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 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...
NCP Split In Maharashtra Is A Part Of Wider BJP Plan For Lok Sabha Polls
By Kalyani Shankar The Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar claims he is neither ‘tired nor retired’ at 82. Undeterred by the recent political crisis in his party, the Grand old man has begun to rebuild his shrinking party after the BJP engineered the division in the NCP. Pawar...
Rahul Gandhi Set To Upset Narendra Modi In Five States
By Dr. Gyan Pathak As the Vidhan Sabha election to the five states – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram – are approaching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has upped the ante against both the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi, not against any other party or leader in...
Goldman Sachs Projection On India Emerging As Second Largest Economy By 2075 Is A Great News
By Anjan Roy Goldman Sachs is at its old game again — that is, exceedingly long term projections of the comparative growth of economies and trying to foresee the shape of the global economy over, say, fifty years. The global investment bank’s latest projections show India in an exceedingly...
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...
