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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.Enforcement Directorate At The Receiving End In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a classic case of the hunter becoming the hunted. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which has been weaponised by the Union Government to harass and browbeat political rivals, for a change, finds itself at the receiving end, in Kerala. The ED got it in...
The Supreme Court’s ‘Fanciful’ Response To Demand For Refugee Protection
By Mohd Sikandar In a recent rather peculiar order in Mohammad Ismail v. Union of India (2025) , the Supreme Court of India refused to halt the future deportation of Rohingyas from India, labelled the petitioner’s allegations as fanciful stories and disputed the status of Rohingyas as refugees. This...
Latest Book On Tony Benn’s Political Writings, Could Not Be More Timely For Labour Party
By Richard Burgon LONDON: We are fortunate that the three pillars of Tony Benn’s socialism — the radical democratization of politics, the Alternative Economic Strategy, and antiwar internationalism — were explored in so many of his articles and interviews, and in his speeches to Parliament, demonstrations, conferences, and picket...
Trump’s Trade Jihad: Reckless Pursuit Of Manufacturing Nationalism
By K Raveendran In his relentless pursuit of what he calls economic nationalism, President Donald Trump’s ‘trade jihad’ is targeting newer and more diverse sectors of the global economy. The latest front in this campaign is the high-tech industry, with a particular focus on smartphone manufacturing. This marks a...
Facts Speak For Themselves, BJP Leadership’s Failures Are Stark
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In spite of the national consensus emerging on fight against Pakistan backed terror, it is a matter of great concern that the ruling BJP leadership has stooped too low and trying to shout the opposition down, while avoiding to offer convincing explanations to their stark...
For Pakistan, Indus Water Is The Lifeline And Stopping It By New Delhi Is A Sort Of War
By Sushil Kutty If people haven’t noticed, India has become a country of the ruthless and the heartless. There is no milk of human kindness in the Indian of present times. Cutting off river-waters to a thirsty Pakistan is just another day in the office for Indians, a walk...
Large Scale Killing Of Maoists By The Security Forces Is Nothing But Extra Judicial Murder
By Arun Srivastava The future of the Naxalite movement has always been the most exasperating topic for discussion in political circle. Long back the rightist and even centrist liberals have written the obituary of the movement. But even then it continues to survive and spread during the last sixty...
Participation Of Well Known Rapper Vedan In Poll Rallies Is A Big Boost To LDF In Kerala
By Tirthankar Mitra As Vedan raps on stage, the crowd mostly comprising youngsters cheer him. And the admirers of this singer surge in number even if he is belting out his songs in a rally of party activists of CPI(M) in poll bound Kerala. Meet Vedan, rap star. He...
Political Crisis In Bangladesh Intensifies With Army Backing BNP For December Elections
By Nitya Chakraborty The political crisis in Bangladesh has reached its flashpoint in the last 48 hours with two opposing groups getting ready for a major confrontation on the issue of holding elections in the country. One side is led by the newly floated party of the students –...
There Is National Consensus On Battle Against Terrorism Backed By Pakistan
By P Sudhir Notwithstanding the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for reasons best known to him, chose to stay away from the two all-party meetings convened in Parliament to discuss India’s possible response to the gruesome killings in the Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam – meetings attended by leaders...
Donald Trump’s United States And Narendra Modi’s India – The Big Difference
By Sushil Kutty India and the United States are both democracies with ‘Rule of Law’ the bedrock. But how true is this under Modi and under Trump? The difference between the Modi government and the Trump administration is that President Donald Trump, when he lays down a law, however,...
Digital Activities Impacting Children’s Well Being
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Digital technologies and media offer children numerous opportunities to learn, play, connect with friends, and gain gradually independence. However, excessive or problematic use of digital technologies raises concerns about negative impacts on their health, learning ability, and well-being, says the latest OECD report titled “How’s...
OBC Leader, NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal Back In Maharashtra Cabinet
By Rahil Nora Chopra The political scenario of Maharashtra is experiencing an interesting development as senior NCP and OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal makes yet another comeback, returning to the Maharashtra Cabinet, as the Mahayuti government seeks in him a strong OBC face, as a replacement for Dhananjay Munde, to...
Big Reception To Ray Film Aranyer Din Ratri At Cannes Proves Classic Is Always A Classic
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: A deceptively simple tale of four city bred youth leaving behind the concrete jungle and slumming with a vengeance amidst the forests of Palamau in what was then Bihar turned out to be one of the finest films directed by Satyajit Ray — Aranyer Din...
Outrage Grows Over Trump’s Wild Allegation Against South African President
By Roger McKenzie LONDON: Outrage has continued to mount after United States President Donald Trump falsely accused South African President Cyril Ramaphosa of the systematic killing of white farmers. President Trump dimmed the lights of the Oval Office to play a video of left-wing politician Julius Malema chanting an...
Amidst PM’s Fierce Speech Against Pak Terror, Sharif Says That India-Pak Talks Are Due In Saudi Arabia
By Sushil Kutty Nobody can beat the Prime Minister in breathing fire at adversaries. Especially, when his ire is directed at Pakistan. The Pakistanis, they can be irritating, damn! But Pakistani newspapers would have spent much of May 22 reworking their scripts after Prime Minister Modi went all out...
Centre Is Resorting To Cheap Political Drama Through President Referring SC Judgment To Court Itself
By P Sudhir The cheap political drama currently unfolding in Delhi over the latest decision to refer a Supreme Court judgment to the court itself – at the behest of President Droupadi Murmu – seeking clarification on an earlier order regarding the timeline for governors to either assent to...
One In Four Jobs Globally Is Exposed To Generative AI
By Dr. Gyan Pathak About one in four jobs (24 per cent) globally is running a risk to be exposed to Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI,) but the exposure is likely to be transformative, not replacement, shows the refined global index of exposure to GenAI. The new ILO-NASK global index...
