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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.Manipur Ethnic Strife Forced Upping Police Budget, Cut In Other Dept Allocation
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Budgetary provision and mid-year revision for Manipur for fiscals 2024 and 2025 lost much of their relevance as the small state, currently under President’s rule since February 13, was witness to widespread ethnic violence that erupted on May 3, 2023 and higher spending on...
Time For Granting Urdu Language Its Due Place In Indian Culture
By Asad Mirza Last week, a Supreme Court bench’s observation on the use of Urdu, has once again opened a pandora’s box, on the treatment meted out to Urdu – a language of connoisseurs, but which has been appended to the Muslim community. As in the past, this time...
Left Alliance Fares Better Than Far Right In Regional Polls In Finland
By Mike Watson HELSINKI: Finland is widely seen in Western Europe and the United States as a progressive paradise. In truth, its center-right-led coalition government in office since June 2023 has presided over far-reaching austerity measures, leading to rising homelessness and cuts in local health provisions. Yet there are...
Supreme Court Produces A Please-All Interim Pause On Waqf Amendments Law
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court’s interim order on the controversial Waqf Amendments Act has created an unusual equilibrium among opposing camps, hinting at a calculated balancing act rather than a decisive intervention. While the order does not represent a full-fledged stay on the implementation of the amendments, it...
Informal Employment In India Remains Close To 90 Per Cent Since 2014
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Informal employment in the total employment in India remains almost stagnant at around 90 per cent since 2014, according to a latest ILO report. It was worse in 2024 than the global average of 58 per cent, Asia Pacific average of 66 per cent, and...
Ruling Power’s Battle With Central Bank On Interest Rate Is Common In Many Countries
By Anjan Roy As it is common among politicians facing serious economic issues, the government of the day heaps all reasons for economic ruin or downturn or a difficult situation on the heads of the central banks. Generally, the governments and finance ministers want their say in fixing interest...
Tejashvi Yadav Is The De Facto Chief Minister Face Of INDIA Bloc For Bihar Assembly Polls
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are striving hard to find a consensus candidate as the NDA chief minister in Bihar. , but the Mahagathbandhan has struck a major psychological blow to Modi and Shah by creating a Coordination Committee headed by the...
In Electronics And Auto Components, Trump’s Tariff War Has Opened Up Fresh Opportunities To India
By Subrata Majumder With Trump’s tariff war escalating woes to China, a new plank is established for India to be the hub for global supply chain. Caught in the crossfire of highest hike in tariff by 245 percent on import from China by Trump administration, China will lose its...
Centre Has Gone One Step Back But Set To Defend The Amended Waqf Act
By Sushil Kutty Who won and who lost? The anti-waqf amendments lobby claims the government was forced to eat crow and give an undertaking to protect the status of notified and registered Waqf properties, including the all-important waqf-by-user properties. The government also had to promise not to appoint any...
Bangladesh Factor In Saudi Crackdown On Immigration And Visa Curbs
By Tajul Islam Saudi Arabia’s recent sweeping crackdown on immigration violations and a sudden tightening of visa regulations, particularly targeting 14 nations including Bangladesh, signals more than just internal security enforcement. Behind these actions lies a mounting strain in Saudi-Bangladesh relations-now further exacerbated by the controversial arrest of Bangladeshi...
Present Fractured Relationship Between USA And Europe Is An Outcome Of MAGA Programme
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: The United States – Europe relationship has reached such a low ebb in the last three months of Trump 2.0 rule that the political analysts in Washington are finding no hope of any immediate patch up between the two traditional allies as the...
Confusion Still Prevails In Bihar NDA Over The Chief Ministership After Assembly Polls
By Rahil Nora Chopra Ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, the issue of the chief ministerial candidate for the NDA Alliance is being prominently getting discussed. Posters were spotted outside the JD(U)’s Patna office saying “Nitish again from 2025 to 2030”, indicating that the Bihar Chief Minister was pitching for...
Bangladesh Interim Govt Chief Dr. Yunus Differing With Both BNP And Army Chief
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Eight months after the change of power in Bangladesh, Dr M. Yunus, Chief Adviser to the interim government, has not yet been able to win over major pillars of political power, including leading political groups/parties or the armed forces — to his side. There was...
After Courting China, Bangladesh Warms Up To Russia, USA And Pakistan
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser to the interim government Dr. Muhammad Yunus is presently in the midst of his diplomatic triumph by successfully outreaching to the major countries of the world including the two super powers. After having a major success in getting all the support from the...
Supreme Court’s Verdict On Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi Is Of Historic Significance
By P. Sudhir The Supreme Court has delivered a truly historic verdict, which protects the federal principle and declares any action taken by a Governor to thwart the will of the state legislature as unconstitutional. The 414-page judgment delivered by a two-member Bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of...
A Strong Indian Economy Based On Equity And Jobs Can Only Take On Trump’s Tariff War
By Prabhat Patnaik Donald Trump has put off his proposed tariffs by ninety days; but countries like India have to respond to Trump’s measures whether now or after ninety days. These measures are not just an episodic act. Trump clearly threatens with tariffs any country that dares to act...
Finalisation Of International Agreement On Pandemic Is A New Hope
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At a time when several international health programmes across the countries have been adversely impacted after withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) following an announcement by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, the finalization of the international agreement on...
In Madhya Pradesh, Congress Leader Digvijay Singh Files FIR Against Baba Ramdev
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The politics in Madhya Pradesh has got fresh heat with the confrontation between the Congress and the pro-BJP Baba Ramdev. The Congress veteran leader Digvijay Singh issued strongly worded statement against Baba Ramdev. Not only that, he went to the extent of filing a...
