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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.Supreme Court Has Acted In Haste In Upholding Gujarat High Court’ Clean Chit To Modi
By Sushil Kutty Now, there is one more reason why the Muslim minority will not trust the Supreme Court of India. Earlier, there was Afzal Guru, as cited by Afreen Javed, Prayagraj riots kingpin Muhammad Javed’s daughter. June 24, the apex court should have thought twice before it upheld...
Results Of Four Bypolls In Tripura Will Impact The 2023 Assembly Elections
By Sagarneel Sinha Despite a few stray incidents, the bypolls for the four assembly seats in the northeastern state of Tripura have seen a voter turnout of more than 78%. The four seats where bypolls were held are — Agartala, Town Bardowali, Jubarajnagar and Surma (SC). The assembly elections...
NDA Prez Candidate Droupadi Murmu May Get Support From Jharkhand CM
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Opposition parties are looking forward for making the 16th Presidential election a close contest. By putting forth the nomination of Yashwant Sinha as their candidate, the Opposition is now aspiring to bring Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) in to their side,...
Indian Federalism Can Also Have Some ‘Uncooperative’ Dimension
By Abhishek Mishra and Hrithwik Singh The recent invocation of the phrase ‘uncooperative federalism’ by the Supreme Court in its judgment last month in Union of India &Anr. versus M/s Mohit Minerals Pvt. Ltd. Through Director marks an important moment in the study of Indian federalism. This also adds...
In WTO’s 12th Ministerial Meeting, Rich Countries Blocked Production Of Cheap Vaccines
By Prabir Purkayastha The UNAIDs executive director, Winnie Byanyima had appealed before the 12th WTO Ministerial of WTO in Geneva that the world would face a grim future if patent waivers did not take place. At a press conference, Byanyima had said, “In a pandemic, sharing technology is life...
Quarterly Estimates Of NSO’s GDP Data Indicate As Low Recovery
By Sanjay Roy For the past three years India’s economy had to face the worst pandemic and Ukraine-Russia war which impacted global production and prices. These external shocks however only exacerbated the ailments that existed before the pandemic contributed by the unwary internal shocks of demonetisation and the imposition...
India Can Tap New Opportunities In Export Market During Ongoing Ukraine War
By K R Sudhaman India is now at the cusp of getting back to high economic growth with positive signs witnessed in overall revival of the economy after two years of difficult covid times. One important and critical factor in evolving the economic strategy is to ensure that India’s...
Agnipath Is An Assault On Indian State And Its Tradition Of Military
By Prakash Karat The Agnipath scheme, which makes a radical departure in the nature of recruitment of soldiers to the armed forces, has met with widespread opposition from the youth and ex-servicemen of all categories. Despite this fierce opposition, the government has directed the armed forces to go ahead...
Brace For Global Recession? Close To It, But Not Just Yet
By Anjan Roy Is the world is staring at a recession? The question is coming up fast as there is serious concern that is going around. The global central banks’ policy moves to tame inflation could initiate a recession and larger unemployment. We have so far known of the...
Inauguration Of Padma Setu On June 25 Is A Big Rebuff To World Bank
By Sankar Ray Inauguration of nine km long ‘Padma Setu’ on the mighty River Padma on June 25 by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sk Hasina will be perhaps the brightest feather on the cap of her government. Built at an estimated cost of lithe over Taka 30,000 crore...
Unemployment Of Youth And Inequality In Indian Society Is Rising
By Krishna Jha There are reports, released by Oxfam a few months back, to be exact, on January 23, 2022, that reveal that seventy percent of the national wealth is in the hands of select ten per cent. For the rest, it is thirst, hunger and a bleak present....
Maharashtra Developments Are A Big Booster For BJP On Prez Poll Eve
By Arun Srivastava BJP’s latest move to throw out Maha Vikas Aghadi from power in Maharashtra has a different contour and political necessity. The move was driven not only with the maxim to have a BJP government and revenge the two year old action of Uddhav Thackeray to foil...
Shiv Sena Crisis Shows The Faultlines In Uddhav’s Pursuit Of Secular MVA
By Sushil Kutty Uddhav Thackeray undid Bal Thackeray’s Hindutva legacy by linking up with the secular Congress and the NCP. And Aaditya Thackeray is being blamed for alienating Eknath Shinde. ‘UT’ was blind to ‘AT’ meddling in affairs out of his depth. But that would be diminishing Sanjay Raut’s...
Rising Prices And Inflation In India To Remain Above Tolerance Level
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Rising prices and inflation in India are likely to remain above tolerance level of 6 per cent as visualized by the Union Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Retail inflation is expected to be much over this level in the medium...
Major Setback To Congress Leadership In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The truce in Congress in Kerala resulting from the spectacular victory in the Thrikkakara assembly by-election is in danger of collapsing. The proximate cause for this apprehension in Congress circles in the State is the emphatic rejection by the Congress High Command of the 280-member...
Droupadi Murmu Enters The Presidential Campaign With Many Positives
By Anjan Roy The ruling NDA’s choice of the candidate for the presidential election must be conceded to be a political masterstroke. They have picked up an adivasi candidate now after choosing a scheduled caste candidate earlier. They have thus strayed away from the so-called upper caste elites and...
Droupadi Murmu Is A Sureshot Political Choice Of BJP For Presidency
By Sushil Kutty The NDA’s choice for President of India, a woman, and a tribal — Droupadi Murmu, is a sureshot winner, considering the political situation in the country. And Murmu is no stranger to power, and high office. She was Jharkhand Governor from 2015 to 2021. Prime Minister...
Entire ED Exercise Over National Herald Issue Is Meant To Demean Rahul
By Arun Srivastava The ordeals Rahul Gandhi has been facing in the National Herald money laundering case are yet to dissipate. The probe pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the Congress-promoted Young Indian Private Limited, which owns the National Herald newspaper. The ED probe is more of the nature...
