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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.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...
Amit Shah’s Jibe At Opposition On Denial Of Extension To ED Chief Is Ominous
By Sushil Kutty Learn to put the fear of the enforcement directorate in politicians from the Modi government. Tuesday, July 11, the Supreme Court cancelled the continuing run of ED director Sanjay Kumar Mishra. But before celebrations broke, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, reminding those “rejoicing” that it...
Response On UCC Shows How Technology Has Democratised Political Debate
By K Raveendran The overwhelming response to the call by the Law Commission to public for recording their opinion on the proposed Uniform Civil Code shows the extent to which technology has empowered people. With only a couple of days left for the closure of the window for the...
BJP Leadership In Madhya Pradesh Fails To Soothe Anger Of Tribals Over Peeing Incident
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: In the midst of serious troubles being faced by Madhya Pradesh BJP, unscheduled visit of Home Minister Amit Shah shocked everybody in the ruling party. The party’s core committee and office bearers and MLAs were told to be present in the meeting Shah addressed....
Decoding The Mystery Of Space Launch Windows
By Girish Linganna Every journey into the cosmos requires precise calculations and meticulous planning. The celestial dance of the planets and our moon governs not just the tides and seasons, but also the launch schedules of our spaceships. Each space mission begins with the identification of a ‘launch window’,...
Thounaojam Brinda, Former Police Officer, Is Still Fighting Narco Terrorism In Manipur
By Harihar Swarup Thounaojam Brinda was a nightmare for Manipur’s drug cartel. She ventured into remote hills and destroyed hectares of poppy plantations, and arrested many VIPs who had links with the drug mafia. When she was the ASP of Narcotics and Affairs of Border, people affectionately called her...
How Bangladesh Under Hasina Managed To Avoid Becoming The ‘Next Afghanistan’
By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury Before Awami League came to power in 2009 under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh was known to the international community as a hotbed of notorious actions of jihadists and terrorists, while global media was projecting the country as “cocoon of terror” or “next...
Hollywood Film Industry Is Poorer With The Demise Of Acting Legend Alan Arkin
By Eileen Jones There are so many Alan Arkin performances I love. He’s one of the rare actors who deserves the effusive tributes inspired by his death on June 30. Arkin was eighty-nine, and we’d gotten so used to him showing up in all kinds of films and television...
