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.Saving The Constitution Has Emerged As A Major Issue In Lok Sabha Polls
By P. Sudhir As the last phase of polling is about to be completed, there is no doubt that the Constitution of India and its protection has been one of the main issues in the Lok Sabha election. Right from the beginning, the leaders of the INDIA bloc of...
Narendra Modi In Meditation Mode Is A Last Ditch Effort
By Sushil Kutty The surround sound around Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Meditation’ at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari during the ‘silence period’ in force before the last and seventh phase of the 2024 election is at its crescendo. Modi recently astounded people with “nobody knew Mahatma Gandhi before...
Narendra Modi Has Started Talking Of 1000 Years Period Like Hitler
By Krishna Jha Marx has written that religion is the opium of the masses. Also it is the sigh of the oppressed. Both express the wretchedness of our populace. They need to forget the present, which is awfully painful. Future appears to be bleak and past is lost in...
INDIA Bloc Leaders Have Put Up Solid Campaign To Take On PM In Varanasi
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Irrespective of outcome of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, credit goes to India Alliance to make BJP struggle in all the 13 seats in Poorvanchal part of state. Knowing fully well the outcome of most VIP constituency Varanasi where PM Narendra Modi is contesting...
Kolkata (North) Constituency Witnessing Battle Of Three Veterans
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Peppered with palaces, mansions and manors dating back to the 18th century that earned the city then called Calcutta the moniker of “The City of Palaces”, three principal contestants of Kolkata (North) Lok Sabha constituency once belonged to the same political outfit, Indian National Congress....
India’s Leading PSE BHEL Sees Big Resurgence In Its Operations
By Raju Kumar BHOPAL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has experienced a significant turnover after a period of stagnation in orders and productivity. BHEL had been facing challenges in recent years, has reported notable improvements in its financial performance for the financial year 2023-24. In the financial year 2022-23,...
Chabahar Port: A Strategic Move For India, Iran, And Afghanistan
By Girish Linganna India is working to revive the long-delayed Chabahar port project in Iran. On May 13, India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) and Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization signed a 10-year agreement. This deal allows India to develop and operate the Chabahar port. IPGL will invest around $120...
Election Commission’s Credibility Touches The Lowest Level In Its Long History
By K Raveendran The credibility and trustworthiness of the Election Commission of India (ECI) have hit a new low in the current Lok Sabha elections and the situation has come to such a pass that it cannot be retrieved without certain cataclysmic changes in the system. India’s election commission...
BJP Faces A Herculean Task In Odisha Lok Sabha Election
By Dr. Gyan Pathak When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy with his Ayodhya Ram Temple inauguration in January, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was busy with Shree Jagannath Heritage Corridor in Puri. Patnaik inaugurated his project on January 17, 2024, and Modi inaugurated his project on January 22,...
INDI-Alliance Plans For An India Without Narendra Modi
By Sushil Kutty Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has started speaking Rahul Gandhi’s language, the aggressiveness passing on from the Wayanad Congress candidate to the Thiruvananthapuram Congress candidate seamlessly and effortlessly. Quite sure that the INDIA bloc will come to power, which Rahul Gandhi says is a fait accompli, Tharoor...
BJP Has Given Big Focus On Basirhat Constituency Based On Sandeshkhali Affairs
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Sandeshkhali of Basirhat constituency of Bengal has been in the news long before Lok Sabha election bugle was sounded. It was a blow in the guts of the collective conscience of the country when sexual exploitation charges of some local women by a Trinamool Congress...
2025 Presidential Candidate Issue Divides Ruling MAS Party Of Bolivia
By Satyaki Chakraborty The bitter personality clash between the present President of Bolivia Luis Arce and the former President of the country Evo Morales has led to the split of the Latin American nation’s ruling party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) posing a big danger to the sustenance of the...
Political Pressure From All Sides Puts Jordan King In A Hopeless Situation
By James M Dorsey Jordan’s King Abdullah is caught between a rock and a hard place. Hamas and its regional supporters, as well as Israeli politicians and vigilantes, are pressuring King Abdullah from both ends of the political spectrum. Iranian-backed Syrian and Iraqi militants seek to draw the kingdom,...
Left Wing MORENA Expected To Win In Mexican General Elections On June 2
By Satyaki Chakraborty For Latin American Left as also the Global Left, there seems to be a welcome news waiting on June 2 as nearly 100 million voters of Mexico including a record number of first timers will be polling to elect a new President as also many other...
Last Phase Of Lok Sabha Polling Acquires Special Significance
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The last 7th phase of Lok Sabha Election 2024, has acquired double distinction. It offers the best of times to PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi, but also presents the worst of times in majority of the Lok Sabha constituencies scheduled for poll on June 1...
U.S. Military Alarmed At Joint China-Russia Collaboration In Space War
By Girish Linganna Pentagon officials are speaking out about possible dangers as China expands its activities in space and Russia expresses interest in equipment capable of destroying satellites. The U.S. military aims to dominate space in future conflicts. Satellites, crucial for national defense and worldwide communication, have always been...
Undecided Political Analysts Beat Around The Election Bush
By Sushil Kutty Political analysts are crouching tigers hiding behind “public mood is tough to read”. A plausible narrative for the 2024 Lok Sabha Election eludes them. Will the BJP get a majority again, will Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “abki baar 400 paar” come true? Taking the safe line...
Kolkata South Constituency Is Quite Easy For The Trinamool Candidate Mala Roy
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Time was when the “mother of all electoral battles” in West Bengal used to be fought in Kolkata South constituency with CPI (M)-led Left Front sparing no efforts to defeat Kolkata (South)’s sitting MP Mamata Banerjee. Kolkata(South) has lent an aura of invincibility to any...
