EXCEPTIONALLY heavy rainfall in Tripura for 3-4 days from August 19 onwards caused havoc for nearly half of the total population in the state. So far, 32 people have been reported killed, mostly due to landslides and being washed away by the furious river currents. As of August 24, about 1.5 lakh people had taken shelter in 556 camps throughout the state, mostly in school buildings, other government premises, clubhouses, and even CPI(M) offices.

THE CPI(M) Assam state committee, on August 28, expressed deep concern over the rising tensions among various communities in the state over the past two weeks, noting a significant decline in law and order. It highlighted that certain organisations have unfairly blamed entire communities for specific incidents, thereby exacerbating tensions and spreading hatred.In Sivasagar, tensions were heightened by accusations against the Marwari community following a heinous assault, leading thousands to protest in the streets.

"THE law barks at all, but bites only the poor, the underprivileged, the powerless, the illiterate, the ignorant".  The renowned legal scholar Justice V R Krishna Iyer once expressed sentiments of profound agony, pain, and anger, which resonate strongly when considering the recent actions of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC).

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day Speech was full of the usual claims, promises and bombast. But here is the actual message behind what was said and what was left unsaid.‘SECULAR CIVIL CODE’Forcing a majoritarian set of customs and rituals on all communities is not ‘secular.’ The UCC is nothing but a tool for the RSS-BJP to invade people’s private lives to gain control over it, and to further their communal agenda.

IN a startling revelation, the Justice K Hema Committee, constituted by the Kerala government to investigate the issues faced by women in the film industry, reported that the casting couch is prevalent in the Malayalam film industry. The report begins with the following lines: “The sky is full of mysteries; with the twinkling stars and the beautiful moon. But scientific investigation revealed that stars do not twinkle, nor does the moon look beautiful.