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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.Former PM Manmohan Singh Ends Three-Decade-Long Rajya Sabha Stint
By Rahil Nora Chopra Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded his 33-year-long parliamentary innings in the Rajya Sabha, just as former Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi enters the Upper House of Parliament for the first time. Meanwhile, the Congress used Manmohan Singh’s retirement from the Rajya Sabha as an...
INDIA Bloc’s TMC Candidate Laliteshpati Tripathi Is On A Strong Wicket In Bhadohi Seat
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Laliteshpati Tripathi, great grandson of former chief minister Kamlapati Tripathi India block candidate contesting on TMC ticket from Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency is all set to challenge BJP in this prestigious constituency in eastern Uttar Pradesh.. Known for exclusive carpets all over the world Bhadohi...
‘India Rising’ But Little Opportunity Of Employment To Grow
By Dr. Gyan Pathak ‘India is Rising’ – Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes on telling people during his election campaigns and giving guarantee for a Developed India by 2047. However, the latest World Bank report on ‘Job for Resilience’, the latest South Asia Development update, a twice-a-year regional outlook...
CPI(M) Poll Manifesto Calls For Divestment Of ED Of Its Law-Enforcement Powers
By P Sudhir The election manifesto of the CPI(M) for the Lok Sabha elections has raised an important issue which has a vital bearing on India’s democracy and the fundamental rights of citizens. This concerns the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and how it operates under the jurisdiction of the Prevention...
Uncertainty Still Looms On INDIA Bloc’s Electoral Prospects In UP
By Arun Srivastava With no real third option, it’s most likely going to be a direct electoral fight between the BJP-led NDA and the Samajwadi Party-Congress INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha 2024 elections, with vacillating BSP of Mayawati fashioning a perception of uncertainty amongst...
Wayanad Uniquely Placed To Elect Gandhi Family’s Only LS MP
By Sushil Kutty Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from the minority-dominated Wayanad parliamentary constituency of Kerala, angering INDIA Block allies, CPI in particular, which has its own candidate contesting from the constituency. Wayanad constituency actually has a sizable Muslim electorate and a section of the Muslim-centric Malappuram...
A Significant Legal Victory For Kerala LDF Govt
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no denying it. The Supreme Court’s reference to a Constitution Bench the question raised by Kerala whether a State had an ‘enforceable right’ to raise its borrowing limits from the Union Government and other sources, constitutes a big morale-boosting victory for the cash-strapped...
Extent Of Youth Unemployment Has Reached Pathetic State Under Modi Rule
By Krishna Jha We are living in a time zone when our children, hardly within three months time, learn to live without anything, solid or liquid. They consume their own strength as nourishment and manage to survive. Who will own up the crime? Perhaps it is a living reproach...
ISKP Is Emerging As The Biggest Global Terror Group Targeting Russia
By Girish Linganna The world was stunned by the horrific events that unfolded at the Crocus City Hall, a concert venue located in Krasnogorsk on the outskirts of Moscow, when four militants armed with automatic weapons and explosive devices launched a violent attack. As people tried to escape, the...
Top 10 States In BJP’s Radar For Maximum Digital Political Advertising
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and West Bengal have lately been emanating conflicting political signals. These states send 328 MPs in the Lok Sabha, and are inching forward with a potentially decisive election results in election 2024, which make...
Rahul Gandhi’s Body-Line Bouncer Stumps ‘Match-Fixing’ BJP; Ball Now With Umpire
By K Raveendran Rahul Gandhi is often accused of barking up the wrong tree, particularly when during his foreign trips. But he got everything right the other day while addressing the ‘maha-rally’ of INDIA Bloc. His ‘match-fixing’ charge against Modi was in perfect sync with the IPL season, which...
Dithering And Dilemma Dogging BRS Supremo KCR In Telangana
By Sushil Kutty Remember K Chandrasekhar Rao, the man who till a year ago straddled Telangana politics like a Goliath but is now a 70-year-old fearful of his legacy going to the dogs? People to whom KCR gave Telangana ditched him. KCR’s daughter is behind bars. KCR’s son is...
Trinamool Congress Uses Star Power In Influencing Voters In Lok Sabha Polls
By Tirthankar Mitra The term “Didi” aka elder sister has spread far beyond borders of West Bengal ever since Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee who is referred to as such gained political prominence over the years. None else in the TMC was addressed “Didi” but as the poll bugles...
Arvind Kejriwal Is Sure To Emerge Politically Stronger After Arrest
By Harihar Swarup It is true the popularity of Arvind Kejriwal has been growing rapidly. It has touched a new high after AAP’s unexpected victory in Punjab. In Delhi AAP-Congress combo is expected to romp home comfortably in coming elections. BJP is obviously worried at his rising clout. Besides...
Pakistan Social Media Looking For India Hand In Killing Of Five Chinese In Bomber Attack
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On March 27, at least five Chinese nationals along with their local driver were killed in when a suicide bomber collided his explosives-laden vehicle into their convoy. The attack unfolded on the primary highway connecting Pakistan to China. This tragic incident is not an isolated...
Peruvian President Boluarte Is Under Pressure From Parliament To Resign
By Satyaki Chakraborty The political situation in the Latin American nation Peru has become surcharged as a large number of Parliament members have moved the Parliament to remove the unelected President from her present position due to the investigations presently on into her alleged corrupt practices. Pressure on unelected...
Western Big Pharma Accused Of Using Ukrainians As Guinea Pigs In Medicine Trials
By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury A large number of big pharma companies have been using Ukrainians soil for running research labs while they have used Ukrainians as guinea pigs in developing medicines, that could potentially cause various types of cancer which was used on patients in the psychiatric ward...
The US War On Terror In West Africa Has Been A Continuing Disaster
By Nick Turse Dressed in green military fatigues and a blue garrison cap, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for Niger’s ruling junta, took to local television last month to criticize the United States and sever the long-standing military partnership between the two countries. “The government of Niger, taking...
