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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.Supreme Court Stand On PMLA Bail Has Huge Bearing On Pending Review Of Draconian Law
By K Raveendran The observations by the Supreme Court the on Wednesday , disapproving of enforcement agencies’ practice of delaying proceedings in Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases to keep the accused incarcerated for indefinite periods resonate deeply with the court’s commitment to safeguarding personal liberty, which has...
Electoral Bond Scheme Details Reveal Clearly Hindutva-Corporate Nexus
By P. Sudhir The details of the electoral bonds scheme released so far have strikingly confirmed the existence of the communal-corporate, or more specifically, the Hindutva-corporate nexus in the country. As per the data available, the BJP has been the prime beneficiary of the bonds scheme getting Rs 8,252...
Arvind Kejriwal’s Summons Dodging Days Are Coming To A Close
By Sushil Kutty Why does not the Enforcement Directorate arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Excise Policy Case and be done with it? What is stopping the Enforcement Directorate from drawing a line on summons and follow-up with real action? On March 21, Kejriwal petitioned the...
Former President Kovind’s Report On Simultaneous Elections Is Against Federalism
By Krishna Jha As the elections are getting closer, both for the Parliament and a few assemblies, there are challenges too haunting our secular, democratic fabric. One was declared in a 18,000- page report prepared by a committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind and submitted to Droupadi...
Indian Policy Makers Have To Be Prepared For A Tariff War If Trump Wins
By Subrata Majumder United States of America’s presidential poll is due in November this year. Various opinion poll forecasted Trump’s returning as President of USA. He is assertive to impose 10 percent tariff on all imports and 60 percent on China. Wave of trepidation looms on Trump’s new approach...
India Is Considering Acquisition Of 26 Rafale M Aircraft Before 2030
By Girish Linganna At present, the Indian Navy is in possession of two aircraft carriers—the home grown INS Vikrant and Russian made INS Vikramaditya. The navy also has a fleet of 41 MiG-29K supersonic air dominance fighter jets of Russian origin, which it introduced into its fleet in 2010....
Criminal Intent Of Electoral Bonds Was Clear From The Day Of Inception
By K Raveendran With more sordid details emerging on the goings on behind BJP’s success in cornering the lion’s share of the electoral bonds proceeds in the wake of the unwavering stand taken by the Supreme Court on the issue, the criminal intent behind the scheme’s evolution is becoming...
Reliability Of Political Guarantees Under Serious Public Scrutiny
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Indian electorate have their own political mind and they don’t simply believe on the electoral promises and political guarantees being distributed freely for quite some time now by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his chief opponent Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. PM Modi has said all...
Modi’s India The Sad Story Of The World Happiness Index
By Sushil Kutty In the pictures accompanying the report, everybody is smiling. Even the chubby baby. But behind the happiness, there’s unhappiness. We are talking of ‘Bharat, that is India’ and the World Happiness Report for 2024 which makes sad reading for Indians who have been thrown to the...
Britain’s Coming General Elections To Impact European Nations
By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury The year 2024 has been marked by a flurry of elections across the globe, each carrying significant weight in shaping the future trajectory of their respective countries and, to some extent, the world at large. Among these pivotal elections, Britain’s upcoming general election stands...
Kerala All Set For A Bruising Electoral Battle
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections slipping into top gear, Kerala is set for a no-holds-barred and bruising battle. The State is going to the polls on April 26. No doubt, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF) has had a head-start with the Front...
India’s NHRC Is Acting As An Agency Of The Ruling Narendra Modi Government
By Arvind Narrain India, the world’s largest democracy, has unfortunately been witnessing a backsliding on human rights. It is in this context that the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) will be undergoing its review for accreditation by a jury of its peers which is the Global Alliance...
As General Elections Are Approaching, UK Prime Minister’s Woes Are Mounting
By Tirthankar Mitra United Kingdom Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is in a tight spot. So is the Conservative Party which he leads as the general election is inching closer. The political fortune of Sunak and the party he leads cannot be stated to be progressing swimmingly. It seems to...
Maker Of Atom Bomb J Robert Oppenheimer Knew Exactly The Impact Of Explosion
By Harihar Swarup There is one question that haunts many viewers of Christopher Nolan’s film on creator of the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – J. Robert Oppenheimer — which swept the Oscars this year. Did Oppenheimer endorse the use of the bomb on an...
U.S. Economic Blockade Of Cuba Has Adversely Impacted People’s Livelihood
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Hundreds of Cubans demonstrated peacefully in Santiago de Cuba and other cities across the island on March 17. Portrayed in some U.S. corporate media outlets as “anti-government” protests, the demonstrations were focused on electrical power outages and food shortages. The protests were reacting to...
Electoral Bonds Donation Is A Small Part Of BJP’s Financial Muscle Power
By Nitya Chakraborty The late awakening of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India Dr. D Y Chandrachud in seeing the quid pro quo relationship between the donors and the ruling party under the Electoral Bonds Scheme 2017 is welcome. The CJI has been firm in...
Putin’s Thumping Victory Securing Fifth Term Is Russia Opting For Geopolitical Stability
By Annie Domini Vladimir Putin has been re-elected as the Russian Federation’s new old president, securing a record fifth term in office with a thundering 87.28 percent of the vote, supported by over 75 million voters, more than his win in the 2018 presidential polls. To a consistent observer...
Politics Of Development Is A Key Narrative For Lok Sabha Election 2024
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Politics of development has clearly emerged as a key narrative in the Lok Sabha election 2024 campaigns. Vikasit Bharat @ 2047 is the loudest high decibel bluff of PM Narendra Modi’s political campaign so far that has almost buried the three real concerns of the...
