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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.CAA And NRC Emerging As Core Issues For 2021 Bengal Polls
By Sagarneel Sinha West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, has hit the streets again in her usual style of aggressive politics — which she often practiced during her stint as opposition leader of the state against the CPM-led Left Front government. This time...
Section of Congress, IUML Reject ‘Mullappally Line’
By P Sreekumaran A section of the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League(IUML) have categorically rejected the ‘Mullappally line’ on joint struggles against the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA). Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee(KPCC) president Mullappally Ramachandran had taken strong exception to the joint rally held by the Left...
Government’s GAG Order Smacks Of Colonial Mindset
By K Raveendran The gag order issued by the Information & Broadcasting ministry to news channels asking them to refrain from broadcasting content which is “likely to instigate violence or which promotes an anti-national attitude” smacks of a colonial mindset. The order, the second in a fortnight,...
Jharkhand Assembly Polls: BJP Faces Tough Challenge
By Harihar Swarup In its 19-year history, Jharkhand has never voted for a single-party government. And, prevailing trends suggest that the state is unlikely to break the habit this time as well. Elections to the 81-member assembly, which were held in five phases, were over on December 20....
Musharraf’s Death Sentence Is A Defining Moment In Pakistan
By Sankar Ray The death sentence, handed down to the former President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf by the three-member special tribunal , headed by the Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth in a high treason case is a landmark verdict as it signifies a...
Govt Clarification On NRC Is A Tactical Retreat
By Arun Srivastava After ten days of emphatic proclamation by the home minister Amit Shah on the floor of the parliament that CAA and NRC are core to the establishment of nationality of an Indian, the government on Thursday made a tactical retreat and released a document...
Kamal Nath Launches Action Against State Mafias
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh government has launched war on mafia of different denominations. Chief Minister Kamal Nath has declared that he is determined to make Madhya Pradesh total mafia free. Interestingly one such mafia is being run by a semi government organisation. This organisation is...
Macron unites all french workers against his pension “Reforms”
By Dennis Broe PARIS—“Reform” is a word with a varied history. At the beginning of the last century, there were many battles among progressives over whether capitalism as a system could be reformed or whether it needed to be abolished. Some time in the 1980s, with the rise...
Movement Against CAA Is A Battle For India
By Binoy Viswam The inevitable struggle has begun, may be earlier than expected. The struggle is between two ideas, rather ideologies, ideology of secular state and ideology of theocratic state. One is represented by the Constitution, with its great legacy of freedom struggle and the values of unity...
Anti-CAA Protests Getting Global Dimension
By Satyaki Chakraborty The continuing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) throughout the country covering people of all religions, have now assumed a global dimension with the participation of large number of academics, students as also other public intellectuals in the programmes condemning the passing of such a...
Impeachment By House Is Just The Beginning
BY C.J. Atkins President Donald J. Trump’s legacy as a corrupt and lawless president is now permanently recorded for all of history. By a near party-line vote, he stands formally indicted of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, making him only the third president in the...
Resurgence Of The Students Protest In Independent India
By Arun Srivastava The leaders of the political parties of the country have miserably failed the country and its people. They have organised some stray rallies and public meetings, but these exercises have not been sufficient to articulate the voices and mood of the common people against the...
Law Graduates Sell Chai-Pakora To Highlight Mass Unemployment
By Rahil Nora Chopra Many law graduates, MBA holders and youthswith PhD degrees were seen on the road outside Ramlila ground dressed in their graduation robes selling tea and pakoras. They are claiming that after completing their postgraduation, young people in the country are unemployed and the BJP government...
General Strike Action On January 8 Can Be A Gamechanger
By Nitya Chakraborty The continuing protests in the country, especially by the students against the passing of the Citizens Amendment Bill in Parliament in a hurry without consulting the political parties, are spreading in all states with more and more people of all religions and communities joining the...
Japan’s Stand On Not Joining RCEP Without India Significant
By Subrata Majumder Japanese are known for ethnocentric mindset. This gives an opportunity for a quick collective decision, even in a strong democratic pattern of society. The sudden about-turn of Japan for not joining RCEP without India is a case in point. It puzzled the whole world and...
Crisis Of Existence Facing The Political Establishment Of Britain
By Arun Srivastava It is unlikely that the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson will keep his promise made to the Britons that he would “get Brexit done” coinciding with the x-Mas. The post-election developments nevertheless make it explicit that Boris is unable tyo muster courage to...
Impeachment Is Not Just About Trump
By Joe Sims This is truly an extraordinary moment. Now, for only the fourth time in U.S. history, a president faces impeachment. Impeachment is a huge people’s victory. And let’s be clear—it is a victory born of struggle. The American people from many different walks of life...
Right Time To Buy Gold, Say Analysts
By Arjavi Indraneesh As the year is set to end with some robust gains, it may be good time to buy gold, analysts recommend. The spot price of gold in Mumbai traded at Rs 39,315 per 10 gram for 24K gold on Wednesday, compared to Rs...
