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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.ISRO Scientists And Engineers Have Earned Their Bragging Rights, Not Politicians
By Sushil Kutty Just after 6 pm, August 23, Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon. ISRO — the Indian Space Research Organization — erupted in cheers. Vikram-lander and a rover called Pragyan were deposited on the lunar surface. India was only the fourth country to be on the moon, and...
Latest CAG Reports Expose Big Corruption In Central Govt Schemes
By P. Sudhir Prime Minister Narendra Modi, every other day, rails against the corrupt rule of the Congress and UPA governments in the past and targets the corruption of those ruling regional parties who are arrayed against the BJP. From the outset, Modi has tried to project the BJP...
Precious Central Funds Have Been Plundered In Various Schemes
By Krishna Jha As the masses in the country are suffering from extreme deprivation, under the dark shadows of unemployment and no earnings even to meet the basic needs, there comes the horrific revelation that under Ayushman Bharat, 7.5 lakh beneficiaries were registered with a single mobile phone number....
ED Raids On Opposition Political Leaders Intensify As INDIA Alliance Consolidates
By Arun Srivastava On the same day the newspapers carried two news related to enforcement directorate. Both the news related to the chief ministers of two states. While the ED carried out raids at some offices and premises in Bengal, connected to the Trinamool Congress MP and Chief Minister...
Bengal BJP Leaders Trying Their Best To Retain Dhupguri On Sept 5 By Poll
By Tirthankar Mitra A combination of nationalism and neglect of north Bengal will be the twin issues on which BJP seeks to retain Dhupguri Assembly constituency in north Bengal. Strategically located near Nepal and Bangladesh, a by-election is scheduled to be held in this Assembly segment on September 5....
U.S. Remains In A State Of Regulatory Limbo On Crypto Currencies
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav In an unexpected move, PayPal, operating under the trust charter held by its partner Paxos from the New York Department of Financial Services since 2015, introduced what Paxos heralded as the first regulated stablecoin in the U.S. This action drew sharp criticism from US Representative...
Hard Right Parties Continue To Gain In Greece At The Expense Of Left
By Mariana Tsichli Greece opposition Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras’s resignation as leader of Syriza on June 29 symbolizes the end of an era. This era had begun in spring 2010 with the imposition of unprecedentedly brutal neoliberal shock therapy and imposition of European Union (EU) tutelage on Greece. Yet...
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...
