Opinion
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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.End Of An Era As Keval Arora Retires From Kirori Mal College, DU
By Rudrashish Chakraborty The day has finally arrived: today on July 31, my teacher, colleague and dear friend Mr Keval Arora superannuates after 44 years of an illustrious teaching career, all of which he devoted to Kirori Mal College. He has enthralled generations of students in the classroom with...
BJP Draws Up New Strategy To Win Over Yadavs And Pashmanda Muslims
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Enthused by the success in Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha by polls, BJP is now making serious attempt to make dent in Yadav and Muslim support base of Samajwadi Party. It would be worth mentioning here that during last three polls, BJP concentrated in mobilisation...
Hindu Right Is On Move In Karnataka With BJP Govt Blessings Before 2023 Polls
By Harihar Swarup The BJP in Karnataka is leaving no stone unturned in achieving the permanent marginalization of Muslims in this once cosmopolitan state. A determined march towards realizing (more legitimacy and respectably than in 2018) to the BJP in 2023 has begun. The Bajrang Dal, Jangjaruti Samiti, and...
Ministry Making In Maharashtra Is In Limbo As Fadnavis Tries To Corner Shinde
By Sushil Kutty It’s a month since the Maha Vikas Aghadi government fell and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took over replacing the Uddhav Thackeray alliance. They haven’t yet started governing Maharashtra in earnest as there is no ministry formation. The two appear...
Global Supply Constraints Darken Indian EV Manufacturing Horizon
By K Raveendran A global crisis in the supply of lithium and other components is hitting the Indian EV industry even harder than other major markets. Apart from the high costs of imports, the relative low size of the Indian market is also affecting the industry’s capacity to negotiate....
Making Further Breakthrough In Eastern States Is Focus Of BJP Meet In Patna
By Arun Srivastava After performing the Ashwamedh Agyna in Hyderabad only a month back, Narendra Modi and his lieutenant Amit Shah let their saffron horse to travel across the southern India to conquer the region, the duo has revived their old programme of “Look Northeast” by holding the national...
Bridging The Technology Paradox – Metaverse Versus Universe
By Devasis Chattopadhyay Globally, most business and tech media, both online and offline (read print), for the past few days are discussing the muted and declining revenue of the Facebook parent Meta Platforms in the face of growing competition from TikTok. When I look at both these organisations, I...
The Privatisation Of Haifa Port With Adani: India-1, China -0
By James M Dorsey I2-U2, the Indo-West Asian quad, has boasted its first success with the acquisition by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani of Haifa Port. The acquisition was announced days after an I2-U2 virtual summit during US President Joe Biden’s visit last week to the Middle East. The acquisition...
BJP Sweeps District Panchayat Elections In Madhya Pradesh
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Congress has alleged use of Police and administration in the election of office bearers of district Panchayat. It was adoption of these tactics that the BJP could capture 41 district Panchayats out of 51 for which elections were held. Congress could capture only 9....
The Looming Crisis Of South Asian Migrant Worker Fatalities Abroad
By Ashis Biswas In recent times, more Bangladeshi and Nepali migrant workers have died abroad than before. An increase in migrant mortality has been reported from countries as varied as the Middle East to Malaysia. Both the Nepal and Bangladesh governments are deeply perturbed by an ominous uptick in...
2009 Massacre Of Tribals In Dantewada By Para Military Forces
By Sarah Thanawala The Supreme Court’s judgment, in the case of Himanshu Kumar & Ors. versus State of Chhattisgarh &Ors., delivered on July 14 by a division bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, who retired on Friday, and J.B. Pardiwala, has led to outrage. The bench dismissed the writ petition...
Falling Rupee Will Add To Inflationary Pressures On Indian Economy
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik All is not well when it comes to India’s trade deficit and value of Indian Rupee. While the trade deficit has widened to a record $25.63 billion in the month of June, latest data suggests Indian Rupee for the first time has crossed 80-mark against...
Amendment Of Forest Rights Act 2006 To Help Only Big Corporations
By Dr. Soma Marla While nominating Smt Droupadi Murmu, the ruling BJP boasted as a saviour of tribal people. However, by proposing changes to Forest Rights Act, 2006, the Narendra Modi government is doing quite the opposite by subverting the interests of tribal people to benefit big companies. During...
Indian Govt At Last Expresses Concern At Myanmar Junta Killings Of Activists
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Myanmar’s military rulers on July 252 reported the execution of four pro-democracy activists — Phyo Zeya Thaw, Kyaw Min Yu, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw. Ko Jimmy and Phyo Zeya Thaw were convicted under counter-terrorism laws in January while Hla Myo Aung and...
Supreme Court Order On PMLA Hands Over A Big Weapon To Modi Govt
By Sushil Kutty The best thing about the Supreme Court is that its left hand doesn’t know the right hand. So, if bail for Muhammad Zubair’s is court-given right, then bail for the PMLA accused can be denied. The enforcement directorate has overarching powers to arrest, charge and contest...
Congress Invokes Indira On Dharna To Defend Sonia Gandhi
By Rahil Nora Chopra Massive protests are being held by senior Congress leaders and workers, including Rahul Gandhi, against the Narendra Modi government, raising current issues like inflation and mass unemployment. However, the real cause behind the ongoing protest is the strong opposition to the Enforcement Directorate’s continued questioning...
Trinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee’s Moment Of Truth Has Arrived
By Ashis Biswas Within the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) in Bengal, the decision to strip Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee of his portfolios and party leadership six days after his arrest, is a major setback for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s leadership. She had stood by him firmly from July 22 onwards...
Union Railway Minister’s Unwarranted Rebuff To Kerala Ministers
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a totally unwarranted and unjustified rebuff from Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to three Ministers from Kerala. What compounds the Minister’s ‘offence’ was the fact that the Kerala Ministers could not meet him despite having a scheduled appointment with him. No reason has...
