Opinion
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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.Congress-SP Alliance In Uttar Pradesh Is A Big Moment For INDIA Bloc
By Sushil Kutty Is the tide turning? Suddenly, all of the pieces are falling in their right places for the still fighting INDI-Alliance. How else will the Congress and Samajwadi Party announce a deal in the two cowbelt states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh? It can’t be because...
Former President Dr Abdul Kalam’s Association With Pramukh Swamiji Was A Game Changer
By Harihar Swarup The unique association of Pramukh Swamiji and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam signalled the beginning of the new age of spirituality spanning 33 years was an unmatched blessing for Dr Kalam. He started as his subordinate scientist at the Defence Research and development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad...
Mystery Still Continues Over Kamal Nath’s Future Plans In Politics
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Mystery surrounds the moves of the Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Kamal Nath on whether he wanted to say good-bye to the Congress, breaking his decades old ties with the grand old party. From the beginning rumour about his moves started, leaders of the state...
Supreme Court Scrapping Electoral Bonds Scheme Is A Boon For Democracy
By Krishna Jha The Supreme Court has taken a step to restrain the limitless corporate funding to allow free and fair elections. It was the issue of Electoral Bonds that had a secret system and brought to light the grim fact that corporate houses had a stronger influence over...
Kerala Says No To Union Govt’s ‘Blackmail’ Tactics On Financial Issues
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With Kerala LDF Government saying an emphatic “No’ to what it called the Union Government’s ‘blackmail’, the stage is set for a protracted legal battle on its suit against the attempt to choke the State financially. It may be mentioned that a Kerala delegation led...
Ameen Sayani Mesmerised Listners Through His Silken Voice For Four Decades
By Tirthankar Mitra His was a wonderful voice. It is no more. But when it was broadcast it cut across the language barrier. For even the people who did not speak it lent their ears to listen to Ameen Sayani, the intoner of original “Behnon-Bhaion” on the air waves....
Nutritional Security For Every Indian Is Essential For Development Of Society
By Dr Arun Mitra Nutritional security is essential for all-round development of an individual and the society. Only a physically and mentally healthy person can contribute for growth of the nation. Therefore it is imperative that various factors which contribute to nutrition security must be fulfilled. These include good...
Supreme Court Sheds All Inhibitions To Act Decisively To Defend Democracy
By K Raveendran The New Year seems to have done some magic to the Supreme Court under the stewardship of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud. The judicial journey of 2024, though short as yet, is marked by a series of nuanced verdicts, which stand in stark contrast to the...
Any Decision On Farmers Demands Must Take Care Of Small And Marginal Sections
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik India’s agriculture sector is the backbone of its economy, with a significant portion of the population engaged in farming activities. Out of the 93.09 million agricultural households in India, a staggering 82% belong to the category of small and marginal farmers, typically holding less than...
Punjab Farmers’ Ongoing Delhi March Acquires Fresh Political Dimension
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Farmers of Punjab resumed their Delhi March on February 21, 2024, which has now acquired disturbing dimension causing a serious national concern. Shambhu border of Haryana has turned into a battlefield – Police has erected cement and iron barricades, barbed wires, nails on the road...
Both The Centre And The Farmers Body Should Give A Fresh Look At The Contentious Issues
By Anjan Roy The continuing standoff between the union government, on the one hand, and prosperous farmers, over their demand for legal status of the minimum support price scheme shows the contradictions of Indian farm policy and reality. The concept and policy of minimum support price was framed in...
Aggressive Rahul A Potent Threat For Both BJP, SP In Uttar Pradesh
By Arun Srivastava Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on February 19, was not the same Rahul Gandhi who launched his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on January 14, 2024 from Thoubal in Manipur with the aim to expose Narendra Modi and his anti-people policies. Instead, it was a Rahul who roared...
Credibility Concerns Rise In Journalism With Meteoric Rise Of ChatGPT
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav A recent report by Cision, a leading media intelligence and communications platform, unveils growing anxieties within the journalism industry. The meteoric rise of AI-powered tools like ChatGPT casts a shadow over the core tenets of the profession: accuracy and credibility. Journalists fear this disruptive technology...
Israel Puts Qatar In Crosshairs As Hamas Reasserts Itself On Gaza Strip
By James M Dorsey With the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange talks stalled, Israel and its hardline US supporters have stepped up long-standing efforts to discredit Qatar, the main mediator between Hamas and the Israeli government. The anti-Qatar campaign accuses the Gulf state, of forging relations with problematic groups...
India Is Working Successfully On Sea Bed Mining To Get Access To Ocean Resources
By Girish Linganna The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), a United Nations body that regulates deep-sea mining, has highlighted the growing reality of mining the ocean floor for precious metals. This move is increasingly seen as unavoidable, according to Michael Lodge, the ISA’s secretary-general. During a discussion...
Eminent Jurist Fali S Nariman’s Passing Away Is A Big Loss To Indian Democracy At This Hour
By Nitya Chakraborty Ninety five years is a ripe old age for an Indian to live, but the passing away of the eminent jurist and the constitutional lawyer of the country at this period of Indian polity, is a big jolt to those who have been battling for protecting...
BJP’s Performance Narrative Under PM Narendra Modi Is Deceptive And False
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Though RSS-BJP clan has wonderful track record of convincing people on their deceptive and false narratives, such as they convinced many of Ganesa drinking milk while actually going down the drain, they seem losing confidence on this skill this time, which is more than obvious...
The Curious Case Of SP Leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s Resignation From The Party
By Sushil Kutty Certain politicians you never get to know enough to make sense of them, why they are in the game and will they rebound after sliding into a career recession. Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya is one of them. This man resigned from his post in...
