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.AJP-Raijor Dal Alliance To Hurt Both NDA And Grand Alliance In Assam
By Sagarneel Sinha The upcoming assembly polls in Assam are primarily going to be a fight among alliances. The ruling BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) includes Assam Gana Parishad (AGP), United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and Gana Suraksha Party led by Lok Sabha MP Naba Sarania....
Jaipur Literature Festival 2021 Eyes Ten Million Viewers
By Papri Sri Raman The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown since March 2020may have wreaked havoc for the travel and the publishing industry, and been generally dystopian but lit fests all over the world have seen dramatic rise in attendances, says Sanjoy Roy, the curator of the Jaipur...
Protests Against Privatisation Of Vizag Steel Plant Mount
By B Tulasidas The Modi government’s decision to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has resulted in widespread protests from across the state of Andhra Pradesh. A relay hunger strike camp was staged by the Visakhapatnam Steel Conservation Struggle Committee (VSCSC) near the main gate on February 12. Dr...
UN Report Slams U.S. Economic Sanctions Against Venezuela
By W. T. Whitney Jr. Belarusian lawyer and academician Alena Douhan, who in 2020 became the United Nations “Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures,” visited Venezuela from Feb. 1-12. She was there “to assess the impact of unilateral sanctions on the enjoyment...
BJP’s Electoral Fortunes May Get A Jolt In Coming Assembly Elections
By Rahil Nora Chopra The widespread farmers agitation against the new agricultural laws passed by the Centre had its impact in the civic body Elections in Punjab where the ruling Congress recorded a landslide victory. Though Punjab is at the epicenter of the farmers protest and the results bear...
Farmers Agitation Is A Big Challenge To Hindutva-Corporate Alliance
By Prabhat Patnaik The farmers’ struggle represents a major step towards undoing the dominance of the corporate-Hindutva alliance that has characterised India in the last few years. The peasants, other petty producers like craftsmen, artisans and fishermen, have been among the worst victims of neoliberalism, which has progressively...
Unemployment Rate Is Still Volatile, Recovery Not Satisfactory
By Gyan Pathak The despair on the job front has slowly been replaced by hope. The year 2021 has well begun. A significant fall in unemployment rate has been recorded in January, while employment rate rose though not so impressive. The gains can be consolidated, but would...
Arrest Of Disha Ravi Is A Warning By Centre To All Rights Activists
By Arun Srivastava The centre’s agencies including the police are known for expertise in the matter of case connection. It has earned the dubious distinction of being the most efficient force in implicating an innocent person into the worst nature of crime, in which he was never...
Justice P B Sawant Stood For Freedom Of Press And Strong Secularism
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Mr. Justice P. B. Sawant who passed away in Pune few days ago, was a unique judge, totally committed to the values enshrined in the Constitution. His judgments helped consolidate the foundations of the Constitution. As a two-term Chairman of the Press Council...
Job Aspirants’ Agitation In Kerala Assumes New Dimension
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A slew of self goals and the proclivity of CPI(M) leaders to court controversies have landed the Kerala LDF Government in serious trouble. And compounding the offence has been its poor sense of timing. The latest blunder has been the refusal of the...
Judges Should Understand, Law And Justice Are Often Not Synonymous
By Justice Yatindra Singh (Retd.) Some time ago, a gentle and kind voice asked me on the phone if I remember her. Of course, I did not. She told me we had met in the Supreme Court and at my residence office in NOIDA, regarding the rejection of...
Cryptology Asset Group Appoints Current Head of Asset Management, Patrick Lowry, as the New CEO
Under Patrick’s leadership, Cryptology intends to build Europe’s leading publicly listed company for blockchain- and crypto-related business models. VALLETTA, MALTA – EQS Newswire – 18 February 2021 – Cryptology Asset Group (ISIN: MT0001770107; Ticker: 4UD), a leading European investment company for blockchain- and crypto-related business models, co-founded by Christian Angermayer and...
New Research From SugarCRM Reveals a Customer Relationship Crisis
Struggling to get a clear picture of their customers, 49% of sales leaders in Australia say their CRM is costing them revenue CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – Media OutReach – 19 February 2021 – Fueled by lack of visibility into customer data, companies are facing a customer relationship crisis. Fifty-two percent of sales...
Vetter continues its successful performance at the 2021 CMO Leadership Awards
Winning five core categories reaffirms Vetter as a trusted solution provider, particularly during globally challenging times Vetter reaffirms its high performance in customer-critical aspects Results reflect the positive experience of pharma and biotech companies in their daily work with the service provider — particularly during a pandemic Winning...
The new VAIO®Z has a lighter yet durable design
VAIO® Build The World’s First Contoured Carbon Fiber Laptop Japan’s VAIO®, a leader in innovative technology, unleashes the first 3-D molded, carbon fiber laptop in the world Engineered with VAIO TruePerformance to make mobile computing effortless DUBAI, UAE – Media OutReach – 18 February 2021 – VAIO® is the first company in...
Japan’s VAIO, a leader in innovative technology, Build The World’s First Contoured Carbon Fiber Laptop
VAIO® unleashes the first 3-D molded, carbon fiber laptop in the world The new VAIO®Z has a lighter yet durable design engineered with VAIO® TruePerformance to make mobile computing effortless. TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach – 18 February 2021 – VAIO® is the first company in the world to successfully mass...
BJP Plans To Hit A Power Base In Puducherry On Poll Eve
By S. Sethuraman As ruling AIADMK goes into high gear for a third consecutive win in the April-May Assembly poll, with a thunderous publicity blitz for its daily quota of schemes and vote-catching devices, buttressed by Prime Minister Modi’s project investment plans, Tamil Nadu has turned to battle...
Narendra Modi Government Is Resorting To Indiscriminate Privatisation
By Krishna Jha After first elections in 1952, the Communist Party of India emerged as the main opposition party. It was the task of nation building that faced both the opposition and the Congress that had formed the government. Both together decided to follow the Constitution and opted...
