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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.High Court’s Remark On Removal Of Kejriwal From CM Post Is Significant
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Delhi High Court’s remark on the third plea, after rejection of the two earlier, seeking removal of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is significant. The petitioner deserved to have “heavy costs” imposed on him since the petition was filed for “publicity”. The earlier two pleas...
Left May Get Lok Sabha Seats From Bihar After A Gap Of 25 Years
By Arun Srivastava In Bihar, a resurgent left has been primarily responsible for catching the imagination of the proletariat, dalit, EBC and Muslims and motivate them to rally behind the secular Mahagathbandhan in 2020 assembly election, notwithstanding the RJD claim of being the face of the backwards and downtrodden...
Star-Crossed Maharashtra Poll Alliances Set For Epic Battle
By Sushil Kutty The allegation is the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies “cheated their way” to power and then left Maharashtra in shambles. How much did the subterfuge to bring down the Maha Vikas Aghadi cost Maharashtra is another question. The Congress is asking this though the question...
Supreme Court Order Granting Bail To Dr. Shoma Sen Is An Exposure Of NIA
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Supreme Court’s order on April 5 granting bail to former Nagpur University professor Dr. Shoma Sen in the Bhima Koregaon case is a blatant exposure of how the National Investigation Agency of the centre keeps people undertrial for years even after failing to produce any...
Little Outburst Against CAA Notification In Assam On The Eve Of Lok Sabha Polls
By Ashis Biswas Assam Chief Minister Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma leads a charmed life : confounding his numerous opponents, the operationalisation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has hardly raised a ripple in the state so far. First reports may not be conclusive, but latest Assam media accounts suggest that...
Interference By Chinese And Indian Agencies In Canadian Polls Is A Hot Issue Now
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Canadian Prime Minister Justine Trudeau of the Liberal Party and the opposition leader Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party are giving poll speeches and interviews for the Canadian Federal Elections, expected to be held before 20 October 2024. However, the Chinese social media app WeChat...
Balochistan Has Turned Into A Melting Pot For Varied Terrorist Groups
By Girish Linganna On February 7, one day before Pakistan was set to have its national elections, there were two bomb explosions near where political candidates have their offices in Balochistan. These bombs killed at least 24 people. So far, no one has said they are the ones who...
Thousands Demonstrate At Tel Aviv Demanding Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Resignation
By Zo Haderekh TEL AVIV: Opponents of far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held giant demonstrations this weekend on the six-month mark of the war in Gaza to demand his resignation and an immediate ceasefire. Organizers estimated some 100,000 people were in attendance at the main rally in Tel Aviv....
Corruption Seems To Be A Non-Issue Before The Public In Coming Lok Sabha Polls
By Nantoo Banerjee Who is afraid of corruption? Certainly not India’s political parties battling against each other in the current Lok Sabha election campaign. Nor are the general public, who have been, more nilly than willy, part of the country’s vicious system of corruption for years. Raids at premises...
Women Voters Will Play A Key Role In The 2024 Lok Sabha Elections
By Kalyani Shankar Can Women voters decide the upcoming 2024 General elections? Their growing number of voters and favourable legislation, such as the one-third reservation for women in Parliament and legislatures, make them an important segment. Political parties are trying to attract women voters, a critical segment. To do...
Rahul Gandhi In The Crosshairs Of Overrated Political Pundits
By Sushil Kutty A “diligent political columnist” writes that any hope of sending Prime Minister Narendra Modi packing is out the window because the Congress party’s ‘Nyay Patra’ is pitted with Modi’s guarantees and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should stop “devitalizing” key words in the Congress campaign with “overuse”....
Health Of The Nation In Dire Situation, Healthcare Government’s Responsibility
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Healthcare is government responsibility, especially at a time when health of the nation is in dire situation and more than 97 crore people of the country can’t afford even healthy food as per the World Bank Atlas. In this backdrop, the Health of the Nation...
Tharoor Has A Tough Rival In CPI’s Raveendran With BJP’s Rajeev Way Behind
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The entry of CPI stalwart Pannian Raveendran in the race for Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency has made it a prestigious and no-holds-barred battle. Three-time winner Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor is trying to make it four in a row. BJP nominee Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar is...
2024 Lok Sabha Polls In Bengal Mainly Bipolar Between TMC And BJP
By Tirthankar Mitra The ever volatile Lok Sabha poll campaign in West Bengal is in full swing now as the main opposition in the state BJP and the other combine Left Front-Congress have announced most of their candidates. There is a fourth contestant Indian Secular Front (ISF) which broke...
European Union’s Pro-Far Right Future After June Elections Is Planned
By Francesca De Benedetti Forget the “cordon sanitaire” against the far right. Today, European neoliberalism is defended by a cordon into which such forces have already been integrated. The European Union’s future is being built well before citizens actually cast their votes on the first weekend of June: the...
Six Months After October 7, Israel Expands Its Area Of Confrontation Further
By Girish Linganna Six months have passed since the beginning of Israel-Hamas war on October 7 last year, but instead of agreeing to the UN ceasefire plan, Prime Minister Netanyahu has expanded the confrontation to Syria by bombing the Iranian embassy in Damascus. On April 1, an alleged Israeli...
INDIA Bloc’s Manifestoes Brought Youth And Employment In Focus
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The last 10 years of PM Narendra Modi’s rule have made education too costly, and employment too scarce. Youth from the majority of households in the country just can’t afford quality education. Youth unemployment has reached at unprecedentedly high level, for millions it was a...
AAP, Congress Make Last Ditch Effort To Take On The BJP In LS Polls
By Sushil Kutty As Prime Minister Narendra Modi dreams of “400 paar”, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have made their final pitches, hoping to strike pay-dirt, i.e., Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his Waterloo come June 4, 2024. Congress released its bombshell manifesto and AAP trained...
