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.Exit polls – Congress to win Rajasthan, TRS in Telangana
Its a clear win for Rahul Gandhi-led Congress in Rajasthan, if believed to the exit polls released late Friday. In Telangana the TRS could for government while picture is a bit confused in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram. The official results will be released on December 11 and it...
Democrat-run U.S. House to initiate “real change”
By Mark Gruenberg The Democratic-run U.S. House hasn’t even gotten underway yet, but lobbies for progressive causes – from saving the environment to restoring the teeth in the Voting Rights Act – are already seeking spots on the incoming lawmakers’ opening agenda. What the Dems do when...
Big Corparates Are Responsible For Crisis In Banking System
By Devidas Tuljapurkar The Indian banking sector is in deep crisis. The banking system has had no direct exposure to the subprime mortgage assets or to the failed institutions. It has very limited off balance sheet exposure. Secondly India’s growth is driven predominantly by domestic consumptions and domestic...
Kushwaha A Modi Prop-Up Against Nitish Kumar
By Arun Srivastava BJP has tossed up a strategic fight against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. While party chief Amit Shah had promised to leave an equal number of Lok Sabha seats for JD(U), Prime Minister Narendra Modi is totally against such adjustment as he does not trust...
Workers Bear The Brunt Of Monopolisation In Telecom
By B. Sivaraman Consider a few apparently unconnected recent events in the Indian telecom sector. On 29 November 2018, about 1,200 workers of HiPad Technology India Private Limited —Modi’s Make-in-India showpiece, manufacturing Chinese Xiaomi and Hippo smartphones — went on a revolt, ransacking the company premises after...
Farmers Distress, Job Losses To Figure In Winter Session
By Shameem Faizee The last Winter Session of this Lok Sabha will start on December 11. Normally the last full session of the House is utilised by the Opposition to set the political agenda for the coming general elections and the ruling party tries to list its achievements...
CPI(M)’s People’s Democracy editorial writes Congress trying to be more Hindu
Who is more Hindu? BJP or Congress? Lately this has been the bothering question for voters as the next general elections in India are approaching. However, the communist party, CPI(M), has an answer and an editorial of its mouthpiece People’s Democracy writes the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party is trying...
Museums are a “Permanent Place For The Artist’s Eternal Soul”
Early museuvms begaan as the private collections of wealthy individuals, families or institutions of art and rare or curious natural objects and artifacts. These were often displayed in so-called wonder rooms or cabinets of curiosities. One of the oldest museums known is Ennigaldi-Nanna’s museum, built by Princess Ennigaldi at the end of...
US-China Trade Truce At Buenos Aires Good For Global Trade
By Subrata Majumder A significant outcome of the summit at Buenos Aires in Argentina was the temporary trade truce between USA and China. The truce has given breathing space for a consensual adjustment of trade deficit, rather than retaliations. The US-China trade war crippled the global...
It May Not Be Straight And Simple In Rajasthan
By Rahil Nora Chopra Although Rajasthan has a tradition of government change every five years, both BJP and Congress are weighing in the possibility of a hung assembly this time and the successful party bidding for power will probably have to take the help of .rebels and independents. Five...
Modi, Mallya, Michel And Malayali On A Mission
By Aditya Aamir Should a man be punished for insisting that he wants to return money he owes to banks? Vijay Mallya says he’s got the dough to pay for overdrafts; that he wants to clear the narrative that he “stole money” and the Modi government says nothing...
More Post-Poll Tension Grips MP Parties
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: Post-poll tension is more palpable in Madhya Pradesh than was the case during the election campaign. Allegations about EVMs security and the role of election authorities have further muddled the scene, with both Congress and the BJP playing the victim card. Among the aggrieved...
BJP Is Getting Full Advantage Of Electoral Bond Scheme
By Nitya Chakraborty The BJP has emerged as the Big Daddy of the Indian large corporates and the Party is taking maximum advantage of the anonymous character of the donors to the recently introduced electoral bonds scheme by cornering more than 90 per cent of the total...
Hyderabad to be renamed Bhagyanagar, Karimnagar as Karipuram:
Telangana will be voting on Friday and ahead of it Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has his final say during a BJP campaign in the state on Wednesday. He talked about changing the names of Hyderabad and Karimnagar if his party comes to power. Yogi said if BJP...
In Search Of An Epitaph For The Yogi
By Aditya Aamir How about this gentleman returning to tending cows and offering prayers and platitudes to his followers in Gorakhpur Mutt? Clothed in saffron does not make a good administrator. And doesn’t it strike that it’s not a political outfit ruling Uttar Pradesh but a religious...
BJP moves to court for permission to Rath Yatra in Bengal
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has moved to Calcutta High Court to seek legal permission for its high-profile Rath Yatra in Bengal that is scheduled to kickstart on December 7 from Cooch Behar. The rally will be conducted by the state unit of the party under banner Save Democracy Rally....
New Leftist President To Intiate Fourth Transformation In Mexico
By Nitya Chakraborty Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, popularly called as AMLO took over as the new President of Mexico, on December 1 becoming the first President in the country with strong leftwing views and having an ambitious pro=people programmes like British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbin and...
Bank Frauds: Ai Could Be The Way Forward
By K R Sudhaman Borrowing a quote from Charles Dickens in his Tale of Two Cities, Indian banking industry witnessed best of times as well as worst of times; wisdom and foolishness; light and darkness, spring of hope and winter of despair; banks had everything as well as...
