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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.There Are Many Facets Of State Elections In Jammu & Kashmir Since The Beginning
By Harihar Swarup Between September 18 and October 1, 2024 Jammu and Kashmir will see first Assembly elections in five years—a first since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Elections to J&K’s 90 Assembly seats, being held along with the Haryana Assembly polls due on October 5 are...
President Macron Naming Michel Barnier As Pm Is A Surrender To Far Right
By C.J. Atkins After delaying for months, President Emmanuel Macron has finally told the French people directly that he is ignoring their votes. In July parliamentary elections, they put the left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) coalition in first place, but on Thursday Macron named right-wing figure Michel Barnier as...
Discovery Of Second-Largest Diamond In Botswana Is A Major Event
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Canadian firm Lucara Diamond Corporation on August 22 announced the discovery of the world’s second-largest diamond to date. This 2,492-carat rough diamond was found at Lucara-owned Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana, about 500 km north of its capital, Gaborone. For Botswana, it is the largest...
Narendra Modi Will Be Doing A Big Mistake By Not Attending SCO’s Islamabad Summit
By Nitya Chakraborty Pakistan ,as the host country for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ‘s Heads of the State Council (HSC) meeting scheduled at Islamabad on October 15 and 16 this year, has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the two day summit. India is a member...
Bulldozer Action Is Not Going Away Even After Supreme Court’s Order
By Sushil Kutty Is the United States tough on crime? The answer is yes. How about compared to India? Forget it! India isn’t tough by half. India is too full of democracy and judicial activism. The Indian judiciary pardons more than it punishes. Criminals and potential criminals don’t fear...
R G Kar Murder Issue Has The Potential To Intensify The Movement Further
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: The third term, which began in early May 2021, is proving politically difficult for the Trinamool Congress government and chief minister Mamata Banerjee. First, it was the Bogtui massacre in Rampurhat sub-division of Birbhum district on March 21, 2022 in which several houses were...
Major Section Of Bangladesh Media Refute Conspiracy Theory Of Sheikh Hasina
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Nearly one month after the unceremonious ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, detailed accounts about an international conspiracy still dominate Indian media coverage/analysis of recent events and the evolving situation in Bangladesh. Apparently, the Indian political establishment is yet to understand the reasons why Ms...
Falling Labour Income, Rising Capital Gains Create Alarming Situation
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Income from capital is rising fast while income from labour is on the decline globally. It is putting upward pressure on inequality. Job market has now become ever more challenging to a much worrying level, and young people are hardest hit. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
In India Foreign Direct Investment Is Not Leading To More Creation Of Jobs
By Sanjay Roy One of the main arguments advanced by the proponents of liberalisation policies in developing countries including India is that capital would flow to the global South in search of higher rate of return. This would create new investments and hence growth and employment would increase. Also,...
Issue Of CM Candidacy Causes Internal Rumble Within MVA Camp
By Rahil Nora Chopra Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), alliance in Maharashtra is facing internal differences of opinion over who should be the alliance’s chief ministerial candidate. On one hand, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has said that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA)...
Kerala Government Initiates Probe Against Tainted Police Officer
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a swift action taking the wind out of the sails of the Opposition propaganda of inaction, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has suspended Superintendent of Police Sujit Das, former District Police Chief (DPC) of Pathanamthitta, from service pending an inquiry. The Chief Minister has also...
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Crossed All Limits Of Muslim Bashing
By P. Sudhir The situation in Assam has steadily deteriorated due to growing tensions between communities and certain incidents being used to divide people on communal and chauvinistic lines. The chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the BJP-led government are solely responsible for the current state of affairs. Himanta...
China Intensifies Its Outreach To African Nations At Beijing Summit
By Satyaki Chakraborty China intensified its efforts to influence the political diplomacy of the 53 African nations in the three day summit of China-Africa Cooperation which began in Beijing on September 4. This is the ninth summit but it has special significance since it is being attended by the...
Electoral Battle In J&K Is Being Fought Chiefly On The Issue Of Statehood
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been trying to contest Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha election on the issue of terrorism and separatism, but with the beginning of the election campaign for the first phase of election, the issue of restoration of statehood has clearly emerged...
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Speaks With Confidence At J&K Poll Rally
By Sushil Kutty Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jammu & Kashmir and proclaimed that if the Narendra Modi government did not restore Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood, the “next government” will do it. For those of us who had been missing the stone-pelting and the daily skirmishes between security...
Hunger Issue Still Dominates A Substantial Portion Of Indian Families
By Krishna Jha The absence of food signifies the stage when a family starts living in absolute poverty. The consumption level comes down to extremes as affordability goes down. With the earnings going down, affordability also comes down to bottom level that leads to falling rate of consumption level...
Budget 2024-25 Proposals On Cities Focusing On Development Without Poor
By Evita Das Do you recall how, as children, our drawings would inevitably feature four mountains, a sun, a river stream, and perhaps a house with some grass if we were feeling particularly artistic? In a way, the Union Budget 2024–25 focusing on cities seems like those simple drawings,...
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Reverses His Predecessor Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Orders
By LS Herdenia BHOPAL: At present both the major parties in Madhya Pradesh are taking various steps to strengthen their organisations. Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a state wide campaign to enrol new members. The state leadership has allotted quota to each and every member to enrol new members....
