerala Film Festival

IN a cowardly and desperate move, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) denied permission to screen several films, including classics such as Battleship Potemkin, triggering widespread protests at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). The Sangh Parivar’s arrogant agenda to prevent cinema-goers from viewing political films has resulted in the cancellation of numerous scheduled screenings.

RSS-BJP walking down a new fascist path: Manik Sarkar

The RSS-BJP is walking down a new fascist path and there is a need to build a strong and united movement against this in the coming days, former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told a public meeting in the heart of Sonamura town on December 6.

The Week in Parliament

The Winter Session of Parliament commenced on December 1 and will continue until December 19. The Opposition MPs have decided to raise several matters, including concerns linked to the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, equality, income, the Red Fort blast, labour codes, Delhi pollution, foreign policy, etc. On the first day of the session, the Lok Sabha was adjourned twice due to heavy sloganeering by the Opposition over SIR and “vote chori” allegations.

SFI Sweeps Pondicherry University Elections: A Decisive Blow to RSS-BJP's Campus Control

The over-a-decade rule of the BJP-RSS has marked one of the darkest periods for higher education in India, as universities across the country have been systematically stripped of their autonomy, diversity, and democratic ethos. Instead of nurturing critical thinking and scientific temper, the Modi government has pursued an aggressive agenda of saffronisation, recasting academic spaces to reflect the ideological framework of the RSS.

On The Question of ‘Engine of Growth’

Since the past three decades policy makers in India and across the developing world had been grappling with the problem of identifying the appropriate ‘engine of growth’ for future development. A recent report by the NITI Aayog seems to propose a double engine of manufacturing and services. There had been contesting views as to what ought to be the real engine in a country which has a per capita income falling within the low-middle income group although India ranks at the top of this group.

Sanchar Saathi: Cyber Security or Cyber Prison?

AFTER concerted pushback from users, privacy groups and mobile phone manufacturers, the Modi Government has withdrawn its directive to compulsorily install its "modified" Sanchar Saathi app on all mobile phones. The app, initially intended for tracking stolen or lost phones, would have turned the mobile phone into an instrument for tracking the user and monitoring who he or she was talking to, their emails, and whatever was stored on the mobile.

The Alternative Presence of Ritwik Ghatak in Indian Cinema

How to locate Ritwik Ghatak (1925-76) in his centenary year in the annals of Indian Cinema?

A New Imperial Offensive Against Venezuela

THE United States has opened yet another dangerous chapter in its long history of interventions in Latin America. Under the name “Operation Southern Spear,” Washington has launched a series of lethal strikes in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, backed by the largest US naval deployment in the region in decades. More than 80 people have already died in these attacks, most of them on small boats that the US claims were connected to drug trafficking. Needless to say, the claims were made without any evidence.

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