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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.Smart Apps Using AI And Special Scans Are Helping Trace Lost Pets
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Lost pets bring heartache and worry to countless families every year. But a South Korean company, PetNow Inc., is offering a beacon of hope with its innovative app. Unveiled at MWC Barcelona this week, PetWayHome leverages cutting-edge AI and biometrics to reunite lost pets with...
Trinamool Is Getting The Advantage Of A Divided Opposition In Lok Sabha Polls
By Tirthankar Mitra Come 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a high decibel electoral battle appears to be on the cards between Trinamool Congress and BJP in West Bengal as the saffron outfit has positioned itself as the principal Opposition since 2019 elections. If the ruling TMC seems to be skating...
Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Are Determined Fighters Against Israel And West
By Girish Linganna Yemen’s Houthi rebels have demonstrated unwavering support for the Palestinians in Gaza. Unlike many Arab leaders who express insincere sympathy, the Houthi rebels, despite being from one of the world’s poorest countries, have taken action by launching ballistic missiles at Israel and targeting ships passing through...
Global Economy Enters A New Chaos Period With Recession In Japan, UK
By Anjan Roy Japan, once the most highly rated economy, is officially in recession, with its GDP shrinking for two consecutive quarters. United Kingdom, currently a pale shadow of its past glory and long discounted as a major economy, has also just landed in recession posing questions about Prime...
Electoral Funding Quagmire: No Real Progress Possible With Peripheral Changes
By K Raveendran The Narendra Modi government’s electoral bond scheme has been thrown out of the window by the Supreme Court. That is certainly good riddance to an obnoxious and highly abused scheme. But in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decisive ruling, a stark reality emerges – the...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Knows How To Turn A Crisis Into An Opportunity
By Sushil Kutty Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is running circles around the Bharatiya Janata Party. Around the Modi government. Around the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate. Even around a court. Pinning Kejriwal to an ED summons for questioning in the Delhi liquor scam case is proving to be...
Farm Labour, Salaried Workers Are Agitated Over Denial Of Adequate Pension
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Farm labours have joined the ongoing farmers’ agitation, and one of their demands is introduction of pension coverage. They suffered even police atrocities on Haryana and Delhi boarders under BJP’s rule which triggered a call for all India rural strike action on February 16. Majority...
Despite In ED Custody, Former CM Hemant Soren Is Controlling His Party
By Harihar Swarup Hemant Soren looked every bit of the son of soil in a white kurta-pyjama and red ‘gamcha’ around his neck — a departure from the ‘smart casual’ western attire that he usually sports—as he arrived at the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha on February 5 to take part...
Tories Embattled In Strongholds Over Sunak’s Misguided Priorities
By Arun Srivastava Even before the results for the two parliamentary seats were formally made public, the message was moving around the British political and social circles that Conservatives are set for losing Wellingborough and Kingswood, supposed to be their safe seats. A deeper look into the reasons would...
South Africa Heading For The Country’s Bitterest National Elections In Thirty Years
By Satyaki Chakraborty South Africa, the most politically important nation in the African continent, is heading towards its national elections by the end of 2024 which promises to be the fiercest polls since the establishment of democracy in the country in 1994 after the abolition of apartheid. The African...
India’s Space Industry Soars With Surge In Civil And Commercial Launches
By Girish Linganna India is gearing up for an ambitious schedule of up to 30 space missions over the next 15 months, highlighting its plans for a substantial increase in both civilian and commercial space endeavours. These missions, scheduled for the remaining days in the current fiscal as also...
First Qatar, Now Saudi Arabia: It Is Now Time For Activists To Don Their Thinking Caps
By James M Dorsey The realisation that Saudi Arabia is not Qatar may seem obvious, but it has significant meaning for the lessons rights activists and others draw from the Qatar World Cup as they prepare for a Saudi-hosted tournament in 2034. Understanding the differences will frame efforts to...
Elections Manipulated Since 2018 Using Unconstitutionally Collected Money
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The latest Supreme Court judgement declaring ‘Electoral Bond Scheme’ unconstitutional, has established beyond doubt that every election held since implementation of this scheme in 2018 was subject to manipulation by use of unconstitutionally collected money to distort level playing field for political parties and candidates...
RSS-Backed Capitalist Class Interests Threatened By Farmers
By Arun Srivastava The “Dilli Chalo” march by the farmers is not merely a long-walk to urge the Narendra Modi government to meet their demands, primary being law on minimum support price for crops and loan waivers. Instead, it personifies the biggest class conflict between the corporate sector embodying...
The Bizarre Debate Over Farmer Leader Jagjit Dallewal’s Comment On Modi’s Rising Graph
By Sushil Kutty Amidst the standoff at the many border crossings that open up the doors to Delhi, Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Dallewal spoke of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “rising graph” and the Congress defended him his right to air his political views and not be labelled “anti-national” for...
In Present Order Of Capitalism, Both Fascist And Non-Fascist Powers Suppressing Working Class
By Prabhat Patnaik In The Junius Pamphlet written from jail in 1915, Rosa Luxemburg had said that the choice before mankind was between barbarism and socialism. Liberal opinion would contest this, arguing that the barbarism that marked the two world wars and the period in between was unrelated to...
Breakthrough Eludes Kerala’s Talks With Centre On Financial Issues
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A protracted legal battle is in the offing between the Kerala Government and the Centre with Kerala’s talks with talks over the issues of fiscal federalism having failed to achieve a breakthrough. A four-member Kerala delegation led by State finance minister K N Balagopal held...
Post RLD Exit, New Equations Take Shape In Up To Confront Ruling BJP
By Rahil Nora Chopra After RLD snapped ties with the SP, Pallavi Patel, Swami Prasad Maurya are beyond any attempts to be pacified over their annoyance with Akhilesh Yadav. Whispers in the corridors of power that a new equation taking shape in Uttar Pradesh, with the Congress, BSP, Apna...
