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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.Supreme Court Favours Equality Of Religious Practices
By Amritananda Chakravorty After reserving judgment in Section 377 case, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has embarked on the contentious case of challenging the prohibition of the entry of women (from 10 years to 50 years) into the famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, Kerala [Indian Young...
Indian Economy Is Going From Bad To Worse
By Prabhat Patnaik Newspaper headlines over the last few days have highlighted three facts which point to the current abysmal state of the Indian economy. The first relates to inflation, where the June 2018 wholesale price index was 5.77 percent above that of June last year; this is the...
Does Tying a Man to a Jeep’s Bonnet Amount to Lynching?
By Amulya Ganguli The BJP intends to bring a law which will equate stone-pelting with lynching. Although the original idea about a fresh look at mob violence only concerned lynching, the government appears to be thinking of widening its ambit. Hence, a ministerial reference to the stone-pelters in case...
Towards Qayamat, Come What May
By Aditya Aamir Names of 40 lakh of 3.29 crore applicants are missing from the Supreme Court-mandated draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC). The draft was released Monday morning, the first update since 1951. Illegal migration from Bangladesh has been a steady flow. Army chief Gen Bipin...
August 9 Bandh To Be Show Of Dalit Assertion
By Arun Srivastava After the April 2 showdown the dalit community is gearing up for a major face-off with the Narendra Modi government on August 9. The intensity and character of dalit assertion could be gauged from the fact that even the dalit faces of NDA and the Modi...
Mamata Can Act As A Bridge Between Regional Parties And Rahul
By Nitya Chakraborty West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is in the capital for three days to hold series of consultations about the formation of a united opposition front to oust the BJP from power in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. At the Martyr’s Day rally...
Task Force On Imports Comes Too Late, But Welcome
By Nantoo Banerjee To be honest, the government’s newly announced task force, set up under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha to identify various items and policy interventions to reduce dependence on import, should have come much earlier. Since 2015, the economy has been constantly under the pressure...
Modi’s Frequent Visits To Uttar Pradesh Seen As Sign Of Panic
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNOW: Apprehending tough challenge from a united opposition in UP, PM Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah have increased the frequency of their visits to this state. The leadership seems to have realised that Modi needs to spend more time in UP to reach...
Delhi At Risk Of Flood As Yamuna Water Level Crosses Danger Level
Water level of Yamuna in Delhi region has crossed the danger mark and an alert by the state government has been issue of flood. According to Irrigation and Flood Control department of Delhi government people residing in the low-lying areas will be evacuated. A press statement released by East...
In The Shadow Of Nitish’s Good Governance
By Arun Srivastava Bihar used to be notorious for being the most politically violent state, but now sex-related violence has replaced political violence. Probably such violence is not a major crime in the eyes of the Bihar police and the chief minister, which is why every time Nitish Kumar...
Digvijaya Rally A Reminder To Congress Leadership
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: Reports in local newspapers indicate that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is getting massive response during his “Jan Ashrivad Yatra”. In one such picture hundreds of people are listening to Chouhan’s speech despite heavy rains. While the chief minister is getting huge response, his government...
Latin American Left Parties Demand Immediate Release Of Lula
By W.T. Whitney Jr. The conference of Sao Paulo Forum held in Havana from July 15 to17 has called for the immediate release of the hailed former Brazilian president Lula da Silva and resolved to begin a campaign against the political persecution of democratic movement and people’s leaders in...
Oxytocin Ban Would Put Many Patients In Serious Difficulty
By Dr. Arun Mitra The ban on Oxytocin has generated serious debate among the medical professionals because it is an extremely useful drug to control bleeding after child birth. It is also used to induce labour in pregnant women. The drug stimulates contractions of uterus and can be used...
With Imran Khan At Helm, Pak Army Grip Gets Stronger
By Harihar Swarup Whose victory it is in Pakistan’s election—Imran Khan’s or that of the army’s? It is evidently army’s victory. A former cricketer great, Imran has been bowling on a doctored pitch and had the help of the third umpire— Pakistan’s army-ISI combine. According to an Islamabad High...
Imran’s Medina And Yogi’s Ayodhya
By Sushil Kutty Imran Khan feels slighted that the Indian media made him sound and look like a Bollywood villain. He should be glad he was not bracketed with the Bollywood hero. Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor… ‘Hero’ Amitabh Bachchan didn’t click with the audience. His copyright anti-hero...
A Major Victory For Environmentalists In Kerala
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a significant victory for Vayalkkilikal, a collective of residents of Keezhattur village in Kannur district, who had opposed the proposed National Highway bypass through their paddy fields and wetlands. The reprieve came when a study made by a research officer of the Union...
Islamabad Enters Imran Era As Clouds Gather
By Sankar Ray Stupefying poll-pundits, the 65-year-old cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (meaning Pakistan Movement for Justice) has ‘out-Bruce-d Robert Brucc by racing up to the coveted seat of Pakistan premier after a 22-year battle. The first cricketer to be elected as Prime Minister in the history...
One Hundred Years Of Classical Diplomacy
By Anjan Roy The outcome of the meeting of European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker and US President Donald Trump clearly showed that when it comes to diplomacy and maneuvering, old world Europe still has the trump card over the new world United States. Trump had announced in rage...
