Opinion
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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, Chhattisgarh Move No More Than Posturing
By K Raveendran The suits filed by the state governments of Kerala and Chhattisgarh in the Supreme Court, challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Investigations Agency (NIA) Act respectively, appear to be too ambitious to produce the results that they desire. In any case,...
Between Revenue Shortfall And High Money-Requirement
By Gyan Pathak Having seen the dismal performance of the ‘bahi-khata’ budget 2019-20 of the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, t\Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly involved himself in the budget exercises for the year 2020-21, first of its kind for a Prime Minister. He not only...
Illegal Killing Of Iran’s General Soleimani Must Be Condemned
By N C Asthana From a legal angle, the killing of General Qasem Soleimani was murder, plain and simple, that must receive international opprobrium. The USA has been killing terrorists all over the world. There is, however, a fundamental difference in the killing of a terrorist like Osama...
Mitch McConnell’s Trump Impeachment Rules Are A Travesty
By John Wojcik If President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell prevail on rules they are introducing today the impeachment trial will be nothing more than a sham and a cover-up. The trial is underway today with the controversial rules scheduled to be introduced around 1...
Tories’ Universal Credit Scheme Deemed ‘Disastrous’
By Bethany Rielly Low-income families in “left behind” parts of Britain will be worse off under universal credit (UC), a think tank has warned, prompting fresh calls to scrap the “disastrous” scheme. Although benefit claimants will gain on average £1 a week more after the switch...
Two Cases That Test The Core Of Federalism Of Constitution
By Amritananda Chakravorty The protests against the draconian trio of CAA-NRC-NPR continue in India, while the Judiciary waits for the ‘violence to stop’, before making any meaningful intervention. In contrast, several state governments have voiced their strong disagreements on the principle behind and implementation of these laws;...
Modi Must Assert The Credibility Of His Government
By Arun Srivastava Suddenly an innocuous question has started making rounds in the political circles of Bihar, which has been causing consternation in the BJP circle. The question is: who is running the BJP government? Is it Narendra Modi or Amit Shah? While a section of the...
Major Bangladesh Concession For Hindus
By Ashis Biswas Once more, at a time when India’s diplomatic skills are being challenged to the limit over the NRC and related issues, Bangladesh has outscored India in statesmanship: its Chief Election Commissioner K.M. Nurul Huda has shifted the scheduled date of polling for Dhaka city corporations...
Kerala Governor in no Mood to End Stand-Off ?
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan does not seem to be a mood to end the stand-off with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government. This is clear from the Governor’s rejection of the government’s explanation of its appeal in the Supreme Court seeking scrapping...
Bank Employees To Strike On January 31, February 1
By C H Venkatachalam The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has decided to launch non-stop agitation programmes and strike actions to force the Indian Banks Association (IBA) give up its rigid stand, which has resulted in the long-pending demand for a fair wage revision settlement. The...
CAA Unites India, But For Different Reasons
By K Raveendran No other cause in recent times has evoked such spontaneous participation by the public as the campaign against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The previous occasion when this happened was the anti-corruption crusade launched by Anna Hazare, which provided a rallying point for all those who...
Time To Expand Tax Net To Increase Revenue
By Nantoo Banerjee Over 120 crore telephone subscribers, 25 crore motor vehicles users, around five crore foreign holiday goers, 17.10 crore domestic air travellers, 38 crore holders of Permanent (income tax) Account Number cards, over 12 lakh active registered companies, over 10 lakh registered doctors, close to three...
Muslim Women Are Fighting For The Idea Of India
By Amulya Ganguli India is currently witnessing a unique phenomenon, perhaps without parallel anywhere in the world at any time in the past. Tens of thousands of Muslim women have come out of their homes to protest against the citizenship law. Inspired by the stalwarts of...
BJP To Step Up Its Aggressive Campaign In Bengal
By Barun Das Gupta By re-nominating Dilip Ghosh as the party’s State chief for the next three years, the BJP has given a clear message to its voters and supporters in West Bengal. The party will fight the next year’s State Assembly elections under his leadership. Ghosh...
Votes Of Congress Will Be A Crucial Factor In Delhi Elections
By Sagarneel Sinha There has been discussion going around in political circles that Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) may be able to secure a second term in Delhi — which will see elections on February 8. Last time, AAP registered a resounding victory by winning 67 out...
PM’s Meeting With Drug Companies Gives Confusing Signal
By Dr. Arun Mitra As per the reports, the Prime Minister in a meeting with the Pharma giants, Zydus Cadila, Torrent, Sun Pharma and Wockhardt has warned that they should strictly adhere to the Ethical Marketing Practices and not bribe the doctors. The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) has...
Modi-Shah Have Kicked The Proverbial Hornet’s Nest With CAA
By Harihar Swarup A question invariably asked is why Narendra Modi government has invested so much political capital in the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)? The Act, critics say, is plainly illogical, not least because it leaves out of its purview the largest group of stateless refugees currently living...
RSS Apprehensive At Spreading Of Shaheen Bagh Spirit
By Arun Srivastava The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has asked the rank and file, upto the lower level of the organisation, to reactivate the block level committees to use their full might to counter the anti-citizenship protest and ensure that the forces opposed to the idea...
