Opinion
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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.A Tribute To Sampat Prakash Krundu The Fearless Voice Of Kashmir
By Raja Muzaffar Bhat August 5, 2019 started a dark chapter in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. The special status of the state guaranteed under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution was abrogated. The state was downgraded and bifurcated into two Union territories. Leaders from across the political...
With Actors Joining, It Is A Total Strike In Hollywood After 63 Years
By Mark Gruenberg LOS ANGELES: With the actors joining the strike by the Writers Guild and the technical people in Hollywood, the strike is now total against the owners of the movie companies and the big streaming channels. After more than four weeks of fruitless talks between SAG-AFTRA and...
France And USA Are Engaged In A Bitter Fight Over Indian Defence Sector Market
By Girish Linganna Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s success in concluding high valued defence deals during his visit to France on July 13 and 14 has led to the escalation of fighting between the United States and France over the sale of high tech defence equipment to the burgeoning Indian...
BJP Leadership Has Taken Up The Opposition Challenge In 2024 Polls With All Seriousness
By Harihar Swarup To understand the BJP’s rapid political moves across India, think back to 1996. That year sagging under the weight of a raft of corruption, scandals and internal defections, the incumbent Congress went to polls weakened. This allowed the BJP to vault into pole position, becoming for...
Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence Was Planned By BJP Leaders
By Arun Srivastava What a coincidence! On July 13, while Justice Amrita Singh of Calcutta High Court was telling the lawyer of the State Election Commission, Kishore Dutta, that the lust for pecuniary gain and a job for five years was at the back of huge amount of electoral...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Blaming Muslims For Rise In Prices Of Veggies Is Bizarre
By Sushil Kutty Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma speaks in a different tongue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s. On the one hand, Modi goes out of his way to woo Muslims with targeted welfare schemes; on the other, the Assam Chief Minister makes it a daily habit to...
Meta’s ‘Threads’ Is Certainly A Major Challenge To Twitter’s Domination
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Meta’s groundbreaking ‘Threads’ caused a seismic shift in social media, generating unparalleled excitement. Positioned as the ultimate challenger to Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg disrupted the online networking landscape by introducing Threads which is increasingly perceived as a clone of Twitter. This clash between industry giants has...
Gold Monetisation Schemes Have Failed Due To Poor Understanding Of Sentiments
By K Raveendran The government has announced plans to monetise the huge domestic gold holdings from time to time, each subsequent version seeking to correct the drawbacks with the previous plans. But the hard fact is that none of these achieved even a fraction of the desired results. Indian...
Qatar, America’s Best Friend In The Gulf, Is Simultaneously Wooing China
By James M Dorsey A recent 27-year, four million-tonne liquefied natural gas (LNG) Qatari export agreement with China, the longest in gas export history, highlights different Gulf state approaches to navigating big power rivalry between the People’s Republic and the United States. Widely seen as giving China a grip...
Making Only A Few Cities Smart Goes Against The Concept Of Equality
By Dr Arun Mira Much is being talked about making 100 cities throughout the country as smart cities. Focus of smartness is on digitalization, beautification, high rise buildings, big flyovers, wide spaces for cars to run on the roads, luxury parks etc. Little is being said about issues that...
Violence Forced West Bengal Voters To Take Shelter In Bangladesh
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Several thousand people from West Bengal had fled to neighbouring Bangladesh areas and Assam during the prolonged spell of violence that marred the recent Panchayat elections in the state. While the exodus went unreported in the Bengal mass media outlets, Assam Chief Minister Mr Himanta...
Opposition Parties Second Conclave At Bengaluru Has To Take The Unity To The Higher Level
By Nitya Chakraborty The second conclave of the opposition parties is now scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18 to take forward the decisions arrived at the first Patna conclave of 16 parties held on June 23. The Bengaluru conclave hosted by the Congress Party...
BJP-RSS Have Sinister Designs Behind Bringing Uniform Civil Code Again
By D. Raja “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved,” declared Dr Ambedkar nearly a century back to a gathering of over 3000 women in 1927. This statement made by Dr Ambedkar still remains a good yardstick to gauge the...
Even After Ten Weeks, There Are Little Signs Of Normalcy In Manipur
By Binoy Viswam People used to call Manipur the Jewel of India. Later, the government also borrowed that word to decorate their advertisement hoardings. The history, culture and arts of Manipur were evolved through periods of time in which the people played their due role. Meiteis, Kukis and Nagas...
Is Pakistan Government Politically Prepared To Implement IMF Proposed Reforms?
By Anjan Roy The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has formally cleared a bail-out package for Pakistan yesterday of $3 billion. The bail-out facility was worked out after protracted negotiations with the country when at times the package looked increasingly uncertain. No one will ask for a IMF ail out...
Indian Defence Will Be Getting A Big Boost With The Latest Rafale Deal
By Girish Linganna The battle-hardened Rafale aircraft has proven its capabilities in various conflict zones, including Afghanistan, Libya and Syria. Equipped with a formidable arsenal of potent weapons, this fighter jet possesses lethal capabilities, The Rafale—produced by the renowned French defence company Dassault Aviation—was first introduced into operational service...
Akhilesh Yadav Under Pressure From RLD For Pact With Congress For 2024 Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav is under pressure from alliance partner RLD and minority community to take Congress in anti-BJP front in Uttar Pradesh. Akhilesh Yadav has shown his reservation to join hands with Congress for an alliance in UP as he is not...
Current Poverty And Hunger Level In India Alarming
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Several data on poverty and hunger have recently been released by some international organisations on the basis of which it has been widely reported by the media favourable to PM Narendra Modi led government that India has worked wonder in reducing incidence of poverty and...
