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.Two Day General Strike In Banks Has Given A Strong Signal To Centre
By Krishna Jha On the concluding day of the Bank strike on March 16, there was enthusiasm among not only the employees but millions all over the country. The participation was hundred percent, on both the days. About future course of action, they have told the government that if...
Process Of Usurping Legal Rights Of Delhi Has Just Begun
By Gyan Pathak Trespass is a word of disapproval. It is even illegal when one tries to enter into the areas over which other’s have legal rights. Usurpation of the legal rights, or even fundamental rights of the citizens, are generally executed by autocratic rulers acquiring those rights by...
India Facing Crucial Choice In Assembly Elections In March/April
By D Raja Our country is at a critical juncture in its history. Our people and our leaders sacrificed a lot to get our country free from British and other colonial rule. But as our republic is maturing, another kind of subordination is threatening our country and the future...
Remembering Historic Paris Commune After 150 Years
By Sankar Ray The historic 72-day Paris Commune began March 18 in 1871, when Paris arose to the thunder-burst of “Vive la Commune!”It came up with a radical social agenda like separation between church and state, women’s suffrage, abolition of interest on debts, and worker self-management. It happened as...
Time To Bring In Gender Parity In India’s Courts
By Neeraj Mishra As of today, there are only 81 female judges in the country’s High Courts against 1,078 male judges. In the Supreme Court, it is even less with the recent retirement of Justice Indu Malhotra. Now Justice Indira Banerjee is the only female judge against 29 male...
National Lockdown Due To Pandemic Completes One Year On March 24
By Pranuthi Vedulla The Covid-19 pandemic induced lockdown in India turns one on March 24 this year. The images of distress and loss of our fellow citizens cannot and should not be forgotten. At the same time, the causes of such widespread distress should also not be overlooked. The...
Modi Government Is Putting The Financial Sector At Great Risk
By Anjan Roy Finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has announced that not all public sector banks will be privatised, but only a select few. If privatisation is good, then all must be privatised; if it is not so, then none should be. In reality, politicians and policy makers have to...
Privatisation Of Public Sector Banks Is A Dangerous Move
By Gyan Pathak On the second day of the nationwide strike in banks against privatisation of the proposed Public Sector Banks (PSBs), our Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a statement that the interests of workers of such banks will be completely protected. What would be a better example...
People’s Misery As A ‘Resource’ For Govt Is Lamentable
By K Raveendran Whenever petrol and diesel prices go up, the government claims it is open market forces at work. But like all pre-election times, fuel prices have suddenly stopped rising and there has been no increase for the past two weeks or so. While it is true that...
Can Sharad Pawar Lead A Third Front Of Opposition Parties Against BJP?
By Sushil Kutty Okay. Here’s how it is. Ambani and Adani are mighty accomplished hombres not only in our neck of woods, but also in other necks we don’t have an inkling of. And, they have dazzled Prime Minister Narendra Modi with their wealth or, shall we say, with...
Congress At War With Itself Over Candidate Selection In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It may sound a bit hyperbolic. But it is an undeniable reality. The Congress, which heads the United Democratic Front (UDF), is at war with itself. The list of candidates for the Assembly elections, announced on Sunday, has triggered an avalanche of protest, the like...
Samajwadi Party Not Looking For Alliance With Congress In Uttar Pradesh
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Feeling threat from Congress under the leadership of hyperactive Priyanka Gandhi, Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav has ruled out alliance with any national Party. Launching direct attack on Congress, Akhilesh Yadav recently said that it was following BJP. Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav...
Padma Vibhushan Narendra Singh Kapany Was Father Of Fibre Optics
By Harihar Swarup Among this year’s Padma Vibhushan award winners, there is only one personality who got the honour posthumously. Narender Singh Kapany died only last year after reaching 94 which few people reach. Many achievements stand to his credit; very few have reached that height of glory. He...
Poor Countries Wait For Vaccines As Rich Nations Grab Most
By John Swinburne On January 18 this year, the head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus revealed that 25—yes, just 25 doses—had been administered across all the poorest countries, compared with 39 million doses in wealthier ones. He said the world was on the edge of...
Welfarist Populism Comes To The Fore In Tamil Nadu Polls
By S. Sethuraman Tamil Nadu election for its 234-member Assembly on April 6 would witness a medley of battle-lines, involving not only the two major Dravidian rivals but two other fronts throwing up challenges to the voting strengths of traditional rivals — the ruling AIADMK and DMK. The outcome,...
BJP Juggernaut Gets A Sudden Jolt In Bengal Poll Campaign
By Satyaki Chakraborty All on a sudden, there has been a shift in the mood of the voters in West Bengal which is going to the eight phase polls for the state assembly beginning March 27. The BJP which entered the battle with great gusto and confidence armed with...
Political Parties Making Wild Promises In Poll Manifestoes
By Kalyani Shankar The famous author Emma Goldman once said, “Politicians promise you heaven before elections and give you hell after.” It is true that no party has ever implemented 100 percent of the manifestoes. The rate of compliance with election promises is erratic for most parties after coming...
PM-CMs Must Discuss Their Strategic Failure On Covid-19
By Gyan Pathak Prime Minister’s calling a virtual meet with Chief Ministers on March 17 on COVID-19 has a special significance amidst new surge in infections which has registered highest single day spike in the last 85 days. The last such high level meeting was held on January 11,...
