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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.George Galloway’s Big Win In Rochdale Marks A Welcome Turn In British Politics
By Ben Chacko By-election results are not necessarily the most perfect indicators of likely general election results, but George Galloway’s stunning victory in the Rochdale constituency in Britain highlights factors which have an important national significance. As the victorious candidate said, it is a victory for the Palestinian people...
Ceasefire Talks Are About More Than A Gaza Truce And Prisoner Exchange
By James M Dorsey A proposed temporary Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange appears designed to buy war-battered Gazans relief while enabling Israel and Hamas to claim a success. However, whether Israel or Hamas emerges as the ultimate victor will be determined by whether the truce becomes permanent and the...
Pankaj Udhas Brought Ghazals To The Hearts Of Common People Through Its Simplicity
By Tirthankar Mitra A voice that breathed tunefulness, longing and heart break has been stilled forever. Pankaj Udhas is no more; but his ghazals will transcend generations. Udhas was certainly not a one-song singer. But whenever one takes his name, the song Chitthi Ayee Hai comes to mind. It...
Hate Speech Is Top Emerging Concern For Lok Sabha Election 2024
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Election Commission of India (ECI) must take note of India Hate Lab report’s terming 2024 a “critical year” for hate speech in India, on account of Lok Sabha Election 2024, and must rise to the occasion to rein in political players, especially the ruling BJP...
INDIA Bloc Must Quell Upper-Caste Anxiety Against Progressive Plank
By Arun Srivastava Cross-voting by the Congress and Samajwadi Party legislators in Rajya Sabha election has certainly not come as commiseration for the RSS and BJP, precisely for Narendra Modi. Had it been the barometer to show the approving sweep in his favour, Modi surely would not have undertaken...
Women Voters Are The Target Of All Political Parties On Lok Sabha Polls Eve
By Sushil Kutty Women voters are the target of all political parties of the country on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls. This is more so in West Bengal which has a fiery woman chief minister Mamata Banerjee. So in Bengal, it has always been Prime Minister Narendra...
French President Macron Defends Increased Supplies Of Weapons From EU To Ukraine
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On a recent visit to Sweden, French President Emmanuel Macron made a stop at Lund University, engaging in a lively Q&A session with students. The discussion delved into diverse topics, offering insights into his views on critical issues facing Europe and beyond. Macron was recently...
Abhishek Manu Singhvi’s Rajya Sabha Seat Loss A Blow To Congress
By Rahil Nora Chopra In a stunning shock for the Congress, as Abhishek Manu Singhvi lost the Rajya Sabha election despite a 43-25 arithmetical supremacy over the BJP. The BJP’s win was a reflection of cross-voting by Congress MLAs and a draw of lots that went in its favour....
Decoding Former Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee On His 80th Birthday
By Tirthankar Mitra Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the firebrand CPI(M) leader who ruled Bengal as the chief minister from 2000 to 2011 May following retirement of the party icon Jyoti Basu stepped into his 80th year on March 1. The soft spoken leader of the Left has been ailing for many...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has To Ensure A Fine Balance Between Regional Dynamics
By Girish Linganna It is widely recognized that India is experiencing rapid economic growth, currently ranking as the world’s fifth-largest economy. In addition, India’s stock market has seen significant growth, making it the fourth-largest globally. The country is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is considered one of...
BJP Is Organising Full-Fledged Defections From Opposition On Lok Sabha Polls Eve
By P Sudhir The BJP has launched a full-fledged drive to organise defections from the Congress and some other opposition parties. After getting Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and Jayant Chaudhary’s RLD to defect to the BJP, there has been a spate of defections of individual leaders, MLAs and former legislators...
Supreme Court All But Kills Holding Trump Trials Before Election Day
By Mark Gruenberg and John Wojcik WASHINGTON: In a momentous and historic decision, the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday, ruled that it will take the case in which the criminally indicted, convicted rapist Donald Trump claims immunity from any crime committed while he was president of the...
BJP Has Perfected The Aaya Ram Gaya Ram Politics Initiated By Congress
By K R Sudhaman Aaya ram gaya ram politics began in India when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister. She used to be accused of decimating the opposition parties by buying wholesale elected representatives. It all started with the former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal who bought wholesale opposition MLAs...
In Bihar, INDIA Bloc Constituents Are Preparing For Massive Rally In Patna On March 3
By Arun Srivastava Nearly a year after its birth, the opposition alliance, INDIA bloc, would make its existence public on March 3 at a public rally at the Gandhi maidan in Patna notwithstanding it being in public glare for right or wrong reasons during this time. The meeting has...
Delhi Heading For A Very Tough Lok Sabha Contest In 2024
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The indications available from the ground level suggest Delhi is heading for a very tough contests in all its 7 Lok Sabha constituencies. The intermittent political clashes between the AAP led State Government and BJP led Centre in the last five years on several issues...
Is Police Arrest Of Trinamool Strongman Sheikh Shahjahan A Scripted Drama?
By Sushil Kutty A video of Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan striding down a corridor with several police running to keep up with him has surfaced online. Shahjahan is a blocky, chunky fellow, and the video was of Thursday, February 29, morning, shortly after Sheikh was arrested following a...
‘Communist Manifesto’ Of Marx And Engels Remains Relevant Even After 176 Years
By Krishna Jha It is the 176th anniversary of the Communist Manifesto, a program for scientific socialism, a guide for change. On February 21, 1848, Communist Manifesto was published in London. It was prepared by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. The duo were the forerunners of scientific Socialism. The...
Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza Is Imperative To Stop Wanton Killings By Israel
By Dr Arun Mitra The self-immolation of an active-duty member of the U.S Air Force Aaron Bushnell outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C on 25th February has sent shock waves around the world. He did this as a protest amidst the barbaric aggression by Israel on Gaza and...
