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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.Prime Minister’s Cup Of Woes Is Full As India Starts Campaign For National Caste Census
By Sushil Kutty Overnight a couple of planks for the 2024 General Elections has been laid – with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar releasing the Bihar Caste Census and Prime Minister Narendra Modi raking up the Kanhaiyalal ‘sar tan se juda’ in pollbound Rajasthan, both the politicians ready to...
Rahul Gandhi Seeks To Transform The Ideological Outreach Of Congress Through Caste Census
By Arun Srivastava Rahul Gandhi calling for caste census has multiple political dimensions and also implications. Of course, its immediate move aims at estrangement of the OBC, EBC and other backward castes voters from the influence of the politics of Hindutva of RSS and Narendra Modi, but it has...
Demoralised Shivraj Singh Chouhan May Severely Affect BJP Campaign
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi was promoting to make Madhya Pradesh the third most developed state of the country, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan surprised everybody by saying “You will miss me when I am gone”. This statement is being interpreted as an announcement...
John Gambon Will Be Remembered For Long For His Performance In Harry Potter Movies
By Tirthankar Mitra Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances is a quote which aptly encapsulates the histrionic talent of Michael John Gambon who passed away last week.. He lived up to this quote as the octogenarian will be best remembered for his performance in the role of Albus...
Nelson Mandela’s Granddaughter Zoleka’s Inspirational Journey
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected President, passed away at the age of 43 due to cancer. Zoleka battled metastatic cancer affecting her hip, liver, lung, pelvis, brain, and spinal cord. Surrounded by loved ones, she departed on the...
James Joyce Was A Product Of Ireland’s Revolutionary Generation
By Adam Coleman James Joyce was a member of Ireland’s revolutionary generation. The author of Ulysses (1922) was born in 1882, the same year as Éamon de Valera, and three years after Patrick Pearse in 1879. The latter two figures proved to be instrumental in realizing a political revolution...
A Newly Translated Novel Captures The Struggle Of Greek Communism
By Tadhg Larabee Greece’s communists began the mid-twentieth century on the battlefield, moved from there to the prisons and then, if they were lucky, exile. The less fortunate found themselves in front of firing squads. During World War II, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) led the resistance against...
Mayawati Launches Big Drive To Keep BSP Ready For Lok Sabha Polls Sans Any Alliance
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Former Chief Minister and national president of BSP, Mayawati is busy in strengthening her party at grassroot after making it clear that she would not join any alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.. To clear doubt in the minds of media persons...
BRICS Declaration Not Enough, India Has To Work For Labour Force
By Dr. Gyan Pathak “Ensuring decent work, dignity, and respect for all” remains the chief challenge in the labour market with decent work and workers’ rights as core issues, as it is reflected in the deliberations in the Ninth BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meet (September 26-29, 2023) and...
Shift In Global Trade Makes Russia A Dumping Yard For Excess Chinese Containers
By K Raveendran In a rather unnoticed development as a byproduct of the Russia-Ukraine war, a directional shift in Russia’s trade with the world has turned the global container trade upside down, creating both challenges and opportunities for all players concerned. This container crisis is primarily a consequence of...
Narendra Modi Govt Focusing On Women Empowerment Through A Number Of Schemes
By Harihar Swarup The Women’s Reservation bill is a pivotal instrument for achieving political empowerment. When it comes to matters concerning women, government, as on occasions, refrains from doing politics. This is a matter of unwavering commitment for the Prime Minister, and as such, government have taken resolute actions...
22 Per Cent Growth In Kerala’s Tax Revenue
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is heartening news for Kerala’s economy. The dark predictions about an imminent economic collapse made by incorrigible Government-baiters and doubting Thomases have been proved to be what they are: patent falsehoods. The facts speak for themselves. The data are self-explanatory. The news that makes...
Saudi-Israeli Deal Would Be A Gamechanger, But Not For Discussed Reasons
By James M Dorsey A Saudi-Israeli agreement to establish diplomatic relations involving enhanced US commitments to Gulf security could be a game-changer for great power rivalry in the Middle East. To be sure, US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu face formidable obstacles in paying the...
Soumendu Roy Was A Master Cinematographer Collaborating With Satyajit Ray
By Tirthankar Mitra Size matters, so do strength. But it was something more than these physical attributes which helped Soumendu Roy, the most appreciated film cameraman after Subrata Mitra, having carried a heavy Mitchell camera on his shoulders and run in the sets of Pather Panchali cameraman of Bengali...
BJP In A Big Dilemma After Choosing Union Ministers For Assembly Polls
By Arun Srivastava With the constituents of INDIA launching their drive for smooth seat sharing, the mainstream media, in collaboration with the media cell of the BJP, has launched fresh endeavour to recreate the image of Narendra Modi of being a strong and decisive administrator and an astute politician....
PM Narendra Modi’s Political Postures Signify His Stakes Very High
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh have turned into a decisive political battlefield. The way Prime Minister Narendra Modi is posturing and positioning himself now, signify it, as well as his very high stakes, as if it would be do or die battle for him, since...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Now A YouTuber With 17.9 Million Subscribers
By Sushil Kutty Now we have a YouTuber Prime Minister. How many heads of state world over are YouTubers? Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlike other world leaders. He can be as high and mighty as another. He can be as ornery and common as another. But this Prime...
Rahul Bats For Caste Census Again, Says Women’s Bill Will Benefit
By Rahil Nora Chopra In a bid to reframe the politics of social justice before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has brought the OBC question to the forefront of national discourse by maintaining a sharp focus on it during his speech on the Women’s Reservation...
