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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.Golden Globe Winner M M Keeravani Is A Great Music Talent In Film Industry
By Harihar Swarup When M M Keeravani won the Golden Globe award for the best original song for S Rajamouli’s film RRR on January 11, he was fulfilling his destiny. As a 4-year—old in Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh, he had walked up to his father; Koduri Siva Shakti Dutta, and...
Davos Meet Of Global Capital Bosses Has Always Been A Big Talk Shop
By Grace Blakeley At the start of each year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) — organizer of the annual Davos conference currently underway in Switzerland — releases its list of the “global risks” expected to dominate over the following twelve months. This year, researchers at the WEF decided that...
Political Parties Must Arrive At A Consensus On The Role Of State Governors
By Kalyani Shankar Decades ago, the first DMK chief minister C.N. Annadurai compared the post of a governor to a redundant goat’s beard. It was after Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru dismissed the E M S Namboodiripad government on the recommendations of the then Kerala Governor on July 31, 1959....
BJP National Executive Is Only Concerned About Opposition ‘Maligning’ Modi
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s kilometre-long roadshow in the heart of the national capital with PM Modi hanging out of the black SUV’s front-door! If anybody missed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, fret not. He was at the BJP national executive discussing the health of the Bharatiya...
Rijiju’s Letter To CJI Is Part Of RSS Design To Have A Pliant Judiciary
By Arun Srivastava Before the Lok Sabha elections in April/ May 2024, the RSS and Narendra Modi government have launched the most ruthless operation to saffronise the judiciary, turn it subservient to the Modi government and rob its independent identity and authority. The veil of chastity which wrapped the...
Sitharaman Must Balance Pre-Poll Compulsions With Fiscal Challenge
By K R Sudhaman As is the practice, there is a demand galore before the 2023-24 budget for tax sops, whether justified or not. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has a difficult task cut out for her as she may have to address some of the genuine demands this time...
Indian Workers Suffering Much From Work-Life Balance Mismatch
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Indian workers are suffering much from work-life balance mismatch and the South Asian workers are the longest working compared to any other region of the world. It has been revealed in the first ever report on “Working Time and Work-life Balance Around the World” released...
BJP Isolated In Meghalaya As Ruling NPP Decides To Contest Solo
By Ashis Biswas In Meghalaya, where State Assembly elections are due next month, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a constituent in the outgoing ruling coalition led by the National Peoples’ Party (NPP), is facing tough times. State BJP leaders find themselves beyond their depth as they struggle to counter...
No Need To Trust In China’s Assurance To Work With India
By Nantoo Banerjee Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s year-end assurance that China is ready to work with India for the “steady and sound growth” of bilateral ties and it is committed to upholding stability at the border areas where a stand-off has prevailed since 2020. The statement, believed to...
Rahul Gandhi Has Vastly Improved His Stature In The Course Of Bharat Jodo Yatra
By Sushil Kutty Defending Rahul Gandhi’s ability to become Prime Minister of India, just like his great-grandfather, his grandmother and his father, is getting difficult and difficulter as the Bharat Jodo Yatra gets closer and closer to Srinagar’s famed Lal Chowk, the yatra’s final destination. The Hollywood movie of...
Economic Slowdown To Force Workers Into Lower Quality Jobs
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Global economic slowdown is most likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs in place of decent works. It has already adversely impacted the global employment growth which has been faltering, and pressure on decent work has considerably increased. Pressure on decent working conditions...
BSP Supremo Mayawati Has Been Losing The Trust Of Dalits Through Confused Actions
By Arun Srivastava BSP chief Mayawati’s announcement that her Bahujan Samaj Party would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and other assembly elections all alone has not come as surprise. What has been really intriguing is her accusing the Congress and Samajwadi Party of spreading rumours about a “possible...
Congress In Kerala At War With Itself
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: He should have been hailed as a hero. Instead, he is being demonized by a section within the Congress itself. And his only ‘crime’? Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor is trying his level best to boost the fortunes of the Congress in one of the few...
BJP Plans Big To Combat Trinamool’s Contact Programme In Rural Bengal
By Tirthankar Mitra An incident of an activist of a political party being roughed up cannot be an occasion of joy and jubilation for it. Yet a barely concealed cheer prevailed in the West Bengal state BJP after one of its leaders was allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress...
Neither Saudi Arabia Nor Market Concerns Can Dent Dubai Real Estate
By James M Dorsey If real estate is anything to go by, Dubai is snubbing its nose at Saudi efforts to replace it as the Middle East’s go-to business and expatriate hub. Saudi Arabia’s insistence that corporations doing government-related business in the country, many of which have their regional...
Peru’s Protesters Demand Resignation Of President Dina Boluarte Over Killings
By Oscar Apaza On December 7, Peru’s Congress was scheduled to vote on the impeachment of President Pedro Castillo. It wasn’t the first time. It was the third attempt at impeachment, one of so many mechanisms employed by Congress, elites, and the press to delegitimize Castillo and remove him...
Constitution Faces Its Most Vicious Attack Yet From Modi Government, BJP
By K Raveendran Vice-president Jagdeep Dhankar and law minister Kiren Rijiju are decidedly waging a proxy war on behalf of the Narendra Modi government. The Collegium happens to be just a prop and the real target is the Constitution, which the ruling party considers as a hindrance to the...
Economic Instability In Neighbouring Countries Is Worrying For India
By K R Sudhaman World Bank and International Monetary Fund might be gung ho about Indian economy, but emerging geo political situation in the neighbouring countries is a major source of concern and tottering economies in the sub-continent make the situation worse. India might be in a bright spot...
