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West Bengal CPI(M) is at the receiving end of attacks from BJP and TMC for paying homage to Joseph Stalin On March 5, it was Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s death anniversary. And, here in India, the West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) decided to pay homage to the departed leader through a social media post.  And that gesture has now put the West Bengal CPI(M) at the receiving end of attacks from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress. The comrades in West Bengal would not have imagined that such a huge backlash would be triggered by their homage to Stalin. After all, for the CPI(M), Stalin is among the greatest Communist leaders and revolutionaries the world has seen. And it was only natural to pay tribute to him. Little did they know it was something that would not go down well with the others around. CPI(M) tweet pays homage to Stalin The West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) party’s tweet read thus: "We remember one of the greatest Communist le

Unusually warmer poles spark discussions among scientists It’s hot days at the Earth’s poles. The Antarctic and Arctic poles are experiencing unprecedented heatwaves, and this could be seen as a warning sign for the rest of the globe. It has been reported that parts of Antarctica have become more than 40 degrees Celsius warmer than average, while in the Arctic region it is more than 30 degrees Celsius warmer than average. Recordings put out by the weather stations in Antarctica as on Friday were in fact a new high, with the autumn season nearing. Poles heating up? As per a report, the two-mile high Concordia station was at -12.2 degrees Celsius, while the even higher Vostok station posted -17.7 degrees Celsius. This is a new high, compared to the earlier recorded temperature, the new heat conditions were up by about 15 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the coastal Terra Nova Base was above freezing temperature at 7 degrees Celsius. The areas around the North Pole were found as closing in on

MLAs cutting across parties want us to form Govt in Goa, says Congress Post-poll Goa is again under the limelight. This time around it is the delay in government formation in the state that is being discussed threadbare. And, at the centre of it is the Congress party, which has raised issues against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s slow-steps towards government formation. The Congress unit in Goa has accused the BJP of delaying the government formation. Further, in a bid to make its stance clear on the issue, the party has also said that a bunch of MLAs from other parties had been pushing the party to form the government in the state. Going by what Goa CM and senior Congress legislator Digambar Kamat has stated, the BJP seems to have problems within the organisation and that could be why the event is being deliberately delayed.  The election results had come out a week ago and Kamat feels that the BJP’s claim that it has 20-plus elected representatives on its side is malicious, false, and

Fight the BJP state-by-state in future polls, is what Congress veteran P Chidambaram has to tell party colleagues How does a party like Congress hope to win against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in the future? With victory constantly eluding the grand old party, it looks like a strategy to hold the party together so as to win upcoming polls has turned out to be a must. Veteran leader P Chidambaram seems to have a formula to win, and this could come about as a pointer to the days ahead for the Congress party. Fight the BJP state-by-state. That’s what Chidambaram has put forward as a suggestion. That could mean that the Congress will have to strategize as per the need of each state or region and pick up some winner links to stand up against the BJP. Future polls, bolder outlook A cautious strategy would be thus: When an election is announced in West Bengal, going solo would be bane for the Congress party, considering the current circumstances. The party is down and out, and to take o

The new numbers have been recorded between March 7 and 13, and it looks like the world will have to stay wary of Covid-19 The Covid-19 situation, which the world thought was on the wane for good, seems to be coming back with full force yet again. As of the latest available figures, the world is waking up to at least 11 million new infections. These numbers come from WHO records between March 7 and 13. Though certain parts of the world had been seen a massive reduction in testing for Covid-19 infections of late, the new numbers are of concern. As per the WHO, the surge could be due to various aspects such as the presence of the highly transmissible Omicron and BA.2 sub-variants and also the laxity in measures that could have brought the virus under absolute control. It was China that has reported an alarming increase in coronavirus infections. More than 8000 new cases have been reported in the past delays. This surge is huge considering that the pandemic was showing signs of slowing dow

Wrap around sunglasses are a distinctive style that provides a number of eye protection and vision benefits. If you need vision correction, the strength of your prescription can affect the ease with which you adapt to wearing wrap around prescription sunglasses. Find out more about the benefits of wrapped frames, which include an expanded peripheral field of vision, lateral protection from impact and ultraviolet light and a better fit. 1. A Wider Field of View Wrapped frames expand your ability to see more angles of your visual field. Whereas square or rectangular frames primarily allow you to see straight ahead and in the near peripheral field, wrap around lenses include the mid peripheral zone and can include the far peripheral field when you turn your head. If you want to see your surroundings clearly without frames getting in the way, you may prefer to wear wrap around sunglasses. 2. More Lateral Impact Protection  Safety-rated wrap around sunglasses provide an extended zone of imp

Kerala government’s efforts to put an end to exploitation of women in film industry set to be law In what could be considered a pioneering move, the Kerala government is all geared up to bring about a legislation aimed at ensuring complete protection of women in film industry. The legislation has come about as a need in the government’s efforts to put an end to exploitation of women in the film industry in the state. According to Saji Cheriyan, Minister for Culture in the state, the proposed legislation for protection of women in film industry will be drawn up after going through the reports submitted by two panels constituted in this regard. These two commissions appointed to study in detail the problems faced by women in film industry of the state include the one headed by noted film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan and the Justice Hema Commission. Ensuring safety of women in cinema The Minister for Culture stated that a comprehensive discussion on ensuring absolute safety of women in film