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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.After New Hampshire Win, Sanders Calls For Unity To Defeat Trump
By Mark Gruenberg and John Wojcik Coming off his second straight popular vote win, in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on February 11, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., preached party unity to defeat incumbent GOP President Donald Trump. So did fourth-place Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Second-place finisher Pete Buttigieg,...
Modi Delivered Speeches, Kejriwal Produced Results
By K Raveendran In the early part of his political career, Arvind Kejriwal conjured up visions of a national role for himself, perhaps similar to what Narendra Modi has been doing. At least, this is what his actions suggested. He launched a relentless attack on Modi, in and...
Supreme Court Addresses The Lacunae In Anti-Defection Laws
By Shikhar Yadav IN a notable judgment of Keisham Meghachandra Singh v. The Hon’ble Speaker, the Supreme Court gave certain valuable suggestions which should catalyse a public debate about the need for amendments in the anti-defection law. The judgment lays down the foundation for the Constitution Bench to...
Why AAP Winning Delhi Polls Matters To This Son Of Bengali Refugees
By Rudrashish Chakraborty My parents belong to families of refugees from East Bengal, and both have suffered the indignity of dispossession and displacement from their native homes. My father’s family belonged to Noakhali: the notorious district in East Bengal ravaged by riots in 1946. Most of the...
On 109th Birth Anniversary Of Faiz, On February 13
By Awanish Somkuwar Faiz Ahmad Faiz came alive when his famous poem Hum Dekhenge was recently termed as anti-Hindu. There were explanatory write-ups and discourses about why and how it is not. In the process, what has gone unnoticed is a method in misunderstanding Faiz. If we...
Kejriwal’s Development Model Worked In Delhi Elections
By Kalyani Shankar Whoever thought seven years ago that the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would come this far to bag the throne of Delhi for the third term? Though AAP had arrived as a disruptive force in 2013 and dismissed as an upstart, its chief Kejriwal...
Communal Venom Did Not Help BJP In Delhi Polls
By Amulya Ganguli Few would have expected the Aam Admi Party (AAP) to repeat its stellar performance of five years ago when it won 67 out of the 70 Delhi assembly seats. But the fact that it is touching the 60-seat mark and succeeded in retaining its well...
China’s Coronavirus Impacting Global Economy
By Anjan Roy While the novel Corona virus is leaving a trail of its victims throughout the world, it is for sure going to dent the global economy as much hard. The crisis underlines several action plans for the future. First, in a connected world even local...
Using Clemency To Bring Non-Violence Into State Policy
By Prof G Mohan Gopal The ghastly crime of rape and murder for which the Nirbhaya four are convicted is a heart-breaking reminder of the unimaginable brutality of violence and the immeasurable value of non-violence. The perpetrators must be held fully accountable. The question before us...
Britain’s Left Is Facing A Sustained Ideological Offensive
By Ben Chacko Stockport MP Nav Mishra’s warning that “constant anonymous briefings and threats” risk poisoning the Labour leadership race is spot on. Mishra’s anger is directed at stories suggesting Labour MPs might quit if Rebecca Long Bailey wins, but these are part of a wider...
Coronavirus Set To Close China To The World
By Nantoo Banerjee Coronavirus from China may not have yet impacted life in India, but it threatens to ruin the livelihood of the country’s tens of thousands of traders and businessmen, importing products and components to service a $100-billion plus Indian market for goods made in China. The...
Kerala Budget Is Praiseworthy Despite Financial Distress
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: We shall overcome despite the heavy odds. That is the powerful message sent out by the Kerala Budget, animated by the never-say-die spirit. A close look at the murky backdrop against which Finance Minister Thomas Issac presented the budget is in order...
Democrats Must Focus On Removing Trump From The White House
By John Bachtell Confusion surrounding the Iowa Caucus results continued Feb. 6 after Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez called for a re-canvass of votes to ensure their full integrity. The chaos is likely the final nail in the coffin of the Iowa caucus, long criticized as undemocratic...
Kirk Douglas Was Proud Of Breaking The Blacklist
By Michael Berkowitz Kirk Douglas was Spartacus, the doomed slave who rebelled against the repressive Roman Empire. He was Colonel Dax, the soldier-lawyer who defends three sacrificial French troops who refuse a WWI suicide mission in Paths of Glory. He was painter and social activist Vincent Van Gogh...
Ireland’s Election Indicates Shift To Left
By Ben Chako EXIT polls in the election to the Dáil Éireann indicate a surge in support for the left-of-centre Sinn Fein, mainly at the expense of the two right-wing parties that have dominated the Irish Republic’s politics for 70 years and more. The electoral system...
Arvind Kejriwal Poised To Get A Second Term As Delhi CM
By Harihar Swarup At the time of writing this column, most hectic election campaign in Delhi has come to a grinding halt. It is time one can hazard a guess about the poll outcome. From all accounts, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party appears to be far ahead...
Finance Minister Persists With Her Intransigence
By K Raveendran Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s intransigence over economic slowdown continues to baffle. She seems to be suffering a mental block in accepting the reality and is in need for some serious counselling by not just psychologists, but economists as well. For, acknowledgment of the nature...
NRC By Stealth And Subterfuge
By Prakash Karat The Modi government has gone on record in parliament that it has not taken any decision till now to prepare the National Register of Indian Citizens. This was the reply given by the minister of state for home affairs, Nityanand Rai, to a written question....
