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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.Zubeen Garg Was The Soul Of North East Of India, Not Just Assam
By Mithun Dey Zubeen Garg famously stated “Assam is famous for tea. Rhinos and Zubeen Garg”. It’s hard to believe that Zubeen Garg, the “Poet of Music” is no more on earth. He leaves us untimely at the age of 52. Our most beloved Zubeen da died on September...
Kerala Seeks Supplementary Grants To Offset GST Revamp, US Tariffs
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In view of the financial stringency it is facing, Kerala has sought supplementary grants and eligibility for a “temporary extra borrowing limit” of 0.5 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) to offset the losses arising from the Goods and Services Tax (GST)...
Trump’s 100% Tariffs On Foreign Branded Drugs Set To Hit Indian Pharma Giants
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Indian generics and Chinese API suppliers brace for competitive disadvantage as Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs threaten decades of market penetration. Come October 01, Trump’s 100% tariffs on pharma products come into effect disrupting Asian giants supply chains and market dominance in the US....
BJP Leader’s Son’s Comment Against Muslim Traders In Indore Is Causing Tension
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Irresponsible, sometime highly provocative utterance by BJP leaders have caused state-wide tension. A call given by a BJP leader caused tension in Indore, the highest populated city of Madhya Pradesh. This young leader who also happens to be the son of a women legislator...
World Oil Flows At A Critical Juncture As India, US Try To Hammer Out A Deal
By K Raveendran The global oil market is once again caught between geopolitics and fundamentals, as a new set of developments forces traders, producers, and consumers to recalibrate expectations. With the United States and the European Union signalling a hardening of positions on Russian oil, and with the Middle...
Indian Diplomat Petal Gahlot Did A Splendid Job In Un Assembly By Exposing Shehbaz Sharif
By Sushil Kutty Indian diplomat Petal Gahlot on Saturday caught Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif blatantly lying as he unleashed what is known to one all as ‘Pakistani theatrics’ also known as glorifying terrorism. Shehbaz Sharif excels in “absurd theatrics” Shehbaz Sharif was glorifying terrorism at the United Nations...
Bangladesh Under Yunus At The Edge Of A Security Collapse
By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury Bangladesh is entering one of the most dangerous phases of its history. At the centre of this looming crisis is the unelected regime of Muhammad Yunus, which is presenting itself abroad as democratic and reformist while systematically dismantling the country’s defence and intelligence structure....
NCERT’s New Modules On Partition Of India Contain Falsehood With Pro-Communal Content
By Krishna Jha Indian History Congress (IHC) has criticized the NCERT’s new modules on the Partition of India that have been developed to enliven the “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”. The IHC has alleged that these modules contain “falsehood” aimed to underline the “communal intent.” Those who prepared the modules...
Trump’s Volte Face Relating To Ukraine War Tells About His Flip-Flop Foreign Policy
By John Wojcik NEW YORK: Corporate media expressed either surprise or, in some cases, downright glee after it was reported this week that Trump “switched sides” and now says Ukraine can win back all the territories taken by Russia during the ongoing war there. Trump is suddenly praising Ukrainian...
Crime Against Children In India Is Rising Sharply
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Number of crimes committed against children in India, and also the rate of crime as proportion of child population has been rising sharply since 2015, a new report “Children in India 2025” released by National Statistics Office, reveals. “It is seen that crime incident under...
LDF Leader CPI(M) Toughens Stand On SIR In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has hardened its stand on the Election Commission’s decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State in the short run-up to the local bodies elections later this year and the Assembly polls nearly...
Ensuring Social Justice Is A Key Component Of Indian Constitution
By Ram Puniyani Indian society has been riddled with many inequalities. There are some forces who want to do away with the Indian constitution. It is an instrument towards social struggle for equality. On one hand there have been patriarchal values, glorified in the scriptures, on the other the...
Third Term CPI General Secretary D Raja Faces Main Task Of Rejuvenating The Party
By Nitya Chakraborty CPI general secretary D Raja who has been granted his third term at the recently concluded 25th congress of CPI in Chandigarh faces a stupendous task in rejuvenating the stagnating party organisation and steer it with dynamism and vision to play a proper role in building...
Donald Trump’s Wooing Of Shehbaz Sharif And Asim Munir Has Turned Bizarre
By Sushil Kutty US President Donald Trump, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, the current power troika in the subcontinent. When two of them meet, Trump and Munir, Pakistanis puff up their chests. What happens when Sharif also gets invited to the...
Revadis And Cash Flows From PM Narendra Modi To Bihar Voters Before Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Democracy in the land of Bihar, which is in the cusp of Vidhan Sabha general election, has just fallen to a new low with revadis (freebies) and cash flowing from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the voters. There was a time in the 6th...
US Economy Navigates Choppy Waters As Growth Rebounds Amid Policy Headwinds
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: The American economy’s robust 3.8% second-quarter growth rate, significantly revised upward from initial estimates, presents a deceptively encouraging picture that masks deeper structural challenges confronting investors as the nation navigates an increasingly complex policy landscape. While consumer resilience continues to drive near-term momentum,...
Trump’s 50 Percent Tariff On India Has Had Some Impact On GST Rate Adjustments
By Prabhat Patnaik Trump’s tariff aggression against India will indubitably have a contractionary effect on the Indian economy. Even if Trump reduces tariffs from the 50 per cent he is currently levying, this will only be in exchange for India reducing its tariffs on American goods, especially agricultural goods...
Trump Policies On H-1B Visas Have Potential To Transform India’s High Tech Sector
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: When the Indian IT boom began in the late 1990s, the “American Dream” was its rocket fuel. Bright young engineers from Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune queued up for the H-1B visa, chasing careers in Silicon Valley. They became coders, data architects, project...
