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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.European Nations Fear An Imminent Aggression By Russian President In The Continent
By T N Ashok LONDON: The European Union fears another WAR and has asked its citizens to stockpile enough food and other essential supplies to sustain them for at least 72 hours in the event of a crisis. The EU Commission has said this in new guidance released Wednesday....
Trump 2.0 Regime Is Trying To Browbeat Left Wing LA Regimes To Submission
By Sergei Kozhemyakin NEW YORK: One of the most prominent figures in the early days of 20th century imperialism was U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Under his rule, the United States subjugated the Panama Canal Zone, occupied Cuba, invaded the Dominican Republic, and pursued an almost endless list of other...
Europe’s Moment Of Truth As U.S. VP Vance Calls Them ‘Free Loaders’
By Nitya Chakraborty Europe, which has always been vocal about its past history and civilization as well its contribution to the making of the modern world, has never faced such humiliation in the hands of its transatlantic ally the USA in the last eighty years since the end of...
Allahabad High Court: From A Hallowed Institution To The Backyard Of Judiciary
By K Raveendran The Allahabad High Court, established almost two centuries ago, has historically occupied a distinguished position in the Indian judiciary. It has been a crucible for landmark judgments, a beacon of justice, and a stage for many legal luminaries who have shaped the judicial ethos of the...
Stop Misleading People With Hype Around GDP Growth Data
By Dr. Gyan Pathak PM Narendra Modi led BJP government in India, and BJP led governments in the states are now tabling “Developed India”, “Developed Delhi”, “Developed Madhya Pradesh” etc budgets as hypnotizing technique, to make people believe that the country has actually developed under their rule. Deception is...
OECD Debt Report 2025 Shows Rising Vulnerability Of The Rich Countries
By Anjan Roy The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, Better known as the OECD, has produced its global debt survey for 2025, which paints a rather grim picture of overall indebtedness of countries across the development and income spectrum. It reveals many a truths, including for those who...
‘Saugat-E-Modi’ Is Taking The Narendra Modi Cult To Another Level
By Sushil Kutty What is ‘Saugat-e-Modi’? The literal translation is ‘Modi’s Gift’. It’s a gift scheme for members of “minority communities” during this festive season, even if it sounds like unmistaken “Muslim appeasement.” Dig a little deeper and ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ is cultivating the Modi Cult and the question should be...
Not Just Mohan Bhagwat, Sanjay Joshi May Also Meet Narendra Modi On March 30
By Arun Srivastava March 30 is going to be the momentous day in the lifecycle of the RSS. On this day the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat would not only be meeting his ostensible bete noire Narendra Modi to sort out the issue of selection of the future president of...
Pakistan Has Completely Lost Control In Balochistan
By Manish Rai Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province in terms of area has been rocked by multiple massive attacks recently. These attacks by Baloch insurgents, especially the attack on the Jaffar Express by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) have raised a very valid question: Is the Pakistani Army really in...
Reservation Issue Becomes The Focus Of Political Fight Between BJP And Congress
By Sushil Kutty Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is adamant that nobody (does “nobody” include Congress?) can “change the Constitution drafted by Babasaheb Ambedkar” and that nobody “can finish reservation” either. The question then boils down to can anybody give Muslims reservation, i.e., reservation on the basis of religion? The...
Climate Shocks To Cost India 24.7 Per Cent Of GDP By 2070
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The total GDP loss due to climate change under median climate change scenario in 2070 is found to be 16.9% in Asia and the Pacific, with all economies experiencing losses. Changes are in GDP are most pronounced in Bangladesh (-30.5%), Viet Nam (-30.2%), Indonesia (-26.8%),...
Massive Protests By Govt Staff And Citizens Against Musk’s DOGE Cuts
By Mark Gruenberg and John Wojcik NEW YORK: In a big win for senior citizens, federal workers, and anyone else Social Security covers or who pays payroll taxes, a federal judge in Greenbelt, Md., tossed Elon Musk—Donald Trump’s puppeteer—and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency out of Social Security’s...
Cut In USAID Funds For Rohingya Refugees Creates Big Problem For Bangladesh
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: With international assistance to Bangladesh on account of its feeding and sheltering a million Rohingyas to be sharply reduced from next month (April), Bangladeshi interim caretaker regime is lobbying hard to secure more help from abroad. Dhaka had received an official notice from the World...
Democratic Party Under Chuck Schumer Is Paralysed Under Trump 2.0
By Branko Marcetic NEW YORK: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has never faced a revolt like this before. The broad left has never pulled its punches when it comes to the eight-term senator, suspicious of his Wall Street ties and unhappy with willingness to strike deals with Donald Trump. But...
Will Bangladesh Army Step In Again To Restore Stability In Bangladesh?
By Nitya Chakraborty Is the Bangladesh Army going to take over control of their politically turbulent country, either from front or behind, to precipitate the holding of early elections? This question is being raised by the seasoned political observers in Dhaka, as the whole of last week was dominated...
US Attacks On Houthi Rebels Send A Red Alert On Red Sea
By Nantoo Banerjee Another maverick action by United States President Donald Trump, launching large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi pirates, who have made cargo movement through the Red Sea a high-risk exercise since the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza broke out over a year ago. At a stake is...
Two-Month Campaign Against Labour Codes Begins, Strike Action On May 20
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Workers’ two-month campaign against the four controversial labour codes has just begun afresh, after the adoption of a declaration in this regard in the National Convention of Workers organised by the joint platform of the 10 Central Trade Unions and Independent Sectoral Federations and Associations....
Astronaut Sunita Williams’s Return To Earth Is A Great Win For Space-Science
By Kalyani Shankar NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, of Indian origin, is in the news these days. Her team has returned safely to Earth after spending nine months in space. They intended to be in space for eight days, but technical problems extended their mission. The spacecraft returned without them...
