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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 Approached Polls In North East States As A Dress Rehearsal For 2024
By Binoy Viswam Tripura is once again thrown into the pool of disarray. The innocent people of the north-eastern state are experiencing what the BJP has in store for them, once back in power. For a short span of time during the election campaign the people there hoped to...
Rahul Gandhi Is Making Right Noises About RSS And BJP In Foreign Speeches
By Sushil Kutty Children taught how to cross a thoroughfare are told to stop, look right and then left, and then, when there’s no traffic coming from either right or left, stride forth across to the other side of the road. Of course, there are the ‘zebra crossings’, but...
Is India Heading Towards Hindu Rate Of Low Growth As Raghuram Rajan Says?
By K R Sudhaman The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party may be upset by the utterances of noted economist and former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan that India may be heading towards Hindu rate of economic growth meaning the economy is drifting towards an era of low growth. But this is...
Offshore Oil, Gas Sector Set For Highest Growth In A Decade Globally
By K Raveendran The offshore oil and gas sector is set for the highest growth in a decade in the next two years, with $214 billion of new project investments lined up. India has also lined up ambitious plans in this regard. According to experts, the annual greenfield capital...
Emission May Increase By 40 Per Cent In India By 2030
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In a business-as-usual scenario, Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in India is set to increase by 40 per cent by 2030. Hence, achieving its targets, would need significant scaling up of its current policies, according to an IMF assessment. Economists in the IMF’s Asia and...
Eyeing On Assembly Polls By Year End, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Announces Sops For Women
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Bhartiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh is launching several schemes to win over voters in view of coming elections to the state Vidhan Sabha. In particular it is concentrating on two sections of voters. The two sections are women and adivasis. For women the...
Anita Anand Turns A Chronicler Of History From Her Days As A Journalist
By Harihar Swarup “I am driven into that space between Britain and India because I exist in that space” says journalist turned—historian, Anita Anand, 50 She was born to first generation Punjabi immigrants to the UK. Her late father, Dr Chantenya Anand, a general practitioner, raised her with a...
International Outcry Against Prosecution Of Bahrain Religious Reformers
By James M Dorsey Gulf autocrats are trying to squash calls for reform of Islamic law with three Bahraini men on trial. Redha Rajab, his son Mohamed Rajab, and researcher Jalal al-Qassab are members of the Al-Tajdeed Society, which encourages discussion and questioning of Islamic law. They’re accused of...
BJP Has Got Dividends In Three North East States By Continuous Nurturing
By Kalyani Shankar The just released Assembly poll results in three northeastern states – Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura are seen as semi-finals before next year’s parliamentary elections when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a third consecutive term at the Centre. There are 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the...
Chinese National People’s Congress Deeply Worried At Slowing Down Of Population
By Anjan Roy In a significant move, at the on-going China’s National People’s Congress, which is a gathering of legislators, the top leaders of the Communist Party of China have set a pared down growth target for China at only 5% for the current year. NPC is meeting in...
BJP Leaders Of Tamil Nadu And Bihar Are Responsible For Spreading Hatred
By Arun Srivastava Giving benefit of doubt to the BJP leaders for their act of conspiring the worst nature of dirty strategy against the Tamil Nadu and Bihar governments, alleging that workers from other States are being attacked in Tamil Nadu will be more than committing hara-kiri. While the...
Veteran Sharad Pawar Is Guiding MVA Destiny Towards Lok Sabha Elections
By Sushil Kutty Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar’s optimism knows no bounds, It was his optimism which made him break from the Congress and form the Nationalist Congress Party. Then, to cut a long story short, it was his optimism which made the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the...
Artificial Intelligence Boom Needs Proper Urgent Channelisation
By Dr Gyan Pathak Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming economies and promising new opportunities for productivity, growth, and resilience. Countries across the world are also responding with national AI strategies to capitalize on these transformations. However, no country today has sufficient data on, or a targeted plan for, national...
Caste Discrimination Ban In Seattle Is An Event Of Big Significance
By Ria Chakrabarty On February 21, Seattle made history. After hearing hours of testimony for and against a bill by councilmember Kshama Sawant, the Seattle City Council voted 6–1 to pass her bill and formally ban caste discrimination in the city. This was the first time an American city...
China’s Peace Proposal To End Ukraine-Russia War May Not Work
By Nantoo Banerjee The 12-point Chinese proposal to end the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war fails to address a vital issue that led to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Subtle diplomatic nuances make the proposal look rather weak. It does not even name the belligerent nations. The proposal is...
Trinamool Congress In Bengal Introspecting The Reasons Of Sagardighi Loss
By Ashis Biswas For some time now, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Bengal has been accused by other opposition parties of effectively helping the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through its decisions, while attacking it verbally. Last week, two seemingly contradictory steps taken by the TMC supremo Mamata...
Ramgarh Bypoll Defeat Is A Wake Up Call For Congress In Jharkhand
By Arun Srivastava When the voters across the country have been exhibiting their inclination towards Congress and ensuring the victory of its candidate even from the seat which was traditionally held by the anti-Congress force in Maharashtra, the defeat of its nominee Bajrang Mahato from Ramgarh in Jharkhand has...
Rahul Gandhi’s Attack On Narendra Modi And BJP In Latest Foreign Tour Has Been Consistent
By Sushil Kutty If anything, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is relentless in his attacks on the Modi government and he is not afraid of calling a spade a spade, does not matter how many would be waiting to mince his comments to mincemeat. Gandhi makes no excuses and he...
