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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.After Courting China, Bangladesh Warms Up To Russia, USA And Pakistan
By Nitya Chakraborty Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser to the interim government Dr. Muhammad Yunus is presently in the midst of his diplomatic triumph by successfully outreaching to the major countries of the world including the two super powers. After having a major success in getting all the support from the...
Supreme Court’s Verdict On Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi Is Of Historic Significance
By P. Sudhir The Supreme Court has delivered a truly historic verdict, which protects the federal principle and declares any action taken by a Governor to thwart the will of the state legislature as unconstitutional. The 414-page judgment delivered by a two-member Bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of...
A Strong Indian Economy Based On Equity And Jobs Can Only Take On Trump’s Tariff War
By Prabhat Patnaik Donald Trump has put off his proposed tariffs by ninety days; but countries like India have to respond to Trump’s measures whether now or after ninety days. These measures are not just an episodic act. Trump clearly threatens with tariffs any country that dares to act...
Finalisation Of International Agreement On Pandemic Is A New Hope
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At a time when several international health programmes across the countries have been adversely impacted after withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) following an announcement by President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, the finalization of the international agreement on...
In Madhya Pradesh, Congress Leader Digvijay Singh Files FIR Against Baba Ramdev
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The politics in Madhya Pradesh has got fresh heat with the confrontation between the Congress and the pro-BJP Baba Ramdev. The Congress veteran leader Digvijay Singh issued strongly worded statement against Baba Ramdev. Not only that, he went to the extent of filing a...
Decoding The Significance Of 155th Birth Anniversary Of Lenin In Present Era
By Krishna Jha The architect of first path breaking event that heralded the new socialist society, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, was born on April 22, 1870. According to laws of historical materialism, or following the materialist concept of history, Socialism follows capitalism. Whichever socio-economic formation replaces the former stage is...
President Donald Trump Has Exposed The Fragility Of The Global Dollar System
By Dominik A. Leusder NEW YORK: “The bond market is very tricky. I was watching it. But if you look at it now, it’s beautiful.” These were the words with which President Donald Trump accompanied his surprising decision on April 9 to “pause” the previously announced “reciprocal tariffs” for...
Failing At Both Economic War And Real War, Trump’s Alliances Realign
By Ben Chacko LONDON: The statement attributed to Mao: “Everything under heaven is in utter chaos; the situation is excellent” appears nowhere in his writings. And like many apocryphal aphorisms it only illuminates a small part of reality. Nevertheless it has been pressed into service to describe the turmoil...
Selective Political Witch-Hunting In India Nearing Its Climax
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The game of political hunting, which is typically characterised in India by cases, raids, seizures, and arrests, which generally do not lead to conviction, but enable the government to pin its adversaries down for years without trial in cases registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED),...
Stalin’s Autonomy Panel Move May Harm The Gains Of Supreme Court Verdict
By K Raveendran The euphoria surrounding the enactment of ten Tamil Nadu legislations without presidential assent may be short-lived. What initially seemed like a landmark assertion of state rights has now been complicated by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s subsequent decision to form a three-member panel under the chairmanship of...
The Global Trade War Has Given A Big Opportunity To India But The Govt Is Not Ready
By Anjan Roy India’s stock markets recovered smartly on Tuesday, emerging from the turmoil post Trump tariffs. The unprecedented tariffs declared by Donald Trump had roiled the global financial markets from which the major global centres have yet to recover. On Wednesday till the time of writing, the Indian...
ED Charge-Sheeting Rahul, Sonia Reeks Of Pure Political Vendetta
By Arun Srivastava With Rahul Gandhi tightening his proverbial grip on the political neck of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the latter in his desperation has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to pounce upon Rahul and Sonia Gandhi and implicate them afresh in the long-drawn National Herald case. The case...
Trump Refashions The Working Of White House Media Room To The Ire Of Correspondents
By Sushil Kutty The novelty of Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, is wearing off. For no fault of the White House Correspondents’ Corps which hangs on to Leavitt’s every word and the odd Leavitt gesture. But with time running its scam, too many White House correspondents are beginning...
SC Verdict Against TN Governor A Booster Shot For Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Supreme Court’s order fixing a time-frame for the President and the Governors to act in the case of bills passed by the State Legislatures in Tamil Nadu’s case has given Kerala a booster shot. Buoyed by the apex court’s historic order, Kerala is all...
BJP Worried At Akash Anand’s Induction Into BSP Leadership By Mayawati Again
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Is BJP unhappy with former chief minister and BSP national president Mayawati’s decision relating to induction of her nephew Akash Anand back in party fold? The manner in which security cover of Y plus of Akash Anand was removed within 24 hours of Mayawati’s decision...
China Comes Up With A Shock And Awe Strategy Of Its Own To Counter Trump
By Dr Imran Khalid Donald Trump’s latest economic fusillade against China – a staggering up to 145% tariff on Chinese imports, paired with a temporary 90-day reprieve for other trading partners – is less a coherent strategy than a theatrical flourish. The move, announced with typical bluster, appears calibrated...
Two Recent Interim Orders Of Supreme Court Have Affected People With Rare Diseases
By K. M. Gopakumar Two recent interim orders of the Supreme Court have pushed the lives of people living with rare diseases to the edge. These two orders were passed in two separate special leave petitions (‘SLP’) filed by the Union challenging the High Court orders of Delhi and...
Trump Leads U.S. To Another Constitutional Crisis On The Issue Of Illegal Deportation
By John Wojcik WASHINGTON D.C: The Trump administration said Monday, in defiance of a 9-0 Supreme Court order, that it is not required to return a U.S. resident it illegally sent to a Salvadoran concentration camp last month. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, backed up Trump at a White...
