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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.Saudi Oil Cut Extension Fails To Boost Prices Despite Continuing Gaza Conflict
By K Raveendran A Saudi decision to extend its voluntary oil production cut to the end of the year has passed off as a non-event, with the oil markets shrugging off the decision as of little consequence to the current demand-supply situation in the global market. The kingdom said...
Hamas Soldiers Fight Against Israeli Defence Forces Is Lauded By Many Young In India
By Sushil Kutty Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah had his own thoughts on Aligarh Muslim University. Indian leaders of the early years after independence generally had a favourable view because the Congress dominated the political discourse and space even if AMU itself remained “minority” and wouldn’t step out of...
Fresh US Sanctions Against Myanmar Hit Essential Goods Export To Bangladesh
By Ashis Biswas Myanmar authorities, currently embroiled in an escalating civil war against armed groups of pro-democracy activists, have been forced to cut exports of essential goods to Bangladesh, owing to fresh US economic sanctions. To start with, the export of food items through the Maungdaw port in the...
Threat Of Use Of Nuclear Weapon In Israel-Hamas War In Gaza Strip Is Ominous
By Dr. Arun Mitra The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is of the worst kind in the on-going century. Almost 11000 people out of which 70 per cent are women and children, 40 per cent of them children less than 15 years have been killed by the disproportionate aggression and...
Reputation Takes Years To Be Built But Minutes To Get Lost
By Devasis Chattopadhyay When you’re one of the seven co-founders of a global tech-giant such as Infosys, and a billionaire businessman, you can make wild statements about your work ethic. N R Narayana Murthy certainly did when he recently advocated for a 70-hour work week. It created a huge...
Israeli, Palestinian Obstinance, Not Settlements, Frustrate Two-State Solution
By James M Dorsey When US President Joe Biden insisted there could be no return to the status ante quo once the guns fall silent in Gaza, he revived debate about the viability of a two-state resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet, for all practical purposes, Hamas’ brutal October...
AR Rahman Fiddling With A Song Of Nazrul Have Upset Many Bengalees
By Tirthankar Mitra Penned and set to tune in a tumultuous times by a man to whom patriotism was an article of faith “Karar Oi Louha Kapat” is a song which tugs at the heart strings of many in West Bengal and Bangladesh. After all, Kazi Nazrul Islam’s compositions...
Sacking Of Suella Braverman By Pm Rishi Sunak Is Sure To Anger Right Among Tory Party
By Nitya Chakraborty The sacking of the Home Minister Suella Braverman by the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday was not unexpected as the feisty Home Minister was ignoring all the indications from the PM office for diluting her Islamophobic tone on the Israel-Hamas war which came for...
Corruption Is A Major Issue In Chhattisgarh And Madhya Pradesh
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the second phase of state elections scheduled to be held on November 17, corruption has become a major issue in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi are leading the allegation wars on behalf of BJP and Congress respectively. PM Modi...
Rahul Gandhi Caught Narendra Modi On Back Foot On Caste Census Issue During Poll Campaign
By Sushil Kutty Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is hard at campaigning for the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh where the last legs of electioneering are at their peak. Listening to Rahul Gandhi makes it clear that he does not like it that Prime Minister Narendra Modi refuses...
Governors Sitting On Bills Is A Dangerous Scribbling Of The ‘Grammar Of Anarchy’
By S.N. Sahu A Supreme Court Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, in its Order of November 9, 2023, disapproved Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s stand not to give assent to some Bills passed by the state assembly. Purohit...
Akhilesh Faces Big Challenge To His Leadership From Party Leaders
By Arun Srivastava Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stands exposed. His consistent harping on the claim that his ‘PDA’ formula will transform his party’s fortunes and ensure the defeat of the BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh has turned him into a suspect even in the...
Decoding India’s First Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru On His Birthday
By Tirthankar Mitra Uniqueness of Jawaharlal Nehru whose birth anniversary is being observed in an arguably muted manner on November 14 lay in his ability to enact the modernity narrative. He was neither chary nor ashamed to accept ideas even it was of others that would take India to...
President Joe Biden Is At War With His Own Office Over Policy On Gaza War
By C.J. Atkins WASHINGTON: At least 100 officials in the U.S. State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed onto a memo demanding that the government immediately push for a ceasefire in Gaza and accusing President Joe Biden of “spreading misinformation” while Israel commits...
Indian Origin American Presidential Candidates Have Long Term Objective
By Kalyani Shankar How do the Indian origin American presidential hopefuls fare in the 2024 polls? With a year before 2024, they are far behind Republican leader and former President Donald Trump. It is noteworthy that Trump has a significant lead over other contenders, which could make the race...
Blue Flame From BJP’s Communal Stove Appears In Rajasthan
By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP has raised the flame of its communal stove in Rajasthan, right from the last date for withdrawal of nomination on November 9. Within three days it started spewing flue flames causing a considerable rise in politico-communal temperature in the state, and the ruling Congress...
By Giving Tickets To Older People In Madhya Pradesh, BJP Has Exposed Its Mistrust In Young
By Sushil Kutty There appears to be no end to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s self-doubts as far as Madhya Pradesh is concerned. It is not just anti-incumbency of over 18 years. This is more like being paranoid. First and foremost, the complete overdependence on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for...
Tackling Of Delhi’s Air Pollution Requires A Multipronged Strategy
By Avikal Somvanshi Every year, post Dussehra, Delhi loses sight of the Sun. There are many factors contributing to these nightmarish levels of air pollution. Weather, geography, local pollution (traffic, industries, etc.), agricultural practices, water security and climate change are the key factors at play. On surface it looks...
