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.Vasundhara Faces A Dilemma Over Yatra
By Rahil Nora Chopra Vasundhara Raje’s statewide yatra was greeted with black flags and stones when it reached Jodhpur. Upset by the reception from the people of Jodhpur, the chief minister broke the yatra citing the death of Atal Behari Vajpayee. But the next phase of the yatra...
‘We-Won’t-Learn’ Tribe Makes A Come Back In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The heart-warming unity shown by both the government and the opposition in getting the Kerala Assembly to pass a unanimous resolution promising unflinching support for rehabilitation on a war footing in the wake of the state’s devastating floods came as a breath of...
It Is Game-Changing Moment In American Politics Now
By Chauncey K. Robinson History continues to be made across the United States of America as an unprecedented number of women of color, particularly Black women, are running for and winning public office. Ayanna Pressley has added her story to this game-changing moment in time, with her victory...
Attacks, Counter Attacks Vitiate MP Politics
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: From the manner in which incidents of political nature are being reported from various areas of Madhya Pradesh there is every reason to apprehend that November Vidhan Sabha elections may not be entirely peaceful affair. Things are taking such a serious turn that...
Left May Collaborate With RJD In Bihar In Lok Sabha Poll
By Arun Srivastava Even a motley alliance of RJD and Congress is sufficient to wreck the electoral prospect of the JD(U) chief and chief executive of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, the person who barely a year back was perceived and projected as the political face of the anti-BJP...
Supreme Court Go-Ahead For Gay To Go Gaga
By Aditya Aamir By the time laws are placed, excised and strengthened to satisfy every minority group in the assembly line, it will be the end of humankind. The LGBTIQ community has been fortunate gaining acceptance in most parts of the world and now in India, too, with...
Brazilian Left Nominates Haddad As Presidential Candidate
By Emile Schepers On Saturday, September 1, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Brazil voted six to one that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the presidential candidate of the Workers’ Party (Partido do Trabalho) in the October elections this year, must be barred from running because...
Ok, Dalit Let It Continue To Be
By Aditya Aamir The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is only the messenger boy. The order to media to stop using ‘Dalit’ for people categorized as Scheduled Castes came from a high court. The British had coined ‘Scheduled Castes’ in 1935 to sum up a bunch of humankind...
Rising Petroleum Prices Test People’s Patience
By Anjan Roy The country’s patience is being tried by the rising price of petroleum and diesel. As the prices are scaling higher, the one question almost on every lip is: what is the government doing? Can’t the price be brought down? The rising prices are being encashed...
Unhealthy Signs In Health Sector Cry For Action
By G. Srinivasan If health is wealth, are we spending sufficiently to maintain the basic health needs of millions of our citizens in the world’s fifth biggest economy as our politicos make braggadocio with little qualms? In his Independence day speech delivered with fervent zest Prime Minister Narendra...
Akhilesh Suspects BJP Behind Shivpal’s New Party
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav is facing threat from uncle Shivpal Yadav, who is now working to cause a split in the crucial Yadav and Muslim votes ahead of the crucial 2019 general elections. Akhilesh Yadav, who has said he is willing...
Unusual Spurt In Fuel Prices Cause For Concern
By K R Sudhaman The unusual spurt in diesel and petrol prices as a result of deadly cocktail of surging global oil prices and falling rupee value signals danger to the economy, now on the path to recovery clocking 8 per cent GDP in the first quarter of...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
Inclusion of 10% names in NRC may be re-verified – The Supreme Court has asked the State Coordinator of NRC to submit a comprehensive report indicating the feasibility including the time taken and the advantages/disadvantages that amy accrue if the aforesaid modifications/change of legacy documents is permitted.Accordingly, the date...
Supreme Court Has To Uphold Rule Of Law On September 6
By Amritananda Chakravorty The last one week witnessed tumultuous events pertaining to the state of democracy and the exercise of freedom of expression in this country. On 28th August, 2018, a team of Pune police conducted coordinated raids in almost seven states, and raided the houses and offices...
Higher Education Overhaul Needs More Thought
By Kalyani Shankar India celebrates September 5 as ‘Teacher’s Day’ every year remembering late philosopher-teacher President Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. The country honours best teachers on this day. This year too the best teacher awards have been announced but for the first time, the scheme has been totally changed to...
London Professor Predicts 2019 Modi Exit
By Aditya Aamir The Bharatiya Janata Party may lose power in 2019. If not there will be a different Prime Minister at the helm. BJP’s allies in the NDA are likely to ask for their pound of flesh and that could be Narendra Modi’s head on a...
Opposition Prospects For 2019 Lok Sabha Poll Against BJP Bright
By Nitya Chakraborty The results of the local bodies elections in Karnataka officially declared on September 3 have shown that the Congress is in a formidable position in the semi urban areas of the state as the leading party as against the BJP and with JD(S) alliance for...
A Letter to Indian PM With Love From Naya Pakistan
Dear Mr. Narendra Modi Sahab, Greetings We in Pakistan really appreciate the highly positive gesture of your telephonic call to our Prime Minister to congratulate him on his elections victory and the even bigger gesture of writing a very friendly letter, expressing very positive and warm sentiments in a...
