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.Labour’s Brexit Stand Confused Supporters
By Lan Lavery Two weeks before polling day on December 12, I went on a tour of seats across north and Midlands, from Middlesbrough to Carlisle via Blyth and finally down to Crewe and Cheshire. They are all very different places, with different traditions, landscapes and political...
CAA and NRC Are Breaking The Unity Of India
By D. Raja After a charged debate, the constituent assembly of India settled for a “jus soli” approach to citizenship. The first Home Minister of the Republic and a key contributor to the debates in the Constituent Assembly, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel while arguing for a broad based,...
LDF And UDF Hold Joint Rally Against CAA
By P. Sreekumaran Monday, December 16, witnessed a highly significant political event in the State capital. The momentous day saw the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF) and the Congress-headed United Democratic Front(UDF) staging a joint rally, a rare occurrence, to protest against the new Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA). ...
CAA Gives Jolt To India-Bangladesh Relations
By Arun Srivastava Even before home minister Amit Shah could meet and convey to Bangladesh foreign minister, A.K.Abdul Momen, his government’s resolve of sending back of the illegal migrants living in India, Momen made it known to the global fraternity that he was willing to take back his...
Documentary On Robert Frisk Makes Waves At Toronto Film Festival
By Bill Meyer TORONTO: One of the most progressive films at the Toronto International Film Festival this year was a National Film Board of Canada documentary, This Is Not a Movie, celebrating the work of lifelong foreign correspondent Robert Fisk. For more than 40 years, he’s reported on...
Global Oil Majors Set To Enter India In A Big Way
By Nantoo Banerjee India’s fuel refining and marketing business, largely controlled by public sector enterprises, faces a big shake up following the government policy to induce foreign oil companies to invest big in refining and retail. Among those global giants keen to set up facilities in India...
Labour Has To Take Right Lessons From Defeat
By Ben Chacko As Soon as the scale of Labour’s shattering defeat began to emerge on December 12 night, pundits began to push the line that this was not just about Brexit but about Jeremy Corbyn, and more broadly the Labour Party’s significant shift towards socialism under...
President’s Suggestion On Right To Mercy Is Not Constitutional
By Varun Agarwal ON December 6, 2019, the President of India Ram Nath Kovind while addressing the National Convention on Empowerment of Women for Social Transformation, stated that “Rape convicts under (the) POCSO Act (The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012) should not have the right...
Why is the World Anxious About India?
By Amulya Ganguli It is rare for well-meaning outsiders to tell India what it stands for. But this is what has been happening for some time. For instance, after cancelling a trip to India in the wake of the passage of the citizenship (amendment) bill in parliament,...
Centre Has To Consider The Concerns Of The North-East
By Sagarneel Sinha Any region that has been protesting from the very beginning against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, which is now an act, is the north-east region — mainly Assam, Tripura and Shillong in Meghalaya. Already, 4 have died in the Assam protests while in Tripura, there...
New Citizenship Act Has Radically Upset India’s Secular Soul
By Harihar Swarup The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has become law – having sailed through Rajya Sabha comfortably, though the NDA government does not have majority in the upper house; it was already passed by Lok Sabha – alarmingly fast, especially with the President of India’s lightning quick assent...
Corn Is More Than Pop Corn: Super Crop Must Be Harnessed Better
By Awanish Somkuwar Everyone likes the taste of corn flakes and popcorn but a few know that the crop offers even more. Few know that the Corn City Chhindwara has the highest production of maize in Madhya Pradesh. The entrepreneurial spirit of maize growers of Chhindwara will be...
Supreme Court Applies Ayodhya Template To Sabarimala
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court decision not to entertain the plea by two activist women seeking entry to the restricted Sabarimala temple for the time being and leave it to the larger 7-member bench that is slated to consider the whole gamut of issues relating to religion...
GIG Economy Offers Alternative For Young Workforce
By Nilanjan Banik Kaushik Banik is a happy person these days. He is a software developer. After toiling hard for months to get a job, he finally found an alternative, thanks to the Upwork, an online digital job platform. His hourly wage rate is $35 dollars. There...
Bhopal Sees Massive Protests Against NRC, Citizenship Act
By L.S. Herdenia Several protest programmes are being held against the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the just enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Bhopal. Perhaps the most unique and massive among the protests was held on 12th December. More than five thousand persons attended...
Medicine Is Science Based On Evidence
By Dr. Arun Mitra Interesting statement has been given by the BJP Member of Parliament Shri Ganesh Singh speaking Sanskrit language on a daily basis boosts the nervous system and keeps Diabetes and Cholesterol at bay. Earlier too similar statements have been given by some political leaders. The...
Labour Lost Due To Anti-Left Consolidation
By Arun Srivastava The results for the 2019 general election of both the countries, India and Britain, have many similarities. Just before the results were announced, an impression had gained ground that Congress would substantially improve its position and India will have a hung parliament. Similar feeling also...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
Principle of the power to enact constitutional change resides with the State of J & K, emphasized in Article 370 hearings: Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran took the five-judge bench through case law to emphasize the constitutional principle – the power to enact – resides in its ultimate form with...
