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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.Infiltration Attempts From Bangladesh Rising In East, Northeast States
By Ashis Biswas Attempts made by groups of people to sneak into India illegally from Bangladesh into Tripura and West Bengal have increased in recent weeks. The Border Security Force (BSF) and various state police have stepped up vigil to prevent the infiltration to the extent possible, more so...
Modi Calls For ‘Mahakumbh Of Unity’ In Muslim-Less Maha Kumbh
By Sushil Kutty Where is the Modi government’s sworn affidavit to the Supreme Court on its stand on the Places of Worship Act, 1991? The government is mute and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is calling for unity in a country that is riddled with disaffection and disunity. How can...
Disgraceful Send-Off: Dr. Manmohan Singh Disrespected By Modi-Shah
By Arun Srivastava Disgraceful indeed! Even in death, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was not spared. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not hesitate in playing politics and avenging Singh’s remark “it will be disastrous for the country to have Narendra Modi as Prime Minister” by denying Dr. Singh’s...
Political Row Over Suicide Of DCC Treasurer And His Son In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There seems to be no end to the problems plaguing the Congress in Kerala. The latest jolt to the party, already rocked by internecine factionalism, has come in the form of a flaming row over the suspected suicide of Wayanad District Congress Committee treasurer, N...
Bonhomie Ends: Talibani Frankenstein Pakistan Created Is At Its Throat
By Asad Mirza “You reap what you sow” has been proven right in the context of recent escalation of violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan. For decades, Pakistan nurtured the Taliban for strategic reasons. So, what are the reasons behind this increased tension between two neighbours, threatening tenuous peace in...
2024, The Year When The Rivers In Goa Found Peace
By Norma Alvares The most significant judgment that I obtained this year was from the High Court of Bombay at Goa on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) to halt the continuance of illegal sand mining from Goa’s rivers. Goa has a large number...
Remembering Jimmy Carter Who Held The Door Open For Neoliberalism
By Sean T. Byrnes Whatever one might say about Jimmy Carter’s presidency, it was clear that the man himself meant for it to be transformational. From a subdued 1977 inauguration — Carter skipped the motorcade and black-tie balls in favor of business attire and an open-air stroll down Pennsylvania...
How Dr. Manmohan Singh Reset A Floundering Indian Economy
By Anjan Roy Thirty-three years are half a lifetime. Thirty-three years ago, Dr Manmohan Singh stepped into a high-profile limelight, well after his formal retirement from a senior government job. When he died last Friday at the age of 92, he was considered India’s greatest finance minister and the...
Multiple Records Across Several Segments Make 2024 A Year Of Gold
By K Raveendran The year 2024 marked a historic period for gold, perhaps fit to be called the ‘Year of Gold’ due to the yellow metal’s remarkable performance across various metrics. Total demand for God surpassed an unprecedented US $100 billion, underpinned by robust investment activity and a supportive...
Jobs And Enterprises Rose In Informal Sector In Survey Year 2023-24
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s jobs market deterioration and failure of the government in decent job creation have sharply pushed up the number of jobs and enterprises in the informal sector, the technical term for which is ‘Unincorporated Sector.’ The Annual Survey of ‘Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2023-24’ found...
DOGE Against MAGA Is Gathering Fire Under Donald Trump’s Nose
By Sushil Kutty This was bound to happen: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy ganging up against President-elect Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters. The two technocrats have their egos hanging from the tips of their noses. Imagine if Vivek Ramaswamy had won the Republican presidential nomination instead of Donald Trump! Now,...
Election Fever Grips Delhi As AAP And Congress Size Each Other Up
By Mriganka M Bhowmick Election fever has begun to grip Delhi as the state prepares for its upcoming elections. Though small in size, Delhi holds significant political importance, influencing perceptions across the country. In recent years, it has drawn national attention due to the intense political rivalry between the...
Peshmerga Making Solid Contributions To Stabilise A Volatile Region
By Manish Rai While on my recent visit to Iraqi Kurdistan, I visited several frontline positions of the Peshmerga forces, where they are facing the Iraqi Army and active ISIS cells. Firstly, I visited Brigade 14 headquarters near Dibak, approximately 60 km from the Kurdistan capital, Erbil. There, I...
China Is Alive To Challenges Of Changing Economic Landscape
By Tirthankar Mitra The Chinese economy continues to be in the news. Now, in a significant change to its fiscal strategy, a record of $411 billion treasury bonds will be issued next year. Such a bonds issue is not new to China, but the sheer magnitude of the effort...
BSP Supremo ‘Behen Mayawati’ Finally Wakes Up To Revive The Dalit Party
By Pradeep Kapoor Will the recent mobilisation of party workers all over the country by the national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Mayawati, to protest the alleged degrading comments on Dalit icon BR Ambedkar by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, help the revival of the BSP? Known for...
2024: Few Positives, Some Negatives, And Judicial Change Of Guard
By Indira Jaising This year began on a positive note. A Bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan delivered the judgment setting aside the remission granted by the government of Gujarat to the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The case was of great significance not only...
Belagavi Extended CWC Meet Signals New Wave Of Congress Politics
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Indian National Congress has postponed the grand convention – Jai Gandhi, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan – on the second day of the Extended Congress Working Committee Meet at Belagavi in Karnataka. Instead, a condolence meeting was held to mourn the sad demise of the...
34 Days From June 21 To July 24, 1991 That Shook The Indian Economy
By Nitya Chakraborty On June 21, 1991, the 70-year-old Congress veteran P V Narasimha Rao took oath as the Prime Minister of a minority government amidst massive political uncertainty over its survival. The Congress had got only 232 seats as against the usual majority of 272 in the Lok...
