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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.Rahul Gandhi Has To Be Careful In Choosing His Political Advisers
By Kalyani Shankar Is Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s judgement coming under scrutiny? The critics wonder whether he promoted aides who ultimately betrayed him and the Congress. The recent departure of former minister Milind Deora has shrunk his inner circle, leaving only a few close aides who remain loyal. It’s...
RSS And Modi Have Now Encashed Their Last Trump Card, Ram Temple
By Arun Srivastava Consecration of Ram temple on January 22 in Ayodhya has thrown open multiple questions in the public domain. Question such as who has the patent right for Ram, is it the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat or Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and whether it’s the only one...
Imran Khan Is At War With Pakistan Election Commission, Army, US Agency
By Tirthankar Mitra Democratic governance, backed by popular mandate is the sole path towards political stability, rule of law and much needed reforms. It is a contention none has any quarrel with. Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to a victory in World Cup cricket final in 1992, founded a...
For Indian Space Industry, 2024 Is A Year Of Big Expansion And New Missions
By Girish Linganna As Finance Minister presents her interim budget for 2024-25 on February 1 this year, she has to keep in mind that this year promises to be a watershed year for India’s space exploration! The year, 2024, has been marked as ‘The Year of Gaganyaan’ by Indian...
Wine Industry Outlook Perks Up With Maharashtra Reinstating Tax Rebate
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The Maharashtra government has decided to revive a tax-rebate scheme, which was withdrawn in the wake of Covid-19 in 2020. This scheme provides the wineries using grapes grown within the state a refund of 16% of the 20% VAT they pay. The decision would be...
Massive Demonstrations Taking Place In European Capitals Against Far Right
By Satyaki Chakraborty The latest moves of the far right forces in a number of countries in Europe have finally awakened the common liberal masses leading many of them to join the protest demonstrations against the continuing campaign of the right wing forces. Germany is the latest example where...
China Continues To Pose A Challenge To India’s Security And Economy
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar may disagree, but the country has failed to use its import trade muscle to improve its diplomatic relations with China. His recent statement on Sino-India relations at a gathering in Nagpur earlier this month that “a strife-torn border and good...
Decoding The Controversial History Of Ram Temple Inauguration
By Dr. Gyan Pathak January 22, 2024 has just become an epoch-making date in Indian History. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi led the rituals with Rashtriya Swayamsevak chief Mohan Bhagwat by his side and inaugurated the new Ram Temple at Ayodhya. Since Sunday, every nook and corner of...
RSS’s Ram On Ayodhya Mission To Ensure Electoral Win For Modi’s BJP
By Arun Srivastava It is a historical attainment for RSS. On January 22, it succeeded in striding one stable step towards altering the character and identity of India, from being a secular, socialist country to a theological Hindu Rashtra. This is for the first time in the history of...
Samajwadi Party Worried At Ram Mandir Impact In Lok Sabha Elections In Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Terming the Ram Mandir inauguration as BJP-RSS-VHP event, the opposition parties of Uttar Pradesh have maintained distance from the program. Realising that BJP will take political benefits of the grand event to mobilise Hindu votes during forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, the opposition parties also want...
Even After Nearly Nine Months, Manipur Govt Fails To Restore Normalcy
By Tirthankar Mitra Nearly nine months have passed but the ethnic conflict in Manipur continues. The fallout of ethnic clashes has led to Manipur’s present maladies which are undeniably man-made. The state which gave birth to a form of dance all its own together with a unique culture, has...
IMF Report On Impact Of AI On Low Paying Jobs Underlines Need For Big Upgrade Of Skills
By Nilanjan Banik A recent report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims that technology in the form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to affect nearly 40% of all jobs. What is more worrisome is that AI is going to impact the low-skilled jobs, that is, the...
Defence Budget For 2024-25 Has To Take Into Account Fresh Geo-Political Challenges
By Girish Linganna On February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting not the final Union Budget, but an interim one, since the Lok Sabha elections in the country are scheduled to be held in April/ May this year. Sitharaman was unequivocal that there will be no...
Population Control Measures May Target Them, Minorities Fear In Assam
By Ashis Biswas It remains debatable whether or not Assam Chief Minister Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma is the most corrupt chief minister in India, as claimed by top Congress leader Mr Rahul Gandhi. What cannot be denied as of now, is Mr Sarma’s unflinching adherence to pursue what his...
Ram Temple Consecration By Modi Will Benefit Hindutva, Not Hinduism
By Arun Srivastava The January 22 event, that of the supposed ‘consecration’ of Ram Temple, will not only have a major impact on the identity of Bharat or India, it will also vertically divide the Hindu community and Hinduism. The worst sufferer of this temple sanctification will be the...
Modi Government Goes Offensive Afresh Against Trade Unions
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government has resorted to go offensive afresh against Trade Unionism in India. Reconstitution of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) amply demonstrate it. Three members are given place into it...
BJP’s Claim For Political Capital Out Of Ram Mandir Goes Largely Uncontested
By K Raveendran Every BJP manifesto since 1996, with the sole exception of 1991, had promised the construction of a grand Ram Mandir at Ayodhya. So it would be rather naïve to expect the party not to make political capital out of the January 22 Pran Pratishta at the...
Prime Minister’s Current Visit To South Is Aimed At Linking The Region With North Through Hindutva
By Sushil Kutty A Modi achievement is the empowerment of the so-called radical Hindus who had got off to an early start after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister and took charge of the India that had passed through several stints of secular prime ministers including the greatest one of...
