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• Interpreting the 2024 Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly Election results and the by-polls | P. S. Jayaramu

  24 November 2024, by P S Jayaramu

  November 24, 2024
  The much-awaited results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections and the less publicised by-polls are out. They need an interpretation.
  Maharastra :
  The BJP-Shiv Sena combine, known as the Mahayuti, has created a historic record by winning a landslide victory in Maharashtra, with the BJP on its own winning in132 of the 149 constituencies it contested, amounting to 88.6 percent victory. The Shiv Sena (popularly known as Shinde Sena) contested in 80 (…)

• 2024 Assembly Elections: Rahul, take a few lessons from the BJP | Faraz Ahmad

  24 November 2024, by Faraz Ahmad

  November 24, 2024
  It

• On India’s roads, ill-suited infrastructure drives pedestrian deaths | Shalini Rankavat

  24 November 2024

  Nov 20, 2024
  Indian roads are among the deadliest in the world

• Recalling the Life and Death of a Suspected

  24 November 2024

  While reporting the death of G N Saibaba on October 12, 2024, The Hindu noted (October 13, 2024):

• Justice Restored: Supreme Court Prohibits Bulldozer Injustice | Narender Nagarwal

  23 November 2024, by Narender Nagarwal

  Introduction
  In a landmark ruling, In Re: Directions in the matter of Demolition of Structures v. and Ors. Writ Petition (Civil) No. 295 of 2022, The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has effectively dismantled the practice known as "bulldozer justice"

• Those who protect the poor also need protection in difficult times | Bharat Dogra

  23 November 2024, by Bharat Dogra

  The poorest and most vulnerable sections of the population living in remote villages frequently face injustice and sometimes even violence. Those responsible for this injustice and violence use their resources and influence to try to turn the scales of justice against the victims. In such circumstances the role of those social activists who sincerely try their best to help these victims, to make available legal help to them and to ensure that truth prevails and justice is done becomes very (…)

• Reflections on the 100 years of the Communist Party in India | Suresh Khairnar

  23 November 2024, by Suresh Khairnar

  This is even more important in view of the competition between the present countries and the world to run after capitalism. Soviet Russia and China, the countries that were once the guides to socialism in the entire world, are today moving ahead in the competition of capitalism at such a fast pace and are exploiting their own workers. They are already defeating the countries that supported capitalism. From human rights to the workers and farmers, with whose help the socialist revolutions (…)

• The Crisis in Manipur: A Call for Accountability | Pallab Sengupta

  23 November 2024

  In the midst of current turmoil, Manipur state council meeting of CPI was held on 15th November, 2024. The meeting was attended by all state council members and participated in the discussion on present political developments, organizational issues and preparations for the centenary foundation of CPI.
  The meeting felt that ongoing turmoil in Manipur has reached alarming levels, drawing widespread concern across the nation. The situation, marked by escalating violence, killings, deepening (…)

• The Tree Is A Poem | Sagari Chhabra

  23 November 2024, by Sagari Chhabra

  The tree is a poem
  the earth writes to the sky;
  shrieking parrots streak green
  her canopy, so high;
  nibbling her fruit,
  leaving a soft, curvature impress,
  the tree is a giving, sweeping Empress.
  The tree is a poem with several stanzas;
  it

• Durga Puja & R G Kar Agitation In West Bengal | Sujit Kumar Paul & Souradeep Sarkar

  23 November 2024

  Durga Puja is West Bengal