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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.Labour Movement Has Lost Its Earlier Striking Power
By Gyan Pathak The change in the world of work has been accelerating, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic struck the country and India was put under lockdown since March 24, 2020. Barring those who were working in government, public sector, and in essential services, the majority of the...
Decoding My Seventy-Two Years In Independent India
By Nitya Chakraborty I first participated in Independence Day celebrations on August 15, 1950, in Calcutta at Prince Ghulam Mohammad Road near Lake Market. I was nine years old. Our family came as refugees from East Bengal, then in Pakistan, in March 1950 and stayed at my oldest...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Achhe Din’ Now Needs 25 Years More
By S. Sethuraman Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned his eagerly awaited address on the 75th Independence anniversary, more an electoral plank for 2024 while throwing up a 25-year agenda for the nation to be rid of all ills plaguing it at present. He put Corruption and Nepotism as...
Donald Trump Is On Dock Over FBI Seizures Of Classified Documents From His House
By Debabrata Biswas From Boston When Donald. J. Trump, the former president of USA, left the White House after his defeat in 2020 election and shifted to his Florida residence at Mar – a- Lago, he took with him boxes of official documents which had to be handed...
Bihar Developments Are Going To Have Impact In Uttar Pradesh In 2024 Polls
By Pradeep Kapoor Bihar developments leading to the formation of new government without BJP will impact the politics in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh before 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Significantly, the main opposition party7 Samajwadi Party welcomed the latest turn of events resulting in humiliation of BJP. Enthused...
Amrit Mahotsava Has Been Turned Into A Big Jumla By Sangh Parivar
By Arun Srivastava Celebration of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsva” contained more negatives vibes and the concealed agenda of accomplishing the mission of the RSS, than to really honour and rejoice the revered Independence Day for which lakhs of Indians attained martyrdom. Basically, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
For Global Arms Dealers, Russian War In Ukraine Is A Big Bonanza
By Marc Vandepitte The invasion of Ukraine has been going on for more than five months now and hostilities may continue for quite some time. In military terms, the outcome is still uncertain, but what is already clear is who the big winners and losers of this conflict...
Bihar Cabinet Expansion To Take Place After August 15
By Rahil Nora Chopra Bihar Cabinet expansion is likely to be done after August 15. The JD(U) is probably going to have 13 ministers, the RJD has settled for 16. The Congress will be given four berths, while former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM will have one...
Vidhi Centre’s New Book Says Nullification Of Article 370 Unconstitutional
By Harihar Swarup Friday August 5 was the third anniversary of the nullification of Article 370. It was also the date on which Hamin Ast? a Biography of the Article 370 published by Vidhi Centre for legal policy. was released. The book could create an enormous stir...
After 75 Years Of Independence, Health Is Not A Fundamental Right
By Dr Arun Mitra Since independence our country has progressed in many fields. The British colonial rulers squeezed our economy and left the nation with poor education and health status. According to Sanjay P Zodpey and Preeti H Negandhi as per the 1951 Census, India’s population was 36.1...
