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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.Arms Race Is Becoming An Existential Threat To Global Peace And Stability
By Dr Arun Mitra The failure of the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), held at the UN Headquarters in New York from 27 April to 22 May 2026, is deeply disappointing. Despite the fact that a vast majority of participating delegations strongly advocated complete nuclear disarmament,...
CPI(M) Making Efforts For A Turnaround In Bengal Politics Following TMC Washout
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: The CPI(M) is in the backfoot with lone legislator from Domkal, Murshidabad Md. Mostafizur Rahman representing it in state Assembly. But the once redoubtable party is still trying to reclaim its footprint in West Bengal with the young faces and veterans joining forces charting out...
From Dusty Grounds To IPL Glory, Many Young Players Of Diverse Background Have Come Up
By T N Ashok There was a time when Indian cricket moved at the rhythm of five-day Test matches — white uniforms, red balls, patient batting, and slow-burning legends. Then came coloured clothing and One-Day Internationals, followed by the explosion of white-ball T20 cricket that changed everything forever. Stadiums...
Siddaramaiah, Longest Serving Karnataka CM, Resigns
By Rahil Nora Chopra Siddaramaiah, who happens to be the longest-serving Chief Minister of Karnataka, has resigned and paved the way for his bête noire, DK Shivakumar. While the Congress will need to handle the fallout very delicately, the party high command will need to take the Siddaramaiah loyalists...
Bollywood Has Represented Indian Classical Dance Form Over Decades
By T.N. Ashok The controversy erupted in seconds. Actress Ananya Panday’s dance sequence in her latest film — all electronic bass lines, abbreviated silk, and a Bharatanatyam mudra executed with the precision of a TikTok tutorial — detonated across Indian social media with the force of a cultural grenade....
Supreme Court Bench Has To Give More Clarity To Their Views On Aravalli Hills
By Krishna Jha The entire origin and development of living world has led to the emergence of complicated natural environment of which human beings are part and parcel. Environment and society are inter-related and inter-dependent. Society has come to rely on the natural environment for its existence. Any destruction...
Supreme Court Upholds SIR Of Electoral Rolls, But Concerns Remain
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Supreme Court of India on May 27, 2026 upheld the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar and elsewhere and emphasized that this exercise is constitutionally connected to “free and fair polls”. The judgment strongly underlined the purity and...
Dynamic International Crude Markets And India’s One-Way ‘Market Forces’
By K. Raveendran Motorists are facing the familiar squeeze of higher pump prices at a time when global crude markets remain volatile but not one-directional. Four increases in 11 days have revived the old grievance that oil companies in India move swiftly when crude rises but rarely show the...
Fresh US Strikes Against Iran Give A Big Jolt To Peacemaking Efforts
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The renewed accusations by Iran that the United States violated the fragile ceasefire by launching missile strikes on Iranian facilities have once again pushed the Middle East to the edge of a wider conflagration. Tehran claims that the latest strikes on missile installations...
American Left For Anti-MAGA Coalition To Take On Trump In November Mid Term Polls
By Satyaki Chakraborty The United States domestic political situation is hotting up as only five months are left for the crucial midterm elections in November this year. During the coming polls, elections will be held for the entire House of Representatives as also one third of the Senate. Though...
As IPL 2026 Drawing Closer, Old Giants Giving Place To New Kings Of T20 Cricket
By T N Ashok There is something poetic about the IPL in 2026. The league that was once ruled by dynasties has suddenly become a tournament of rebellion. The old powers are wobbling, the young captains are fearless, and the white ball cricket is being played at a tempo...
Sonny Rollins, Pioneer Of Jaaz Saxophone In India, Is No More
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: The swinging ’60s which revolutionized music in Europe and America did not leave India untouched. If there were the Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stone, nearer home there came up Mohiner Ghoraguli in Calcutta together with Indian Ocean in Delhi and not to forget The Local...
Trump Has Downgraded Status Of QUAD-India Should Not Waste Time On It
By Nitya Chakraborty With the U.S. President Donald Trump himself downgrading the status of the four nation Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), why is Indian government spending so much of its precious time on QUAD meetings? It is sheer wastage of time for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as also...
Sharp Rise In Diesel And Petrol Prices Starts Impacting Transport Costs
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Starting from May 15, 2026, India has been increasing prices of petrol and diesel, in quick succession – four times in 11 days on May 15, May 19, May 23, and May 25 – cumulatively between Rs 7.50 – Rs 8 per litre by May...
Chinese Food Assistance Gives A Big Boost To Sieged Cuban Regime’s Morale
By Satyaki Chakraborty China has finally responded to Cuba’s appeal to its friendly nations to send humanitarian assistance to take care of the immediate needs of the nation whose economy has been battered due to continuous economic blockade by the USA. On Saturday last Chinese ambassador to Cuba handed...
Trump’s Shifting Positions On Iran War Truce Complicating Final Talks
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: The month-long ceasefire that followed the most dangerous phase of the U.S.-Iran conflict in decades is beginning to resemble an uneasy diplomatic intermission rather than a settled peace. Yet in the past 72 hours, a convergence of signals from Washington, Tehran, New Delhi...
China-Aided Housing Project In Sri Lanka Causes Uneasiness Among Citizens
By Ashis Biswas Even as Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery faces unexpected pressures owing to the continuing Iran/US-Israel conflict, a new and apparently helpful Chinese-aided low cost housing project that could have acted as a silver lining, has not brought much cheer among its hard pressed citizens. Sri Lankan...
Assam’s Adoption Of UCC As The Fourth Indian State Is A Win For RSS Goal For Hindu Rashtra
By T N Ashok The march toward a nationwide Uniform Civil Code, once considered politically radioactive in India, is no longer theoretical. It is steadily becoming legislative reality. This week, Assam became the latest battleground in one of the country’s most polarizing constitutional and cultural debates after the government...
