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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.French Left Unites To Block Fascism Under A New Popular Front
By C.J. Atkins The French far-right is on the march, hoping to repeat its recent European Union election success in national polling at the end of this month. But the parties of the left and center-left have declared they won’t just sit back and let that happen. They’ve united...
Musk’s Rocket Science Is No Good For India’s Voting Machines
By K Raveendran The opponents of EVMs in India seem to have found a new poster boy in Elon Musk, touting his views on eliminating EVMs as a rallying cry. But the anti-EVM campaigners would do well to ponder if they are barking up the wrong tree? Elon Musk,...
Scrimping PM Modi, Rail Minister Left Railways Vulnerable To Accidents
By Tirthankar Mitra The deaths of 10 persons in a collision between the Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express and a goods train raises important questions about railway safety, accountability, policy priorities and more. Are we always learning by accident? This accident in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district has registered the highest death...
Karnataka Congress Leaders’ Infighting Makes Common People Suffer
By Arun Srivastava A senior faculty of a reputed educational institution in Karnataka wrote on her X handle: “MK enjoy Karnataka, First power cuts, water shortage and now……”. She further wrote: “I wish I could somehow not give my share of income tax”. Undoubtedly, this manifested disenchantment of the...
Potato, Batata, Aloo: Production, Management Of A Beloved Veggie
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On May 30 this year, the first International Day of Potato was observed. While India is the second largest potato producer after China, the historic event failed to create any awareness among the Indian people about its importance. Potato is the third most important crop...
Odisha’s Tribal CM Mohan Manjhi Made It To The Top With Friends In High Places
By Harihar Swarup Caste does not matter much in Odisha politics. But it seems the BJP is up to experimenting with it, as it chose a tribal face as its first Chief Minister in the state over more familiar — Mohan Charan Manjhi, a four–time legislator from Keonjhar district,...
Israel’s Fall From High Moral Ground To The Indictment By ICJ
By James M Dorsey Israeli military triumphs and exploits often produce battlefield victories that fail to garner political gains. The Gaza war has changed that paradigm. It has produced neither a military nor a political victory. Adding fuel to the fire, Israel has abandoned the notion that soft power...
Close Look At Calcutta HC Judgment On OBC Quotas For Muslims
By Mokshith Venkata Shiva Bhyri In a recent ruling, the Calcutta High Court has invalidated Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates for 77 Muslim classes in West Bengal, casting doubt on the West Bengal Backward Classes Act of 2012 and striking down several of its provisions for contravening the landmark...
UN Commission Finds Israel Guilty Of Crimes Against Humanity
By Bashir Abu-Manneh The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory issued its “first in-depth investigation into the events that took place on and since 7 October 2023.” The report holds the Israeli occupation responsible for the ongoing catastrophic situation in Gaza. But it also...
What’s The Hullabaloo Over Jobless Indians Joining The Russian Army
By Nantoo Banerjee The government’s strong reaction to the news of the death of two Russian Army-recruited Indian nationals in the Ukraine war asking the Russian authorities for an early release and return of all Indian nationals serving in the Russian Army does not seem to be quite justified....
Chandrababu Naidu Makes A Significant Difference To Modi’s NDA Govt
By Kalyani Shankar The swearing-in of Nara Chandrababu Naidu as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister was a significant event for Naidu personally, and to his party and for Indian politics, too. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top BJP leaders witnessed the 74-year-old politician taking the oath for the fourth...
Mohan Bhagwat In For A Solid Grilling In RSS’ Palakkad Meet
By Arun Srivastava RSS leaders close to its chief Mohan Bhagwat are seeking to suppress news of a ‘rift’ between RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his “true sevak” remark. But events taking place inside the RSS do not validate the message that everything is ethical and politically...
The West Cuts A Sorry Figure On The Great Chinese Scrabble Board
By Anjan Roy The United Kingdom is facing a dilemma. It is not able to issue, for the time being, the regimental badges for its military service personnel bearing the imprimatur of King Charles. The reason: Chinese supplies. The UK issues the badges worn on berets, with their sovereign’s...
Election Takeaways That One Can Count As Significant
By Tirthankar Mitra Challenging long-standing narratives and sometimes setting them aside, 2024 Lok Sabha elections marked a pivotal moment in Indian politics. In sum, it is time for political pundits and pollsters to look at things they claim to know all about with an open mind. The common people...
BJP Looking For Scapegoats To Blame For Uttar Pradesh Debacle
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Shocked by the humiliating performance of the party in UP in the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP leadership has decided to assign 40 teams of two important leaders each to study the voting patterns. Each team will visit two constituencies and meet local leaders and...
A Verdict Against Chiquita’s Impunity In Colombia
By Carlos Cruz Mosquera Chiquita, one of the United States’ and the world’s biggest fruit companies, has finally been charged in a Florida court for its links to a terrorist organization. In 2007, following a similar trial in New York, the company admitted to financing one of Colombia’s most...
Murlidhar C. Bhandare, The ‘Senior In The Chamber’ Who We All Miss
By Mohan V Katarki For a lawyer, when his chamber senior passes away, he naturally feels a loss. I am feeling a terrible loss on the passing away of senior advocate Murlidhar C. Bhandare, who lived a long and meaningful life into the mid-nineties. The autobiography of Bhandare tells...
Now Is The Time For A ‘NEET’ Overhaul Of Admissions To Medical Colleges
By Dr Arun Mitra Irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), an examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to medical courses, has raised many serious questions. A record number of 67 students obtained the perfect score of 720 out of 23,33,297 who appeared...
