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.Anti-Climax In LIC’s Listing On Stock Market Forms Part Of Trend
By K Raveendran Given the hype and build-up for LIC’s Rs 21,000 crore dream IPO over a long time, the listing of the shares has turned out to be an anti-climax. Of course, the first day price is no indication of how the stock is going to perform over...
Inequality Is Only Rising In Modi Raj With The Rich Flourishing
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Since May 2014, when Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India, Union government has introduced a variety of measures to reduce poverty and enhance employment that enabled the country to withstand the shock of COVID-19, claim our PM and officials downwards and his fan...
Most Indian Medical Professionals Are Doing A Splendid Job In Their Area
By Dr Arun Mitra Speaking at a book release in New Delhi, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana pointed out that “several false cases are being lodged against upright and hardworking doctors” and that “they need a better and more secure working environment”. He said that...
Hardik Patel’s Exit From Congress Shows The Sordid State In Gujarat Unit
By Sushil Kutty Coming on the heels of the Udaipur Chintan Shivir, Hardik Patel’s exit from the Congress is a matter of ‘chintan’ for the Grand Old Party. Reports that Acharya Promod Krishnam had also quit the party was another setback. Earlier, on the first day of the chintan...
Abortion Issue In America Has Serious Religious And Cultural Dimensions
By Debabrata Biswas from Boston Anguish and Anger—these two words and their synonyms may be used to express the reactions of majority of American women after ‘ Politico’ a political journalism company, released a bombshell leak of a majority draft opinion of Supreme court to overrun its landmark ruling...
Local Court In Varanasi Has Not Acted Legally In Gyanvapi Masjid Case
By Krishna Jha Means are the same, only the methods vary. What happened in the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1949 was a surreptitious operation, what is being witnessed now in Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi is a brazenly open act. The entire controversy around the so-called Shivling issue would...
Progressives Do Significantly Well In Primaries Of Democratic Party
By Mark Gruenberg NEW YORK: Notable primaries on May 17 elections featured progressive wins on the Democratic side in Pennsylvania, Oregon, and North Carolina, and Trumpite domination among the Republicans—even where the former Oval Office occupant’s endorsed candidate lost. One headline for progressives came in the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate...
In The Wake Of War In Ukraine, Wheat Is Now A Strategic Commodity
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav In what appeared to be a sudden move, the Indian government prohibited the export of wheat on May 13. This appeared to be totally out of sync with India’s policy of goodwill and outreach through liberal relief and support measures under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
The Economist Of London Goes Gaga With Indian Growth Story
By Anjan Roy The Economist newspaper of London, highly respected worldwide for its expertise and views on the global economy and issues, has predicted India to lead the economic recovery process as the fastest growing major economy. The paper refers to the India growth story in comparable terms to...
Turkey’s Erdogan Plays Games Within And With NATO
James M Dorsey Amid speculation about a reduced US military commitment to security in the Middle East, Turkey has spotlighted the region’s ability to act as a disruptive force if its interests are neglected. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off alarm bells this week, declaring that he was...
Arrest Of A Big Bangladeshi Financial Scamstar In Bengal Creates A Row
By Ashis Biswas Nothing has engaged the capabilities of police forces in India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh in recent times more the arrest of international fugitive Prashanta Kumar Halder, charged with the embezzlement of billions of rupees through a scam that makes the homegrown Sarada ponzy scheme look puny!...
Chandrutt Mishra, World’s Foremost Leopard Expert Is A Change Maker
By Harihar Swarup Nobody knows how many leopards there are in the wild not even Chandrutt Mishra, the world’s foremost expert on the big cat, and he’s been studying them for 25 years. The spotted grey feline that lives on the snowcapped mountains of Asia’s is so elusive that...
Can Hindu Marriage Act Allow Same Sex Marriage In India?
By Tanish Arora The Madras High Court, in the case of Arun Kumar versus Inspector General of Registration (2019), analysed the legitimacy of cis-trans marriage with regards to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 specifically and held that the same would be legally sound. For the purposes of this, the...
Rahul Gandhi Has Damaged The Cause Of Opposition Unity With Udaipur Statement
By Nitya Chakraborty Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has struck a big blow to the efforts of the opposition parties towards forming a combined front to take on the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha polls in 2024. Gandhi said in the Congress Chintan Shivir in Udaipur that the Congress...
Centre On Backfoot After Unsuccessful Privatisation
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Shelving of the disinvestment programme of the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) the Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (PHHL) soon after postponing planned disinvestment programme for another PSU the Central Electronics Limited (CEL) has brought the national attention not only to reexamine the merits and demerits of...
Central BJP Leaders Are Depending On Yogi Adityanath For Next Lok Sabha Win
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leadership are banking on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his team for crucial Lok Sabha elections scheduled for 2024. With 80 Lok Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh, the elections are very crucial for PM Narendra Modi and BJP for...
Regional Parties Are Jittery At Rahul Gandhi’s Dig To Them On Ideology
By Arun Srivastava Rahul Gandhi’s homily that unlike regional parties which “lack an ideology” and “have different approaches”, Congress is a party with an ideology has evoked strong reaction from the leaders of other opposition parties. Questions are being raised what the authority does he enjoy to speak in...
‘Gyanvapi’ Aurangzeb Alamgir Refuses To Rest In Peace
By Sushil Kutty Who hasn’t heard of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb? Those who did not are being fed a healthy diet of Aurangzeb these past few days, ever since the fate of the Gyanvapi Mosque of Kashi/Banaras/Varanasi became a subject of intense strife and discussion in a country where places...
