Opinion
Appeal
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.Mayawati Faces Challenge To Retain Seats Won In Last Lok Sabha Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: BSP national President Mayawati is busy building party organisation while giving prominence to dalits, backward and Muslims to face crucial Lok Sabha polls in 2024.Former chief minister Mayawati has already made it clear her party would not be part of any alliance of opposition parties....
Despite Political Turf Wars, Mamata Greets Rahul On Birthday
By Rahil Nora Chopra West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated and greeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. “Heartiest birthday wishes to Shri @RahulGandhiji. Wishing you good health and a wonderful year ahead!” she tweeted. Though it is evident in the political circles that Mamata does not...
Raging Controversy Over State Election Commission Role In Assam
By Ashis Biswas It is not only the Election Commission office in West Bengal that is in the news — mostly for the wrong reasons: in Assam too, the State Election Commission has been targeted by the opposition parties over the delimitation proposals affecting Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies! As...
BJP Nomination Figures For Rural Polls In Bengal Less Than CPI(M) In Many Districts
By Tirthankar Mitra The nomination of candidates and their withdrawal for 2023 West Bengal panchayat elections are over. Though the polling date and announcement of results are weeks away, nomination figures of Left read CPI(M) nominees far outnumber the same of BJP candidates in several districts seems to be...
Just Not Narendra Modi, Indian Media Barons And Some Journalists Have To Share The Blame For Curbs On Press Freedom
By Sushil Kutty This column has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi all possible names including those bordering on the ‘libel’. So far, Alhamdulilah, Modi hasn’t let the wolves on the column. But it is a fact that wringing Modi in the Press Freedom grinder wouldn’t make a difference to...
Opposition Parties Meet In Patna On June 23 Is A Perfect Example Of Unity In Diversity
By Binoy Viswam Even in the early months of 2023, many political analysts were sceptical about the possibility of a broad opposition unity. The BJP was almost sure that this exercise would end up as a non-starter. Some of its leaders went to the extent of ridiculing the very...
Immediate Removal Of BJP Led Govt Of Biren Singh In Manipur Is The Need Of The Hour
By Prakash Karat Manipur burning has become emblematic of the divisive politics of the BJP in the North East. Only four months ago, in February, Narendra Modi had crowed about the success of the BJP in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland elections in the North East. He claimed Christians in...
BJP’s Revenge Against People Of Karnataka For Voting Them Out
By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP led Centre under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has clearly become vindictive against the opposition, and to such an extent that it amounts to punishing even the poor people who happen to vote the BJP out of power. Karnataka is a latest example where ruling...
Congress-Left Alliance In Bengal Panchayat Polls Showing Cracks At Base Level
By Tirthankar Mitra Cobbled together way back in 2016 before Assembly elections in West Bengal, poll alliance between Congress and CPI(M)-led Left Front is on a downslide. While neither of the front read CPI(M) leaders nor their Congress counterparts will admit it, there are clear signs that the bond...
Bangladesh Approaching National Elections In January 2024 Amidst Big US Pressure
By Ashis Biswas No wonder political tensions are rising in Bangladesh, with each passing week. All indications suggest that the proposed general elections in January 2024 would prove to be of epochal significance. Far more than earlier elections held in Bangladesh, the 2024 poll outcome, observers expect, would mark...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Faces Tough Time Before January 2024 Polls
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav General elections are scheduled to be held in January 2024 in Bangladesh. For the incumbent Bangladesh Awami League, the upcoming elections are a high-stake event. The 74-year-old Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, who has been in power since 2009, is the world’s longest-serving woman prime...
Justice K.M. Joseph: A Remarkable Judge Whose Legacy Will Endure
By Gyanvi Khanna As Justice K.M. Joseph retired on June 16 this year, it is worth reflecting on the significant impact he has made on the Indian judiciary through his judgments. From quashing the President’s rule in Uttarakhand to taking a tough stand against hate speeches, Justice K.M. Joseph...
June 23 Meeting Of Non-BJP Opposition Parties Is The First Step For A Credible Alternative
By Dipankar Bhattacharya Governance in India today is driven by a relentless aggression of the executive which has reduced the legislature to a loyal instrument of law making. Any corrective measure coming from the judiciary is being disdainfully discarded through executive ordinances. The media, the fabled fourth pillar of...
US Offer Of High Tech Defence To Indian PM During His Visit Is Linked To Geo-Political Strategy
By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi was shunned by the U.S. in 2005. But he is no more a pariah. The same US, but now under the presidency of Joe Biden, is rolling out the red carpet for Modi, who will become just the third world leader (after France’s Emmanuel...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Will Steal Media Limelight From USA On June 23
By Sushil Kutty On June 23 when the opposition parties gather in Patna to discuss 2024 and the end of the Modi regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will still be in the United States in the eye of the global media glare. The opposition parties should take care events...
Women’s Share In Central Government Jobs Declining Fast
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Despite big promises to women in BJP’s 2019 manifesto, including to formulate a comprehensive ‘Women in the Workforce’ road map focused on dramatically increasing female workforce participation rate over the next five years, the women’s share in Central Government jobs have been declining with the...
India Slips Back To Below 2017-Level In Latest IMD World Competitiveness Rankings
By K Raveendran The Narendra Modi government has been making big noise over the country’s progress in the world competition ranking. A 21-point jump in the first three years after Prime Minister Modi assumed power in 2014 had given the government a great public relations handle, which the fans...
Despite Uncontested Seats Dropping To One Per Cent, Violence Still In Air In Bengal Rural Poll
By Tirthankar Mitra A high percentage of Opposition parties’ nominees filing nomination and a sharp drop in uncontested seats as compared to 2018 rural polls cannot assure a significant portion of the state populace especially living in the rural areas that panchayat election of West Bengal will be held...
