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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.In Himachal’s Mandi, It Is The Lok Sabha Battle Between The Queen And The Prince
By Sushil Kutty ‘Haseen Pari’ and ‘Sanatani Watchdog’. One is a ‘Queen’, the other is a ‘Prince’. The beautiful fairy loves her “beef”, and the sanatani prince has a beef with her for her love for beef. It is election time and everything goes, including objecting to people’s eating...
Libia Lobo Sardesai Ran A Secret Rado Station During Liberation Movement In Goa
By Harihar Swarup “Rejoice Brothers and sisters” Rejoice Today, after 451 years of alien rule, Goa is free and united with the mother land. Our brothers are there to protect you”. On the morning of December 19, 1961—the Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule—Libia Lobo Sardesai and her colleague...
In Ghatal, The Top Star Of Bengal Dev Is Fighting Hard To Keep His Image Clean
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: With the BJP and Trinamool Congress candidates hailing from Bengali film world, there is a surfeit of glamour at Ghatal constituency in West Bengal which goes to polls on May 25. But even as he seeks the people’s verdict for the second time, Trinamool Congress...
Global Attention Is Focused On Iran’s Future Nuclear Programme In Post-Raisi Era
By Girish Linganna On May 6, Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), visited Tehran and met with Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran’s Foreign Minister. Shortly after, on May 19, a tragic helicopter crash claimed the lives of Mr. Amirabdollahian and Ebrahim Raisi, the President of Iran,...
Rift Between Narendra Modi Camp And RSS Is Accentuating During Polls
By Arun Srivastava It was inevitable. It was to happen. Never before in its hundred years of existence, no Sarasaṅghacālaka, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the right-wing organisation, the parent entente of the BJP, had faced this nature of humiliation as the incumbent Mohan Bhagwat has to...
No More Overwhelming Political Dominance Of NDA In Bihar
By Dr. Gyan Pathak NDA’s overwhelming political dominance in Bihar, that it had established by winning 39 out of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in 2019, is all set to ultimately become a thing of the past. The jolt that BJP-JD(U)-LJP disintegration had inflicted upon the NDA has left...
Patra’s ‘Lord Jagannath Is Modi Bhakta’ Is Modi-Bhakti Unlimited
By Sushil Kutty BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra should be out on his rump in a Puri thoroughfare for calling Lord Jagannath a ‘bhakta’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Poor fellow’s hallucination went to his wayward tongue and the tongue slipped. The ‘Mahaprabhu’ of all of Odisha cannot be trifled...
Far Right Parties Start Massive Campaign To Take Control Of European Parliament
By Satyaki Chakraborty The far right parties of Europe have started massive joint campaign to sweep the elections to European Parliament scheduled for three days June 6 to June 9 this year. Presently, the EP is dominated by a combination of centrists mild right and various shades of Left....
Bishnupur Is Witnessing A Battle Between BJP’s Soumitra Khan And His Divorced Wife Sujata Of TMC
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Marital discord deteriorating into divorce may not be an unusual occurrence, but when onetime spouses contest against each other in a Lok Sabha constituency, it hits headlines. Bishnupur constituency stands apart from other Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal and perhaps in the rest of...
Growing Excess Global Steel Capacity Has Disturbing Implications For Environment
By Kunal Bose Not only does growing big volumes of excess global steel capacity unsettle the market but the phenomenon has disturbing implications for the environment. OECD says: “Back-of-the-envelope calculations will show… reduction in global excess capacity by approximately one-third would lead to a reduction in emissions… in the...
President Raisi’s Death Leaves Iran Without Any Charismatic Leader
By Girish Linganna The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a plane crash would likely exacerbate the power struggle among hardline factions within the Islamic Republic. These factions are vying for influence in the succession of the aging Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader. Despite concerns regarding Khamenei’s...
Large FPI Pullout, Gold Import Surge Portend Political Power Change At The Centre
By Nantoo Banerjee Any prediction of the possible outcome of the ongoing Parliamentary election is becoming increasingly tough in the absence of a visible wave in favour of either the rightist Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) or its principal opposition, a 26-party political combine, Indian National Development...
Unravelling The Mystery Of Iranian President Raisi’s Helicopter Crash
By Tajul Islam The latest incident of helicopter crash involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has sparked a wave of speculation and concern both within Iran and internationally. Occurring in dense fog over the rugged terrain of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, the incident raises critical questions about the circumstances that...
AAP’s Political Future Depends On The Outcome Of Kejriwal’s Liquor Case
By Kalyani Shankar Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has overcome numerous obstacles in the past decade. Yet, his unwavering resilience has been a beacon of inspiration. He and his party are currently facing the biggest crisis in the liquor policy case. Despite the challenges, Kejriwal’s political journey is a...
Jharkhand May Be Turning Political Side In Lok Sabha Election 2024
By Dr. Gyan Pathak “Who gave you free foodgrain? Who gave you home? Who gave you toilets? Who gave you …,” went on saying an RSS-BJP joint election campaign team leaders, when they were just disrupted politely by quite peaceful and innocent people of the interior Jarga village saying,...
Gandhi Family’s Test By Fire Was In Raebareli, Amethi A Sideshow
By Sushil Kutty Rahul Gandhi reached the ’ constituency of Raebareli from Lucknow on May 20 and straight off went to a Hanuman Mandir, drawing quick reactions including the opinion that his choice of deity was fraught with risk. Lord Hanuman could have taken offence after Rahul Gandhi pointedly...
Activist’s Death Brings Succession Crisis In Thai Monarchy To The Fore
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Thai pro-democracy activist Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom died after a 110-day hunger strike on May 14, protesting her detention and that of other activists. Amnesty International condemned the death and urged Thai authorities to launch an investigation. Sanesangkhom, a 28-year-old online English tutor, had been held...
Controversial Former Judge Abhijit Ganguly Fighting Hard For BJP Win In Tamluk
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly who always created controversies during his tenure by using strong language against the Trinamool Congress government and its leaders, continues to do the same as the BJP candidate for Lok Sabha in Tamluk constituency of West Bengal. Ganguly’s...
