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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.Assam To Be Second State In The Country To Move Closer To Uniform Civil Code
By Sushil Kutty Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has repealed the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935, thereby dealing a body-blow to child marriages, which Assamese Muslims are favourable to. Sarma, who even otherwise is bombastic, says this move had led Assam several steps closer to...
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s ‘Day After’ Plan For Gaza’s Future Is A Non-Starter
By James M Dorsey Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s plan for Gaza’s future once the guns fall silent is likely to be a non-starter. Rather than provide a pathway to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the plan aims to squash Palestinian national aspirations and ensure continued Israeli control....
Indonesia’s President Elect Prabowo Subianto Is Known For Abuse Of Human Rights
By Tirthankar Mitra At a time when India is gearing up for national elections, Indonesia chose its next president. It merits mention not only because it was the world’ largest single-day vote but it was an election which is a beacon of hope in a region plagued by autocrats...
Ensuring Patient-Centric Healthcare With High Tech Is Imperative
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav India, on its ambitious journey to achieve a Rs 5 trillion-dollar economy by 2024-25, places healthcare at the forefront of national growth. As the country undergoes rapid transformations, 2024 is poised to witness groundbreaking developments in preventive care, wearable technologies, and the integration of IoT,...
Colombia’s Left Government Is Pursuing Transformative Labour Reforms
By Cruz Bonlarron Martínez / Keegan Conrad Over the past few months, Colombian pop star Shakira’s newest song, “El Jefe,” has taken off throughout Latin America, highlighting the intense economic inequality and exploitation in the region. Perhaps surprisingly, the song has a fan in the upper echelons of power...
After Two Years Of War With Ukraine, Russia Is Looking Confident As Europe Feeling Shaky
By Nitya Chakraborty As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its third year on Saturday, February 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin looks totally relaxed as against his competitor US President Joe Biden who lost his temper in an election gathering on Wednesday by calling Putin ‘SOB’ which is generally...
Congress-AAP Alliance In Delhi Another Milestone In Opposition Politics
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Just within 24 hours after the Congress-SP alliance became a reality in Uttar Pradesh on February 21, the INDIA bloc has achieved another milestone in opposition politics on February 22, becoming stronger to take on ruling BJP led by PM Narendra Modi. The Congress-AAP alliance...
President Biden Calling His Russian Counterpart ‘SOB’ Is Just Bizarre
By Sushil Kutty American President Joe Biden most probably forgot his insulting words for Russian President Vladimir Putin after a couple of minutes of saying them, but the “crazy SOB” also took the insult on the chin, brushing it aside as if it was no more deserving of attention...
Mamata’s Arrogance Helping RSS Paint Her Patron Of Communalism
By Arun Srivastava For RSS and BJP leaders, Sikhs are just Khalistanis. The reason is very simple: the Sikhs do not fit in their design. For being acceptable to RSS and BJP, it is imperative that the person should listen to Mohan Bhagwat and Narendra Modi and embrace Hindutva....
Coalition Govt Of Pakistan Will Have Testing Time Over Tackling Economy
By Tirthankar Mitra More things change, the more they remain the same. Not much surprise surfaced when this old adage came true once more after the announcement of February 8 election results in Pakistan and formation of its government even as the political outfit which emerged victorious in maximum...
Rahul Emphasises On Unemployment, Caste Census In UP Yatra Trail
By Rahil Nora Chopra Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose UP leg of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra commenced on February 16 had been emphasizing on OBCs, SCs and STs and caste census in his speeches in a bid to dent the BJP’s support base in the Lok Sabha polls....
For The Working People Of India, Modi’s Decade Is A Period Of Worsening Plight
By Sanjay Roy It is election eve and the prime minister while speaking in the parliament on the interim budget session ended with forecasts of election results for the ruling combine. It was not an expression of encouragement for his colleagues for the ensuing election but a prediction of...
Farmers Should Fight Against Corporate Encroachment In Indian Agriculture
By Dr. Soma Marla Demand for a law guaranteeing MSPs for crops in markets has once again surfaced with renewed farmers’ agitation. Of late, several articles in news media and TV debate about the dangers of providing a legal sanctity to the Minimum Support Price (MSP).Economists like Dr Ashok...
Congress-SP Alliance Brings Big Optimism Among Cadres In Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The cadres of the Samajwadi Party and the Congress are in upbeat mood in Uttar Pradesh as for the first time, the grassroots workers are getting the confidence that the BJP can be defeated in the state after the conclusion of the seat sharing deal...
New Coalition Govt In Pakistan Will Be Too Weak To Perform Independently
By Girish Linganna After prolonged negotiations, political leaders in Pakistan have successfully reached a consensus on a power-sharing arrangement for a new government. The ruling coalition will consist of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which enjoys support from the influential military, along with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and...
U.S. Is Now Finally Isolated Globally Over Its Veto On Un Resolution For Ceasefire
By Satyaki Chakraborty The United States is finally facing a big isolation from its supporting countries over its continuing backing to the war crimes of Israeli defence forces in the Gaza strip. The Biden government faced an international condemnation on Tuesday night after its representative vetoed a United Nations...
BJP’s Nightmare Begins With Congress-SP Alliance In Uttar Pradesh
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance in Uttar Pradesh is the beginning of BJP’s nightmare before the Lok Sabha elections in April/May this year. The hope hitherto generated after the January 22 Ram Temple inauguration in Ayodhya, and a prospect of falling off allies of INDIA bloc as...
United States Once Again Vetoes UN Resolution Giving Netanyahu Full Support
By P. Sudhir The United States has vetoed yet another resolution in the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire on February 20, 2024. This is the third time that the United States has vetoed resolutions in the Security Council calling for a ceasefire – the first...
