Opinion
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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.All Rightwing Leaders Of Big Countries Have Failed In Corona Management
By Arun Srivastava It is merely a coincidence or the curse of the destiny, it is yet not clear, but one thing is explicit that the rightist political parties and their leaders, like Donald Trump, Narendra Modi and Boris Johnson, have been primarily responsible for the spread of the...
Lula Cleared To Run Against Bolsonaro After Supreme Court Ruling
By Satyaki Chakraborty Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been cleared clear to run against Jair Bolsonaro, the present Brazilian president in next year’s presidential election as the Supreme Court upheld a verdict annulling his corruption convictions. The majority decision came on Thursday after Supreme Court...
Varanasi And Mathura, Are New Ayodhya In The Making
By A J Philip Sense and sensibility should guide everyone while taking decisions that have far-reaching consequences. Even judicial decisions are not exempt from this rule. However, it is difficult to say that some of the recent decisions pertaining to disputes about temples and mosques were taken in the...
Scientists Warn: India’s Second Wave Is Much Worse Than The First
By Prabir Purkayastha India’s second wave is spreading faster and registering an even steeper rise than the first wave of Covid-19. The new daily case count is nearly 2,00,000 per day and already twice the first wave peak. It is still rising, doubling every 12-14 days. India is now...
Closest Collaboration Between Govt, Prvate Sector And IMA Is Need Of The Hour
By Harihar Swarup India has been vaccinating its citizens with domestically manufactured COVID vaccines since January 2021. The government has adopted a phased approach in vaccinating its population — first the at-high-risk populations, then the 60-plus and from April onwards, everyone over the age of 45 years is eligible....
Narendra Modi’s Model Covid Management Is Now Coming Out In True Colour
By Sushil Kutty In Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath could, if he wants, smell the stench of death. For the last several days, the city’s crematoriums have been inundated with Covid corpses. So much so, with people taking a morbid interest in the goings on at the city’s largest...
Salaried Class Losing Jobs Faster Than Expected This Year
By Gyan Pathak It is now in the open. The biggest loss of employment in 2020-21 was suffered by the salaried employees as against the popular belief that they were safest in terms of employment and source of earning during the COVID-19 lockdown and subsequent restrictions. The situation is...
Supreme Court Under The Spell Of A Black Planet
By K Raveendran The seat of the Chief Justice of India seems to be under the spell of a black planet, with the result that every incumbent comes under a cloud even before he occupies the august position. No one has any clue about such a planet, but its...
Bengal Poll Campaign Issues Show There Is Nothing Unique In The State
By Anjan Roy Many a myths about Bengal and claims of uniqueness have been blasted during the current campaign for the assembly elections. Bengal lived a conceited life of uniqueness from the rest of the country- a claim purveyed y the Leftists for over three decades. The main of...
Vietnam Elects New Leaders To Boost Growth And Welfare
By Amiad Horowitz Vietnam has elected a new government, and although many Americans might not pay much attention to Vietnamese politics, there are significant reasons for them to do so—especially now. With one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Vietnam has become an important trade partner with...
U.S. Decision On Troops Pull Out From Afghanistan Has Put India On Backfoot
By Barun Das Gupta US president Joe Biden has announced that his country’s full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan will be completed by September 11 this year, bringing to an end a 20-year long war which has cost the American taxpayer $2 trillion and taken a toll of 2,312 US...
Urban Poor And Migrants Need Greater Assistance During Covid Surge
By Gyan Pathak Daily spikes in incidents of COVID-19 infections, caseloads on health facilities, active cases, and deaths have been worsening every day since the first week of February 2021, and so the more and more stringent containment measures are being put in place to control the outbreak day...
BJP Transmuting Bengali New Year Into Hindu New Year During Polls
By Arun Srivastava The most auspicious and poignant cultural identity of the Bengalis, the Poila Baisakh ,which heralds the beginning of the Bengali new year has become the victim of the evil machination of the RSS and BJP. April 15 was the day and the Bengalis, throughout the world,...
Joe Biden’s Rescue Package Is One Of The Most Ambitious Programmes In USA
By Prabhat Patnaik US President Joe Biden’s $1.9trillion rescue package is one of the most ambitious measures to revive the US and, with it, the world economy. Coming on the heels of Trump’s $2trillion package last year and a further$900 billion package announced in December 2020, it seeks not...
ILL Planned Vaccination Programme Stumbles Amidst Shortages
By Dr. Somu The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic situation across the country is becoming alarming. With nearly 1.52 lakh new cases being reported daily (as on April 10) and the death toll mounting, health situation takes a turn for the worse. Amidst the deadly chaos, various states report...
Modi Government Is Trying To Grab All Natural Resources Of The Country
By Neeraj Mishra Amidst the din over farm bills, the BJP government (it should no longer be called NDA since there are no ministers from any coalition parties) has deftly manoeuvred the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2021 through both Houses of Parliament. It’s the BJP’s...
Akhilesh Yadav Is Playing Aggressive Dalit Card To Expand Support Base
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav played aggressive dalit card to win over Dalits by celebrating 130th Ambedkar Jayanti all over the state as “Dalit Deepawali.” Following directives from the national president, the Samajwadi Party leaders and workers celebrated Ambedkar Jayanti all over the state...
For Congress, Rahul Gandhi Is The Only Candidate For President’s Post
By Rahil Nora Chopra For quite some time now, there has been continued confusion on whether Rahul Gandhi was ready to take over the Congress president again, given that so far no other candidate has emerged for the post of Congress president. As of now, there is no clarity...
