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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.Bjp Fighting A Losing Battle In Jharkhand Assembly Poll
By Arun Srivastava Senior Jharkhand BJP leader Saryu Roy will contest as the combined independent candidate against incumbent CM Raghubar Das in the ensuing Jharkhand assembly polls. This decision of Roy to oppose Das has not come a surprise. Das’s machination to help the corporate sector get the...
Centre Has To Rejuvenate ‘Make In India’ For Job Creation
By Subrata Majumder Make in India, which was poised to be the global hub for manufacturing, lost steam. Prime Minister’s silence on the rampart of Red Fort in his Independence Speech on 15th August, 2019 endorsed the plight What were the reasons which shadowed his flagship scheme?...
Netflix’s Game Of Thrones
By Anjan Roy Netflix has released its latest TV serial on the British royalty and “The Crown” is hogging the attention of international media. Even across the “pond” (as they call the Atlantic) in USA, let alone continental Europe, the third season of the episode is being avidly...
Seville Film Festival Has Become Popular
By Rita Di Santo The Seville Film Festival in Spain showcased more than 200 films during its run last week, among them Spanish icon Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory and Palestinian Elia Suleiman’s It Must Be Heaven. Almodovar’s quasi-autobiographical drama focuses on a former film director who,...
Temple Can’t Save Nation’s Economy And People
By K Raveendran Now that the Hindus have secured what they wanted, Ayodhya can no longer subsume all other issues of human survival in the Hindi heartland, where a Ram Temple Upon Babri Masjid has always had its maximum appeal. Ayodhya has almost played out politically and...
Holding Company Concept For PSEs Mooted
By Nitya Chakraborty A conclave of the Public Sector Enterprises of the country has mooted the concept of setting up a holding company of the CPSEs of India, on the pattern of Temasek. The idea is pretty old, but it has been revived again and it is...
Labour Declares War On ‘Modern Scourge’ Of Poverty Stalking Britain
By Ceren Sagir Labour is vowing to wage war on the “10 modern scourges of poverty” and reverse the damage caused by a decade of Tory austerity. The party has published a new report highlighting 10 ways the Tories have failed to tackle poverty and entrenched hardship in...
Indian Scientists Develop Smart Microscopy Solution
A shortage of health professionals is a major impediment in handling the current health burden of India, especially in rural areas. Indian scientists have been working on affordable and innovative solutions for medical diagnosis. A state-funded Indian scientific lab has now developed a smart microscopy solution for affordable...
Meet Lanka’s New ‘Strongman’ President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
By Kalyani Shankar Sri Lanka People’s Front candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa, younger brother of former President Mahinda Rajapakse, is all set to take over the Sri Lankan presidency. A retired Lieutenant Colonel, who presided over the country’s defence ministry for a decade during his brother’s tenure (2005-2014), Gotabaya swept...
Indian PSEs Have To Enhance Geo-Strategic Reach
By Nitya Chakraborty The Summit on the country’s Public Sector Enterprises has called to the PSEs to enhance their geostrategic reach through the implementation of a number of recommendations including bigger thrust on exports, for achieving the Prime Minister’s goal of building a New India by 2022.The Summit...
Post-Ayodhya Verdict, Muslims In Uttar Pradesh Reassessing
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Post Ayodhya verdict, Muslim community is debating in Uttar Pradesh which party to support in future. It would be worth mentioning that with presence of 20 per cent in total population of Uttar Pradesh the Muslim community plays important role in vote politics....
75 Percent Of German Companies Affected By It Security Incidents In 2019
By Jastra Ilic German companies are plagued with an increasing number of cyber-attacks and IT security incidents. According to PreciseSecurity.com research, 75 percent of them have been affected by some sort of IT security incidents in 2019, causing total damage of €102.9 billion this year. The statistics...
Business Leaders Are Apprehensive Of Labour Party
By Ben Chacko The British left can sometimes worry too much about what bosses’ federation the Confederation of British Industry makes of its plans. Big business always likes the claim that a rising tide lifts all boats, that good times for the owners mean good times...
Government Has Business To Be In Business
By Nantoo Banerjee If the centre wants to disinvest its entire 53.3 percent stake in Bharat Petroleum, a ‘Fortune 500’ company, it’s the government’s call. Nobody, except probably its 12,000-odd employees, is really opposed to it. BPCL’s total assets are valued at Rs.1,36,930 crore or worth US$20 billion....
Opposition Disunity Is BJP’s Only Advantage
By Amulya Ganguli With the executive, legislature and judiciary more or less on the same page, the BJP can be said to be on a dream run. But the oddity is that it isn’t. The reason is that democracy allows hoi polloi to follow a line of thinking...
Change Of Guard In Sri Lanka
By Barun Das Gupta In a way, the outcome of the presidential election in Sri Lanka, held on November 16, was decided as far back as April 21, Easter Sunday, when Islamist terrorists killed 259 persons in a series of attacks on three churches, three luxury guest houses...
Confusion Continues In Assam About NRC Status
By Ashis Biswas For the much harassed Hindus and Muslims in Assam suspected of being illegal Bangladeshi settlers, there is now a glimmer of hope: in recent days, authorities have released 20 people held in endless detention long after serving their 3 year sentences, from special camps in...
Bolivia’s Racist Coup Has Turned Bloody
By Ben Chako Bolivia’s coup regime seems determined to drown the opposition in blood. Protesters demonstrating for the return of elected president Evo Morales have been gunned down in La Paz and while marching on Cochabamba. Accurate figures are hard to come by, since the Bolivian government...
