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.Twitter Is Facing A Tough Time Over Dissent In Narendra Modi’s India
By Sushil Kutty Twitter, that little blue bird, is not scared of the Modi Government taking penal action against it. Not even a tiny-wee bit. Otherwise Twitter wouldn’t have refused to disable the nearly 1400 handles charged with instigating protests against the three farm laws. On the...
Farmers Prolonged Movement Is Hitting BJP In Its Base In Key States
By Arun Srivastava With the farmers’ movement which so far has been focused on repealing of the three black laws, acquiring the new dynamics of protest for restoration of the democracy and protection of the human rights, the prime minister Narendra Modi has personally launched a vitriolic ...
Supreme Court Protection To Journalists From Arrest Is A Welcome Sign
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted protection from arrest to Lok Sabha member Sashi Tharoor and leading journalists including Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande following series of FIRs filed against them by the pro-BJP elements for allegedly misleading information in twitter on the death of a...
Life After Abrogation Of Article 370 In Jammu & Kashmir
By Raja Muzaffar Bhat The government claims that public service delivery has improved ever since the abrogation of Article 370 and that public authorities have become more accountable. Yet there are dozens of instances that prove the contrary; that officials have become more unresponsive and insensitive to public...
Democracy In India Is Facing Big Threat Under Regime Of Narendra Modi
By Anjali Jain The farmer’s protests against the contentious new farm laws have gripped the nation for months now. The growth in the intensity of the unrest has been exponential, culminating in the violence and chaos that was witnessed in the capital on Republic Day. The government’s response...
Meet the woman who’s making consumer boycotts great again
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Valentine’s Day Hustle: Top Florist in Singapore Shares 5 Tips To Meet Peak Orders
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 February 2021 – As Singaporeans spread the love this Valentine’s Day, local florists like Floristique roll up their sleeves to cater to the peak in sales. Unperturbed, owner Wendy Han knows all too well about the hustle. Taking a leaf out of her book, she shares...
Olympian City presents Chinese New Year Cultural Extravaganza 4,000-square-feet old street straight out of ancient China
Introduction to the culture of hanfu with virtual fitting via AR technology HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 February 2021 – Hong Kong is getting ready for Lunar New Year, one of the most culturally profound and widely celebrated Chinese festivals. The festival is not only a time for...
AXA launches “Wealth Ultra Savings Plan (2-year Pay)”
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Prodima’s solutions help Vietnamese businesses overcome the crisis
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 8 February 2021 – The global outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 has had a great impact on the development of every industry. The rise of online solutions, reducing direct contact in all areas is inevitable and is the biggest concern...
The Hong Kong Productivity Council and CUHK Join Forces to Nurture Next Generation InnoTalent with On-the-Job Research Opportunities to Strengthen Local Talent Pool
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 February 2021 – The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and the Faculty of Engineering of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding pledging to jointly nurture a new generation of innovation and technology (I&T) talent and incubate more InnoTalent...
DFSA fines client employee for money laundering
Arabian Post Staff The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced punitive action against a former relationship manager at a DFSA authorised firm. On 17 September 2020, the DFSA decided to take enforcement action against Ashish Bhandari, the emoployee concerned, for being knowingly involved in breaches of Anti-Money Laundering (AML)...
India’s 2021-22 Budget Is A Big Gamble Of Modi Govt
By Nantoo Banerjee Too many assumptions behind the government’s 2021-22 budget projections make India’s new budget a big gamble. The budget proposal to spend over Rs. 34.83 lakh crore in the coming fiscal is subject to the receipts (other than borrowings) of Rs 19.76 lakh crore in 2021-22,...
BJP’s Paranoia Over The Farmers’ Agitation May Harm The Party
By Amulya Ganguli The protests by a “very small section of farmers” from “one state”- in the government’s words – have apparently sent India’s ruling party into a tizzy. As much is clear from its jittery response to the support extended to the farmers by several international...
India As ‘Pharmacy Of The World’ Requires Significant Push Now
By Gyan Pathak India’s progress in medicine and pharmaceuticals has come to limelight again in the beginning of the outbreak of the conona pandemic when ‘quinine’ suddenly became much sought after drug all over the word including the USA and several countries of the Europe. India emerged...
Myanmar Coup Stalls Rohingya Refugees Return From Bangladesh
By Ashis Biswas The latest army coup in Myanmar has impacted its neighbours India and Bangladesh in sharply contrasting ways. For the bigger country, to judge by initial MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) reactions, it would be a wait-and-watch situation until democracy is restored. Near normal bilateral interactions...
Creative Freedom Facing Challenge In India On OTT Platform
By Parvathi Sajiv IN several states, FIRs were recently registered against the makers and actors of Tandav, Amazon Prime Video’s latest political drama series. This was following complaints against the inappropriate depiction of the UP Police Personnel and the character playing the role of Prime Minister in...
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