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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.India Should Use Vector Nasal Vaccine To Meet Any Fresh Covid Challenge
By Prabir Purkayastha The news of the opening up of China from the Covid-19 protocols and its current epidemic has overtaken the threat of two emerging SARSCoV-2 lineages – XBB and BQ.1. China is seeing the spread of BF.7, which is much closer to the original Omicron strain. Our...
Former BJP Govt Of Jharkhand Is Responsible For Jain Pilgrim Spot Controversy
By Arun Srivastava Any political party which has acquired incisive skill and expertise in double standard and speak, blowing hot and cold at the same time, is none else but the BJP of Narendra Modi. There is serious lack of consistency in its stance and utterances. In the past...
Justice Abdul Nazeer Has Left A Rich Legacy In His Nearly Six Years In Supreme Court
By Tushar Kohli On January 3, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer retired as the third senior-most judge of the Supreme Court and a member of the Supreme Court Collegium, after a tenure of nearly six years at the Supreme Court. He was a part of the Constitution bench which declared...
India’s Oil Purchases From Russia Will Increase Substantially In 2023
By Subrata Majumder Concerns have been looming large on the sanctions on Russian oil, which is heading for another major oil shock in the world. Russia is the second biggest exporter of oil in the world. EU is the biggest importer of oil from Russia. EU has prohibited maritime...
Under PM Narendra Modi, India Resiles Itself From Palestinian Cause
By Prakash Karat India abstained on a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 31, 2022 that asked International Court of Justice (ICJ) to render its opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s prolonged occupation of Palestinian territories. The resolution was passed with 87 countries supporting...
Going Hungry In Modi’s India: A Constitutional Fall From Grace
By Krishna Jha In 1947, when we attained freedom, our dream was to build a country for ourselves without any inequality. There was to be fundamental rights ensured in the Constitution. Directive principles of the state policy in the Constitution promised us all that only a socialist democracy offers....
Congress Central Leadership Is Responsible For Defeat In Gujarat Polls
By Sushil Kutty Himachal won, and Gujarat lost and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has done what previous Congress presidents have done, i.e., set up a committee to do an autopsy, find out why Gujarat was lost. In Himachal Pradesh, the Congress posted a very satisfactory win though the vote-share...
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra May Lead To Opposition Unity In UP
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi has entered Western Uttar Pradesh, boosting the morale of the Congress workers and leaders all over the state. The manner in which RLD workers, BKU members and farmers participated in the Yatra in Western UP has given fresh...
Tripura BJP Is Panicky At The Resurgence Of The New Tribals Party Before Polls
By Ashis Biswas In Tripura, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), eager to consolidate its traditional Bengali Hindu support base, revved up its pre-poll campaign by launching two major Rathyatras from Sabroom and Dharmanagar areas of Agartala. Union Home Minister Mr Amit Shah, who specially flew in for the programme,...
No Option But To Increase Public Investment By The Centre
By Dr. Gyan Pathak It would be pleasing to hear that India is set to be the second-fastest growing economy in the G20 in 2022-23, despite decelerating global demand and tightening of monetary policy to manage inflationary pressures, but the harsh reality on the ground can’t be wished away....
