Gunshots at Trump’s Golf Course Prompt Security Response
Donald Trump’s safety was confirmed after gunshots were reported near his West Palm Beach golf course, where the former president was golfing, according to a statement from his campaign team. The Republican presidential candidate’s spokesperson,...
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Kejriwal’s Resignation Sparks Race for Delhi’s Interim Leadership
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to step down from his position, in...
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Court Seeks Response Over Illegal Construction on Idgah Road Graveyard
A petition alleging unauthorized construction at a graveyard on Idgah Road has prompted...
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Modi Govt to Move Forward with ‘One Nation, One Election’ Push
The idea of conducting simultaneous elections across India—an initiative that has long been...
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The legacy of IPA, founded by Nikhil Chakravartty, the doyen of journalism in India, to keep the flag of independent media flying high, is facing the threat of extinction due to the effect of the Covid pandemic. Only an emergency funding can avert such an eventuality. We appeal to all those who believe in the freedom of expression to contribute to this noble cause.Indian Electric Vehicle Makers May Not Need Fresh Subsidies
By Nantoo Banerjee Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari may be right to say that electric vehicles manufacturers do not need any more government subsidies, as consumers are now opting for EVs and CNG vehicles independently. The minister reasoned that the drop in production costs and...
BJP Leadership Is Rattled At Rahul’s Success In Wooing Indian Diaspora In USA
By Kalyani Shankar Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip to the United States has provoked a war of words between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress in India. Should the Indian leaders refrain from badmouthing the ruling BJP while abroad? Is there a red line, and has...
Arvind Kejriwal Has Opted For A Big Political Gamble By Deciding To Resign
By Sushil Kutty Delhi knows Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister for one more day. Then, he will resign and somebody else will take his place. The only difference will be that while Kejriwal out of jail cannot go to the Chief Minister’s Office or sign papers, the replacement will be...
Assam Chief Minister Has To Own Big Responsibility For Ethnic Tensions In Manipur
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: During the last few months, a disturbing discordance between India’s ambitious developmental initiative in its Northeast and a spectacular failure of governance from Manipur to Assam, has impacted regional stability. Alarmingly, despite GOI’s serious efforts to improve the Manipur law and order situation, even traditional...
Climate Action Programmes Adversely Affect The Lives Of Marginalised
By Asad Mirza International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) latest report reveals that half of the global population lacks social protection, exacerbating vulnerabilities amid the escalating climate crisis. Over 90% of individuals in climate-vulnerable countries are without any safety net, highlighting a critical gap in support for those most affected by...
Decoding Publication Of Karl Marx’s ‘Capital’ 157 Years Ago On September 14
By Marcello Musto No matter how many decades pass since Karl Marx’s Capital was first published, and no matter how often it is dismissed as outdated, it time and again returns to the center of debate. At a venerable 157 years of age (it was first published on September...
Disturbing Optics At Chief Justice’s Ganesh Pooja Plant Doubts In People’s Mind
By K Raveendran Narendra Modi is not a friend of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud; nor is he a family member of the CJI. Had Modi fulfilled either of the conditions, his presence at the Ganesh Pooja organized by the Chief Justice would have been fine. Considering that the...
Alarming Level Of Social Protection Gaps Afflict Indian Society
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Social protection gaps in India are still at alarming level. More than half of the population (51.2 per cent) in the country are still totally unprotected, while over half of the global population (52.4 per cent) are covered by at least one social protection scheme,...
Mohan Bhagwat Still Continuing His Salvo Against Narendra Modi
By Harihar Swarup Mohan Bhagwat has made yet another of his cryptic statements that is being seen in political circles as yet another criticism of Narendra Modi. This time the RSS sarsanghchalk has alluded, again without saying it in so many words, to the Prime Minister’s claim, during Lok...
Biden About To Give Permission To Ukraine To Strike Deep Into Russia
By John Wojcik The New York Times has just reported what national and international peace forces have known for a long time – the war in Ukraine is much more than a battle between the two countries directly involved. It is also part of a major effort by the...
Why Sitaram Yechury’s Demise Is A Big Loss To The INDIA Bloc In Its Fight Against The BJP
By Nitya Chakraborty The Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on Thursday, September 12 after a fatal bout of respiratory illness at the age of 72, has left a deep void just not in the leadership of the CPI(M), but also in the...
New Spin In National Politics After Supreme Court Bail To Kejriwal
By Dr. Gyan Pathak While Haryana is undergoing an election process, and election in Delhi is round the corner early next year, Supreme Court’s granting bail to AAP Supremo Kejriwal in Delhi excise policy case, on September 13, is sure to give politics a new spin. AAP’s election campaigns...
Nitish Kumar Steadily Losing His Grip On The Bihar Political Situation
By Arun Srivastava Never before in his political life, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s credibility has dipped so low as is visible in recent months. By virtue of his being the chief minister, people approach him, bow before him, but the respect which he commanded till some months back,...
Prime Minister Should Have Avoided Going To CJI’s Place For Doing Puja
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud at the latter’s Delhi home and Prime Minister Modi performed aarti-puja on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi to then go his way. If Prime Minister Modi whispered something conspiratorial and compromising in CJI Chandrachud’s ear,...
Nitish Says No More Flip-Flops; Tejashwi Shrugs It Off
By Rahil Nora Chopra After Nitesh Kumar reiterated that the flip-flops of the past were a mistake and vowed to remain with the NDA forever, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav took a jibe at the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, alleging that he has been to him...
Meghalaya Locals Want The State Government To Be Strict Towards Migrants
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Khasi Students Union (KSU) president Lambokstar Marngar wants the Meghalaya government to ensure that migrant workers who come to the state for livelihood are all Indians. Asked whether he has doubts that at least some of them may not be Indians, Marngar told IPA...
Country Loses An Illustrious Son In Yechury’s Untimely Demise
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is a saying in Malayalam that death is a clown who lacks a sense of the stage. The adage has been proved yet again in the sad and untimely passing away of Communist Party of India(Marxist)(CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury. An epoch has come...
Deep Financial Crisis Is Behind Maldives President Muizzu’s Soft Tone To India
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The recent resignation of two controversial ministers in Maldives, who had made derogatory remarks about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the path for Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s visit to India. These ministers, known for their anti-India stance, were seen as a potential obstacle...
