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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.Bengal Govt-BSF Spat Over Guarding Of Borders Helps Smugglers
By Ashis Biswas In India, it would be hard to name any political party that attacks the Border Security Force (BSF) organisation more viciously than the Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal-based Trinamool Congress (TMC), through its statements and allegations. This being a general election year, the political ramifications of the TMC’s...
Israel-Iran Confrontation May Help Netanyahu To Appease President Biden
By Girish Linganna Recently, tensions have surged between Iran and Israel. On Twitter, Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stated that Israel’s reported attack on a site within an Iranian embassy area in Damascus— capital of Syria and one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities—was tantamount to aggression...
Workers Rise Up Against Finland’s Right-Wing Pro-NATO Government
By Mark Gruenberg HELSINKI: Shades of the far-right British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher more than 40 years ago: After just over a year in office, Finland’s right-wing, pro-NATO Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, a supporter of sending weapons to Ukraine, is trying to bust Finnish unions through wide curbs on...
The Great Oil Price Game Is On; Be Ready To Be Rattled By Post-Election ‘Adjustments’
By K Raveendran The stage is again set for the great deception game. With oil already on the boil, there is a task on the hands of the Modi government and its faithful oil companies to enact another episode of the pe-election drama, which has by now become a...
Political Equation In Western Uttar Pradesh Is Changing Before Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Political equation in Western Uttar Pradesh is changing fast with several social groups changing their political loyalties. The 26 Lok Sabha Constituencies in the region are going to poll in the first three phases on April 19, 26, and May 7, 2024. BJP had won...
Arvind Kejriwal’s Fate Now Depends On The Stand Of Supreme Court
By Sushil Kutty Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal knocked on the Supreme Court’s door Wednesday and sought “urgent listening”. Senior Advocate A M Singhvi, Kejriwal’s counsel, asserted that the Delhi Chief Minister’s arrest was based on an” unrelied document” and “suppressed from us”. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...
NCERT Is Revising School Text Books Distorting History Of The Country
By Krishna Jha NCERT has suggested revision in the book ‘Politics in India since Independence’, taught in schools. The book has been in the syllabus since 2006-07 and the text that faces change has a four-page section (pages 148-151) on the Ayodhya dispute which details the sequence of events:...
Rise And Rise Of Trinamool Congress ‘Senapati’ Abhisekh Banerjee
By Tirthankar Mitra Abhishek Banerjee is the first among equals in Trinamool Congress being considered to be the political heir of his aunt and party supremo Mamata Banerjee. In this respect he stands head above shoulders above young and veteran leaders of the ruling dispensation of West Bengal. Growing...
A Resurgent Congress Is Imperative To Challenge BJP’s Domination In Politics
By Girish Linganna The revival of the Congress party is regarded as crucial, as stated by The Diplomat. The article mentions that any substantial pan-India challenge to the political dominance of the BJP in Indian national elections would require the participation of the Congress party. In other words, The...
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Retires From Politics After 33 Years
By Harihar Swarup The Congress Parliamentary Party was meeting in Central Hall after 2004 Lok Sabha poll results, to elect a leader who will be Prime Minister. The Congress had secured majority under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and all expectations were that she will be PM. Newly elected...
Greater Middle East Is A Ticking Time Bomb Waiting To Explode Any Time
By James M Dorsey The Greater Middle East is a ticking time bomb. Generations in war-wracked Palestine, Syria, and Yemen have little, if anything, to look forward to. Moreover, discontent is mounting and could explode anytime in countries like Jordan, Egypt, and Iran. Palestine is a pressure cooker. Gazan...
Independent Candidate Robert Kennedy May Act As A Spoiler To Biden’s Victory
By John Bachtell In the highly polarized Presidential elections in America scheduled in November this year, the announcement by Robert Kennedy Jr. has caused a slight jolt to the prospects of the Democratic Party nominee President Joe Biden. If the anti-MAGA majority is united and votes strategically in the...
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...
