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Legendary Ajax football coach Kovacs revealed as communist secret police informant

Legendary Ajax football coach Kovacs revealed as communist secret police informant

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Stefan Kovacs, the celebrated coach who led Ajax Amsterdam to back-to-back European Cup victories in the 1970s, served as an informant for Romania’s communist secret police for eight years, newly uncovered documents reveal. An investigation by Romanian sports newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor discovered a 31-page file at the National Council for the Study of Securitate Archives (CNSAS) showing Kovacs worked as an agent from 1955 to 1963 under the code name “Vasile Munteanu.” The file, numbered 5858 in the Cluj Region registry, contains Kovacs’ signed commitment dated October 28, 1955, when he was 35 and working as a football coach in Cluj. In the document, he pledged to report on activities deemed hostile to the Romanian People’s Republic and agreed to carry out tasks assigned by security organs. “I voluntarily undertake to promptly report to the State security organs everything I know about the subversive work carried out by hostile elements,” the engagement reads, according to the documents. Kovacs promised absolute secrecy under threat of criminal prosecution. Lieutenant Noros Iacob, who recruited Kovacs for the Surveillance …

Vietnam`s ruling Communist Party re-elects To Lam as general secretary

Vietnam`s ruling Communist Party re-elects To Lam as general secretary

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Vietnam`s To Lam was re-elected Friday as the general secretary of its ruling Communist Party. The decision came at the conclusion of the National Party Congress, the country`s most important political conclave. No announcement was made about whether he will also become president. If To Lam were to get both positions, he would be the country`s most powerful leader in decades, in a manner similar to that of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Congress was framed by Vietnam`s defining national question: whether the country can transform itself into a high-income economy by 2045. During the meeting, Vietnam set a target of average annual GDP growth of 10 percent or more from 2026 to 2030. The gathering brought together nearly 1,600 delegates to define Vietnam`s political and economic direction through 2031. It also confirmed a slate of senior appointments, electing 19 members to the Politburo, the country`s top leadership body.  This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of …

Chinese Communist Party Delegation Meets RSS Officials In India A Day After BJP Interaction | World News

Chinese Communist Party Delegation Meets RSS Officials In India A Day After BJP Interaction | World News

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Last Updated:January 13, 2026, 13:59 IST The meeting with the RSS was held at the insistence of the Chinese side. The CPC delegation was led by Vice-Minister Sun Haiyan. Earlier CCP delegation met BJP officials. A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) met members of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday. The meeting took place a day after the Chinese delegation held talks with leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sources close to CNN News18 said the meeting was held at Prerna block. The same CPC delegation that visited the BJP headquarters also went to the RSS office. The talks reportedly lasted for around 30 minutes. According to sources, the meeting with the RSS was held at the insistence of the Chinese side. The CPC delegation was led by Vice-Minister Sun Haiyan. From the RSS side, senior leader Dattatreya Hosabale was present during the interaction, sources said. The meeting came following improved ties between India and China last year. The interaction comes after years of strained relations following the 2020 Galwan …

Rahul Sankrityayan’s masterpiece translated into Tamil for seventh time

Rahul Sankrityayan’s masterpiece translated into Tamil for seventh time

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A cover of From Volga to Ganga (Volgavilirundhu Gangai Varai) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement One of the books recommended for new members of Communist parties in Tamil Nadu is From Volga to Ganga (Volgavilirundhu Gangai Varai) by Rahul Sankrityayan (1893-1963) – an eminent scholar, travel writer, and a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in Bihar. However, the appeal of the book is not confined to Communist circles alone. The late Valampuri John, in one of his television lecture series, devoted an entire episode to the work, praising its exceptional significance. Its enduring popularity is reflected in the fact that it has appeared in six different Tamil translations, with another one on its way. The latest translation has been undertaken by Mangai, a theatre practitioner and English teacher. She has translated into Tamil the English edition published by LeftWord. This English translation was produced by noted painter and sculptor Kanwal Dhaliwal and British Marxist historian Victor Gordon Kiernan, who was also a teacher of CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat. A cover of From Volga to …

3 Malayalam Films to Watch on OTT This Week: Pranav Mohanlal starrer Diés Iraé to Communist Pacha Adhava Appa

3 Malayalam Films to Watch on OTT This Week: Pranav Mohanlal starrer Diés Iraé to Communist Pacha Adhava Appa

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Malayalam cinema has lined up several new releases to watch on OTT this week. If you’re planning to stream something fresh online, here is a list of Malayalam films to check out. 3 Malayalam Movies to Watch on OTT this week 1. Diés Iraé Cast: Pranav Mohanlal, Sushmita Bhat, Gibin Gopinath, Jaya Kurup, Arun Ajikumar, Sreedhanya, Madan Babu K, Sudha Sukumari, Shine Tom Chacko Director: Rahul Sadasivan Genre: Horror Thriller Runtime: 1 hour and 53 minutes Streaming Date: December 5, 2025 Where to watch: JioHotstar Dies Iraé follows the story of Rohan, the son of an Indian-American architect, who lives a spoiled, rich-brat lifestyle in a posh locality in Kerala. His life of affluence takes a grim turn when Kani, a girl he was once involved with, passes away. At her funeral, Rohan swipes her hair clip and keeps it as a memento before returning home. However, he soon begins to be haunted by Kani’s malevolent spirit, who ruffles his hair, makes the sound of a chilanka (ghungroo), and even grabs him by the collar …

Is the law encroaching on rights? How a labour crusader’s case led to SC laying out a ‘test’ | Long Reads News

Is the law encroaching on rights? How a labour crusader’s case led to SC laying out a ‘test’ | Long Reads News

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On August 10, 1942, the British declared the Congress Working Committee, the All India Congress Committee and the four Provincial Congress Committees as “unlawful associations” under the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908. The colonial law, a precursor to many later-year laws meant to prosecute terrorist and unlawful activities, allowed the arrest of members of an ‘unlawful association’, so declared by the provincial government. Less than a decade later, in March 1950, the same law was invoked by the Congress government in Madras to declare the People’s Education Society, a cultural society, as an “unlawful association” for being a “danger to public peace” and “carrying on propaganda on behalf of the Communist Party”. Story continues below this ad The society’s secretary, V G Row – a veteran trade unionist and co-founder of the renowned Row & Reddy, a Madras-based law firm that continues to champion the rights of workers — challenged the constitutionality of the law, first in the Madras High Court and later in the Supreme Court, and argued that the ban infringed upon …

Is Vietnam’s corruption crackdown rattling the Communist Party? | Explained News

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Another high-ranking official has stepped down during continued scrutiny of corruption. That has led to questions about how the political instability could affect the ruling Communist Party. In April, Vuong Dinh Hue, a high-ranking member of Vietnam’s Communist Party, stepped down from his role as National Assembly chairman over unspecified “violations” of party regulations. Without including specifics, the party’s Central Committee cited “shortcomings” in announcing that Hue had resigned from Vietnam’s fourth-highest political office. According to reports in the state media outlet VN Express, the party’s Central Inspection Committee said the “violations … affected the reputation” of the party. Hue, a 67-year-old lawmaker and a veteran of Vietnamese politics, had served as assembly chairman since 2021. He also served as Vietnam’s deputy prime minister from 2016 to 2020. His resignation followed the stepping down of other top-level Communist Party officials. In March, President Vo Van Thuong resigned from his position after just over a year in the role, also over unspecified “violations” of party policy. He was the second Vietnamese president to leave the post …

Murder that changed Kerala politics: What happened in 2012, when CPM-linked killers hacked a rebel communist to death? | Explained News

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Kerala High Court on Monday (February 19) upheld the life imprisonment awarded to 10 persons, including three leaders of the CPI(M), in the sensational T P Chandrasekharan murder case from 12 years ago. While the HC confirmed the life sentences given by the trial court to these accused, it quashed the acquittals of two other CPM leaders by the trial court. Their punishments will be declared later. What was the T P Chandrasekharan murder, one of the most sensational in Kerala, and considered a watershed in the long and bloody history of political violence in the state? What happened on May 4, 2012? An SUV hit the two-wheeler that Chandrasekharan was riding in Vallikkad in Kozhikode district. As Chandrasekharan fell to the ground, a gang of assailants jumped out of the vehicle and hacked him to death. Chandrasekharan’s body bore 51 deep wounds. Apparently to create an atmosphere of terror and to prevent people from approaching the scene, the killers exploded bombs before fleeing. To mislead investigators, they had pasted a sticker on the SUV …