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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.Pakistan’s General Elections Widely Rigged: Sources
It is doubtful to the highest level whether the general elections in Pakistan was fair, if take a look to what the Trump administration is saying. It has not yet confirmed the polls were free and fair. More to this, the State Department didn’t deploy election observers in India’s...
Waiting for Modi’s secret diary ‘written by himself’
By Sushil Kutty Tom Horn was a tracker of renegade Red Indians and cattle rustlers. He had powerful fists and was a marksman of note. Horn wrote his story and the publishers put on the cover the words ‘Written by Himself’. It was quaint. Now, there are lots of...
Five More Years India Will Be Truly Cowed
By Aditya Aamir Vigilantism remains the focus. Talking of the cow vigilante, RSS honcho Indresh Kumar speaks like he owns not only the cow but also the human being, those with Indian citizenship – lock, stock and stomach. He consigns the bovine to the idiot category. That the cow...
Indian Railways A Prisoner Of The Past
By G. Srinivasan Being the world’s largest rail network with 67,368 km of route length spread across the continental-sized country of ours, the Indian Railways (IRs) today is on the threshold of a challenging phase ahead, as it has taken multiple tasks on hand with no matching resources to...
Same Old Political Rhetoric till 2019?
By Amulya Ganguli Indian elections are generally boisterous affairs with the atmosphere of a carnival. However, the chances are that the zing will be absent during the forthcoming state assembly elections and the general election next year. The excitement will be only when the results are announced even if...
S&P Unhappy With Pace Of Indian Banking Reforms
By K. Raveendran Global ratings agency Standard & Poors has expressed disappointment over the pace of reforming the Indian banking sector as part of the programme to address the system’s non-performing assets. The agency noted that although a few initiatives have been announced to reform the sector, very few...
There Are No Cow Vigilante In Rwanda
By Sushil Kutty There is a special kind of Hell for the cow vigilante. It is not a lake of boiling pitch. That is for corrupt politicians. In Dante’s Hell, the cow vigilante is hung from meat-hooks. Roasted on slow fire. Cow Vigilante Fry! Malayali Happymon Jacob tweets that...
Weekly Round-Up of Major Decisions of the Courts in India as also Legal Policy Developments
i. Supreme Court reserves judgment in Section 377 case: After four days of arguments, the Apex Court reserved its judgment on the validity of Section 377, IPC. On the last day, the religious groups, mainly Christian ones, and Suresh Kumar Koushal, who was party in the early proceedings, argued...
Supreme Court Comes Down Heavily On Lynching Crimes
By Amritananda Chakravorty On 21st July early morning, a cattle trader named Rakbar was lynched in Alwar for suspected cow smuggling, more than a year after dairy farmer Pehlu Khan was lynched in the same place. Since lynching has become the ‘new normal’ in ‘New India’, it caused the...
Beyond hug-n-wink: what roadmap for 2019?
By Kalyani Shankar Now that the Narendra Modi government has won the trust vote on Friday, what next? The dramatic ‘hug’ and ‘wink’ of the Congress President Rahul Gandhi while speaking on the no-trust motion on Friday might have become news, but the real question is whether the Opposition...
Plight of poor hindus worse than muslims’
By Arun Srivastava Some Muslim scholars and intellectuals have been expressing concern at the backwardness of Muslim community and their lagging behind in education and employment. Their worry is not unjustified. They ought to raise their voice. But at the same time, instead of pointing fingers at others, they...
Despite Big Fuss, Job Creation Picks Up Under Modi
By K R Sudhaman There is a saying that common sense is nonsense in statistics. To prove this point often a well known example is given. That is: a group of men wanted to cross a river. Before crossing, a statistician in the group calculated the average height of...
Hardening Tasks For An Anti-BJP Alliance
By S. Sethuraman Time for the Congress and regional/state parties to set about seriously on building the much talked of “anti-BJP alliance” at the state and national levels. It could proceed in stages but with necessary speed and determination to maintain momentum and establishing credibility for the alliance and...
Growth Rises In The East, Set To Stay There
By Nantoo Banerjee If automobile sales are regarded globally as the engine of growth, India’s next phase of economic growth is expected to come substantially from the hitherto neglected eastern region. Ask any manufacturer of passenger cars, SUVs, two and three-wheelers in the country, eastern states are substantially adding...
Nail-Shot Leaders Of India, PFFT!
By Sushil Kutty The socio-pathology of the nation stinks. Cow vigilante beat a man half-dead. People inform police. Cops assault the victim! At the spot. In the police station. Finally, taken to hospital, Rakbar Khan is declared “brought dead”. Who is to blame? The state government says not the...
‘Miltablishment’ In Islamabad Conspires Against Free Poll
By Sankar Ray ‘Miltablishment’ breathes down the neck of all parties – major and minor – save the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf with Imran Khan at the helm. The PTI is the only party which has not questioned the impartiality of the polls, scheduled to take place on 25 July to...
Kerala Gets Prime Ministerial Cold Shoulder
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala continues to pay the penalty for rebuffing the ruling BJP’s attempts to dig in its heels in the State. And from the look of things, any change in the hostile attitude of the Modi Government seems unlikely towards the state, considered a bastion of...
Holding Corrupt Guilty Until Proven Innocent
By K Raveendran A remarkable Supreme Court judgment on corruption issued during the course of the week has gone unnoticed. In a verdict that can make prosecution in corruption cases somewhat easier, the court ruled that the acceptance of bribe can be presumed if the accused fails to give...
