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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.Biden’s “Xenophobic” Label For India And Japan Is A Costly Mistake
By Girish Linganna US President Joe Biden is receiving criticism from many groups for describing India and Japan as “xenophobic” because they do not desire an influx of immigrants. This has raised concerns about a possible diplomatic mistake, considering the United States’ enhanced relations with these Asian countries as...
Legal Guarantee On MSP For Farmers Has Emerged As A Big Issue In 2024 Polls
By Tirthankar Mitra India lives in her villages. Though not often taken into consideration like many other sayings of Mahatma Gandhi, the powers that be at the Centre have paid its share of lip service to the residents of the villages- the farmers. But there are farmers and farmers....
Havana Congress On New International Economic Order Draws New Roadmap
By Satyaki Chakraborty The 50th anniversary congress on the New International Economic Order concluded in Havana on May 1 giving a call to the nations belonging to the Global South to reform the world system by changing the pattern of governance in the international bodies and brining more equity...
Narendra Modi Govt Worked Only For Crony Capitalists Of India
By Nitya Chakraborty Narendra Modi during his campaign for the Prime Ministership in 2013 and early months of 2014 focused mainly on corruption of the UPA-2 government in the last two years of its tenure and promised to the Indian voters a corruption-free government in 2014 Lok Sabha polls....
CJI Must Intervene To Ensure The Sanctity Of Electoral Process
By Arun Srivastava No, it is not a simple ‘unusual & worrying’ case. The allegation levelled by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, that the BJP has hatched a plan to switch EVMs being used in the Lok Sabha polls with the 1.9 million machines went missing in 2019,...
Chhattisgarh May Ditch BJP’s Programme Of Winning All Seats
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Lok Sabha election in Chhattisgarh will conclude with polling in the rest 7 constituencies in the third phase on May 7. Election campaigns are at its peak. The contest is chiefly between the BJP and the Congress, and there seems to be very close contests...
Congress Is Making All Efforts To Make It A Triangular Fight In Andhra Pradesh
By Sushil Kutty The poll bugle has sounded in Andhra Pradesh. Voting takes place on May 13. Both for assembly and Lok Sabha. The big fight is between Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP and former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party, which is allied with the Bharatiya...
Marx Is More Relevant For India Now On His 207th Birth Anniversary
By Krishna Jha Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818, in a small town called Trier, in Rhine province of Prussia in Germany. Prior to him, in 1776, industrial revolution started with discovery of the strength of steam by James Watt in England. With science and steam, entered...
India’s Adivasi Communities Are Facing Brutal Repression From Modi Govt
By Kurusam Shankar In the mineral-rich heartland of India’s Bastar region in the state of Chhattisgarh, a severe onslaught against indigenous communities, known as Adivasis, is currently unfolding. The Indian government officially recognizes the major Adivasi community in the region, the Madia, as a “particularly vulnerable tribal group.” Despite...
Agencies Struggling To Camouflage Mischief In Election-Eve Political Arrests
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court’s probing questions about the timing of arrests by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of political figures spotlight growing concerns about the propriety and implications of such actions, especially when juxtaposed with the electoral calendar. The apex court’s concerns telescope the potential misuse of central...
