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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.Cabinet Reshuffle Likely In Bihar Next Week
By Rahil Nora Chopra There is a possibility of Bihar Cabinet reshuffle after January 14, when the ongoing Kharmas period, considered inauspicious as per the Hindu calendar, ends. Meanwhile Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has categorically ruled out the possibility of appointing another deputy, other than Tejashwi Yadav, ending...
Free Food Supply Is Fine But Why Cut Ration Entitlement To The Poor?
By Dr. Soma Marla On December 23, 2022, the Union government announced that it would discontinue the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) from January 1, 2023 and provide ration free of cost. This was hailed as a ‘historic’ decision. But in reality this in no way compensates...
Far Right Rioting In Brazil On January 8 Against Lula Has Isolated Bolsonaro
By Andre Pagliarini The trashing of Brazilian government buildings by reactionary zealots on January 8 looks to be a political disaster for the country’s right wing. It is still early, but one indication that the coup attempt will not ultimately boost the anti-Lula opposition, as some have worried, is...
Supreme Court Has A Greater Role To Save Joshimath
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Joshimath has been sinking for months, but could grab attention of the governments at the Centre and the State only recently that too after the subsidence started dangerously manifesting itself. Warnings served in 1976, 2001, and 2013 were grossly ignored. Human greed continued to explore...
Open Offer To Foreign Universities To Set Up Campuses In India Is Not In National Interests
By Binoy Viswam ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ of RSS-BJP mould has decided to open its doors before foreign universities to “come, see and conquer” India. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has published the ‘proposed regulations for establishing and running campuses of foreign higher education institutions’ in the country. Now any...
Indian Universities Need To Break Out Of Text Book Education
By K Raveendran There is one thing common among the Indian CEOs of global IT giants: all of them completed their higher education from a leading foreign university. Such exposure decidedly put them into the big league and the corollary is that the lack of a foreign degree is...
Contraction Of GDP In One-Third Of Global Economy In 2023 Is Ominous
By Prabhat Patnaik The IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has now openly admitted that the year 2023 will witness the slowing down of the world economy to a point where as much as one-third of it will see an actual contraction in gross domestic product. This is because all...
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi Is Just Following The Tradition Under Modi Regime
By Sushil Kutty From Jagdeep Dhankar to Ravindra Narayana Ravi, Narendra Modi’s governors specialize in terrorizing state governments with chief ministers for target practice. Show the Dravidian stock of Tamil Nadu ‘Get Out Ravi’ posters and they will spit, and stomp on them in bottled fury. If nobody isn’t,...
Sinking Of Land At Joshimath Is A Fallout Of Reckless Construction Activities
By D. Raghunandan It appears that nothing short of a total disaster will convince authorities, especially under the present government, that reckless development without addressing environmental or social issues, does not lead to progress. The unfolding tragedy in Joshimath, considered a holy town for being the gateway to the...
India Should Not Be In A Hurry In Allowing Foreign University Campuses
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Last week, the University Grants Commission (UGC) released draft regulations for reputed foreign universities to open campuses in India. In other words, India’s higher education sector is opening up to foreign direct investments. In the past, similar attempts met with stiff opposition. As per a...
35 Per Cent Of Management Board Personnel Of Public Sector Banks Vacant
By Satyaki Chakraborty About 35 per cent of the strength of management boards across the public sector banks in India remains vacant. No initiative has been taken by the bank management to appoint workmen directors on the board management, as per a recent study carried out by the New...
Panicky RSS Taking Up Crash Programmes To Combat Rahul Gandhi’s Yatra Impact
By Arun Srivastava After a fortnight, the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi would culminate with the national flag hoisting in Srinagar. But this finish would be purely an allegory. The real political Yatra (journey) of Rahul will begin after this stage. The political analyst, scribes, intellectuals, fellows...
Economic Slowdown To Haunt India The Next Two Years
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India would be going downhill for the next two years, if Global Economic Prospect just released by the World Bank is of any indication. GDPs for 2023and 2024 have been revised down to 6.6 per cent and 6.1 per cent respectively, which are below 0.5...
Rahul Gandhi’s Yatra Success Triggers Ideological War Within Sangh Parivar
By Sushil Kutty It’s Kurukshetra. And Mahabharata. Bharat Jodo yatri Rahul Gandhi alleges the RSS are “21st Century Kauravas in khaki half pants”. And RSS Chief Mohan Mohan Bhagwat says Hindus are not finished with the “1000-year war with foreign invaders, foreign aggressions, foreign influences and foreign conspiracies.” The...
Curative Petition In Supreme Court Is No Relief For Bhopal Gas Victims
By Indira Jaising On January 10, a curative petition was filed by the Union of India versus the Union Carbide Corporation (‘UCC’), and American Chemical Corporation now owned by Dow Chemical Company, an American multinational chemical corporation, pertaining to the Bhopal Gas Disaster. The disaster occurred on December 3-4,...
For UAE And Others, It’s Business As Usual With Israel’s New Regime
By James M Dorsey For the United Arab Emirates, it’s business as usual as Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s newly formed government wastes no time in implementing hardline policies aimed at forcing Palestinians to give up on the notion of an independent state and accept Israeli rule. The UAE...
Chandro Tai, The Ace Shooter Is The Inspiration Of Young Women In Johri Village
By Harihar Swarup Sharp shooter, Chandro Tai, is now 80 but never misses her target. Every morning after finishing her daily chores, she goes to the shooting range close to her house to practice air pistol shooting, something she has been doing for almost 60 years. Even in the...
Congress Has A Three Pronged Strategy To Meet BJP Challenge In 2024
By Sushil Kutty The Congress strategy to defeat the BJP and dislodge Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his pedestal is three-pronged. One, Muslims must be made to vote for the Congress, the Congress alone. Two, the Hindu voter should be convinced that the ‘Tapasvi Rahul’ is the alternative to...
