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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.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...
CPI Sitting Pretty In Thrissur Lok Sabha Constituency
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPI candidate V S Sunil Kumar, who is contesting from Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency, is sitting pretty. As the campaign is on for the polling on April 26. The sweet scene of victory is very much in the air. The other three CPI candidates, Annie...
Congress Desertions Are Being Hyped By Saffron Ecosystem
By Arun Srivastava Three Congress leaders have just deserted their party within three days, ostensibly because they were feeling dejected. One of them, Gaurav Vallabh, said that he was not ready to listen to the instructions from the party leaders and insinuate that Sanatan Dharma was undesirable. All the...
At Baramati, Pawar Versus Pawar Battle Confuses Traditional Voters
By Harihar Swarup “Hamare Liye Maha tension ho gaya hai” (For us, it is a matter of great tension).” This was a Baramati resident speaking with great feeling. For the Lok Sabha battle for Baramati has become a high profile, and in many ways a visceral, Pawar versus Pawar...
EV Industry Expects A Pivot Year Amidst Transformation In Transport Landscape
By K Raveendran The year 2024 is set to mark a pivotal moment in the electric vehicle (EV) revolution. Driven by environmental concerns, tightening regulations, and technological advancements, the EV market is experiencing explosive growth, transforming the transportation landscape on a global scale. At the forefront of this transformation...
India Diversifies Arms Supplies Benefiting USA As Against Russia
By Girish Linganna The latest findings from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that India was the largest buyer of military equipment globally from 2019 to 2023. This marked a 4.7% increase in its defense procurement compared to the five years prior. Notably, while Russia has been...
Cryptocurrency King Binance Accused Of Big Financial Fraud By Nigeria
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Cryptocurrency giant Binance faces a tangled legal mess in Nigeria. The company is accused of serious offenses, including money laundering and tax evasion. Nigerian authorities in a formal chargesheet in the Federal Court alleged Binance facilitated the movement of at least $35 million in illegal...
Palestine Security Forces Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place
By James M Dorsey Muhammad Manassara walked in late February into a gas station near the West Bank settlement of Eli. Armed with an automatic weapon, Manassara killed two people before he was shot dead by the owner of a restaurant at the station, the site of the killing...
Kishida Government Of Japan Decides To Emerge As Big Exporter Of Arms
By Yamazoe Taku TOKYO: The Fumio Kishida government of Japan has just decided to allow the export to third countries of next-generation fighter jets which Japan will co-develop and co-produce with the U.K. and Italy. This outrageous decision follows the lifting of the ban on the export of lethal...
NATO Turns 75, Set To Expand And Becoming More Aggressive Than Before
By Satyaki Chakraborty North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) turned 75 on April 4 this year marking a journey with many twists and turns in both cold war and post-Soviet period. When NATO was formed in 1949, its Cold War apologists claimed that its mission would be to repel “Soviet...
NCERT’s Changes In Class 11-12 Political Science Textbooks Are Biased
By Dr. Gyan Pathak We in India teach contemporary politics to our Class 11-12 students, who are considered grown enough to begin understanding what is happening in the political arena of the country. India gives voting rights at the age of 18, and hence certain level of understanding of...
Narendra Modi Campaigns In Style, Rahul Gandhi Does It With Substance
By Sushil Kutty Age has made a difference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. He stands “surer” at the podium than on the eve of the 2019 campaign. But, 10 years on the trot, and age hasn’t taken the edge off Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaigning style. The Prime Minister’s...
