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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.PM Narendra Modi’s Frustration Mounting On His Stronghold Too
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At the fag end of second phase campaign of Lok Sabha election 2024 scheduled on April 26, PM Narendra Modi’s stronghold Hindi heartland states are emanating signals that they are heading for a clipping of his poll ambitions. BJP’s performance in the first phase of...
Election Commission Is Deaf Of Hearing And Voiceless To Boot
By Sushil Kutty The second phase will be between ‘Mangalsutra’ and ‘Muslim’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and, to a lesser extent, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have seen to it. The Congress manifesto mentions “encouraging Muslims” to fight for their rights, but later in the document chooses “ensuring Muslim rights”,...
Why Is 2024 Lok Sabha Poll So Crucial For Defending The Secular Fabric Of India?
By D. Raja The elections for the18th Lok Sabha are taking place in a context which is extremely crucial for our country. A lot depends on how our country will decide about the survival of our Constitution and Parliamentary democracy. A plethora of rhetoric and empty promises are going...
India Should Take Fresh Approach To Improve Relations With Maldives
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The 93-member Maldivian Parliament, People’s Majlis, is now having the supermajority (more than three-fourths of total seats) of the People’s National Congress (PNC), the party that President Mohamed Muizzu belongs to. In the general elections on Sunday, PNC won 71 seats out of 93. Together...
$95 Billion Weapons Bills Will Prolong Deadly Wars In Ukraine And Gaza
By C.J. Atkins WASHINGTON : Splitting President Joe Biden’s bonus war budget bill into several pieces proved to be the winning formula to getting (most of) it passed in the House after months of trying to clear the package as a whole repeatedly hit a wall. In a series...
Narendra Modi’s Vicious Attack On Muslims Misquoting Manmohan Is A Blatant Violation Of Model Code
By Nitya Chakraborty Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vicious attack against the Muslims, the largest minority community in the country at the election rally in Rajasthan on Sunday misquoting a statement of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2006, has crossed all limits of the Election Commission’s Model Code...
The Current Heatwave May Spoil The Election Tempo, Result Predictions
By Nantoo Banerjee The current heatwave seems to have far overtaken the ongoing Lok Sabha election wave with political combinations such as the NDA and the INDIA are increasingly uncertain about their positions as the heatwave is certain to have an impact on the participation of voters in the...
Artificial Intelligence Has Become A Dominant Tool Of Poll Campaigning In 2024
By Kalyani Shankar Artificial Intelligence, a game-changer in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, has revolutionised traditional campaign strategies. The era of candidates personally visiting voters’ homes and engaging in conversations over tea, even after a five-year hiatus, has given way to a more technologically advanced approach. In the 2014...
Prime Minister Losing Steam As The Going Gets Hot In Ongoing Polls
By Sushil Kutty “Infiltrators” from Bangladesh and Myanmar weren’t evicted in 10 years of muscular Modi rule. Instead, large numbers of the “termites” were beneficiaries of Modi’s welfare schemes including free monthly rations, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Modi’s LPG, Modi’s LED bulbs and Modi’s jan-dhan yojana bank accounts. So,...
A Desperate Modi Is Subverting Electoral Process In His Favour
By Arun Srivastava The electorate turnout being down by 4 percent in the first phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election relative to phase 1 of 2019 has three distinct messages: first, voters have outright rejected Narendra Modi’s constricted rhetoric on polarisation of Hindu votes; second, youths have lost faith...
