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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.Will Modi Orchestrate A Trump’s January 6-Style Violent Protests?
By Arun Srivastava With the 2024 Lok Sabha election nearing culmination, a palpable fear gripping social and political circles is that like Donald Trump, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi might refuse to relinquish office and create a constitutional crisis. The manner in which Modi is trying to fashion...
ECI’s Claim Means Denying To Share Election Data With General Public
By S.N. Sahu The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed the Supreme Court that it has no legal mandate to share voter turnout data with anyone other than the candidates and their agents. In effect, the ECI has told the court that a legal mandate to share election...
BJP’s Delhi Campaign Gets Some Boost With Women’s Mood Turning Against Kejriwal
By Sushil Kutty Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal squandered the few days he was given by the Supreme Court to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. From all indications, all seven Delhi Lok Sabha seats will go to the BJP. The Congress never got a chance from its alliance...
Kharge Or Rahul? Jury Still Out On INDIA Bloc’s PM Candidate
By Rahil Nora Chopra The jury is still out on who will be the I.N.D.I.A. bloc Prime Ministerial candidate if the Congress-led INDIA bloc crossed the halfway mark of 272 seats in the Lok Sabha election. The political buzz is that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Chief Minister of Tamil...
In Jadavpur, The CPI(M) Is Making All Efforts For A Turn Around In Lok Sabha Polls
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Jadavpur constituency adjoining Kolkata is witnessing a three cornered contest between Trinamool Congress’s Sayoni Ghosh, a talented film actor, CPI(M)’s Srijan Bhattacharya, a known student leader and Dr. Anirban Ganguly of BJP. The BJP candidate is a well known RSS ideologue based in Delhi. Incidentally,...
Lahore’s Heera Mandi Has A Unique History Of More Than Four Centuries
By Girish Linganna Heera Mandi – the Diamond Bazaar – Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest Netflix production film has created waves globally among the viewers of the sub continent. The focus has shifted to this particular place, now in Pakistan which has been in existence for more than four centuries....
Julian Assange Won A Victory, But The Battle For His Release Continues
By Chip Gibbons LONDON: On Monday, May 20, 2024, the British High Court granted Julian Assange his first legal victory in four years. The court found that the WikiLeaks founder could appeal his extradition to the United States on the basis that he may be denied free expression rights...
NDA Losing Majority In 2024 Lok Sabha Polls Is A Distinct Possibility Now
By Nitya Chakraborty The first five phases of polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are over by now, with only 115 seats out of the total of 543 remaining for voting in the next two phases. The results will be out on June 4. In the last few...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Interviews And What To Make Of Them
By Sushil Kutty There are funny politicians, too. Just like there is ‘Humour in Uniform’. Take Rahul Gandhi, for example. Rahul is a close second to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in terms of funny riposte. In fact, the 54-year-old often beats Modi in the game. Like when he compelled...
Narendra Modi’s India Is On The Wrong Side Of History In The Struggle Of Palestine
By P. Sudhir The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has sought arrest warrants to be issued against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant along with three Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh. The prosecutor has stated that there is enough evidence...
Israel Is Continuing Its Destruction Of Rafah By Massive Bombing
By Krishna Jha Amidst massive bombing of Rafah, its major part is in ruins now. There is also sealing of entry and exit for life-saving aid. Brutality is in its full bloom. Israel, a built up habitat for those survivors of extremities during holocaust, now has spread out its...
Many Decisions Of Chouhan Govt Are Being Altered In Madhya Pradesh
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Without waiting for Lok Sabha poll results to be out, both Congress and BJP have initiated steps to make changes in their respective organisations. The BJP has taken steps to change policies introduced by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan..As regards Congress it called....
Veteran Saugata Roy Of TMC Is Getting Good Fight From CPI(M)’s Sujan Chakraborty
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: A three time MP ought to be well entrenched in his constituency even if he does not voice his certainty about his victory when he faces the electorate on the fourth occasion. A hatrick of electoral triumphs notwithstanding, , Trinamool Congress MP from Dum Dum,...
Iran To Hold Elections On June 28 To Choose New President After Raisi
By Girish Linganna If Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had appeared less stern (or showing slightly less firmness) during his eulogy (a speech given in honour of someone who has died), more people in Iran might have believed that the president’s death was simply an accident. Officials noted a stark (or...
Britain Is Going For General Elections On July 4 After 14 Years Of Tory Rule
By Ben Chacko LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gambled on a snap general election, announcing on Wednesday a poll likely to bring down the curtain on 14 years of miserable Tory rule. He surprised Westminster by announcing that the country will vote on July 4, with the present...
Opinion Poll Ban Is No Deterrent For Politicians To Claim Round-Wise Tally Of Seats
By K Raveendran The Election Commission of India (ECI) has wielded its regulatory wand, imposing a ban on exit polls between April 19 and June 1. During this period, media outlets are forbidden from publishing predictions or survey results. The rationale behind this prohibition is clear: to prevent undue...
PM Narendra Modi Running A Risk Of Getting His Nose Cut In Delhi Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Campaign for Lok Sabha election in Delhi is at peak, with both the chief contestants the BJP and INDIA bloc claiming to win all the 7 constituencies. On the surface, it may seem to many a simple election affair of gaining political dominance, but it...
Supreme Court Should Act To Protect Democracy And Right To Vote
By Arun Srivastava Visible zeal of the Indian voters to overthrow the autocratic Narendra Modi government that’s determined to dismantle Ambedkar’s Constitution, may prove to be a mirage, thanks to Rajiv Kumar-led election commission’s single-minded focus to subvert the election process in favour of Modi by hook or crook....
