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.With No Relief In Sight, Centre Adds To Misery Of Construction Workers
By SandipChakraborty Pawan Mondal (28), a resident of Dakshin Barasat in South 24 Parganas district, is a bricklaying mason by profession. In the lockdown period of the Covid-19 second wave, Mondal along with his two sons and his wife are running from pillar to post to get some benefit...
Opposition Parties Have To Be Prepared For Removing Saffrons From Power
By K Raveendran There is little doubt in anybody’s mind that it is Congress that stands between Modi government and yet another term for it in 2024. But this role is best performed by the party in terms of omission rather than commission. If it has to be successful...
Bengal Governor Dhankar Is Trying To Destabilise Mamata Government
By Arun Srivastava Aggression against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is the only design to salvage the image and prestige of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah after the BJP met with its waterloo in the Bengal assembly election. Though both the leaders were caught in their nasty domestic fight...
Voice Of Opposition Gagged In Myanmar By Coup Leaders
By Barun Das Gupta The army which overthrew the elected government in Myanmar and took over power on February 1 has not only gagged the voice of the opposition but effectively blanked out any news emanating from that country except those vetted by the junta. Since April, hardly any...
Kerala State BJP Is In Deep Political Crisis
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The signs are ominous for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala. The lotus is in deep waters. There is no escaping that conclusion. The party, which is trying to emerge as a third force in the secular state, is now struggling to survive in...
Milkha Singh Has Left A Great Legacy For Indian Sportsmen To Follow
By Harihar Swarup Multan-born athlete, Milkha Singh, took up running after he saw his parents and seven siblings murdered during partition. His father’s last words were what saved him, and later gave India its first Commonwealth gold in 1958. Milkha passed away last week. What were his father’s last...
Nazi Invasion Of Soviet Russia Is Now 80 Years Old
By Betty Smith On June 22, 1941—80 years ago—the Nazi juggernaut, having already waged a “blitzkrieg” (lightning war) across Europe and occupied ten countries, smashed into the Soviet Union with what Hitler considered overwhelming forces. Hitler announced that Moscow would fall in four or six weeks. By autumn, he...
Sasikala Has Her Own Gameplan To Take Over Faction-Ridden AIADMK
By Kalyani Shankar Will V.K. Sasilala, a one-time close confident of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa make a comeback? It is a question mark as politics is changing fast in the state. ‘Chinnamma ‘as she was known, has had her ups and downs in the past four...
Rahul Gandhi Has To Make Himself Ready For Combating Modi In Next Lok Sabha Poll
By Arun Srivastava Who wished Rahul Gandhi on his 51 birthday and who did not has become a hot issue of discussion in the political circle. It might not have acquired importance and raised the index of curiosity if the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not refrained from greeting...
‘Modified’ Vaccine Policy Of Modi Government Has Miles To Go
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The new phase of vaccination kicked in on June 21, 2021 in India under the Modified Vaccine Policy making a record of inoculating 82.7 lakh shots in one day, but the pace cannot be maintained in July next month. It could be reduced to even...
Leftist Govts Of Latin America Work Out Programme For Vaccine Cooperation
By Satyaki Chakraborty At a time, when the G-7 nations at their summit worked on a vaccine distribution strategy favouring more the developed world as against the poor countries who need most, five countries of Latin America at a meeting decided to be a part of a new international...
Bragging About First Day Vaccination Number Is Not Needed At All
By Sushil Kutty Indians bragging about India’s record per day vaccinations! Of course, after a point, India will top the world in vaccinations for the simple reason that India tops the world in population, second only to China. And if Indians don’t stop boasting, very soon India will also...
CPI, CPI-M To Discuss About Assembly Election Strategy For Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: CPI national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan said that left parties would be meeting in Lucknow on June 25 to decide the strategy for 2022 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh The meeting will take place at CPI-M office. Talking to IPA, Atul Anjaan who is a...
Talibans Continue Capturing New Areas In Afghanistan Defying Pact
By Sankar Ray The more the deadline (11 September 2021) for complete withdrawal of the US troops from the Afghan soil draws , the more dreadful is the spectre of Taliban haunting rural areas in eastern, southern, northern, and western Afghanistan. A stark increase in deadly suicide bombings striking...
Chinese Scammers Sneak Into India In Hordes
By Nantoo Banerjee Imagine illegal migrants from India running hotels, call centres, fake financial services firms, hawala rackets and spy outfits in Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Guangdong or in any other popular business hubs in China, which is known to mercilessly control the entry and exit of foreigners! Leave alone...
BJP Still Considers Rahul Gandhi As Biggest Threat To Sangh Parivar
By Amulya Ganguli It is obvious that the secular camp is hoping against hope to revive the moribund Congress so that it can take on the BJP. Some in the group are also banking on Rahul Gandhi to shed his part-timer tag and take to the field in real...
BJP Government In Tripura Is Facing Continuing Tensions In Leadership
By Sagarneel Sinha For the time being, the BJP leadership may be content with the fact that it has somehow managed to douse the fire of rebellion in the state by preventing its disgruntled MLAs from leaving the party. The internal rift, however, hasn’t died. It has just slowed...
Maharashtra Congress Reconciles To Uddhav Thackeray As CM For Five Years
By Sushil Kutty Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s “beat with shoes” remark did the trick. Thackeray’s hint that shoes are also to hammer sense into politicians and political parties gone astray worked. The Congress took the hint, and stepped down from its high horse. Thackeray said people would “beat...
