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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.Child Marriage Soars In Climate-Vulnerable Coastal Bangladesh
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav A recent study conducted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has unveiled a significant surge in child marriages within Bangladesh’s climate-vulnerable coastal areas, primarily in Bhola and Shatkhira. This alarming trend, which has seen a 39% increase in child marriages following climate-induced disasters, has prompted...
Egyptian President El-Sisi Seeking Third Term In Current Presidential Polls
By Girish Linganna The Egyptian presidential election is set to occur over a three-day period that began on Sunday (December 10, 2023). From December 1-3, non-resident Egyptians had cast their votes at 121 of the country’s embassies and consulates globally. Ten years after seizing power in a coup, Egypt’s...
Gaza And Ukraine Ceasefire Demands Growing In The US Labour Movement
By Mark Gruenberg The Coalition of Labour Union Women (CLUW) of USA has become the latest large labour group to demand a ceasefire and a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Gaza war. At its mid-November convention in Minneapolis, the AFL-CIO constituency group added the anti-Mideast war language, co-authored by its...
BJP Tries To Restore ST Support Base By Choosing A Tribal Cm In Chhattisgarh
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The shock that BJP had to suffer in Karnataka Vidhan Sabha election in May 2023 is not yet over when it was not able to win even a single seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST), though the party somehow made inroads to a great extent...
INDIA Bloc Strikes With New Slogan “We, Not Me” To Defeat “I” Of Modi
By Arun Srivastava Alternative core positive agenda to counter the BJP in the next general elections will have the maxim “Main Nahin, Hum” as the pivot to take on Modi. Apparently, the insight behind coining this slogan is to counter Modi’s rhetoric of “my guarantee”, some leaders of the...
BJP Has A Big Advantage Over Congress In Terms Of Funds And Organisational Power
By Kalyani Shankar After completing the five state elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition prepare for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The B.J.P. is confident about maintaining its stronghold in the Hindi belt, and the Opposition has failed to challenge them effectively. B.J.P. won elections in...
Annual Crime Data Report May Not Be All That Dependable
By Nantoo Banerjee The crime in India has been recorded annually since the days of the British Raj. Currently, with more comprehensive statistics, the data is compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Union Home Ministry. However, what remain unclear are the dependability of the data,...
Not Only Sons And Daughters, Nephews Are Also Rising In Indian Politics
By Sushil Kutty Sons and nephews. Who has heard of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s nephew? Lalu and Rabri Devi’s sons are household names because Tejashvi and Tejpratap happen to be Lalu’s household. The Gandhi family is lore and will not run out of heir apparent. That is because of the...
Benjamin Zephaniah, The Legendary Writer And Musician Was Active In Many Fronts
By Roger McKenzie Many years ago I read that when someone died the ancient Greeks only asked one question about the person: did they have passion? The poet — and so much more — Benjamin Zephaniah, who passed away on December 7, was a man of many passions. Born...
Planning For Life In The Midst Of Deaths And Destruction In War
By Anjan Roy Like the proverbial sphinx, life is springing afresh from the destruction of October 7 when scores of young people were killed by|1militants|1of Hamas in the Israeli kibbutz and a musical concert. Unbelievable as it is, but Israeli doctors have been busy extracting sperm from the dead...
Decoding Bengal’s Literary Icon Samaresh Bose In His Centenary Year
By Tirthankar Mitra Among the stars of the Bengali literary firmament, Samaresh Bose stands out occupying a place of honour. On his birth , centenary day on December 11, pundits and plebians will find it difficult to categorise his vast work of novels, short stories and travelogues. The point...
Delaying Selection Of Chief Ministers Does Not Speak Well Of BJP Leadership
By Sushil Kutty Delay in picking Chief Ministers for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan is telling on the mental agility of claimants for the post in all three states. Look at outgoing Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan who can’t stand in one spot for more than an hour...
Former Prime Minister V P Singh Who Mandalised Politics, Has Become Relevant Again
By Harihar Swarup Finally, somebody has politically owned him—Vishwanath Pratap Singh, the 7th Prime Minister of India. Though he changed the course of Indian politics, and unleashed forces leading irreversibly to the rise and rise of OBCs, a process that is likely to influence the 2024 elections, the Mandal...
Human Rights And Labour Advocacy Need To Be Intensified To Protect Workforce
By Dr. Gyan Pathak December 10, 2023 is the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ILO Convention 87, yet we are far from achieving human dignity, freedom, and social justice for all, especially for the entire workforce. Intensified efforts to promote and protect the human...
Mahua’s Unethical Expulsion From Lok Sabha Is Going To Strengthen INDIA Bloc
By Arun Srivastava The cat phrase “Modi Hai to Mumkin Hai” was proved correct by none else but Narendra Modi himself when he succeeded in his mission to have Mahua Moitra of TMC expelled from Lok Sabha by manipulating the parliamentary procedures and practices. In the history of the...
Master Of Roster Controversy: History Repeats Itself After A Gap Of Six Years
By K Raveendran It may not have been as high-profile as the ‘call of national duty’ press conference by the four senior most judges of the Supreme Court about six years ago. But the renewed controversy about the master of the roster, prompting two senior advocates of the apex...
Kanam: A Communist To The Core, A Pillar Of Left Unity In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The left movement in the country in general and in Kerala in particular suffered a grievous loss in the passing away of Communist Party of India (CPI) state secretary Kanam Rajendran. Kanam had been admitted to hospital on October 25 with multiple ailments, including a...
Old Versus Young Debate In Bengal Trinamool Congress On Lok Sabha Polls Eve
By Tirthankar Mitra Trinamool Congress has found itself in a political whirlpool ever since the cash for teaching jobs case unfolded in West Bengal leading to several senior Trinamool Congress ministers and leaders marking time behind the bars and CBI and ED grilling some others. As the cup of...
