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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.Prime Minister’s Security Lapse Issue Is Leading To Bizarre Reactions
By Sushil Kutty Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi is okay with the Supreme Court setting up a five-member panel to go into the breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security. Channi spoke to Modi one-on-one and wished Modi a long life till the end of time—and then hoped that...
Distorting And Rewriting History Of Our Glorious Freedom Struggle
By Sitaram Yechury On January 11, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) released an announcement by the ministry of information and broadcasting regarding the observance of the 75th anniversary of India’s independence – Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. This is a clear expression of the intention of this Modi government to...
Poll Battle In Manipur Intensifies As BJP Is Desperate To Retain The State
By Sagarneel Sinha Along with the elections of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab, elections would be held in the north-eastern state of Manipur. The elections would be held in two phases — February 27 and March 3. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has been aiming to return to...
BJP Is On A Fast Declining Mode In Bengal After Last Assembly Polls
By Ashis Biswas Post 2021 state Assembly elections In West Bengal, the main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing an existential crisis. Four major factors have hamstrung the state party’s post-election functioning :these are, (a) a continuing exodus of leadership aspirants/supporters to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC);...
Rejuvenated Chilean Communist Party Preparing For Congress In April This Year
By Satyaki Chakraborty Chilean Communist Party which is an important part of the coalition headed by the newly elected president Gabriel Boric is holding its next party congress in April this year amidst great expectations among the Chilean people about the transformation of the Chilean economy and society as...
Indian Agriculture Might Be Getting Some Benefits From Covid Pandemic
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have done some good to the Indian farm sector. After a government estimate put the food grain production during 2021-22 to be 10 per cent higher than the previous year, the latest figure suggests that tractor production in 2021 has...
Formulating An Innovative Foreign Trade Policy Is Imperative Now
By Subrata Majumder Till now, the main aim of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) of India has been increase of exports through fiscal incentives and remission of duties. Given the unprecedented structural changes in global trade, the new FTP is likely to focus on FTA (Free Trade Agreement) as a...
Supreme Court Delivers A Strong Message Against Hate Speeches
By K Raveendran At a time when the Supreme Court is slapping hefty fines for bringing public interest litigations that it sees as attempts to trivialise court proceedings, the decision by a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana, and comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to...
Centre Has To Update Vaccines And Follow Preventive Measures
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Omicron spread across the world has made the world understand: that vaccines alone do not prevent the spread of COVID-19; that people need to follow the five major recommendations – wearing well-fitted masks, safe distancing, avoiding crowds, cleaning hands, and opening windows; that the currently...
Maurya’s Sudden Exit Has Upset Many Caste Calculations Of BJP In Uttar Pradesh
By Sushil Kutty If voters in Swami Prasad Maurya’s assembly constituency have any common sense, they would right this minute dump the congenital turncoat and hope for the best in the next whichever party’s candidate catches their fancy. Swami Prasad Maurya is the quintessential deserter for whom an all-points...
Senior Cabinet Minister S P Maurya’s Exit From BJP Is A Big Boost For Samajwadi Party
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: The resignation of senior cabinet Minister Swami Prasad Maurya and three BJP MLAs has made serious dent to backward politics of ruling party ahead of crucial assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. At a time when BJP was trying to play kamandal and mandal cards together...
Saint Elias Chavara Was A Great Social Reformer In Kerala In 19th Century
By Harihar Swarup History often fails to do justice to social reformers who have been religious leaders. Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, who triggered renaissance in Kerala in the 19th century, was one such reformer—which was commemorated on January 3—is an occasion to revisit his life and works. Saint Chavara...
Law Alone Can Not Deal With Divisive Activities Like Haridwar Hate Call
By Sukumar Muralidharan A three-day festival of hate speech in Haridwar has prompted a phase of extreme investigative diligence by the Uttarakhand police. Few are holding their breath since the transformation of investigation into obfuscation is already apparent. Explicit video recordings of the Haridwar event, rather pretentiously called a...
Sidney Poitier Was A Hollywood Legend Who Gave Objectivity To Black Roles
By Eileen Jones Who does not mourn the passing way of the Hollywood legend Sidney Poitier? Tributes have been pouring in to celebrate his trailblazing career as the first black male star in American film history, and as a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, and as the...
Five Assembly Election Results Will Impact Crucial Presidential Poll
By Kalyani Shankar Election Commission has sounded the poll bugle for Assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Manipur, and Uttarakhand. BJP is ruling in four of the five states except for Punjab. IN Goa and Manipur, though Congress emerged as the single largest party, the BJP managed to...
Congress Still Favourite In Punjab But Farmers Votes Will Be Crucial
By Sushil Kutty BKU (Ugrahan), Punjab’s biggest farmers union, will not support any political party in the fast approaching assembly elections, which means the Congress cannot crow about aggrieved farmers en bloc dumping the BJP and en masse voting for the Congress. What this means is farmers will vote...
Infighting In Uttarakhand May Prove Too Costly For BJP
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Uttarakhand has been historically known for political infighting, and this time, on the ve of the state assembly elections on February 14, the scenario is the same. Infighting has just triggered again with the January 8 announcement by the Election Commission of India for election...
Kerala Omicron Scene: Ruling Out Night Curfews, Week-End Lockdowns Welcome
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government’s decision not to impose night curfews and week-end lockdowns is a step in the right direction despite the surge in daily covid cases. It shows the State has learnt at least some lessons from past experience. The Government has...
