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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.Tina Turner Was The Ultimate Live Performer Who Mesmerised People For Decades
By Sushil Kutty Everybody over 50-60-even 70 will have a picture of Tina Turner in the head shaking things up inside there, leaving the grey cells in an almighty disarray with songs that rock all the way to wherever. Yeah, wherever, ‘cause Tina Turner took off for ’Wherever’ May...
Bernie Sanders And Chicago Mayor Johnson Have Come Out In Support Of Biden As Presidential Candidate
By Max Elbaum Within days of Joe Biden announcing he will run for re-election, Senator Bernie Sanders and newly elected Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson endorsed his candidacy. Sanders said: “The last thing this country needs is a Donald Trump or some other right-wing demagogue who is going to try...
‘Succession’ Is US Television’s Most Devastating Critique Of The Ultrarich
By Conner Reed As she eulogizes her “dear, dear world of a father” in the penultimate episode of HBO’s Succession, Siobhan Roy repeats the pattern that’s made her such a brilliantly frustrating creation across the show’s four tectonic seasons: she tiptoes up to the edge of the truth, only...
Latest Central Ordinance On Delhi Govt Powers Is An Assault On Federalism
By Prakash Karat In a brazen authoritarian move, the Modi government has promulgated an ordinance to nullify the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the Delhi government’s control over administrative officers under its jurisdiction. The ordinance gives the control over postings and transfer of officers back to the Lt. Governor...
Thailand’s New Winning Coalition’s Programme Will Have Impact On Myanmar Politics
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav One of the key questions arising from the recent opposition victory in Thailand’s general election on May 14 is the potential impact on the country’s policy towards Myanmar. The progressive Move Forward Party (MFP), which secured the most chairs in the House of Representatives, is...
New Parliament Building Inauguration By Prime Minister On Savarkar’s Birthday Has Significance
By Krishna Jha On May 28, 2023, the new building for our Parliament would be inaugurated. It is the icon of our sovereign democratic Republic, the status achieved after a long arduous struggle for independence from the British colonialism. Those who took part in the struggle for our independence...
New Estimate Shows Stunting And Wasting Very High In India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak New estimates show that thresholds of stunting and wasting of children in India under 5 years is very high at 31.7 per cent and 18.7 per cent respectively, against the global average of 22.3 and 6.8 per cent. In absolute term India had 36138100 stunted...
Why Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi Adamant On Inaugurating New Parliament Building?
By Sushil Kutty Twenty opposition parties will boycott the new Parliament building unveiling. They don’t want the honourable Prime Minister act the ‘Inauguration Minister’, which is a boringly familiar sight ever since 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modiji’s appetite for cutting ribbons and laying foundation stones is inelegantly voracious. It...
Kerala LDF Govt Makes Big Developmental Strides
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government headed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, which has just completed two years of its tenure, has taken big strides on the development front. The most significant achievement has been the success in erasing the perception of the LDF Government...
52 Years After Army Massacre Of Bengalees, Pakistan Yet To Apologise
By Ashis Biswas Long nurtured international prejudices die hard, if at all: However, the unrelenting Bangladeshi diplomatic initiative of recent years, seeking global condemnation of the Pak –sponsored mass slaughter of innocent Bengali civilian population during the 1971 freedom struggle, is beginning to pay off at last. The liberation...
Cape Cobra Under Pilot’s Seat Is Not Uncommon
By Girish Linganna Only about a month ago, on Monday, April 4 this year, a South African pilot named Rudolf Erasmus gathered applause from aviation experts for safely making an emergency landing after an extremely venomous Cape Cobra reared its head in the cockpit midflight, news agency PTI had...
The President, Not The Prime Minister Is Best Suited To Inaugurate New Parliament Building
By S.N. Sahu Nineteen Opposition political parties – the Indian National Congress, the All India Trinamool Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Janata Dal (United), the Nationalist Congress Party, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Samajwadi Party, the...
Worker Empowerment Stalls In Venezuela As Left Coalition Unity Breaks Down
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s president from 1999 until 2013, inspired and led a “Bolivarian Revolution” that sought independence from U.S. domination, regional integration, and so-called “socialism of the 21st century.” The obstacles that lay before these goals have been many: capitalism in control of the...
Indian Economy Has The Potential To Close Its Gap With China At A Faster Pace
By K R Sudhaman United Nations declared in Mid-April this year that India has become the most populous country overtaking China at 1.43 billion. Can it do the same with regard to GDP to become second largest economy in the world? On the face of it, the proposition seems...
RBI Needs To Be More Forthcoming On Withdrawal Of Rs 2000 Notes
By K Raveendran The abrupt announcement by RBI, withdrawing all Rs 2,000 notes from circulation, seems to have much more than what meets the eye. Going by the explanations provided so far, it is increasingly clear that there is plenty of room for the regulator to be more forthcoming...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Winning Laurels In His Current Foreign Visits
By Sushil Kutty So, our Pradhan Sewak is the Australian Prime Minister’s ‘Boss’, just like Bruce Springsteen, who was ‘Born in America’. Narendra Damodardas Modi was born in Gujarat and Gujarat is no less full of business magnates as America is. But the question currently roiling minds is why...
Women’s Spectacular Success In UPSC Exam A Good Signal For India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India is at a cross-road. The country needs to ensure the administration to be more sensitive and humane for which women’s spectacular success in UPSC is a good signal. The UPSC results show women at the top 4 ranks, while they grabbed 6 in top...
Shamanur Shivashankarappa Is The Oldest Legislator Now In Karnataka Assembly
By Harihar Swarup Davangere in Central Karnataka is known for its lips-smacking “benne dosa” (butter dosa) and, of course, Shamanur Shivashankarappa. The 92-year-old Congress leader became India’s oldest MLA on May 13 after being elected MLA for the sixth time from Devangere South. He defeated BJP candidate and former...
