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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.Governor- LDF Govt Standoff Takes A New Turn In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRIVANTHAPURAM: The confrontation between Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government of Kerala on the Kannur University issue has touched a new low. A protracted legal battle is in the offing with the Vice-Chancellor of the Kannur Varsity...
Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav Vows To Fulfil Old Jobs Pledge
By Rahil Nora Chopra With Tejashwi Yadav becoming the deputy CM of Bihar, media persons reminded him of his pledge of providing 10 lakh jobs. Seeing the political situation and Nitish Kumar’s prime ministerial aspirations, he played a masterstroke and announced that his government would create up to...
Next Round Of GST Readjustment To Lead To More Price Increases
By K Raveendran A brief respite in retail inflation registered for July may not be of much assurance about price stability as another GST readjustment is threatening to push up prices of items of mass consumption. Retail inflation was steady in June, although well above the...
Decoding My Seventy Two Years In Independent India: Part Three
By Nitya Chakraborty In 1984 Lok Sabha elections held during the national wave in favour of the Congress following the murder of Indira Gandhi, the ruling party got the maximum number of seats – 414. The BJP was decimated electorally with only two seats. The 40-year-old Rajiv Gandhi started...
Burgeoning Strategic Ties Of India With USA Is A Threat To Sovereignty
By Prakash Karat The Narendra Modi government is deepening strategic ties with the United States on all fronts. Three events which took place in the last few weeks highlight this growing proximity to the geopolitical designs of the United States. India has joined a new grouping called...
War Of Attrition Between Narendra Modi And RSS Intensifies
By Arun Srivastava The political spectre looming over the country points to bad days. The recent political actions of Narendra Modi without any ambiguity underline the threat of India turning into an authoritarian state. Modi has turned so self-aggrandizer that he is reluctant to stand to his...
Livestock Smuggling To Bangladesh Is Witnessing Changing Patterns
By Ashis Biswas While it has not been possible for the Border Security Force (BSF) and different state police authorities to reduce illegal cattle sales to Bangladesh to zero level, cow smuggling has declined sharply over the years. However, reports from Assam and West Bengal areas close to...
BJP Leaders Have Started Course For Overthrow Of Nitish Kumar Regime
By Arun Srivastava It was certainly not a coincidence that on the day Prime Minister was addressing the Independence Day rally, Amit Shah in association with the senior BJP leaders and members of the core group of party was working on the design to throw out the...
Decoding My Seventy-Two Years In Independent India-Part Two
By Nitya Chakraborty In 1960, at the global level, the most important development was the World Conference of the communist parties, the result of which was the 81 parties’ document. The conference laid bare the growing fissures within the once monolithic communist movement, as well as the...
Reining In ‘Freebies’ Needs Thorough Debate
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The ongoing freebies case in the Supreme Court of India has reached an interesting stage with the DMK seeking to be made a party into it. It clearly indicated that the presumption on which the ‘freebies’ is understood would decide its fate in favour...
