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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’s Waqf Act Is Nothing But Daylight Land Grab Of Minority Properties
By Arun Srivastava National identity matters. Taking control of the Waqf properties is a strategic design of the saffron ecosystem to deny the national identity of Muslims of being Indian. Like the national identity, community identity nurtures a sense of belonging, mutual understanding and also strengthens social bonds. It...
U.S. Withdrawal From Global Health Programmes Is Ominous For Third World
By Kashish Aneja, Lawrence O. Gostin This year’s World Health Day falls against the backdrop of strained multilateralism and a crisis in global health funding. World Health Day serves as a stark reminder that good governance, sustained financing, and collective action are essential to safeguard public health worldwide. It...
How Narendra Modi’s Arrogance Has Adversely Affected India’s South Asia Diplomacy?
By Nitya Chakraborty What is happening to the “Neighbourhood First” policy of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the year 2025? Modi is an expert in coining attractive slogans whether those finally work or not. For South Asia, he opted for Neighbourhood First and for South East Asia...
Governor Verdict: Euphoria Must Not Obscure Risk Of Future Shocks
By K Raveendran The landmark Supreme Court judgment in the Tamil Nadu governor’s case marks a significant moment in the evolving jurisprudence concerning the constitutional roles and limits placed on governors, particularly when their actions are seen to disrupt the proper functioning of state governments. The judgment, on the...
Reserve Bank Signals Support For Indian Economy In Cloudy Times
By Anjan Roy As the global economy has been riven apart by Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday announced a cut in its basic policy interest rate by 25 basis points. In the prevailing environment of deep uncertainty, a marginal cut in the policy...
Private Schools Rose By 15 Per Cent Since 2014, Charging Exorbitant Fees
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Union government led by PM Narendra Modi has always been promoting privatization of education in the Country. The recent data reveals – the number of private schools rose by 14.9 per cent during 2014-15 to 2023-24, and they have increased their fees by 50-80 per...
China Faces A Whopping 104% Tariffs By U.S. From Wednesday Night
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Wednesday at midnight, China faces 104% tariffs, perhaps the steepest in Sino-US trade in history, as President Trump decided to heave another 50% tariffs over the 54% tariffs announced earlier to total 104% in retaliation for China’s imposition of 34% tariffs on US...
Why Rahul Gandhi Is Right About The Origin Of India Constitution?
By Sushil Kutty Who is the more confused politician, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi or the BJP politicians who kowtow to every statement Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes? So, Prime Minister Modi said that “Bharat Ka Samvidhan 1949 mei likha gaya tha” and it...
Global Move For End To Conventional Wars To Prevent Nuclear Threat Is Needed
By Dr Arun Mitra Humanitarian crisis is at its peak as an aftermath of the wars in Middle East and between Russian & Ukraine. Despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas there is no respite from the bombings on hapless citizens of Gaza. If we go by the larger...
Kolkata’s Iconic Tram Will Now Cease To Be The Vehicle Of Transport
By Kunal Bose The new generation will not experience the rhythmic ding dong bell of the tram as it trudges through the chaos of Kolkata roads. In the city’s symphony of sounds, the most pleasing to ears was ding dong bell. Besides its utility as a mode of mass...
Trump’s Trade War Has Turned Global With No Indication Of Coming To A Halt
By Anjan Roy In the wake of Trump’s tariffs and restrictive trade practices, a global economic warfare has been sparked off, with all major economies working up stringent measures to teach the newly elected US prescient, Donald Trump, a lesson: Tariffs are a two way instrument. If you impose...
Household Indebtedness And Related Suicides Sharply Increasing Since 2014
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Household indebtedness in India and the suicides relating to it have been rising sharply since 2014, since the Modi government’s economic policy does not come to rescue the household borrowers, though it rescues businesses and corporates through write offs and relief under bankruptcy code. The...
Rahul Gandhi Is Focusing On Bihar Youth In A Big Way Before Assembly Polls
By Arun Srivastava Pressurising the alliance partner to accrue more political and electoral benefit has certainly not been an alien concept. It has been in vogue for pretty long time. Obviously to look at the frequent visit of Rahul Gandhi to Bihar from the perspective of pressuring RJD to...
Strengthening CPI(M) New General Secretary M A Baby’s Top Priority
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The appointment of M. A. Baby as the general secretary of the CPI(M) marks the beginning of a new phase in the party’s political history. The fact that his name was proposed by West Bengal CPI(M) secretary Mohammed Salim and backed by party veteran from...
Truce Talks On Manipur Failed To Produce Joint Statement Despite Meeting Of Both Sides
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: Though happy that ultimately the warring Manipur groups – the Meiteis and the Kuki-Zos – sat across the table with the Union government on April 5, Saturday in New Delhi yet the home ministry team led by advisor (North-East) A K Mishra has had...
An International Health Crisis Looms Large In The Area Of Tackling HIV
By Anand Grover With the international rules based order in disarray today and as parameters of governance are undermined across the world, the crisis in health is looming large. Having been through two major pandemics in the recent past – HIV and Covid – it is now instructive for...
New CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby Has A Tough Task In Imparting Dynamism In The Party
By Nitya Chakraborty 71 year old CPI(M) politburo member Mariam Alexander Baby has taken over as the sixth general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) following his nomination at the 24th congress of the Party which concluded at Madurai on April 6. Baby is a veteran leader...
India Is Let Off Lightly With Trump’s Import Tariff
By Nantoo Banerjee US President Donald Trump is absolutely right to justify the new tariffs as a necessary step to combat “unfair” import trade practices that have hurt his country’s industries and employment opportunities for decades. Thanks to its own liberal import policy over the last several years, the...
