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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.Israel-Iran Confrontation May Help Netanyahu To Appease President Biden
By Girish Linganna Recently, tensions have surged between Iran and Israel. On Twitter, Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stated that Israel’s reported attack on a site within an Iranian embassy area in Damascus— capital of Syria and one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities—was tantamount to aggression...
Workers Rise Up Against Finland’s Right-Wing Pro-NATO Government
By Mark Gruenberg HELSINKI: Shades of the far-right British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher more than 40 years ago: After just over a year in office, Finland’s right-wing, pro-NATO Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, a supporter of sending weapons to Ukraine, is trying to bust Finnish unions through wide curbs on...
The Great Oil Price Game Is On; Be Ready To Be Rattled By Post-Election ‘Adjustments’
By K Raveendran The stage is again set for the great deception game. With oil already on the boil, there is a task on the hands of the Modi government and its faithful oil companies to enact another episode of the pe-election drama, which has by now become a...
Political Equation In Western Uttar Pradesh Is Changing Before Polls
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Political equation in Western Uttar Pradesh is changing fast with several social groups changing their political loyalties. The 26 Lok Sabha Constituencies in the region are going to poll in the first three phases on April 19, 26, and May 7, 2024. BJP had won...
Arvind Kejriwal’s Fate Now Depends On The Stand Of Supreme Court
By Sushil Kutty Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal knocked on the Supreme Court’s door Wednesday and sought “urgent listening”. Senior Advocate A M Singhvi, Kejriwal’s counsel, asserted that the Delhi Chief Minister’s arrest was based on an” unrelied document” and “suppressed from us”. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...
NCERT Is Revising School Text Books Distorting History Of The Country
By Krishna Jha NCERT has suggested revision in the book ‘Politics in India since Independence’, taught in schools. The book has been in the syllabus since 2006-07 and the text that faces change has a four-page section (pages 148-151) on the Ayodhya dispute which details the sequence of events:...
Rise And Rise Of Trinamool Congress ‘Senapati’ Abhisekh Banerjee
By Tirthankar Mitra Abhishek Banerjee is the first among equals in Trinamool Congress being considered to be the political heir of his aunt and party supremo Mamata Banerjee. In this respect he stands head above shoulders above young and veteran leaders of the ruling dispensation of West Bengal. Growing...
A Resurgent Congress Is Imperative To Challenge BJP’s Domination In Politics
By Girish Linganna The revival of the Congress party is regarded as crucial, as stated by The Diplomat. The article mentions that any substantial pan-India challenge to the political dominance of the BJP in Indian national elections would require the participation of the Congress party. In other words, The...
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Retires From Politics After 33 Years
By Harihar Swarup The Congress Parliamentary Party was meeting in Central Hall after 2004 Lok Sabha poll results, to elect a leader who will be Prime Minister. The Congress had secured majority under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and all expectations were that she will be PM. Newly elected...
Greater Middle East Is A Ticking Time Bomb Waiting To Explode Any Time
By James M Dorsey The Greater Middle East is a ticking time bomb. Generations in war-wracked Palestine, Syria, and Yemen have little, if anything, to look forward to. Moreover, discontent is mounting and could explode anytime in countries like Jordan, Egypt, and Iran. Palestine is a pressure cooker. Gazan...
