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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.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...
Priyanka Gandhi’s Promise To Do Away With Agniveer Scheme Is Welcome
By Sushil Kutty Five days ago, Congress leader Priyanka Vadra Gandhi said that once in power at the Centre, a Congress-led government will abolish the Agniveer scheme. She said that a “professional army of full-term soldiers” cannot be replaced by ragtag “mercenaries for hire”. Priyanka Vadra Gandhi is right....
Opposition Parties To Gather In Bengaluru To Chalk Out 2024 Strategy
By Rahil Nora Chopra The second meeting of the Opposition parties will be conducted on July 17-18 in Karnataka’s Bengaluru. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi will mark her presence for the dinner that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be hosting for the Opposition leaders at Bengaluru on July...
BJP’s Rajya Sabha Nominee From Bengal Ananta Maharaj Has A Divisive Role In The State
By Tirthankar Mitra With an eye on Rajbanshi community votes in next year’s Lok Sabha elections, Bengal BJP is supporting the candidacy of Greater Coochbehar People’s Movement leader, Ananta Maharaj who is known for his divisive activities. The move to keep its support base in the areas inhabited by...
Massive Trinamool Win In Bengal Rural Elections Dashes BJP’s 2024 Hopes
By Satyaki Chakraborty The massive victory of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in the panchayat polls in West Bengal has sent signals to all the national political parties — the BJP, the Congress and the CPI(M) — about its consequences on the politics of the state, as also the...
Infighting Pushed BJP On Slippery Ground In Chhattisgarh
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Warring BJP factions in Chhattisgarh have become too disorderly to be reined in by the Central leadership pushing the BJP on slippery ground in this poll bound state, where elections are scheduled to be held by the end of 2023. It is precisely for this...
Amit Shah On Mission ‘Bully Opposition’ After SC Verdict On ED Director
By Arun Srivastava Bullying their political opponents is the key strategy for the top BJP leaders. The tweet from Amit Shah: “Those rejoicing over the Hon’ble SC decision on the ED case are delusional for various reasons: The amendments to the CVC Act, which were duly passed by Parliament,...
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Is Now Having His Moment Of Truth
By Sushil Kutty Being Eknath Shinde is not tantamount to standing alone. The Maharashtra Chief Minister may appear aloof, even forlorn and shy, but it’s an illusion. Unlike what his name conveys, Eknath is somebody who is adept in winning allies. Let’s not forget how Shiv Sena MLAs deserted...
BJP Leadership Is Panicky At Continuing Erosion In Its Bengal Support Base
By Tirthankar Mitra A bumpy road lies ahead of the West Bengal unit of BJP as it takes stock of its political fortunes about eight months ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Emerging a distant second to Trinamool Congress in this year’s panchayat elections, its leadership ought to be...
Large Scale Manipulation And Rigging Of Votes In Bengal Panchayat Polls
By P. Sudhir The three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal have seen a repetition of an escalating scale of violence and intimidation unleashed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on their political opponents and against people who were perceived to be voting against it. At every stage of the polling...
A Shot In The Arm For CPI-M On UCC Seminar In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India(Marxist)(CPI(M) received a big boost with major Muslim organisations deciding to attend its seminar on Uniform Civil Code(UCC), to be held in Kozhikode on July 15. The organisations which would participate in the seminar are: two factions of the Sunnis, three...
There Is No End To The Narendra Modi Govt’s Efforts To Rewrite History
By Krishna Jha We are facing the wall today, where there is no beyond and also no future. Right to free speech has been suffocated since criticism is taken as an anathema. Also our rulers today do not endorse the way people lived in all these post independence years....
Opposition Unity Widens Partywise Amidst Threats Of Split
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Since the first opposition meet in Patna on June 23, 2023, the BJP seems to be hell bent on intimidating opposition leaders with corruption cases to submission, while the political parties in opposition have augmented their unity efforts which has clearly widened in terms of...
Trinamool’s Big Bengal Panchayat Poll Win Is A Boost Before 2024 Polls
By Arun Srivastava Once again the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has shown her political supremacy and electoral prowess by making her party decisively sweep West Bengal panchayat polls in the face of stiff challenge from Narendra Modi peeping through the posters put up by the state party urging...
