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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.A Class Act: How to Help Yourself Look Sophisticated
As summer comes to a close, it’s time to pack away the flip-flops and shorts, and pull out those expensive, polished shoes for an autumn of accomplishments. But you don’t have to stop there. Dressing well is just the starting point. The following tips will help you to appear...
A Life Half Full: Aging With Optimism
As Americans age, one element seems to be key for their mental and physical health: optimism. That’s the finding suggested by a new Humana survey, which asked Americans age 60 and over how they perceive the importance of various wellness traits. Although the survey uncovered many perspectives, the findings...
Food, Fuel, and Finance … The 3Fs of Economics
Nearly half of U.S. high school students say they do not know how to establish good credit and more than one-fourth believe they will be unprepared to manage their finances upon graduation. This is according to recent research that reveals a lack of financial literacy among American youth.But teachers...
Could we reinvent the charm of old cities ?
Bucharest’s history alternated periods of development and decline from the early settlements in antiquity until its consolidation as the national capital of Romania late in the 19th century. First mentioned as the “Citadel of București” in 1459, it became the residence of the famous Wallachian prince Vlad III the Impaler.:23 The Ottomans appointed Greek administrators...
Headache-Free Moving Advice: 3 Steps Closer to a New Home
One summer night a man stood on a low hill overlooking a wide expanse of forest and field. By the full moon hanging low in the west he knew what he might not have known otherwise: that it was near the hour of dawn. A light mist lay along...
Labour Has A Vision Of A Cleaner Britain
By Alan Simpson IF there are seminal moments in politics, Jeremy Corbyn’s speech at the 2018 Labour conference will go down as one of them. This was when the planet took centre stage. From the Kerala floods to the Saddleworth moorland fires and from California to Scandinavia, 2018...
Modi Govt’s Game Of Hide And Seek With Oil Companies
By K Raveendran BJP president Amit Shah’s statement that the decision to cut fuel prices by Rs2.5 shows the sensitivity of the Narendra Modi government towards the country and people is the height of hypocrisy. The claim, which came within hours of the announcement of the price reduction,...
Pervert Bylines Of Past Get Crossed Out
By Sushil Kutty Okay, it’s happening. ‘Whisper networks’ on Whatsapp have come alive. Prominent bylines are suddenly sexual predators. Name and shame, says the woman journalist victim/survivor of alleged sexual misconduct dating back years when the senior journalist was a decade younger. Nobody accusing is saying he was...
A New Chapter In Russia-India Friendship
By Arun Srivastava The signing of the agreement for the purchase of a multi-billion S-400 missile defence system between India and Russia is a historical event, but more than that Russia taking the initiative to iron out differences between India and Pakistan would prove to be a major...
Mayawati Upsets The Assembly Poll Apple Cart
By Harihar Swarup Why BSP supremo Mayawati has backed out from an electoral alliance with the Congress for the coming assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh? Before she emphatically ruled out an electoral tie-up in the two key states, she forged a poll-pact with Congress...
Brazil’s Presidential Election On October 7 Is Crucial
By Emile Schepers Hundreds of thousands of women filled the streets of cities and towns throughout Brazil last Saturday, in massive demonstrations against a possible victory of the extreme right in the upcoming October 7 national elections. The slogan of the demonstrations was “Ele nao,” Portuguese for “not...
Disgusting Politics Over Sabarimala Verdict
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no mistaking it. The Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has lost the political initiative because of its shockingly inept handling of the Supreme Court verdict on the Sabarimala temple. The government’s unseemly hurry to implement the verdict lifting the...
Emerging Farmers’ Movement Throws A Challenge
By Arun Srivastava It is too early to predict the nature and characteristics of the emerging new farmers’ movement in India, but one thing is certain that the coming together of divergent forces and groups would invariably have a major impact on the politics of the country. ...
Modi Govt’s Contract Labour Policy Begins To Backfire
By B. Sivaraman Is it possible to overturn the seven decade old regime of industrial relations in a democracy like India by stealth? Without much debate and by making the existing labour laws irrelevant without passing any new law? Unbelievable but true! This is precisely what the Modi...
Due Process And Diversity Up Against Each Other
By Aditya Aamir Protests in Kerala against the Supreme Court order to do away with restrictions on women wanting to pray at Sabarimala should not surprise anybody. The ‘Ayappan mindset’ of the average Malayali is gender-neutral. Malayali men and women brought up in the Ayyappan tradition think alike....
CPI(M) Politburo Is Opting For Another Historic Blunder
By Nitya Chakraborty The CPI(M) leadership is at crossroads again. The majority of the politburo led by the former general secretary Prakash Karat is putting barriers in the way of an electoral understanding with the anti-BJP forces led by the Congress and in the process obstructing the course...
Tory Conference Shows May’s Dwindling Status
By Tom Hinchcliffe At Conservative Party conference, keynote speeches from senior cabinet members have shown that the Tories have simply run out of things to say. The consistent attacks on Labour and Jeremy Corbyn are so devoid of substance that any actual critique of Labour policy, particularly on...
Amit Shah Plots Third Fronts To Split Anti-BJP Votes
By Rahil Nora Chopra BJP president Amit Shah is leant to be working on a plan to form third fronts in various states to avoid a direct fight between BJP and opposition alliance. His first success probably is the launch of Shivpal Singh Yadav party in Uttar Pradesh....
