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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.Latest Collapse Of US And European Banks Is A Part Of Continuing Crisis Of Capitalism
By Dr. Soma Marla Recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has further led to the fall of Signature bank, Credit Suisse and now a major European German Credit Douche bank. This banking crisis has resulted from US Treasury’s recent interest rate hike. Cracks are appearing in US banking...
Congress To Hold Nationwide Protests Against Rahul’s Disqualification
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Congress has hit the streets. With a bang, the grand old party has announced a series of protest programmes as well as launched Jai Bharat Satyagraha, a massive Opposition action to register dissent against the disqualification of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi from the...
High Food And Energy Costs Are Taking A Toll, May Worsen
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Surging food and energy prices have fuelled inflation and hurt growth, says an IMP background note on the macroeconomic impact of food and energy insecurity prepared for G-20 currently chaired by India, and has called for an early and smart action. IMF has also called...
Karnataka Polls Will Help Both Congress And BJP To Assess Their Strength Before 2024
By Tirthankar Mitra While Assembly elections in Karnataka is a little over a month away from now, timeline of 2024 Lok Sabha elections is in April/May. But the election results of this southern state and several other states later this year will help BJP and Congress take stock of...
Bernie Sanders’s Interrogation Of Former Starbucks CEO Is A Good Beginning
By Liza Featherstone On March 29 morning, Sen. Bernie Sanders and his Democratic colleagues grilled Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks, and heard testimony from workers about the company’s extensive, illegal union–busting. It was a glorious spectacle, displaying the power of working-class organizing with allies in elected office to...
There Are Ten Valid Reasons To Appeal Against Rahul Gandhi’s Conviction
By Satyaki Chakraborty There are at least ten valid legal reasons for challenging the conviction of the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by the Surat Court as a consequence of which the Wayanad member of Lok Sabha was disqualified by the Lok Sabha secretariat on March 23 this year. The...
Karnataka Assembly Poll Is A Big Test For Both The Congress And The BJP
By Sushil Kutty The single-phase Karnataka assembly elections takes place on May 10. It is a largely 3-party race, with the BJP, the Congress and H D Kumaraswamy’s Janata Dal (S) fighting it out in the full glare of domestic, national and international media. The Karnataka elections are the...
Tamil Nadu Politics Enters New Phase After Court Verdict Favouring EPS Leadership Of AIADMK
By K R Sudhaman After M G Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, AIADMK, which was formed by MGR breaking away from DMK over issue of corruption during the leadership of M K Karunanidhi in 1970s, now has an undisputed leader in former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Edappadi Palaniswami, who became the...
Pakistani Christians Applaud CAA Legislation Of Narendra Modi Government
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: In an unexpected turn of events, a section of Christians living in Pakistan has issued its strong endorsement of the new citizenship legislation introduced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in India. The small yet commonly persecuted Pak-based Christian community is hopeful that it...
National Resources Are Being Sold Cheap To The Industrialists By BJP Govt
By Krishna Jha Under the grim shadows of crisis spreading all over, and the general masses being at the receiving end, brutal offensive of plunder and destruction engulfs all sections of the society except the top few. Apart from the petty, small and middle strata, there are those at...
