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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.‘Me Too’ Is As Much A Labour Issue As It Is Of Gender
By B. Sivaraman First it started as a trickle of bold expose by a few. Then it opened up the floodgates of years of pent-up frustration and anger of numerous women. The ‘Me Too’ phenomenon then literally turned into a deluge. The true colours of many big guys—from...
Congress Leaders Feel Break-Up With BSP Good
By Rahil Nora Chopra Most of the senior Congress leaders feel that the failure to form a BSP alliance with Congress for the coming assembly elections will end up in favour of Congress. They feel that the upper caste votes, especially those of Brahmins, who were once close to...
Sabarimala Saga: What the Govt. Failed to do
By P. Sreekumaran THURUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no escaping this conclusion: The Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has squandered another golden chance to defuse the tension over the ongoing agitation on the Sabarimala issue. Politics is the art of the possible. The situation arising out of...
Nitish Caught In Incompatible Political Chessgame
By Arun Srivastava Barely a month after JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar announced that an honourable agreement had been reached with BJP, some senior JD(U) leaders have expressed unhappiness with the BJP’s proposed formula for seat sharing in Bihar for the 2019 general elections. The party resolved at...
Two MP Ex-CMs In Unsavoury Controversies
By LS Herdenia BHOPAL: Two former chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh — Babulal Gaur of the BJP and Digvijaya Singh of the Congress – find themselves caught in fierce controversies. Babulal Gaur, nearing 90, has announced his intention to contest from his traditional constituency in Bhopal. Gaur...
Modi Govt Is Consistently Crippling The Central Public Sector Units
By Nitya Chakraborty The central public sector enterprises, especially the blue chip ones, which have made good reserves through their consistent growth profile, are now targeted by the Modi government to pay for the policy lapses of the NDA regime. These companies like the ONGC, IOC as also...
Sabarimala Boils Over In Godless Chaos
By Sushil Kutty “There is no God,” says physicist Stephen Hawking in his final book “Brief Answers to the Big questions” published posthumously. Coming at a time when a part of India known as ‘God’s Own Country’ is battling over whether women of all ages have the...
Ganga Maa’s Self-Proclaimed Son Is No More
By Arun Srivastava During the 2014 general election campaign in his Varanasi constituency Narendra Modi had said; “Ganga Maa has called me to serve her”. But after becoming prime minister, he conveniently forgot his words and promises. A true son of Ganga, Prof G D Agarwal, lost...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
Supreme Court seeks information on the Rafale deal: The Supreme Court asked the Central Government information on the steps in the decision making process followed in the procurement of the 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, but did not issue notice in the petition. The Court also clarified that...
Threat Of Large Scale Protest By UP Policemen
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: All is not well with UP Police. If remedial steps are not taken in time, there could be a situation like the PAC revolt on 1973. The large scale protest by the policemen over the action against two constables involved in the shooting of...
Whiff Of Confrontation In Malayalam Film World
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A confrontationist ambience is building up in the Malayalam film world with the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) and the Women’s Collective in Cinema (WCC) set on the path of a showdown. The bone of contention: the reinstatement of actor Dileep, who...
BJP’s Dilemma Over #Metoo And Mj Akbar
By Amulya Ganguli Since offence is the best form of defence, it is not surprising that Union minister of state for external affairs, M J Akbar, lost no time on his return to India from a foreign tour to launch defamation proceedings against one of those who...
Dark Clouds Gather Over Sabarimala
By Aditya Aamir Travancore Devaswom Board-initiated talks to arrive at a consensus failed Tuesday. BJP was not part of the talks but its shadow looms large. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says Supreme Court order will be implemented come what may. Ayyappa devotees say they will not allow ‘fertile...
Will KCR’s gamble for telangana Pay Off?
By Kalyani Shankar Telangana, the country’s youngest state, will face elections on December 7 for the second time since its birth in 2014. Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao took a big risk by advancing the polls by eight months. It was also his bravado to announce the list...
BJP’s Predatory Politics Saves Akbar
By Aditya Aamir #MeToo-struck Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar returns from a foreign tour and imputes that labeling him a sexual predator “at this particular point of time” amounts to macerating and bedevilling the BJP, give the ruling party a hard time in the...
Uzbekistan Showcases Buddhist Heritage To The World
By Ashok B Sharma Tourism has become a mantra for Uzbekistan to bolster its economy. There is a steady rise in the contribution of travel and tourism to the Uzbek economy. With a number of sites in the country designated by UNESCO as heritage sites, the Central Asian...
Double Standards Rule Supreme
By Sushil Kutty Women’s rights are taking a beating in Kerala, floundering in the choppy waters of pride and prejudice. Rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal is out on bail even as a massive outpouring of ‘belief’ is mocking the Supreme Court verdict on the entry of women of...
Jungle Raj Returns To Haunt Nitish’s Bihar
By Arun Srivastava In a late-night encounter in Salarpur diara (a small island) on the Ganga River on the outskirts of Khagaria, a young police officer Ashish Kumar was shot dead by dreaded gangster Dinesh Muni while Nitish Kumar was hauling up his police officials at a...
