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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.Kerala Demands Withdrawal Of EIA Draft
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Government has demanded immediate withdrawal of the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the draft is being rushed through without adequate consultations with all the stakeholders. In view of the dangers it poses...
Despite Losing CM Chair & Ram Temple Buzz, Kamal Nath Remains Upbeat
By Rahil Nora Chopra Despite losing the chief ministership, Congress senior leader Kamal Nath hasn’t yet lost the hope to once again become the CM of Madhya Pradesh. Although many Congress MLAs continue to leave the party and join BJP instead, especially after Jyotiraditya Scindia’s fiery exit from the...
Kamala Harris Can Forge Historic Unity In Fight For Justice In America
By John Wojcik The selection of Kamala Harris as the first Black female candidate of a major party for the vice presidency of the United States deserves the support of every single person in this country who cherishes democracy, economic justice, and equality. Kamala Harris has said...
Time To Save India’s Independence And Republic From Saffron Attack
By D Raja Our country unshackled itself from the chains of colonial subjugation and stepped on the path of freedom and self-reliance on 15th of August 1947. It was the culmination of glorious freedom struggle in which thousands of our countrymen sacrificed everything, and it was a new...
Kamala Is The Link Between Centrists And Left In Democratic Party
By Nitya Chakraborty Democratic Party Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s decision to nominate the fiery senator from California, Kamala Harris, as his Vice Presidential mate in the American elections on November 3 this year, has historic significance. The move has wide-ranging consequence in terms of potentially changing the...
Covid-19 Has Led To Significant Fall In Pollution Level In Delhi
By Sankar Ray India’s megacity, Delhi, the National Capital Region is now substantially free from severe atmospheric pollution, due to Covid 19 pandemic and the lockdowns, according to a six-week (1 April to 14 May) multidisciplinary study by a team of atmospheric physicists, meteorologists and scientists of...
Shah Faesal’s Ghar Wapsi Is No Major Gain For Narendra Modi
By Sushil Kutty The world has changed for the man with the emperor-esque name, Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri to top the Indian Civil Services Exam; the man who broke into the ranks of the IAS with the proverbial bang, and was felicitated and lauded for being...
Legislative Coups And Tenth Schedule
By Mahalakshmi Pavani “It is my firm conviction that it is not the Constitution which has failed the people but it is our chosen representatives who have failed the Constitution.” Nani Palkhivala “There are facilities available even for a heart transplant, but this syndrome of political...
Modi 2.0 Delivers Two Of BJP-RSS’s Three Hindutva Agendas
By Kalyani Shankar If August 15 is the Independence Day and August 9 Quit India Day, a third date – August 5 – has become a historic day for the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself said “golden history was written today,” while launching the construction of the...
Congress: Time For Putting House In Complete Order
By Nitya Chakraborty The truce between the Congress High Command and the rebel Congress leader of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot arrived following a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, is the best news for the beleaguered Grand Old Party at the moment. It is good for the party that Rahul...
Manmohan Singh Supports Government Borrowing To Sustain Economy
By Anjan Roy Former prime minister and finance minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has just now demonstrated what is the difference between an economist and a technically equipped theoretician. Ever cautious in his economic management at the helm of the finance ministry, Dr Singh has now laid out an...
Approaches That Bind Modi And Trump Together
By K Raveendran It is no coincidence that President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have great admiration for each other. It goes much beyond the personal charisma, though Modi will beat Trump hands down in this regard. What binds the two more is probably the...
Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan Is A Part Of Long Historical Battle
By Sagarneel Sinha There has always been a view to identify India as a country which began her journey after she gained independence from the imperialist British forces. This view has always been a dominant one in the circles of a large section of Indian intelligentsia. However,...
Digital Inequality Is Sure To Have Its Impact On Online Examinations
By Parth Maniktala Imagine a university divides its students into two groups: A and B. Students in group A are allocated books, whereas those in Group B are not. Group A students attend classes regularly, while group B students are not allowed to. Finally, the university conducts...
British Govt Is Abandoning The Workers During Pandemic
By Peter Lazenby Workers have been abandoned by the British government, trade union Unite said after a report revealed an expected jobs massacre caused by the Tories’ mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic. One in three companies expect that they will have to make redundancies by the end...
Knee Jerk HDFC Bank Reaction To Trillion-Rupee Outstanding Auto Loan
By Nantoo Banerjee After ICICI Bank and YES Bank, it is now HDFC Bank to feature in the operational misconduct involving the biggest ever outstanding loan under a single function. HDFC Bank, the country’s most valued bank, faces the charge of operational misconduct by its vehicle financing...
Through Bhoomi Pujan, BJP Has Virtually Rewritten Constitution Preamble
By Amulya Ganguli In the absence of Union minister Giriraj Singh, the BJP M.P. from Karnataka, Teshvi Surya, has provided the Big Picture of the BJP’s worldview. Just as Singh regretted that an exchange of Hindu-Muslim populations did not take place in the subcontinent in 1947, Surya has...
Centre Again Needles Mamata By Sending Official Team To Probe Mgnrega Funds
By Arun Srivastava In what could be the launch of yet another showdown between the BJP-led Centre and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the former has decided to send a team to audit the state’s expenditure under the 100 days Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act...
