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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.Chief Minister In Jail And Bureaucracy Not Listening To AAP Ministers
By Gyan Pathak Sufferings of the people of Delhi have multiplied ever since Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was put behind bar on March 21. He is still the Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Citizens of Delhi have lost access to their Chief Minister. Movements...
Two Left Parties Contesting Against INDIA Bloc In Jharkhand Lok Sabha Polls
By Arun Srivastava Undeniably contesting the parliamentary polls is essential for recognition as national parties by the Election Commission of India, but the winnability index is a vital issue for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, in Jharkhand, the BJP had secured 11 seats,...
India Partners SP And Congress Preparing Well To Take On BJP In Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party and Congress are busy in setting up coordination committees from state level to booth level to take on BJP in crucial Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh. There has been a long meeting of senior leaders of Samajwadi Party with important leaders of...
Congress’s Chhindwara Bastion In Madhya Pradesh Gets A Jolt With Desertions
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Kamal Nath and his Member of Parliament son Nakul Nath suffered great set back when their several loyalists severed their ties with Congress to embrace BJP. This was the happy moment for the BJP which created possibility of snatching only Lok Sabha seat which...
Prime Minister Raises Katchatheevu Issue With Poll Calculations In Mind
By Girish Linganna On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called out the DMK party for not being consistent about the Katchatheevu island issue. He said new information has shown the party’s true colors. Before this, he had also pointed out that the Congress party gave away the island to...
EAM Jaishankar Caught On An Island Of Modi’s Creation
By Sushil Kutty External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is least bothered about Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his painful trials and tribulations, it doesn’t matter if the world’s big powers are bothered about the manner in which Kejriwal is being treated in poll-bound India with all the accompaniments...
Setback For Right Wing President Erdogan In Local Polls In Turkey
By Satyaki Chakraborty Right wing President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party got a major jolt in the Sunday’s local elections as the main opposition made huge gains at the cost of the ruling party candidates, apart from consolidating their hold in their own areas. The authoritarian...
Mutual Respect For Each Other Is Key To India-Russia Relations
By Nantoo Banerjee President Vladimir Putin’s record fifth term in office is good news for both Russia and India although there was absolutely no doubt about Putin’s registering thumping victory in the election, last month. Diplomatically, India has always maintained a pro-Russia stance in international forums despite its growing...
2024 Lok Sabha Poll Campaign May Witness Nastiest Negative Advertising
By Kalyani Shankar 2024 is election year in 64 countries, such as India, the US, the UK and the European Union, Mexico and South Africa. Political advertising is increasing worldwide. Political parties and candidates often use negative campaigns to make themselves appear better and their opponents weaker. Parties have...
Massive Success Of India Rally On Sunday Should Raise Hopes For Opposition
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Three incidents of March 21 have significantly altered the political narrative for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 – First, the chief opposition Congress informed the nation that their bank accounts have been frozen; Secondly, under the direction of the Supreme Court of India all details...
No End In Sight To Netanyahu’s War On The Children Of Gaza
By Sushil Kutty The Israeli Defense Forces struck a Palestinian Islamic Jihad command center in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balahon Sunday. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in no mood to listen to US requests to steer clear of Rafah,...
Taliban Regime Goes Back To Archaic Practices Affecting Women’s Lives
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Despite assurances of a more lenient rule following their ascent to power, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which is also known as Taliban (Pashto for “students”) have intensified restrictions on various aspects of women’s lives. Women in Afghanistan face a multitude of constraints, including exclusion...
Seat-Sharing: INDIA Bloc Appears To Be In Comfortable Position In Bihar
By Arun Srivastava Despite nursing the unpleasant realisation that JD(U) of Nitish Kumar and LJP of Chirag Paswan will not succeed in turning peoples’ disposition in the favour of the saffron ecosystem and help BJP retain its 2019 winning seats, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his lieutenants in the...
Oligopoly Has Emerged As The Dominant Trend In Indian Market During Modi Years
By Nilanjan Banik Over the last one decade India is witnessing the emergence of oligopolistic market structure. Oligopoly, characterized by a few large firms dominating an industry, has become increasingly prevalent across several sectors in India, including aviation, gas and energy, infrastructure, telecommunication, banking, retail, media, and automotive. The...
Bill Gates-Narendra Modi Meeting Will Have Positive Impact On Digital India
By Girish Linganna On last Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Microsoft co-founder, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, came together at the former’s residence in Delhi in a free-wheeling and insightful exchange on a range of topics that was as diverse as it was intriguing and thought-provoking—the future of Artificial...
Battle Of Plassey Features In The Poll Battle For Krishnanagar In Bengal
By Tirthankar Mitra Hurling charges of corruption past and present to catch one’s political opponent off guard in a poll battle has been a time honoured practice with Krishnanagar Lok Sabha campaign in West Bengal being no exception. But the charge doing the rounds is one whose origins can...
Detaining And Inflicting Tax Terror On Opposition Is Tyrannical
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Extortion from business and corporate by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government for the ruling BJP has already been exposed recently, after the names of the donors and receiver political parties that were kept secret under Electoral Bond Scheme, had to be published under the...
Modi Backing Lawyers Letter About ‘Vested Interest Group’ Betrays A Sinister Plot
By K Raveendran In an unprecedented move, over 600 lawyers penned a letter to the Chief Justice of India, raising alarms about a ‘vested interest group’ allegedly attempting to influence the judiciary’s decisions, particularly in cases involving political figures and corruption. This letter has garnered significant attention, not least...
