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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.Bizarre Developments In Democratic Party Over Joe Biden’s Sticking To Candidacy
By Sushil Kutty “Joe and Jill went up the hill… For Joe to get a second term… Joe fell down and broke his crown… And Jill came tumbling after…” But no, President Joe Biden’s wife Dr Jill Biden isn’t ready to come “tumbling after”. On the contrary, Joe has...
Trusted Informal Ally BJD Turns A Bitter Foe Of BJP After A Decade
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Naveen Patnaik, five-time Chief Minister of Odisha, had been a trusted informal ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a decade since 2014, but after being greatly suffering twin election debacles – both for...
South Africa’s New Coalition Government Of ANC And DA Facing Multiple Challenges
By Tirthankar Mitra Cautious optimism fraught with challenges has been ushered in South Africa post President Cyril Ramaphosa forming a coalition government. The new government has economic and social rejuvenation high on its agenda with the inclusion of Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen and other Opposition parties. The...
Attacks Against The Minorities In The Country Have Increased After Lok Sabha Polls
By Krishna Jha The non-Hindu people in Hindustan “must either adopt the Hindu culture and language, must entertain no idea but those of the glorification of Hindu race and culture, or (they) may stay in the country, wholly subordinated to the Hindu nation, claiming nothing, deserving no...
Come 2026- Modi govt will collapse if NDA loses the coming assembly elections
By Nitya Chakraborty The first short session of the 18th Lok Sabha has just ended with the third time Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving the impression once again that nothing different happened in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, he remains the same unvanquished leader of the majority party BJP...
RSS leadership is not happy with Narendra Modi’s style of governance in his last term
By Harihar Swarup The RSS hints at the course correction from the BJP and Modi government 3.0, which it wants to be reflected in the choice of new party president. The third tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi got off to a turbulent start. A series of unrelated events...
Modi fears Rahul Gandhi is taking away BJP’s Hindu vote bank
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his reply to the motion of thanks to the President's address to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after a day of holding forth in the Lok Sabha. The opposition sought to drown Modi’s voice in the din of constant sloganeering. The...
Modi’s ‘balak budhi’ jibe an NDA-compliant derivative of same old ‘Pappu’
By K Raveendran Prime Minister Narendra Modi's use of ‘balak budhi’ to describe Rahul Gandhi during the debate on the President’s address to parliament may be seen may be seen as an NDA-complaint derivative of the derisive ‘Pappu’ jibe used by BJP leaders in the early phases of the...
Narendra Modi’s reply to President’s address debate lacked self-confidence
By Arun Srivastava It was a shaken and short of self confidence Narendra Modi on July 2 in Parliament.. Notwithstanding being insipid and incoherent, his reply to motion on President’s speech was purely an attempt to gain back his aura of “Political Invincibility”, which unfortunately he could not accomplish....
Unexpected turn of politics favours INDIA Bloc in Jharkhand
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The last one week has brought such a change in Jharkhand politics that BJP has never expected. Former Chief Minister Hemant Soren is out on bail, and leading the INDIA bloc again from the front, much to the frustration of the BJP leadership. Election to...
Left wing Morena is going from strength to strength in Mexico
By David Raby MEXICO CITY: Scarcely a month has passed since the general elections in Mexico, and despite calling for a recount which no-one except hard-core conservatives takes seriously (when you’re trounced two to one the only rational reaction is to examine the reasons for your failure), the opposition...
Modi’s Days Of Lording Over Parliament Like A Monarch Ends At Last
By Arun Srivastava For the first time in his ten-year rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, proclaimed to be the super-leader to shape the destiny of India, wore a pitiable, visibly shaken and dejected look sitting in the front row of the treasury benches in Lok Sabha, while Rahul Gandhi,...
India’s Super Rich Must Be Taxed Separately In 2024-25 Budget For Raising Resources
By Anjan Roy Taxation of the super-rich is becoming current coin in International deliberations on the global financial structure and funding of development. In a recent multi-nation deliberations organised by the Heinrich Boll Stiftung of Berlin, Indian participant Rakesh Mohan, former deputy governor of RBI, drew attention to the...
Rahul Gandhi Has Finally Emerged As The Fiery Leader Of Opposition
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi was slated to reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address at 4 pm on Tuesday. PM Modi must have spent the previous hours prepping for the reply which came nearly 24 hours after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi had...
Five Major Constraints Adversely Affecting Development Of Cities
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Indian cities are suffering from five-fold bottlenecks that prevent them realizing their full economic potential. Those are lack of common economic vision, challenges related to land supply, unintegrated urban planning and industrial infrastructure, inadequate institutional framework and capacity, and business-related policy and regulatory constraints. This...
After Dry Spell, Heavy Rains Bring Misery To Citizens Of Big Cities And Towns
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The monsoon season has set in, bringing much relief from months’ scorching heat across the country. However, it has also brought about great trouble for big cities that see rainwater getting trapped and throwing normal life out of gear. Floods in some parts of the...
Trinamool Cadres Are Running Parallel Administration In Bengal Villages
By Tirthankar Mitra It is almost a month since June 4 when Trinamool Congress emerged victorious in 29 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal out of the total of 42 trouncing the BJP which was reduced to 12 from the earlier 18. Since then, reports of clashes between TMC...
Donald Trump Is A Fascist – He Can’t Be Allowed To Occupy White House Again
By C.J. Atkins WASHINGTON: Two things are clearer than ever after the first presidential debate. First, Trump is a fascist and a liar who can’t be allowed near the White House ever again. Second, despite Biden’s faltering performance as messenger, the task ahead of the people’s and labour movements...
