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-TMC Spat In Bengal Has Its Origin In Old Mamata-Adhir Personal Rivalry
By Tirthankar Mitra A fragile peace prevails between Congress and Trinamool Congress even as Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY) has restarted in West Bengal coinciding with TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s north Bengal tour, both likely to criss cross almost the same turf. After her fusillades against the...
Though Interim, 2024-25 Budget May Unfold Some Big Plans Of PM’s New India
By Anjan Roy Hazarding a guess about a forthcoming budget is always tricky. A budget is prepared after ingesting mountain loads of inputs from all departments of the government, the finance minister’s strategic economic thinking under the overall guidance of prime minister’s directions. The end product is always a...
Increasing Resistance To Antibiotics Seriously Impacting Healthcare
By Dr Arun Mitra The Union Health Ministry has asked the doctors to judiciously use the antibiotics and give reason whenever using them. Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Atul Goel has said that the doctors must specify “indication, reason and justification while prescribing antimicrobials”. This is in the...
Maldives’ President Muizzu May Lose Chair After Impeachment Proceedings
By Girish Linganna The Maldives’ China-loving, newly elected President, Mohamed Muizzu, is likely to face impeachment proceedings in Parliament soon. This means that the incumbent president is facing the threat of losing his post. The Maldivian Constitution states that a third of the Majlis members should approve the resolution...
Indian Navy Needs Big Expansion To Face Off Chinese Maritime Hostility
By Nantoo Banerjee The growing Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy action agenda sending so-called research vessels to ports in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and now the Maldives poses a major maritime threat to India and its littoral region. The PLA-Navy’s tie-ups with India’s neighbouring countries are all bilateral. The...
After JD(U) Exit, INDIA Bloc Has To Adapt A Fresh Strategy To Take On BJP In Bihar
By Arun Srivastava Inside Rajbhawan in Patna, the three storied building in Palladian form built by the New Zealand architect, has been witness to the crude form of intrigue during last four days. While Nitish Kumar was taking oath of chief minister for ninth time in succession, outside the...
India Must Call On Israel To Stop Genocide In Gaza And Opt For Ceasefire
By Nitya Chakraborty The order issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on January 26 asking Israel to stop genocide of Palestine people is a development of major significance in the battle of the peace-loving people of the world demanding the end of the war between Israel and...
Nitish Kumar Has Given A Big Jolt To India But His JD(U)’s Future Is Bleak
By Kalyani Shankar On Sunday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar threw a bomb shell by leaving the ruling Mahagathbandhan in Bihar and returning to the N.D.A. coalition. He also quit the opposition coalition which he had built eight months ago. This dismantling of the bloc has dealt a significant...
Bihar Developments Show That Both Modi And Nitish Have No Scruples
By Sushil Kutty There is yet another Nitish Kumar-Modi/Shah government in Bihar, and questions are being asked why Modi-Shah went back on their word to never align with Nitish Kumar after the last time he broke up with the BJP in 2022. Whatever happened, why the sudden need for...
Neither The Pre-Poll, Nor The Post-Poll Game Is Over For INDIA Bloc
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar’s switching over again to join BJP after ditching INDIA Bloc has inspired two sets of reaction – first, BJP and NDA will have significant political gain as their leaders have claimed; secondly, it was a good riddance for INDIA...
India, China, Russia Come To Help Bangladesh Economy As Western Pressures Mount
By Ashis Biswas For developing countries struggling economically to contain rising fuel, food and import costs in the post Ukraine war period, one positive sign of the times is that West-sponsored economic sanctions may not be as damaging as before. The experience of Russia and new emerging alignments within...
Execution Of Guilty By Using Nitrogen In Alabama Has No Precedent
By Girish Linganna On January 25, Kenneth Eugene Smith made history as the first person to be executed using nitrogen hypoxia. Smith was found guilty in 1989 for the murder of Elizabeth Sennett, the wife of an Alabama preacher, allegedly acting under her husband’s instructions. Initially, Alabama attempted to...
Centre’s Decision On Fencing India-Myanmar Border Facing Big Hurdles
By Tirthankar Mitra Announcement of fencing of India’s entire border with Myanmar marks end Free movement Regime(FMR). It came into effect in 2018 allowing people in both sides of the border to travel up 16 kilometres into the other country sans visa. There is no denying the fact that...
Film Actress Smita Patil Still Remains An Icon 38 Years After Her Demise
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Born on October 17, 1955, and tragically lost on December 13, 1986, Smita Patil’s legacy shines even brighter as the years pass Today, we not only celebrate her artistic brilliance but also the social consciousness she brought to her roles. The 30th anniversary of her...
World Court Tells Israel To Stop Its Genocide Of Palestinians
By Annie Domini The much-awaited order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague in the case of genocide by the State of Israel against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, brought before the world court by the Republic of South Africa, came out on 26...
Nitish Kumar May Part With INDIA Bloc To Join NDA, But His Image Has Got A Big Hit
By Arun Srivastava While the maverick Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to part with INDIA bloc posing question about the future of the alliance in the state, the top leaders of alliance held a mini-INDIA meet in Tamil Nadu pledging to defeat the BJP. Displaying the adroitness...
Pre-Election Interim Union Budget 2024-25 May Surprise Workforce
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Pre-election Interim Union Budget 2024-25 may not be expected to be different than one of the kinds that was tabled in 2019 by the PM Narendra Modi led government when the Union Government did to restrict itself only to passage of the vote on account,...
How Serious Is Kejriwal Charge That BJP Is Trying To Bribe AAP MLA’s Of Delhi?
By Sushil Kutty Amidst the happenings in Bihar where Nitish Kumar is doing what he does best, i.e., lodge a new government with another coalition partner with himself remaining Chief Minister of the remodelled dispensation, which is more like a reshuffle than an overthrow or a change of government,...
