2026

Forty years ago when television was king in the US, women used to joke about setting the table with the remote control placed next to the fork, so addicted were people to TV. Flash forward to today

From: Man Made Language (1980) published by Routledge & Kegan Paul.
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Introduction
Women are aware that male superiority is a myth and they deal with this knowledge in numerous ways. Their response to ’enlightenment’ may range from disillusionment to elation, from masking their feelings in an attempt to hide their disappointment and preserve the myth, to outrightly declaring their knowledge in an attempt to explode it.
But male superiority is not to be confused with male power: (…)

The Editor’s Guild of India
March 4, 2026 | New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India (EGi) condoles the death of veteran journalist and former diplomat, Shri HK Dua. During a distinguished career spanning over five decades, he had the unique distinction of helming four major Indian newspapers

Communist Party of India
March 2, 2026
Press Release
The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (March 2, 2026) expressing heart-felt condolences at the demise of Comrade Dr. Gargi Chakravarty:
The Communist Party of India expresses its grief at the passing of Comrade Dr. Gargi Chakravarty, eminent historian, distinguished professor, and committed leader of the women

All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)
AIKS Office : Ajoy Bhavan, 15 Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi-110002
AIKS Press Release : 5 March 2026
New Delhi, March 5, 2026: All India Kisan Sabha today issued a scathing indictment of the Modi government

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
01 Mar 2026 | News, Press Releases
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the armed attack by the United States and Israel against Iran as a grave violation of the United Nations Charter and international law, and a significant threat to international peace and security, and to the enjoyment of human rights and humanitarian protection of people in multiple countries.
The United States and Israel

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Performing Peace and Friendship: The World Youth Festivals and Soviet Cultural Diplomacy
by Pia Koivunen
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
2023. Illustrations. 303 pp.
(cloth), ISBN 978-3-11-075844-3;
Free (open access), ISBN 978-3-11-076116-0
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Reviewed by Vincenzo Colaprice (University of Turin)
Youth Festivals and Soviet Diplomacy
On December 24, 2025, the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) issued a call to (…)

* The Tariffs Judgment by the American Supreme Court | Vijay Kumar
* Equity on Campus: Why the UGC

Diplomatic talks were underway between the Americans and the Iranians, and there was hope for a peaceful agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme. But it seems that American were playing a deception game in these talks, geared at gaining time, while preparing for war. In full breach of international law, the American-Israeli bombings have shown that the objective of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu is regime change in Iran. In fact, this massive attack on Iran launched on February 28 was (…)

India has signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). The agreement concluded after prolonged negotiations spread over almost two decades has been described as a mother of all deals. The EU and India together account for 2 billion population, a market worth $3 trillion, 25 percent of gross global GDP and one-third of global trade. The deal gives preferential access and zero or reduced tariff benefits for both sides.
The FTA is expected to benefit many sectors of the (…)