Opinion
Appeal
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.No Scope For Review, Sedition Law Must Be Removed From Statute
By D. Raja Two hundred and thirty years back, noted British-American author, political theorist and philosopher Thomas Paine was charged with sedition for publishing his treatise the Rights of Man in England. Rights of Man severely criticized the monarchy, hereditary government and advocated social welfare measures for the poor....
Supreme Court Sees Through Govt’s Game On Seditions Law
By K Raveendran The Narendra Modi government has received a real snub from the Supreme Court, which has overruled the Centres’ objections and stayed all proceedings in sedition cases. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana also directed on Wednesday that all pending cases, appeals and proceedings...
Rejuvenation Of The Congress Party To Face BJP Challenge In 2024 Poll
By Harihar Swarup Revival of the Congress Parliamentary Board (CPB), granting only one ticket per family, a mandatory three-year cooling off period for office bearers of the AICC, PCC and DCC after completing their first full-term of 3-4 years and pruning the Jumbo Congress committee panels are likely to...
Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam Inspire A Hindu Equivalent?
By James M Dorsey There’s a potential silver lining in Hindu nationalism’s endorsement of Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam. That is if the approval produces a Hindu equivalent. At first glance, Hindu nationalist Ram Madhav’s call on Indian Muslims to embrace one, if not the world’s most moderate expression of Islam,...
New Twitter Boss Elon Musk Smells Nice & Friendly To Donald Trump
By Sushil Kutty What is Elon Musk, a masking perfume, an electric car or a spacecraft that is not rocket science? He is none of these, but has strong links to spacecrafts and electric cars. Elon Musk is a South African with a Canadian link and sports a “settled...
New Army Chief General Manoj Pande Is A Person Of Diverse Qualities
By Harihar Swarup Around eight years ago, when he was Brigadier, Manoj Pande was posted in the headquarters of Eastern Command as the Brigadier General Staff (Operations), one of the most important positions there. His immediate boss was the late General Bipin Rawat who was Major General Staff. Rawat’s...
Remembering Marlene Dietrich For Her Outspoken Stand Against Fascism
By Jenny Farrell Marlene Dietrich, who died 30 years ago, on May 6, 1992, must be remembered not only for her importance as role model for emancipation but also for her outspoken and active stand against the Nazi movement that had overtaken her homeland. Born in Berlin on December...
M K Stalin’s One Year As Chief Minister In Tamil Nadu Shows Great Promise
By Kalyani Shankar Tamil Nadu chief minister M. K. Stalin completed one year in office on May 7. He has emerged out of the shadows of his famous father and late former chief minister M. Karunanidhi. After winning the state last year, Stalin now had to live up to...
Neorealist Movement In Films Began In India Simultaneously With Italy
By Nitya Chakraborty Film lovers in Europe and America observed on May 8the 116th birth anniversary of Roberto Rosselini, touted as one of the originators of the neorealist movement in post-war Italy of 1940s. His Rome, Open City was released in 1945, heralding the beginning ofa new movement in...
In A Final Blow, Modi Govt Is Planning 28% GST For Crypto Sector
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav Indian tax authorities are planning to levy the highest 28% GST on crypto activities, various media reports said on Monday quoting unnamed sources. Right now, Indian crypto exchanges pay 18% GST as they are considered intermediaries providing financial services. The GST Council is believed to...
Leftist Senator Gustavo Petro Is Front Runner In Presidential Poll In Columbia
By Satyaki Chakraborty Latin American politics is passing through exciting times in 2022. For the first time, there is a distinct possibility of a left wing candidate Gustavo Petro taking over as the new president of Columbia which is known in South America as the country of drug trafficking...
High Construction Cost Is Putting A Road Block To Housing Dream
By Mriganka M Bhowmick It is not the past glory revisiting Indian Real Estate with the sudden rise of price in almost all the segments. It is neither the upsurge of the demand nor the limited supply of inventories. Rather something unprecedented has taken place. It’s the huge rise...
Temperature Moving In Dangerous Direction
By Gyan Pathak A new climate update by World Meteorological Organization and UK Met Office has warned that the world overall temperature is moving in a dangerous direction and it is almost certain that 2022-2026 will see a warmest year on record though there is close to fifty-fifty chance...
Centre Is Stalling Judicial Review Of Sedition Law As An Offence
By Hamza Lakdawala * Over the last year, multiple individuals and organizations moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code , that is, the offence of sedition. The Union Government earlier today informed the Supreme Court that it had decided to...
BJP Is Facing Little Challenge From Its Rivals Now In National Politics
By Amulya Ganguli The Delhi police’s initial reluctance to book saffron activists for their hate speech against Muslims, and the centre’s certificate to the sedition laws before the Supreme Court, are typical signs of authoritarianism. Left unchecked, such an official attitude is bound to pave the way for an...
Mayawati Facing Uphill Task To Rebuild Party Before Lok Sabha Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party is the only opposition party which held the review meeting with all the 403 candidates contesting last assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and started preparations for 2024 Lok Sabha polls. There is a great demoralisation in BSP leadership and workers after worst...
Shah On The Mission To Refurbish Modi’s Image Of Hindu Hridaya Samrat
By Arun Srivastava Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s deafening announcement at a rally at Siliguri in Bengal that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented once the Covid-19 situation is over has multi dimensional implication. In recent months Shah has announced many programmes to be implemented in near...
Praising Blockchain And Demonizing Digital Assets Are Contradictory
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The Indian government’s anti-cryptocurrency policy which includes high taxation and denial of banking services has resulted in many top-tier crypto exchanges shutting shops in India and moving to the UAE, which is fast emerging as a hub of crypto business. The massive exodus of business...
