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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.Move To Bring CBI, ED Under One Supervision In PMO A Blatant Bid For Abuse Of Power
By K Raveendran The reported move by the Narendra Modi government to create a new post of Chief Investigation Officer of India (CIO) on the lines of Chief of Defence Staff (CDO) and the National Security Advisor (NSA) is a blatant attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court as a...
Rahul Gandhi Is Also Waiting For His Soft Landing As Face Of INDIA Alliance
By Sushil Kutty In the rush of Chandrayaan-3 coated with the latent fear whether Vikram-Lander will do a Vikram-Vetaal and never complete its mission, the Opposition experiment, INDIA, appeared to have gotten clean out of mind with the INDIA constituents doing what each of them is adept at. So,...
Turncoats’ ‘Ghar Wapasi’ And Desertion By Loyalists Haunt BJP
By Arun Srivastava With Prime Minister Narendra Modi losing charisma and mass appeal in the eyes of the people, and the corral of ‘ghar wapasi’ amongst the turncoats who had opted for the BJP in more certain times energising the Congress headquarters, the ruling party is faced with the...
Labelling Opposition Corrupt Can’t Clean PM Narendra Modi And BJP
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi has meticulously built a narrative against corruption in India to project political parties in opposition and their leaders corrupt and to make himself appear free of blemishes. However, his narrative is only half of the truth, since all the opposition leaders...
Timing Of Holding General Elections In Pakistan Depends On A Number Of Issues
By Tirthankar Mitra Timely holding of parliamentary elections is a part and parcel of any functioning democracy and Pakistan ought to be no exception. Yet the dance of democracy seems set for a delay in this neighbouring country of India. The country which came into being after much bloodshed...
In Indian Democracy, The Art Of Possible Is A Sign Of Strength Not Weakness
By Lt Gen. Bhopinder Singh From 19th century German statesman Otto von Bismarck to economist John Kenneth Galbraith and, more recently, US President Joe Biden, politics has been described as the “art of the possible” by many crafty practitioners of the art. All of these craftsmen have varyingly posited...
Middle East Sports Turns High-Profile, Goes Global With Politics In Tow
By James M Dorsey A potential sale of storied soccer club Manchester United to a member of Qatar’s ruling family could take the Manchester derby to new heights. The sale also enhances the likelihood of England’s Premier League, the world’s most-watched league, becoming a venue for Gulf state rivalries....
Neerja Chowdhury’s Book On Six Prime Ministers Is A Delightful Reading
By Harihar Swarup Biographies make fascinating reading. Not only because one gets involved in the life of the central character, but they’re also full of anecdotes that are fun to read. This is where serious books of history differ. They’re more analytical and, therefore, more demanding. Often, when they...
Far Right Trounces Centre-Left In Argentina’s Primary Elections
By Pablo Stefanoni and Mariano Schuster The Argentine election brought a seismic shift on Sunday, August 13. The extreme right-wing libertarian candidate — and outsider of traditional politics — Javier Milei won first place, with 30 percent of the votes. The liberal-conservative opposition came second, with fewer votes than...
Arthur Miller’s Play ‘A View From The Bridge’ Mesmerises The Viewers
By Ed Rampell SANTA MONICA: Backstage at Carnegie Hall during the mid-1980s I found myself standing next to a tall, older gentleman. Looking up, I gasped, realizing I was in the presence of arguably the world’s greatest living playwright. I blurted out: “God bless you, Mr. Miller!” Arthur Miller,...
Indian Nation Facing Major Challenges In Its Journey Towards 2047
By Kalyani Shankar India just marked its 77th year of independence on August 15. It is an excellent time to reflect on successes and failures and plan what’s ahead. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared his vision for the country until 2047. His “Azadi ka Amrit Kaal” plan aims...
Expansion And Trade Are High On BRICS Summit 2023 Agenda
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Expansion of the BRICS and mutually accelerated trade top the agenda of the 15thBRICS Summit 2023 (August 22-24) in the backdrop of the internal and external challenges its members – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are faced The summit , has created unprecedented...
Biggest Scholarship Scam Haunting The Final Year Of Narendra Modi Govt
By Sushil Kutty It is the “biggest minority scholarship scam” unearthed, which puts it directly in the lap of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeasement policy, what the Prime Minister called ‘tushtikaran” in his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, one of three ills plaguing...
Supreme Court Must Ensure That The Opposition Leaders Are Not Harassed By Official Agencies
By Kartik Goel On August 21, while hearing a case relating to the summoning of two government officials by the Allahabad High Court for contempt of court, the Supreme Court said that it will “lay down some broad yardsticks for summoning government officers to courts”. A Bench of Chief...
Assam Delimitation Move Upsets Major Communities And Ethnic Groups
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: As with the controversial and eventually inconclusive NRC operations in Assam, the Election Commission-sponsored (ECI) delimitation of Assembly and Lok Sabha seats too, has deepened existing ethnic divides, generating fresh political tensions. Now that the ECI delimitation proposals have received Presidential assent, only the ruling...
Putin’s Russia Is A Poor Edition Of Once Powerful Soviet Power In Science & Technology
By Anjan Roy What a dump Russia is in. It is a pity to see the country in this shape. Once, only the other super power in the league of the United States, today Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is unable to attend the BRICS leaders’ summit in South Africa....
National Medical Commission’s Directive To Prescribe Generic Drugs Is Flawed
By Dr Arun Mitra The latest notification of the Board of Ethics of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked the doctors to prescribe medicines with pharmacological names. Earlier too The Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette & Ethics) Regulations, 2002, clause 1.5 mentioned use of Generic names of...
India Is Poised To Become The Fourth Country To Soft Land On Moon’s South Pole
By Girish Linganna Russia’s first moon landing attempt since the 1970s failed on Sunday (August 20, 2023) as the Luna-25 lander crashed into the lunar surface after losing contact with Earth controls, said Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos. Launched on August 11, Luna-25 was in a race with India to...
