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.Netizens Will Get Free, Fair Internet Access: Government
Indian netizens will continue enjoying free and fair internet access as Government of India approved today principles of net neutrality in the country. According to telecom secretary Aruna Sundarajan stiff penalties will be levied to any deviations or violations of the net neutrality rules. The rules include unrestricted and...
TRAI Revamps Regulations To Control Pesky Calls, Spam Messages
TRAI has once again revamped its regulations on spam messages and pesky calls for the benefit of customers. It has asked the telcos to further ensure commercial communications are only made through registered senders. Releasing a statement Thursday the authority writes, “…a complete overhaul of the regulation had become...
Delhi High Court To Hear Plea Against Aadhaar Over Data Leak
Following a petition filed by a law professor against Aadhaar the Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea and the next hearing is scheduled to be on November 19. Meanwhile, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), body behind the digital ID providing to more than a...
Face Recognition Verification Process Mandatory For New SIM Cards
Indian telcos have been given directed by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to collect a two-factor verification process while issuing new SIM cards to customers and one of the factors must include facial recognition to prevent misuse of Aadhaar authentication. In previous circular UIDAI had asked to ensure...
#METOO In The Court Of Credibility
By Aditya Aamir Tarana Burke, a social activist and community organizer, first began using the term “Me Too” in 2006 on the Myspace social network. Then on October 15, 2017, Hollywood actress Alyssa Milano encouraged spreading the hashtag #MeToo to draw attention to sexual assault and harassment. Milano later...
Fiscal Deficit Target To Compress Capital Expenditure
By K R Sudhaman With global economic situation vulnerable in the face of the US-China war, appreciating dollar and the currency crisis in some of the emerging economies, India needs to be careful in ensuring its macro-economic fundamentals remained strong and stable. The twin deficits of fiscal and current...
Corbyn’s Radical Vision Is Key To Labour Victory
By Richard Burgon Last year’s Labour Party conference was the busiest, best and most optimistic that I’ve ever attended. And this year’s conference promises to be even better, with important debates and votes in the conference itself and a better than ever conference fringe, the fantastic The World Transformed...
A Wave Of Disgust For Modi In Pakistan
DESPARATE FOR AN IMAGE MAKEOVER Aditya Aamir It’s a dull and gloomy day under the overcast sky, the light obfusc and aqueous. It could rain, it would rain. In Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan – ‘IK’ to mesmerized Pakistani youth – is suffering, angry. IK wants retribution for being...
Ayusman Bharat Has Several Pitfalls
By Dr Arun Mitra Like other slogans much expectations have been raised from the highly advertised National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) – the Ayushman Bharat rolled out by the Prime Minister on 23rd September at Ranchi. It is said to be the biggest health insurance scheme in the world....
Bishop In Jail Is Also A First
Sushil Kutty Monday September 24, is a ‘newsful’ day. Sikkim got its first and India its 100th airport. And a sub-jail in Kerala got its first Bishop inmate – Bishop Franco Mulackkal, accused of the serial rape of a nun. It’s sweet retribution for the nun-clan. More so, after...
RSS Has A Bigger Plan For Hindu Rashtra
By Arun Srivastava This is the most dangerous game the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is playing. The façade of RSS moving from the fringe to mainstream Indian nationalism primarily aims at keeping the liberal centrist Hindus and minorities under confusion. The entire exercise of Bhagwat at the RSS meet...
What is Mayawati’s Game plan beyond Chhattisgarh?
By Amulya Ganguli Mayawati may have botched her own chances of being one of the front-runners in the prime ministerial race among the national opposition parties by her self-serving manoeuvres in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. From now on, she will generally be perceived as being in the BJP’s corner...
Rafale Mistery: Why Dassault Picked Up Anil Ambani’s Firm As Partner
By Nantoo Banerjee Last week, India’s defence ministry said “the government has stated earlier and again reiterates that it had no role in the selection of Reliance Defence as the offset partner” of Dassault Aviation. Ironically, the French government too said it had no role in choice of Indian...
One Day Sun Should Run The Earth
By Anjan Roy As we were scurrying across to escape the relentless scorching sun into the cool comforts of the exhibition halls at Greater Noida Exposition Centre, Ms Helena Li was looking around rather wistfully. It was so much of wasted opportunity. She meant the sunshine. Helena Li is...
Social Security Deficit For Indian Workers
By B. Sivaraman The Central Statistics Office (CSO) said on 24 August 2018 that the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) added 1,07,54,348 new members from September 2017 to June 2018.But then the CSO also added that in the same period, 60,40,616 members ceased subscribing to EPF. The pro-government commentators...
Light At Last For Nun Fighting For Justice
By P. Sreekumaran Retribution has caught up with the Jalandhar bishop, Franco Mulakkal, who is facing charges of raping a nun. Shedding inhibitions and fending off pressure, the Kerala police has at last arrested the rape-accused bishop. In the process, a debilitating body blow has been dealt to entrenched...
PMO An Information Jungle With Equally Wild Rules
By K Raveendran Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan claims to have sent a report to the PMO giving details of major bank default candidates, but apparently there was no action taken on it. There are two possible scenarios regarding the report. On perusal of the report Modi may have...
Close Shave But Thank Pm Modi
By Aditya Aamir What do you say if the decision to cancel the UNGA meet with Pakistan is compared with Smriti Irani’s attempt to trample on freedom of expression with her diktat to PIB and mainstream media? In both cases Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to step in as...
