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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.Supreme Court’s Final Hearing On Abrogation Of Article 370 Has Special Significance For 2024
By Sushil Kutty Nearly five years after the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 spoken of in the past tense, the Centre is once again hoping to get electoral dividends out of the abrogation. At least that is the feeling one gets. For the majority, the abrogation of...
Identity Politics Is Dictating Electoral Battle In Bengal
By Arun Srivastava It is quite a loaded statement. Just after returning from Delhi, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, on his mission to apprise home minister Amit Shah about the violence in the state during the panchayat elections in which nearly 17 persons were killed in inter...
Complete Technology Transfer For Shakti Engines Will Be Highlight Of PM’s Talks With Macron
By Girish Linganna Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to embark on a visit to France on July 13 and 14, where he will hold the distinguished position of being the guest of honour at the Bastille Day Parade. Accompanying him will be a delegation of eminent CEOs from...
French Rioters And Palestinian Gunmen Send Their Similar Messages Across
By James M Dorsey At first, comparing Palestinian gunmen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to rioting youth in France may resemble likening apples to pears. In many ways, it is. Youth in France are full-fledged French citizens demanding an end to disenfranchisement, marginalisation, alienation, racism and law enforcement and...
India’s Stock Markets Have Become Now Punters’ Paradise
By Nantoo Banerjee Stock exchange is expected to serve as an economic barometer that is indicative of a country’s state of the economy. Key market indices should provide the pulse of the economy. However, the theory is of little practical value in India. Indian stock markets have become punters’...
Petrol @ Rs 15 Per Litre Proposal Before Election 2024 Is Another Jumla
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In a rally organized in Pratapgarh on July 4, 2023 in the poll-bound state Rajasthan, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India Nitin Gadkari, has said that an innovative proposal has been made to reduce the price of petrol to Rs 15...
Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence Points To Shifts In TMC Support Base
By Arun Srivastava The nature and character of the West Bengal panchayat poll violence, which claimed 17 lives, two less than the 2018 poll violence, underscores an ominous development for the ruling Trinamool Congress, was at the receiving end of the brutality. This also underlines a significant shift in...
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi Is Acting As A Pawn In BJP Gameplan For 2024 Polls
By S Sethuraman The long and bitter exchanges between DMK leaders and Governor R N Ravi in Tamil Nadu over DMK “ideology” and other policy differences have led to Chief Minister M K Stalin taking the matter to President Draupadi Murmu. He dubbed Mr Ravi “biased and unfit” to...
Brazilian President Lula Takes The Lead In Convening Regional Summit On Amazon Forests
By Satyaki Chakraborty Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula took a major step in protecting the climate of Amazon rainforest by announcing the holding of a regional summit in August this year. President Lula in his election manifesto last year before the Presidential, elections...
Sharad Pawar Has The Potential To Rebuild NCP Despite His Age And Health Issues
By Sushil Kutty The 82-year-old Sharad Pawar’s quest to rebuild the Nationalist Congress Party is a clear and present danger to the BJP’s “Mission Phir Ek baar Modi Sarkar”. Nephew Ajit Pawar’s unsolicited advice that the aging Sharad Pawar should retire was met with daughter Supriya Sule’s retort that...
China Launches Mineral War Against USA By Limiting Exports Of Two Products
By Girish Linganna China’s recent move to limit the export of two minerals crucial for semiconductors, solar panels, and missile systems serves as a significant reminder of its strong control over global mineral resources. This action also serves as a warning, indicating China’s readiness to utilize these resources as...
India’s IIT’s Are Going Global Focusing On The Demand In Developing Countries
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav India and Tanzania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday to establish the first overseas branch of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Tanzania. The IIT Tanzania campus is scheduled to open its doors in October 2023 and will welcome an inaugural...
UK’s Strong Support Bolsters India’s Case For Permanent Membership Of UN Security Council
By Tirthankar Mitra It has been years since India has been trying to find a seat in United Nations Security Council. That India along with several other nations should find a place in UNSC has again been raised though the aspirant countries have nothing to do with it. The...
Ruling BJP Gets Battle-Ready For 2024 Lok Sabha Elections
By S. Sethuraman Political turbulence in Maharashtra and ruling BJP’s military-style command to fight to hold power at all levels after 2024 Lok Sabha polls and charging all opposition and anything else on the way as corruption, characterise the national scene amid concerns for survival of Indian Democracy. The...
Modi Government Disrupts Employers’ And Workers’ Organisations
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Union Government of India goes on disrupting the employers’ and workers’ organisations’ independence by interfering in their internal processes and thereby worsening the fate of workers in a fast-changing world of work. This attitude of the Centre has even been...
Gujarat High Court Has Made A Mockery Of Justice In Rahul Gandhi Case
By Sushil Kutty The Gujarat High Court has said its piece on the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Modi surname defamation case. It does not take genius to deduct that the judge does not hold a candle for the disqualified MP. Just like BJP spokesperson Shehzad...
Supreme Court To Examine Key Question About Privacy In Upcoming Case
By K Raveendran With the Supreme Court repeatedly upholding privacy as a fundamental right, it has become a serious challenge for lawmakers, law enforcers and even the courts to deal with enforcement of rules and regulations that often encroach upon this right of the citizens. The task has been...
Opposition Conclave At Patna Achieved Success Due To Astute Handling By Nitish Kumar
By Harihar Swarup The air in Patna was thick with pre-monsoon moisture and a buzz about a meeting that could heavily impact next year’s Lok Sabha elections. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who played host at his 1 Anne Marg residence, had posters of several opposition party leaders put up...
