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.Rising Influence Of Casteist Organisations In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A disturbing feature of Kerala politics – and it is a matter of grave concern for all who set great store by clean politics – is the growing influence of caste-based and community organizations. The phenomenon has acquired added traction with the crucial Lok Sabha...
Modi Must Convene Now Meeting Of All Political Parties
By Sushil Kutty “India has made its point, now back down; it’s time for diplomacy” is the rhetoric in Pakistan after Wednesday’s capture of an IAF pilot. Pakistan wants to end it all with Pakistan one up! India, of course, is not ready to do so, especially not after...
Akhilesh Facing Multiple Challenges For His Alliance
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national President and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is facing multi-corner challenges eversince he entered into alliance with BSP. The biggest problem is his own father Mulayam Singh Yadav who is founder of the party and is unhappy with the manner his son...
Modi’s Yorker Rattles Pakistan
By Sushil Kutty India’s promised response to Pulwama was at whatever speeds Mirage and Sukhoi fighter jets achieved early Tuesday morning and like a twin, Pakistan has sworn to return the compliment ASAP at a “time and place of its choosing”, a choice of words borrowed from the Indian...
Ghost Of Rafale Deal Still Haunting Narendra Modi
By Nitya Chakraboty Amidst the countrywide euphoria over the successful air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan, the Supreme Court has opened a Pandora’s Box by agreeing to hold an open hearing on the review petitions calling for the recall of the verdict given by the apex court on...
Pulwama Is An Election Issue, Nothing More
By Sushil Kutty Rest assured one of these days we’ll wake up and be told the Indian Army has exacted revenge from Pakistan for Pulwama. This Modi regime, which is on its last legs, will by then have also extracted the last drop of electoral advantage out of Pulwama....
Supreme Court Order On Forest Dwellers Eviction Is Unethical
By Amritananda Chakravorty In one of the most regressive and anti-tribal actions, the Supreme Court has dealt a huge blow to the letter and spirit of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (‘Forest Rights Act’). On 13th February, 2019, the Supreme...
Trade Unions Must Take Lessons From Assam Hooch Tragedy
By B. Sivaraman It was a heart-rending tragedy. When the news last came in, 145 poor tea garden labourers in Assam had lost their lives on 24 February 2019 and another 200 were struggling for their lives in the hospital—around 30 of them in a serious condition. A tragedy...
Post-Pulwama, There’s Need To Check Hypernationalism
By Amulya Ganguli The Prime Minister’s call for ending the targeting of Kashmiris living in other part of the country in the wake of the Pulwama outrage has come not a moment too soon. The young Shiv Sena leader, Aditya Thackeray, has also done well to sack those party...
Modi’s Yorker Rattles Pakistan
By Sushil Kutty India’s promised response to Pulwama was at whatever speeds Mirage and Sukhoi fighter jets achieved early Tuesday morning and like a twin, Pakistan has sworn to return the compliment ASAP at a “time and place of its choosing”, a choice of words borrowed from the Indian...
Can Delhi benefit from cm Kerjiwal’s Hunger Strike?
By Kalyani Shankar Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is back at his old game of street- level confrontation with the Union Government as part of his political strategy. This time he is going on an indefinite fast from March 1 to get full statehood for Delhi. Can he achieve...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
SC ordered the reopening of Sterlite plant set aside – The Supreme Court set aside the National Green Tribunal order, which had permitted the reopening of the Sterlite plant at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. The plant had not complied with conditions prescribed by the Tamil Nadu State Pollution Control Board...
AI And Blockchain Technology Giving Big Push To Tourism
By K R Sudhaman With tourism expected to create 50 million jobs in India by 2028, artificial intelligence and blockchain technology can play a critical role in promoting this ever growing industry particularly with more and more travellers seeking personalized services. “We are now at the cusp of time...
Corbyn Needs All Support To Bring Change
By Ben Chako The firm line taken by Jeremy Corbyn and Emily Thornberry at the weekend rally in Broxtowe gives a lead to our movement on how to respond to breakaway MPs. “Not understanding where we have come from is a bad mistake,” the Labour leader charges. He is...
Put Utmost Pressure On Pakistan But Keep Dialogue Route Open
By Nitya Chakraborty Ten days after the Pulwama attack by the suicide bomber leading to the death of more than forty CRPF personnel, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan issued a statement on Sunday urging the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give peace a chance assuring that he would...
Kashmir Needs Transition From Past To Future
By Mriganka M Bhowmick In the backdrop of heinous terrorist attack killing 41 CRPF Jawans in Pulwama, the focus of entire nation has come back to Kashmir. The anger of India has propelled a war like sentiment against Pakistan. Multiple reactive measures by India have been taken out like...
PSEs Are Buying Into Each Other To Fund Government
By Nantoo Banerjee Who is the owner of Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) — ONGC Limited or the government? Public sector oil refiner and distributor Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd continues not to recognise ONGC, its majority owner, as its present promoter company, despite Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s assertion that it belongs...
Left In Europe Must Fight As One
By Lamiat Sabin Progressive parties and movements across Europe should unite after Brexit to stamp out tax dodging and fight to end austerity, Jeremy Corbyn said on Friday in Madrid. The Labour leader told the Party of European Socialists meeting that together they could also slow down climate change...
