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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.A Crusader’s Double-Speak On Women’s Right
By Aditya Aamir Can the police raid the office of a political party if they receive information that accused named in a criminal investigation are holed up in the party office? What if the political party happens to be the ruling party and the Chief Minister is also...
Trump Is Forcing Regime Change In Venezuela
By Fiona Edwards The Venezuelan people are facing a grave and dangerous situation, as the US dramatically escalates its campaign to oust Venezuela’s democratically elected government. Donald Trump’s decision on January 23 to recognise the unelected right-wing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s “interim president” is confirmation that...
Minority Psyche Gets Hurt During National Day Celebrations
By Arun Srivastava Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who incidentally happens to represent Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha, should take serious note of the advisory issued by the Darul Uloom Deoband appealing to its students to avoid travelling on Republic Day if possible. The advisory was issued...
India’s GDP Growth Comparison With China’s Is Unfair
By Nantoo Banerjee Those comparing the People’s Republic of China’s economic slowdown in 2018 with India’s projected higher economic growth in the current financial year and beyond and suggesting that the country’s GDP will catch up with China in another 15 years or so are living in a...
The bullish British pound trade ideas was a winner!
|By Matein Khalid| I had recommended buying the British pound at 1.2700 against the US dollar in successive columns in the past two weeks. Sterling is at 1.3200 as I write, the trade is already hugely profitable. Cable has now closed above its crucial 200 day moving average in...
Gold Regains Status As Safe Haven Asset
By Arjavi Indraneesh Gold is re-emerging as a safe haven, leading to record price levels amid the turmoil in other asset classes. The World Gold Council says gold’s performance in the near term is heavily influenced by perceptions of risk, the direction of the dollar, and the...
Modi, Yogi, Amit Shah to hold rallies in West Bengal: BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party has planned for addressing about 200 public rallies in West Bengal with its top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and party chief Amit Shah by February 8 to lure as much voters as possible for the upcoming Lok Sabha...
BJP, Modi more preferred than Congress, Rahul: Survey
Even though Congress is trying to lure voters by introducing Priyanka Gandhi in the mainstream politics, a survey conducted by Ipsos finds Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still the preferred choice by most of the voters. Surveyed around 35,000 people across both urban as well as rural areas in...
Balochistan Bleeds Amidst Political Uncertainty
By Sankar Ray Balochistan is on the boil, encircled with evil signs all around. The coalition government, led by the Balochistan Awami Party with Jam Kamal Khan as the chief minister, faces an existentialist crisis. The crisis was triggered with a tweet from the BAP senator Kahuda...
Congress Offer To Former BJP CM Causes A Flutter
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: The appointment of Jyotiraditya Scindia and Priyanka Gandhi as Congress general secretaries has been welcomed by the leaders and common Congress men of Madhya Pradesh. Many party leaders have expressed the hope that besides UP, Priyanka will also tour Madhya Pradesh. They hope that...
Is India headed towards a Quota Republic?
By K Raveendran The recommendation by a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi to relax the criteria for appointment of members of the SC-ST as judicial officers, if implemented, will amount to another step in making India a Quota Republic. The recent constitutional amendment to...
Country Is Looking For Real Change In Policies
By Shameen Faizee Our people are observing the Republic Dayat a time when the very basic ideological and theoretical concepts the Constitution of India propounded on January 26, 1950 by adopting the basic document of building a secular democratic society, are not only under threat but the Narendra...
No Question Of Chaos Without Narendra Modi
By Harihar Swarup If Narendra Modi could not be become Prime Minister, irrespective of his dismal record, for the second time, there will be chaos in the country. Such observations have been made by middle rung BJP leaders without realizing the consequences of such irresponsible statements. Some Congress...
Priyanka’s Entry Electrifies Uttar Pradesh Congress
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: There was complete demoralisation in Congress camp when SP-BSP-RLD alliance left only two seats for Congress in Rae Bareli and Amethi. But the announcement of Priyanka Gandhi becoming AICC general secretary for Eastern UP has had an electrifying effect on Congress workers, who are now...
Attempt To Marginalise Oommen Chandy
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The most significant feature of the seat allocation talks in the Congress and the party-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is the determined attempt by the Congress High Command to marginalise former chief minister and senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy. The wily politician that he...
Amit Shah claims Bengal’s Buddhist, Sikh, Christian refugees to get citizenship
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah assured Hindu, Sikh, Christian and Buddhist refugees in West Bengal too will be granted citizenship under the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The BJP chief was on a West Bengal trip to address rallies at different places. He accused the state government saying Trinamool...
BJP Bid To Wean Away Ajit Singh’s Rld
By Rahil Nora Chopra The BJP is believed to have offered Ajit Singh a governorship and the RLD a ministerial berth in the UP government. The ruling party is keen to wean away the influential Jat leader from the SP-BSP alliance, which is making the party restless. But the...
Punjab Move To Hand Over Hospitals To Private Sector Disastrous
By Dr Arun Mitra The Punjab government through a public notice given in the newspapers has invited expression of interest from private NGOs, doctors or others for providing services in the government hospitals and running of health institutions situated in difficult areas. This has drawn sharp reaction from...
