SP leader’s Ram Mandir remark triggers huge storm
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EC asks X to remove content from BJP Karnataka unit’s handle
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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.Rift Between RSS And BJP Getting Bigger With Every Phase Of Polling
By Arun Srivastava With the passing of every phase, the anguish gripping the RSS and traditional BJP cadres and supporters is getting more pronounced and discernible, notwithstanding the attempts of the top RSS leaders to make them relent and ensure the victory of the BJP candidates. Much against the...
Low Voter Turnout A Systemic Issue Globally, Needs Targetted Corrective Action
By K Raveendran The role of State Bank of India in suppressing information about the Supreme Court-struck down electoral bonds has been well-exposed. Now more evidence of SBI’s ‘political mandate’ is emerging. For no rhyme or reason, an inhouse economist has debunked what he describes as the myth of...
Congress Depending On Its Social Guarantees For Success In Telangana Polls
By Sushil Kutty The Congress will not be able to do a repeat of the November 2023 assembly election victory. KCR’s Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) hasn’t recouped its loss and isn’t in shape despite party head K Chandrashekar Rao’s frequent pep talk to party leaders and party workers. Politics...
Congress Wants Priyanka Gandhi To Campaign Nation Wide For The Party
By Harihar Swarup The suspense is over—it is Rahul Gandhi, not Priyanka Gandhi, who is contesting from Rae Bareli, the seat their mother, Sonia Gandhi represented five times since 2004 until she entered Rajya Sabha a month ago. And party worker Kishori Lal Sharma will face BJP’s Smriti Irani...
Netanyahu Buys Time By Rejecting Gaza Ceasefire Amidst Short-Lived Celebrations
By James M Dorsey This week’s Gazan short-lived celebration of a ceasefire that was not to be, highlights what is at stake in the seven-month-old war and Israel’s refusal to end the carnage. Thousands poured into Gazan streets within minutes of Hamas advising it had accepted a Qatar and...
India’s Diplomatic Relation With U.S. Continues To Be Under Strain On Pannun Issue
By Girish Linganna Relations have soured since Joe Biden labelled India as ‘xenophobic’. Additionally, tensions have been fuelled by criticisms from Washington and a foiled assassination attempt. However, experts believe that Washington will make sure that nothing hinders its strategy to work with New Delhi in order to counter...
Leftist Columbian President Gustavo Petro Breaks Diplomatic Relations With Israel
By Luca Decola On International Workers’ Day, Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first left-wing president, announced that the country would sever diplomatic ties with Israel over its ongoing genocidal assault on Gaza. “Tomorrow we will break diplomatic relations with the state of Israel for having a government, for having a president...
The Tale Of Students In Two Berlins After A Gap Of Ninety One Years
By Victor Grossman BERLIN – It was May 10 in Germany’s terrible year, 1933. Hitler had been in power for hardly three months, when students and staff emptied the university libraries of forbidden books and threw them, an estimated 20,000 books by over a hundred authors, into the flames...
Supreme Court’s Interim Bail Order On Arvind Kejriwal Will Be Keenly Awaited
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the beginning, Narendra Modi promised “good days”, but it didn’t come even after 10 long years of his rule in India. Then there was opposition’s hue and cry against him. General Election 2024 was knocking at the door. Under his nose, in the capital...
Mayawati Has Turned BSP Into The BJP’s B-Team At Modi-Shah’s Behest
By Arun Srivastava If Mayawati, the Czarina of Dalits, has betrayed her Dalit comrades, the self-proclaimed Vishwa Guru and the public face of Hindutva, Narendra Modi, has lost the trust of the Hindus. Mayawati has been known for her cunningly crafted political stratagem, but the manner in which Modi’s...
