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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.Chinese Media Alleges Printing Indian Currency
A controversy has sparked in India whether China was given the license to print currency in past following an article titled “Why other countries are giving China a license to print money”. It is learned from the article that China is printing foreign currencies on a huge scale and...
Mayawati Will Shape The 2019 Battle Of Alliances
By Harihar Swarup The 2019 Lok Sabha elections have been shaping as the battle of alliances. The most important player in battle of alliances is BSP supremo Mayawati. Also, on these alliances depend the future of the BSP leader. Seat sharing arrangement between Mayawati and Janata Congress, Chhattisgarh,...
Kim Jong Writes to Trump Seeking Another Meeting
North Korea has written a new letter to Donald Trump asking for a second meeting and it is learned the White House is looking for a date. Since June 12 summit both the leaders are in talks about nuclear programme of North Korea. However, the discussions have been criticized...
Half ton killed in Indonesia earthquake; Tsunami triggered in Palu
About half ton people have been killed in Indonesia after a massive earthquake of 7.5-magnitude brought down buildings and triggered tsunami. In a video footage waves of water as high as 10 feet could be seen ramping in Palu, about 80 kilometers away from the epicenter. According to disaster...
Manual Scavenging: We Keep Prohibiting A Prohibited Act
By B. Sivaraman “Stop killing us!, screamed the banner at the exceptional protest at Jantar Mantar on 25 September 2018. The protest by Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA) led by Bezwada Wilson was a unique event at many levels. It is a rare event where students from JNU, considered...
There is a Moorish footprint in India
By Anjan Roy There is a Moorish footprint in India which India does not much remember though Morocco does somewhat endearingly. That long-forgotten link was recalled by members of a Moroccan delegation which visited this country on the occasion of opening of its National Tourism’s office in New...
Corbyn’s Address Indicates Labour Is Fully Ready To Rule
By Ben Chako Jeremy Corbyn’s conference speech was a call to arms for the labour movement, a clear challenge to all those who oppose Tory austerity to unite and bring an end to it for once and for all. Unity and diversity were key themes throughout the speech, as...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
Process of filing objections to NRC re-opened by the Supreme Court – The Supreme Court declared the process of filing claims against exclusions from the National Register of Citizens open for a second time in light of the gravity of the issue. A list of 10 documents which can...
Aadhaar Judgement: Modi’s Wings Clipped
By Raman Swamy The Supreme Court has laid down important checks and balances to ensure that Aadhaar is used only for the genuine purposes for which it was created – for targeted delivery of financial benefits for the poor and the underprivileged. The Modi government was trying...
Church Must Take Quick Corrective Measures
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Church leadership does not seem to be in a mood to learn lessons from the arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused of repeatedly raping a nun, if the initial response is any indication. The Kerala Catholic Bishop’s Council (KCBC)...
Justice Chandrachud’s Dissent Note On Aadhaar Act Has Big Significance
By Amritananda Chakravorty “It is directed under Article 142 that the existing data which has been collected shall not be destroyed for a period of one year. During this period, the data shall not be used for any purpose whatsoever. At the end of one year, if no...
Modern day ‘thugs of Hindostan’
By Aditya Aamir You think ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ and you think ‘Aamir Khan’, criminal politicians, Mumbai dons, shady lawyers, sleazy diamond merchants, kingfisher beer and Philip Meadows Taylor, God rest his soul. Oops! He will not be happy at all. For several reasons, including because the Supreme Court of...
Give Me Back My Iris, Can’t See Why Not
By Sushil Kutty As is ‘five’ is an odd number and one of the five justices stood up and asserted his uniqueness, he dissented! Four justices ruled Aadhaar is constitutionally fair, Justice DY Chandrachud raised his hand in class and proclaimed, “No it’s unconstitutional!” But people who went to...
BJP ‘Maha Kumbh’ Turnout Disappointing
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: The BJP-sponsored ‘Maha Kumbh’ on 25th September was indeed a huge affair. There are varied claims about the turnout. BJP claims that more than five lakh party men came. Originally it has fixed a target of ten lakh. But despite its best efforts, the target...
Rafale Deal: All Focus Is Now On Next Supreme Cort Hearing
By Nitya Chakraborty As more and more reports are coming out pointing at the personal involvement of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the selection of the Anil Ambani led Reliance Defence as against the public sector HAL as the offset partner for the Rafale project, all focus has...
Rafale Deal: Danger Of Centralized Governance
By Mriganka M Bhowmick The controversy around Rafale deal has put PMO in a tight spot. The restructuring of the deal from 126 fighter jets with co-manufacturer HAL to 36 off-the-shelf fighter jets was formulated and executed by Prime Minister Modi and his team. No one either in the...
How Technology Is Changing The Self-Storage Industry
The self storage industry has seen consistent growth over the past decade. While many people have storage space in their homes, they often need some extra space. Self storage companies provide that space in local areas. Today, technology is changing the way customers store their items. They are using...
Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse
Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois. Walt soon developed a very early interest in drawing and would spend time doodling and sketching instead of doing school work. His talents were first used in a silent cartoon called Plane Crazy. However, before the cartoon...
