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Indian communists’ love for Stalin is well chronicled. In spite of all that the dictator did in the Soviet Union, he has a special place in the hearts of the Marxists. Stalin’s dogma of ‘Socialism in One Country’ is perhaps more endearing to Indian communists than their Soviet comrades. Whether this deep affection brought them tangible political mileage here is a moot question. But it was for a Stalin to rescue the Indian Left from total ignominy in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The draft of National Education Policy 2019 is in public domain. This means people across the country can give their inputs on this draft before it is discussed in the standing committee followed by debate in the parliament for formal adoption. The document dwells on various aspects and different sectors of the education. Medical education is generally debated along with the national health policy document where general guidelines about the approach are presented. But the present National Education Policy document too has given space to it as ‘Healthcare Education’ in the Clause number 16.8.

BHOPAL: It was a stormy week which ended on June 22. The week was marked by the rumors of a major cabinet reshuffle. But by the end of the week the possibility of reshuffle came to rest. The reports of cabinet change also indicated possible rift between the Chief Minister and Jyotiraditya Scindia.

The role that police play in shaping the dynamics and dimension of political system in West Bengal decides the future character of the polity and the nature of the party which would rule the state. Political parties have ruled the state, but it has been the police who helped them come to power and run the government.

Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments

On 20th June, 2019, a Jamnagar Sessions Court in Gujarat convicted the former IPS officer, Sanjiv Bhatt, in a case of custodial torture and death in November, 1990, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. On the face of it, this may look like a case of delayed justice, but that is not the case here. Sanjiv Bhatt is a known detractor of the Modi Government in general, and Narendra Modi in particular. In 2011, he had filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking transfer of investigation into two FIRs filed against him in Gujarat, in order to falsely implicate him, owing to his deposition before the Special Investigation Team about the role of the then Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, who is the current PM, and the other high functionaries of the Government in the horrific Gujarat riots of February-March, 2002.

Emboldened by the directive of the Supreme Court to the Reserve Bank of India that the Bank must reform its transparency guidelines and provide details on top wilful loan defaulters, the public sector banks have started the process of naming the wilful corporate defaulters without waiting for the RBI decision. The process has started with the UCO Bank and already other PSBs have started discussing the issue at the board level so that the managements can come out with the names of the wilful defaulters.

Communist Party members must use this “pivotal moment” in history to help bring about a “democratic and transformative upsurge” to radically shift politics and mass thinking in the United States, party chair John Bachtell told delegates gathered in Chicago for the organization’s 31st National Convention, coinciding with the centenary celebrations.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s cup of misery is full to the brim. The CPI(M) is finding itself in the dock over the suicide of a Non Resident Indian(NRI) in Kannur.

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party under the leadership of national President and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is facing biggest crisis after being dumped by BSP leader Mayawati after Lok Sabha polls. Samajwadi Party got the jolt as the party managed to get only five seats out of 37 contested in Lok Sabha polls.