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.Politics On Vaccination And Its Slow Pace Keep People On Tenterhooks
By Gyan Pathak Politics on vaccines and vaccination in India is now a reality. The statement made by the Chief Minister of Delhi that the state can vaccinate all its people within three months if allowed by the Centre and if vaccines are made available, is indicative of some...
Covid Resurgence Coming At Critical Stage Of Demand Curve
By K Raveendran At a time when green shoots had begun showing up in the economy, the resurgence of Covid infection across the country is indeed bad news. According to the latest numbers released by the Union health ministry, the country has just recorded the highest single-day rise recorded...
Centre Has To Take Proper Lessons On Lockdown Anniversary
By Sushil Kutty Every man has a certain fixed pattern. Narendra Modi is fixated on four hours. The time he gives from announcement to implementation of snap decisions. Demonetization left us crowding ATMs for four hours, from 8pm to 12am. Came coronavirus, and deja vu! Modi stuck to his...
RSS Ideologue Springs An Unpleasant Surprise On BJP In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala has been sent into a tizzy by RSS ideologue and former editor of Organiser, R Balashankar, who accused the party of reaching a tacit understanding with the CPI(M) to ensure the victory of party’s state president K. Surendran...
Hybrid Hearings In Supreme Court During Pandemic Is A Big Advance
By Shailesh Gandhi The Covid pandemic has brought cataclysmic changes to the world. People have responded in varying ways and shown their strong ability to adapt and survive. The Indian judicial system has shown mixed achievements in this respect. In less than four weeks from the lockdown, the Supreme...
Privatising Insurance Companies Is a Danger to India’s Financial Sector
By C P Chandrasekhar With the cabinet approving amendments to the Insurance Act of 1938, to raise the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance companies from 49 to 74 per cent, the process of implementing the next stage of reducing public control over Indian insurance has begun....
Vanity Of A Yogi That Shocked Uttar Pradesh Today
By Gyan Pathak Congratulations for Yogi Adityanath for completing four years of his government! Our civilisation has taught us to congratulate anyone in his moment of happiness. However, we are not able to make our mind stable on this point on account of the blitz and glitz of the...
Uddhav Thackeray Has To Keep His Allies Together On Law And Order Issue
By Sushil Kutty Calls for Uddhav Thackeray’s resignation haven’t been many, but the Maharashtra Chief Minister like all heads of states has enemies. And former CM Narayan Rane is by all means one. Rane wants Uddhav Thackeray to quit the Singhasan of Maharashtra. Resign. Leave Mumbai and Maharashtra’s fate...
Identity Issues To Be Major Deciding Factors In Assam Elections
By Sagarneel Sinha Identity factor has always played a role in the politics of Assam — and this election is no different. In fact, with the Supreme Court’s order in 2013 to complete the pending updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) — based on the historic Assam...
Will Captain Amrinder give Sidhu a strong Portfolio?
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Congress high command had directed Congress general secretary Harish Rawat to bring Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and former Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu closer as the state was heading for crucial Assembly elections in 2022 in the backdrop of the farmers’ protest...
WHO Report Indicts Rich Nations For Tepid Response To Pandemic In Initial Period
By Marc Vandepitte A new World Health Organisation report, prepared by a panel of experts, begins with the findings that the world was totally unprepared for this pandemic. For decades, however, it had been predicted that such a viral pandemic would inevitably come our way. Five years ago, the...
Time To Link Anti-Privatisation Movement To Wider Struggle Of Working Class
By Prakash Karat Around a million bank employees and officers went on a two-day strike on March 15 and 16 all over the country against the privatisation of public sector banks. The following day, March 17, General Insurance employees struck work and the next day, on March 18, employees...
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...
