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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the firebrand CPI(M) leader who ruled Bengal as the chief minister from 2000 to 2011 May following retirement of the party icon Jyoti Basu stepped into his 80th year on March 1. The soft spoken leader of the Left has been ailing for many years staying recluse in his small flat with his wife. Reading books was his best passion, but due to his serious eyesight problems, he can not read much.

WASHINGTON: In a momentous and historic decision, the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday, ruled that it will take the case in which the criminally indicted, convicted rapist Donald Trump claims immunity from any crime committed while he was president of the United States.

On a recent visit to Sweden, French President Emmanuel Macron made a stop at Lund University, engaging in a lively Q&A session with students. The discussion delved into diverse topics, offering insights into his views on critical issues facing Europe and beyond.

Aaya ram gaya ram politics began in India when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister. She used to be accused of decimating the opposition parties by buying wholesale elected representatives. It all started with the former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal who bought wholesale opposition MLAs to form a Congress government in Haryana, though it was in a minority in the elections. Now Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have perfected it and taken this menace in Indian politics to the next level.

Nearly a year after its birth, the opposition alliance, INDIA bloc, would make its existence public on March 3 at a public rally at the Gandhi maidan in Patna notwithstanding it being in public glare for right or wrong reasons during this time. The meeting has caught more public attention for two reasons; famous Bihar movement led by JP which eventually witnessed fall of authoritarian rule of Indira Gandhi and beginning of new opposition politics in India was launched from this maidan, and second, Lalu Yadav who has been virtually incapacitated due to his prolonged illness, will be present at the meeting as the vanguard to lead Bihar for ejecting Modi government.

The indications available from the ground level suggest Delhi is heading for a very tough contests in all its 7 Lok Sabha constituencies. The intermittent political clashes between the AAP led State Government and BJP led Centre in the last five years on several issues affecting the welfare of the people of the state have made citizens to think twice before they vote. It has made the political situation tense.

The self-immolation of an active-duty member of the U.S Air Force Aaron Bushnell outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C on 25th February has sent shock waves around the world. He did this as a protest amidst the barbaric aggression by Israel on Gaza and its latest offensive on Rafah. This extreme step is a reflection of sensitivity towards the helpless innocent children and women and anger that is growing against the war mongering policies of his own country. The death of 30000 Palestinians, 70% of which are women and children has moved saner people around the world. However there is also sharp division in the approach of the global south and many developed countries of the north.

It is the 176th anniversary of the Communist Manifesto, a program for scientific socialism, a guide for change. On February 21, 1848, Communist Manifesto was published in London. It was prepared by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. The duo were the forerunners of scientific Socialism. The historic task was accomplished with its prophesies. The writing was started in Brussels itself where the Communist League was functioning from underground. Karl Marx had been banished from Belgium as he was writing about the injustices the toilers were facing in that country and also in entire Europe and the world. He had to shift to London and the Manifesto was published from there.

A video of Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan striding down a corridor with several police running to keep up with him has surfaced online. Shahjahan is a blocky, chunky fellow, and the video was of Thursday, February 29, morning, shortly after Sheikh was arrested following a 55-day absence from police eye that triggered speculation with the women of Sandeshkhali – an island in the 24 Parganas district of West Bengal – accusing him of serial rape and sundry other sexual harassment crimes.

The legal career of Fali Sam Nariman began in 1950, along with the coming into force of the Indian Constitution. In the 74 years for which Nariman and the Constitution co-existed, they were inseparable. From I C Golaknath in 1967, where supreme court held that fundamental rights are beyond the amending powers of the Parliament, to Supreme Court Advocates-on-record vs Union of India case in 2015,where Supreme Court struck down the 99th constitutional amendment to defend the independence of judiciary. Nariman argued and succeeded in cases crucial to the Indian constitution.