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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.Supreme Court Order In Favour Of EPS Led AIADMK Is A Setback To BJP
By Sushil Kutty The Supreme Court ruled in favour of Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) who will henceforth remain in sole control of the AIADMK. It is a blow to rival O Panneerselvam (OPS), and a setback to the BJP’s Tamil Nadu ambitions. That said, the top court only upheld...
BJP In Alliance Talks With Kushwaha, Chirag Paswan For 2024 Polls
By Rahil Nora Chopra Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the BJP is in talks for alliance with the disgruntled JDU leader Upendra Kushwaha, the chief of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), Mukesh Sahani, as well as with the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader, Chirag Paswan. In...
Centre’s Actions In BBC Income Tax Surveys Are Blatantly Unlawful
By Tushar Kohli and Vineet Bhalla The raids last week at the offices of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Mumbai and Delhi — officially a ‘survey’ under the Income-tax Act, 1961 — provided further proof that the ruling dispensation at the Centre has an abysmally low tolerance for anything...
Mental Health Of Indian Children And Youth Deteriorating
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Mental health of Indian children and youth has been deteriorating, if ever increasing number of their suicides is of any indication. Girls below the age of 18 are more vulnerable than boys, while boys between 18-30 are more prone to fall in the trap. Since...
The New York Left Is Continuing To Make Political Gains At The State Level
By Liza Featherstone The New York State Senate voted down Governor Kathy Hochul’s conservative nominee for chief judge last Wednesday. On the same day, that body also took major steps toward enacting New York City Democratic Socialists of America’s (NYC-DSA) environmental agenda. Throughout the week, Democratic legislators in Albany...
European Economy Is The Worst Sufferer In One Year Of Ukraine War
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik February 24, 2023 marks the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. What seems to be a fight between David and Goliath is still continuing. The Russian armed force has the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, the second largest fleet of ballistic missiles, and almost...
Biden’s Visit To Kiev Has Encouraged Ukraine To Escalate The One Year Old War
By John Wojcik and C.J. Atkins Most of the corporate media hailed President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kiev this past weekend where he met Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia, whom the administration has said cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons or diplomatic negotiations, was told ahead of time,...
BJP Panicky At Nitish Kumar’s Bid For Fresh Social Engineering In Hindi Belt
By Arun Srivastava The exit of Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) some seven months ago has raised many questions about Indian politics. It has shattered the hope of the BJP to consolidate the upper caste and backward castes votes in...
Rahul Gandhi Went Overboard In Taking On Trinamool Congress In Meghalaya Rally
By Sushil Kutty First thing in the morning Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi should do is to compare notes on what they would be saying on whatever that day demands so as to not end up contradicting each other like they were in two...
Bhiwani Murders Show Collusion Between Haryana Police And Cow Vigilantes
By Subhashini Ali The incidents of February 16 that began near Peruka on the border between Rajasthan and Haryana and ended in the Nuh area in Bhiwani district of Haryana, are notable not only for the barbarity and cruel violence meted out to two Muslims, Junaid and Nasir but...
