Opinion
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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.Corporates Biggest Beneficiaries of Rs 16.26 Lakh-Crore Written-Off Loans
By Dr. Gyan Pathak During the financial year 2023-24, bank loans worth Rs 1.70 lakh crore were written off, as revealed in Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary’s recent written reply in the Rajya Sabha. It makes the total written off amount to swell to Rs16.26 lakh...
Narendra Modi Govt Has to Move with Caution in Dealing with Bangladesh
By Kalyani Shankar The former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, abruptly left her country on August 5, causing immediate concern in her country and the region. According to the BBC, Hasina’s family, not security officials, convinced her to leave due to safety concerns. Her son stated, “We begged...
Sisodia Bail Brings Into Focus Denial Of Right To Millions Of Incarcerated Undertrials
By K Raveendran When the Supreme Court Chief Justice Chandrachud says people are fed up with the way our courts function, there cannot be a more serious indictment of the judicial system. His assertion that the judiciary should not be an institution run solely by judges for judges is...
PM Narendra Modi Throws His Hat Into The Quota Within Quota Ring
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thrown his hat into the quota within quota ring, that is set by a recent Supreme Court verdict. Though the verdict has allowed a structured reservation policy for SC in job and education by subcategorization of more backward castes for...
Many Unexplained Questions Cropping Up About The Future Of Sheikh Hasina
By Sushil Kutty Some people are trying to read the mind of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Others are saying they do not know where Hasina is! The United States didn’t give her refuge. The United Kingdom point-blank refused. There was talk of France and Finland, but apparently...
INDIA Bloc Leaders Have Every Right To Move Impeachment Motion Against Dhankar
By Arun Srivastava Social media is flooded with the messages deprecating Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankar for his behaviour on Friday in the house and more for his obstinate observation for Samajwadi Party member Jaya Bachchan. While a message reads “he symbolises arrogance & impatience”, the other...
Centre Aims For Rs 1 Lakh Crore Fisheries Exports With Rs 8666 Crore Investment
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The Narendra Modi government has approved fisheries projects worth Rs 8666.28 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) over the past four financial years. It marks an important step towards the formalization and modernization of India’s fisheries sector. This was revealed by Union...
After 50 Years, Watergate Scam Still Carries Relevance Before 2024 Us Elections
By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON: Among all the court cases, scandals, and constitutional crises swirling around convicted felon Donald Trump, the criminal Republican ex-president and now—again—the party’s presidential nominee, let us pause to remember another big constitutional crisis the U.S. faced—Watergate. August 8, 2024, marks the 50th anniversary of the...
AI-Driven Changes In Workplace Must Respect Worker’s Rights
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Artificial Intelligence revolution could further widen the gap between high and low-income countries, a new joint report from International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology has warned, unless cooperative international action is taken to address uneven...
Manish Sisodia’s Bail From Prison Is A Big Relief For Aam Aadmi Party In Delhi
By Sushil Kutty Manish Sisodia got bail and arrived at his residence on August 9. Sisodia was the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi. Then, he drew up Delhi’s excise policy. He was arrested and jailed 17 months ago. In fact, people sort of forgot Manish Sisodia as the news...
Supreme Court Judgement On Caste Issue Is Good In Intent But Keeps Some Snags
By D Raja The recent judgement of the Supreme Court has once again re-opened the ever-elusive question of caste and what to do with it. For the most part caste and its affect has been deliberately confined to the social realm as a practice reminiscent of the ancient past...
PM’s Move To Send Waqf (Amendment) Bill To JPC Is A Big Victory For Opposition
By Arun Srivastava Lok Sabha referring the controversial he Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on August 8 is the first major defeat of Narendra Modi during his long ten year rule it also underlines that he cannot dictate the parliamentary proceedings suiting his whims...
Narendra Modi Govt Is Pursuing Jobless Growth Strategy Even In Its Third Term
Dr Yugal Rayalu Among many features that are decoded about the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of the prominent one is rising concern about joblessness. Whole nation is busy discussing the 2024-25 budget presented in the Parliament on July 23. The corporate sectors are fielding learned men...
Maha Assembly Polls: Shiv-Sena (UBT), NCP (SP), Congress To Share Seats
By Rahil Nora Chopra Seat-sharing talks have begun in right earnest with Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray conducting separate meetings with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and NCP-SP supremo Sharad Pawar. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and K C Venugopal were also present during Kharge’s meeting with Thackeray. The MVA alliance...
US Role In Post-Hasina Bangladesh Must Be Monitored Closely By Secular Forces
By P. Sudhir The mass revolt against the authoritarian government of Sheikh Hasina Wazed has had a dramatic outcome with the fall of the government and Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country. On Monday (August 5), the `March to Dhaka’ called by the student protestors saw tens of thousands of...
Remembering Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, A Visionary Who Failed To Gauge The Reality
By Satyaki Chakraborty Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee who passed away in Kolkata on August 8 morning in his small two room flat, was a hard core communist till the end of his life at 80. A leader of the CPI(M) since 1966, Buddhadeb was known for...
India’s Money Laundering Industry Has Only 0.76 Per Cent Conviction Rate
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s money laundering industry, though illegal, remains the foundation of the parallel black economy of the country, notwithstanding the draconian Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), PM Narendra Modi’s vow of action against it, and Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) shows of strict actions, especially against opposition...
Waqf Board Amendment Bill Reads Like A Counter To Caste Census
By Sushil Kutty The Modi government’s Waqf Board Amendment Bill, 2024, has further cemented Opposition unity as party after party of the INDI-Alliance stood up in the Lok Sabha and accused the NDA government of dividing Hindu and Muslim, one of them going to the extent of branding the...
