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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.Can Metroman Sreedharan’s ‘Magic’ Work For BJP?
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Metroman E. Sreedharan’s decision to join the BJP has given the party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Kerala a big boost. The big question, however, is: can the ace technocrat’s decision work wonders for the BJP? The ace technocrat’s announcement that he would...
Biden Immigration Bill Shows Promise On Several Fronts
By Chauncey K. Robinson The Biden administration has introduced a sweeping new immigration bill that stands in stark contrast to Donald Trump’s four years of attacks on undocumented workers and their families. The new bill is being seen by many as a bold step in a better direction,...
Tough Times For The Left In British Labour Party
By Richard Rudkin Recent events of the Labour leadership in respect of their treatment of the left is a little like Groundhog Day. The centrists apportion blame to the left for the election defeat, while completely ignoring their own role. And now, once again, the left is tasked...
Time To Do Away With Draconian Provisions Of Present Sedition Law In India
By Nitya Chakraborty The Delhi Court order on the bail granted to the climate activist Disha Ravi issued on February 23 has imparted a new dimension to the debate whether the present sedition law provisions are too draconian giving enough leeway to the ruling dispensation to charge citizens...
Corporate Distress Should Be Dealt With Right Earnest
By Gyan Pathak The world is undergoing an unprecedented corporate distress induced by outbreak by COVID-19. Economy of every country has suffered unparalleled setback, with great loss of job and the very means of survival. Governments world over are trying their best to set their economies back on...
Promotion Of Coronil By The Health Minister Unfortunate
By Dr. Arun Mitra The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has raised very pertinent objections to the promotion of CORONIL by the Health Minister on the grounds of science as well as medical ethics. The Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is an ENT Surgeon trained in modern medicine. It...
India-China Troops Disengagement In Ladakh Is A Sort Of Armistice
By Barun Das Gupta The beginning of the disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh has given a tremendous boost to our amour propre. The feeling is that “we have not yielded to them, we have stood up to them. They are retreating now.” Given...
Padma Vibhushan Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Is A Symbol Of Communal Amity
By Harihar Swarup The renowned Islamic Scholar Wahiduddin Khan Khan has been conferred with Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award, for his contribution to spirituality. The 96-year–old Maulana is widely respected for his commentary of the Quran, besides his enlightened views on much debated subjects such as ...
Priyanka Gandhi Making Serious Efforts To Win Nishad Community
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi is making serious efforts to win over powerful backward caste Nishad community for Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Priyanka Gandhi has announced that her party would organise Nishad adhikar yatra all over state. She said that entire state would...
Lack Of Financial Resources Is Crippling Congress In Its Fight Against BJP
By Kalyani Shankar Funding is very important for a political party and more so for a party not in power. The Congress party is going through a severe financial crunch and has sent out SOS to its chief ministers. In recent meetings with the office bearers this was...
Public Sector Must Not Be Sold Indiscriminately
By Gyan Pathak The way our Prime Minister has been constantly emphasizing on giving greater role to the private sector day in and day out with certain follow up actions is one of the most dangerous things of the recent times. It has become particularly hazardous at this...
A Major Section Of Middle Class Is Lacking Sense Of Inclusive India
By Arun Srivastava Indian middle class has suddenly come to realise that the opposition parties have their role to play and must raise their voice against the failures of the government. They also feel they have let them down by not raising the issue of abnormal rise in...
Present Sedition Law In India, A Colonial Legacy, Needs Immediate Relook
By Abhinav Chandrachud The arrest of young environment activist Disha Ravi and the attempts by Delhi Police to apprehend two other activists, Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk, have once again brought the law of sedition into the spotlight. Carrying a term of life imprisonment, section 124-A, which...
Government Squanders Chance To End Job Aspirants’ Stir
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Pinarayi Vijayan Government bungled badly, yet again, and squandered an opportunity to end the agitation of the job aspirants figuring in the Public Service Commission (PSC)’s rank list. In protest against the Government’s failure to settle the issue amicably, the job aspirants...
American Investors Are Upbeat In India About Business Prospects
By Subrata Majumder While USA-based investors are euphoric about India, Japanese are morose. Both are major foreign investors in India. During pandemic, FDI from USA boomed. It increased by over 230 percent in the first half of 2020-21 – from US $ 2,151 million in April-September 2019-20 to...
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Is Trying To Opt For Independent Policy
By Barun Das Gupta India-Sri-Lanka relations under the presidency of Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be interesting to follow. It may be recalled that when Gotabaya became the president of Sri Lanka in November, 2019, there was palpable unease in the South Block. Both he and his brother Mahinda (former...
Many Hydroelectric Plants In The Himalayas Are At Landslide Risk
By Nantoo Banerjee The recent disastrous glacier outburst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand may have caused a big damage to life and property, including at least four hydroelectric projects in the region, but it is unlikely to slow down the government and industry’s bid to tap the massive potential...
BJP’s Golwalkar Birth Anniversay Celebration Is Significant
By Amulya Ganguli There are two probable reasons why the BJP is celebrating M.S. Golwalkar’s birth anniversary with such fanfare. In the last six and a half years of its rule at the centre, the party’s reticence on the saffron brotherhood’s most controversial ideologue was noticeable. In fact,...
