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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.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...
After Modi’s Tour, Does BJP Have The ‘Shakti’ To Win From The South?
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s southern search for Lok Sabha seats to make up the targeted ‘370’ took him to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. And just like in the north, the Bharatiya Janata Party hopes to take advantage of “Hindu sentiments” to secure...
Samajwadi Party And Congress Setting Up Coordination Committees
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Ever since Akhilesh Yadav joined Bharat Jodo Yatra of Rahul Gandhi at Agra, there is a perfect understanding between Samajwadi Party and Congress for Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh. Both the leaders sent positive message to the party leaders and workers through their action...
Nepal Prime Minister Dahal In Command After Confidence Vote Win In Parliament
By Tirthankar Mitra Pushpa Kamal Dahal bode farewell to arms years ago. But perish the thought that ever since he has cast aside his pseudonym of Prachanda, forsaken armed struggle and laying down arms walked away from the hills of his homeland Nepal, he no longer has to watch...
Indian Air Force’s Next Generation BrahMos Missile Makes Big Impact
By Girish Linganna India has been aiming to enhance its defense capabilities through the development of a more compact and efficient version of the BrahMos missile. BrahMos Aerospace, a defense corporation with Indo-Russian roots, is set to begin drop and dummy trials of the lighter and more compact Next...
Netanyahu Under Siege As Big Pressure Mounts On Him For Ceasefire
By C.J. Atkins Hamas will win if Israel holds elections. That’s essentially the claim made by Benjamin Netanyahu this weekend as he hit back at U.S. political leaders pressuring him to send his country to the polls. Forced to respond to the explosive growth of a mass ceasefire movement...
CAA’s Implementation Just Before National Election Looks Purely Political
By Nantoo Banerjee On the face of it the controversial citizenship amendment act of 2019 may appear to be purely humanitarian. It provides the government with a special provision to expedite the citizenship process for non-Muslim migrants – including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians, and Parsis — to India...
Curbing Money And Muscle Power Imperative For Smoother Holding Of Lok Sabha Polls
By Kalyani Shankar The Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, has announced the 18th Lok Sabha election schedule, starting on April 19. He has identified four major problems that affect India’s free and fair elections. These are the 4Ms: Muscle power, Money power, Misinformation, and violations of the Model Code...
Once Crypto’s Poster Boy, Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail Upto 50 Years
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, could be looking at a lengthy prison sentence. US prosecutors have recommended that he be sentenced to 40-50 years behind bars, along with a hefty fine of $11 billion. Bankman-Fried was convicted in November...
Defending Democracy Against Authoritarianism Has Become The Main Task In Britain
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Scores of Tory MPs are announcing in advance they will throw in the towel at the general election, which Labour is expected to win. Work to shape the political landscape the next government will confront is now essential, particularly because Labour is determined not to...
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Places Rahul Gandhi At The Top Of INDIA Block
By Sushil Kutty When the INDI-Alliance prepared for the Mumbai Shivaji Park public meeting to congratulate Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for completing the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the set time, there were folks who said Rahul’s 2nd Yatra was a “flop” going by the standards set by the...
Electoral Bonds Scheme Conspiracy Must Be Fully Revealed
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Initial disclosure of the names of purchaser of electoral bonds has established beyond doubt that PM Narendra Modi’s Electoral Bonds Scheme was just a conspiracy to sell government favours. Modi government had also a strategy to intimidate people to purchase electoral bonds or else face...
In ‘Haven Of Democracy’ Voters Are Most Unhappy About The Two Presidential Choices
By Tirthankar Mitra America has always been a land of plenty leaving the US citizens spoilt for choice. Strangely enough, the US voters have little option when their country goes to polls to choose its President. It is an election whose effects will be felt both at home and...
