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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.Revival Of Internal Demand Can Only Bring New Investments
By Anjan Roy Eight core industries, which constitute over 40 per cent of the total industrial production, have shrunk by 6.5 per cent in March 2020. This decline is by and large before the nationwide lock down was imposed, but these figures reveal what really to expect from the...
Trump Has Made A Mess Of America’s Fight Against Pandemic
By Prakash Karat The coronavirus global pandemic is still raging with its epicentre in the United States of America. It is during this time that President Trump and his administration have launched a frontal campaign against China, blaming it for the creation of the virus and its spread going...
Pandemic Covid Has Many Lessons Globally
By Binoy Viswam The history of the 21st century would be earmarked by COVID19 and the fight undertaken by the countries of the world to defeat the pandemic. The world has had to stand face to face with so many new situations in social life. The economics and politics...
RSS Is Underestimating The Angry Outbursts Of UAE Rulers
By Arun Srivastava The rulers of UAE expressing annoyance and concern at the hatred campaign launched by some Narendra Modi acolytes and RSS cadres in that country probably has not gone down well with the RSS and also with Modi. If Prime Minister had really taken the issue seriously...
Toiling Masses Facing New Challenges In Corona Era
By Krishna Jha It is a moment of smouldering anger. Deprivation has reached to the core, and the process continues. All the gains achieved through bitter struggles are taken away unceremoniously. More than a century ago, when the toilers were raising their flag of revolt, sacrificing their life, in...
The Great Indian Oracle Will Speak Again On Sunday
By Sushil Kutty Yes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasn’t so far given a hint of what he holds for India on May 3. Will Lockdown Phase 2 morph into Lockdown Phase 3? There are no doubts on whether it will be imposed seamlessly, but there are uncertainties if it...
Rahul To Be Back As Congress President Soon ?
By Rahil Nora Chopra Under the cover of Covid-19 crisis, steps seem tobe underway to ensure that Rahul Gandhi returns as Congress president. Sonia Gandhi recently constituted an 11-member consultative group under the aegis of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to deliberate on matters related to the Covid-19...
India Needs Four Strategies, For Corona Is To Stay
By Gyan Pathak As we are close to the second phase of lockdown the ends on May 3, two things are crystal clear. The first is that the COVID-19 is to stay with us for a long time, and the second is that the people of the country cannot...
India’s Initial Covid Success Camouflages Future Risks
By K Raveendran World leaders, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, have praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his timely decision to enforce a national lockdown to fight the Covid pandemic. Europe and the US have had to pay dearly for their failure to act at the right time. It...
May Day Pledge Should Focus On Workers Health
By Dr Arun Mitra In response to a survey conducted by the Health Ministry, 44% of respondents have said that they have reduced their food intake or miss one meal per day. Only one third of the respondents said that they received any relief in kind or cash. India...
Formidable Array Of Problems Confront Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala, which is locked in a grim battle against the dreaded corona virus, is plagued by a daunting variety of problems. Topping the list is the impending arrival of lakhs of non-resident Keralites (NRKs) stranded in various countries, including the Gulf region, because of covid-19....
Half Of Global Work Force Badly Hit By Corona Pandemic
By Satyaki Chakraborty On the eve of the historic May Day, International Labour Organisation (ILO) has come out with a grim global scenario stating that 1.6 billion workers, half of the world’s active workforce, are in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed by the economic impact of the...
Mental Health In The Period Of Corona Pandemic
By Prashut Dalvi and Vidhi Thaker The rise of coronavirus across the globe led to countries introducing methods to curb its physical ramifications. One of the most common modes adopted by nations was mandatory social distancing, lockdowns, closure of educational institutions and offices, public places, etc. The social lives...
Cuban Doctors Fighting Corona In 20 Countries
By Steve Sweeney Cuba’s medical mission has been recommended for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its efforts in the fight against the global Covid-19 pandemic. French solidarity organisation Cuba Linda has called for the award to be given to the Cuban Henry Reeve Medical Brigade which...
Modi Government Formulating Its Post Covid 19 Strategy
By Kalyani Shankar The Modi government is in the process of formulating a post Covid-19 strategy.“We have to give importance to the economy as well as continue the fight against covid-19,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this week addressing his fourth videoconference with chief ministers. The economic shock is...
Finance Capital Is Exiting Third World To U.S.
By Prabhat Patnaik There is an exodus of finance from the third world at present, far exceeding in scale what had occurred in 2008 after the financial crisis. Even more important than the actual outflow is the desire on the part of finance to pull out of the third...
May Day Has A New Message In This Period Of Pandemic
By D. Raja May Day is a day of celebration. It is celebration of labour and labourers who are the creators of the wealth of the nations. It is a day to demonstrate the strength of the working people, alliance of workers and peasants, unity of the trade unions...
Amit Shah Wants To Destabilise Mamata Government
By Arun Srivastava For nearly a week, the home ministry’s team has been moving around the districts and cities of West Bengal collecting evidences of the failure of the Mamata Banerjee and her government in tackling the spread of the deadly coronavirus. However if the official sources are to...
