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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.Predictability About Judgments Does No Good To Credibility Of Judiciary
By K Raveendran Four judgments from a five-member bench: that’s enough to indicate the complexities and confusion about the Supreme Court’s decision on the keenly-awaited same sex marriage issue. Overflowing with ‘agreements and disagreements’, the diverse verdicts, however, betray a certain degree of predictability. As Chief Justice D Y...
Emotions Fuel Gaza War, Burying All Hopes Of Resolving Israeli-Palestine Conflict
By James M Dorsey Human beings’ most destructive instincts – survival, anger, fear, despair, and vengeance – dictate Israeli and Palestinian war strategy and policy in the wake of Hamas’ October 7 brutal attack on Israel. The dominance of emotions produces an environment in which one atrocity justifies another...
Hamas’s ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ Brings Israel’s Security System Under Question
By Girish Linganna One of the saddest days in contemporary Israeli history happened during the Simchat Torah festival on October 7, 2023. Hamas militants launched an air, land and sea attack on the territory of the Jewish state exactly 50 years to the day after the Yom Kippur War,...
Lying And Dividing People In Sharp Focus In Rajasthan Election
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The issue of lying and dividing people is in sharp focus in the Rajasthan election campaign. The Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge has accused the BJP and PM Narendra Modi of lying and dividing people. PM Modi, in all-out attack, said that Congress government under CM...
Barking Dogs In Mahua Moitra’s Life, Only One Of Them A True Friend
By Sushil Kutty All those who watch Sansad TV know Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra. Even Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament. But Lok Sabha MPs get to see her in action first-hand, which is like watching the Gaza Strip skyline at night. Sparks fly every other minute and then the...
American Law Makers Losing Their Standing As House Disfunctioning Continues
By Tirthankar Mitra Without going into the veracity of the statement that whether America sneezes, the world catches cold holds good now, the existing affairs indicate that all is not well in the US Senate. It finds itself immobilised in an internal dissension. The resulting dysfunction could not have...
Jaggy Shivdasani At 65 Was The Oldest Indian Medallist At The Recent Asian Games
By Harihar Swarup Jaggy Shivdasani, 65, was the oldest Indian medallist at the Asian games in Hangzhou, where he and his team won a silver in bridge. He was also the youngest Indian champion: he set that unbroken record at the age of 18, winning the Holkar Trophy in...
Making Reference To Israel-Hamas War Does Not Impress Electorate In State Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Electorates in the five poll bound states are not yet impressed by the political leaders who are making reference to the Israel-Hamas war during their campaigns to exploit their communal sentiments. Dominant issues for them presently relates chiefly to their respective states and performance of...
Split In Janata Dal (S) And The BJP Hangs By A Frayed Rope In Karnataka
By Sushil Kutty The Janata Dal (Secular) stands split in the middle in Karnataka. If not in the body, at least in spirit. C M Ibrahim, a party bigwig, is at the centre of the brouhaha that has put the Gowda clan headed by former Prime Minister HD Deve...
Smear Campaign By BJP And Adanis Against TMC MP Mahua Moitra Is Part Of A Design
By Arun Srivastava The snake has finally come out of the burrow. But its fang utterly lacks the punch and prowess to decapacitate the prey. No doubt, it has succeeded in inflicting some bruises on the body of the victim, but one thing is certain that its venom is...
Hezbollah’s Military Might Poses Risk Of Escalation Of War In Middle East
By Girish Linganna Hezbollah, The Lebanese Movement, has issued a warning, expressing full readiness to engage in combat against Israel. This follows days of exchange of fire between their fighters and Israeli soldiers along the border. Both sides have been involved in shelling and trading rocket fire across their...
Business Tycoon Daniel Noboa Wins Presidential Elections In Ecuador
By Satyaki Chakraborty Daniel Noboa, heir to the largest business family of Ecuador won the Presidential election in the South American country Ecuador on Sunday by defeating the leftist lawyer Luisa Gonzalez after a bitter campaign marked by assassination of a candidate, shootings and jail killings. Noboa has little...
Vizhinjam Port: A Dream Come True For Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A long-standing dream of Kerala has become a resounding reality with the arrival of the first large ship at Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram. The project marks a milestone in the State’s infrastructural development – a big morale booster for the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic...
Restoring India-Sri Lanka Ferry Service After Long Gap Is A Boost To Bilateral Relations
By Tirthankar Mitra We are passing through a time where connection often happens through digital screens. In this backdrop, rejuvenating an almost forgotten connection between India and Sri Lanka by the resumption of a passenger ferry services will bolster bilateral ties, boost tourism and increase people to people relations....
U.S. Role In Creating Mideast Disaster Becomes Clearer By The Day
By John Wojcik Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged continued U.S. support to Israel Thursday even as its military devastated the Gaza Strip with air strikes and prepared for a possible ground invasion. As Palestinian civilians in Gaza search desperately for a piece of bread to feed their hungry...
Hamas-Israel Armed Conflict Brings Fresh Risks To World Economy
By Nantoo Banerjee It may be a bit early to predict economic consequences of the ongoing Hamas-Israel armed conflict on the world economy, but India is bound to be impacted if the war continues for long and oil prices keep soaring through the coming winter months. The war is...
Developing Countries Have To Take Seriously Who Report On Possibility Of Deadly X
By Nilanjan Banik The World Health Organization (WHO) calls it Disease X. It does not exist now, but it is a concept floated by WHO to gauge the readiness of any country to fight a pandemic in the future. The model underscores the importance of vigilance, research, and preparedness...
G20 Adopts A Regulatory Roadmap For Cryptocurrencies On The Basis Of IMF Proposal
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Under India’s presidency, The Group of Twenty (G20) unanimously adopted a regulatory roadmap for cryptocurrencies at a meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco, on October 13. The intergovernmental forum, comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union, and the African Union, accepted the proposals made in the joint...
