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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.Honduras Giving Recognition To Communist China Is A Major Event In Latin America
By Satyaki Chakraborty The decision announced by the Honduras Government on Saturday recognizing the People’s Republic of China as the only China and snapping all diplomatic ties with Taiwan signals the emergence of independent foreign policy by the left wing regime elected only early last year after decades of...
What Exactly Went Wrong Leading To Collapse Of Silicon Valley Bank?
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik And the story goes on like this. There is this bank named Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that lent money to the tech industries, and the start-ups primarily in the tech domain. During 10th March 2023, the news broke that this bank collapsed and did not...
Rahul Gandhi Must Avoid Touching Sensitive Issues Which Hurt Congress Allies
By Sushil Kutty It is not easy to be Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray. The head of the vestiges of the Shiv Sena founded by Balasaheb Thackeray is being constantly tested by the disqualified Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and it has become difficult for Uddhav to keep proving his secular credentials...
Increased Minimum Wages For MGNREGA Workers Is Insufficient
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Centre has finally notified an increase in minimum wages of MGNREGA workers in the country, but it is too little to offset the reduced real time wages of the rural workforce on account of the high level of retail inflation that stood at 6.44...
The Debate Over CBDC Vs Financial Privacy Rages On In US And Nigeria
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The use of digital currencies has been a topic of discussion for some time now, with both supporters and opponents presenting their views on the matter. Recently, US Senator Ted Cruz, a member of the Republican Party representing the state of Texas, introduced a bill...
Present Revolt In Iran Is Rallying Its Diverse Working Class In The Struggle
By Niloufar Nematollahi Protesting crowds, clapping and chanting azadi, azadi, azadi, surround a police car, pushing it until the vehicle tips over. A girl with a covered face, her hair in a tight ponytail, climbs on the car and holds up a black scarf she has set alight. Amid...
Rahul Disqualification Puts India In Unenviable League Of Nations
By K Raveendran Incumbent ruling dispensations disfranchising former rulers and banning them for life from contesting elections is something that one often associates with countries with fragile democracies. Indians are used to news about politicians losing their seats in parliament and being debarred from contesting elections on account of...
Congress Has The Massive Task Now To Organise Stay On Rahul’s Conviction
By Harihar Swarup If not people, BJP will make Rahul Gandhi a leader by persecuting him. History has shown whenever a leader is persecuted as Rahul Gandhi is being done, he gets people’s sympathy. Wayanad MP Rahul has lost his Lok Sabha seat after being convicted of a criminal...
Passing Of 2023-24 Budget In Lok Sabha Without Debate Was A Subversion
By Anjan Roy Overshadowed by the news of Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from parliament, March 24 witnessed another unique parliamentary episode. For the first time in 75 years history of independent India, the general budget was passed without a debate on the provisions of the budget. It has bypassed all...
Congress Has To Mobilise Its Legal Brains To Organise Stay On Rahul’s Conviction
By Sushil Kutty The day after, and the day before’s anger hadn’t ebbed. Everybody had something to comment about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification. And none of them had full knowledge of the law that resulted in Rahul Gandhi‘s disqualification. American politicians, like Ro Khanna, who tweeted his anger,...
