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.Political Showdown Over Fire At State Secretariat
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) have squared up for a full -fledged political faceoff over a fire at the State Secretariat. Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala and BJP State president K Surendran have...
Trump Has Adopted Extreme Right Agenda To Fight November 3 Poll
By Mark Gruenberg and John Wojcik WASHINGTON—Trump’s acceptance of the Republican National Convention nomination for a second term as president Thursday night was not the first time a fascist posed as a fighter for workers who was bucking the establishment. Despite having been at the helm of...
Finance Minister Should Not Be Calling Covid-19 An Act Of God
By Dr. Arun Mitra By calling the COVID 19 an act of God, the finance minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman has not only tried to evade responsibility but also sent misleading information to the people and perpetuated myths already prevalent in the society. She said this in the meeting...
Ignoring Other Diseases During Pandemic Could Be Counterproductive
By Dr Arun Mitra The Pandemics bring with them misery in the form of morbidities and mortalities. Bubonic plagues are an example. The Great Plague of 1665 was one of the worst during which 100,000 residents of London died just in a span of seven months. The...
Online Education Widens Digital Divide In The Country
By C. Adhikesavan The digital divide was there always in India but now it has widened further. India has entered into a new era of online education in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, but it creating a wedge between the haves and have nots. The growing...
BJP Government In Tripura Is A Big Failure In Covid Pandemic Management
By Haripada Das The number of Covid-19 cases in Tripura has been touching record high every passing day. The total number of cases stood at 9,820 on August 24 and the death toll from the disease was 78. Similarly, the number of active patients is also rising...
Accredited Social Health Activists Struggle For Survival
By Nupur Dogra Over nine lakh women from India’s all-women workforce commonly referred to as ASHA workers (Accredited Social Health Activist) are angry and upset with their working conditions. This pandemic in the past few months has made their jobs more challenging than ever. Since the COVID-19...
Sonia Sends Message To Dissidents By Upgrading Loyalists In New Panel
By Rahil Nora Chopra Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi announced the formation of a committee which will study and work the strategy of the party on ordinances. But the significance of the committee lies not in its formation, but in the names. The message it wants to...
Prashant Bhushan’s Conviction Is A Part Of Disturbing Trends In Supreme Court
By Prakash Karat The conviction of senior lawyer, Prashant Bhushan, of criminal contempt of court by a three-member bench of the Supreme Court has lowered the image of the institution. It shows the highest court of the land in a bad light as being intolerant of criticism...
New Education Policy Negates The Process Of Democratisation
By Krishna Jha Are we pushed back to Macaulay days? Thomas Babington Macaulay was the person who wrote the script for British education policy, a legislative act, passed in 1835, by the British Parliament to educate the Indian masses. The ruling East India Company wanted to promote a...
Draft Environment Assessment Guidelines Must Be Withdrawn
By Dr Somu The draft environmental impact assessment (EIA) notification 2020 proposed by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change dilutes further the EIA Notification 2006 that is being currently followed. The proposed changes in the name of easing of doing business relax further and...
Trade Unions Call For Withdrawal Of Govt Decision On Airport In Kerala
By Satyaki Chakraborty A day after the Kerala assembly passed a resolution against leasing Thiruvananthapuram international airport to a firm promoted by industrialist Gautam Adani, as many as 12 trade unions came out in support of the Kerala government and lashed out at Modi government for leasing out...
India-Bangladesh Movement Of Goods Has Got Big Momentum
By Ashis Biswas There can be no question that the launch of an inland water cargo service between India and Bangladesh on September 2, has been long overdue. The good news is that the Indian vessel MV Premier is all set to sail with a cargo of 50...
Trump Is Using Narendra Modi To Woo Indian Americans In Nov 3 Poll
By Arun Srivastava United States President Donald Trump is using Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name in wooing the Indian Americans in the coming elections on November 3 this year. There are about 1.8 million voters of Indian origin and they are divided between the Democrats and...
Contempt Is Not Meant To Be Used As Disciplinary Tool
By K Raveendran Justice Arun Mishra, who headed the bench that heard the contempt of court case against Prashant Bhushan, and sought an unconditional apology from the activist lawyer, has apparently been using contempt of court as a tool to discipline ‘offenders’ whenever provoked. In December...
Rahul Has To Combine Real Politics With Groun Level Actions
By Arun Srivastava The false alarm that created panic in the Congress and even forced the leadership to the extent of apprehending a vertical split is the clear manifestation of utter lack of trust and vibrant communication among the leaders. It is for Rahul Gandhi to reply why...
Ordnance Factory Board Is Now Target Of Private Defence Firms
By C. Srikumar It is disturbing to see that after the May 16th 2020 announcement made by the Finance Minister to corporatise the Ordnance Factory Board, many articles are being written/sponsored by vested interests justifying the decision of the Government without critically analyzing its serious implications on...
Criminal Contempt Provisions Should Be Struck Down
By Shailesh Gandhi I strongly disagree with the Supreme Court’s contempt case and judgment against Prashant Bhushan. I have been a signatory on a letter protesting this; many citizens, leading lawyers, and retired judges have also opposed it. The nation’s respect for Prashant has gone up, and in...
