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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.Beyond The Mandate: Bihar’s Structural Fatigue Is The Real Opposition
By R. Suryamurthy Bihar has once again handed power to Nitish Kumar, sending him into the record books with a tenth chief ministerial term. It is an extraordinary political achievement — longevity on a scale unimaginable in most Indian states. Yet as Kumar prepares to take oath, the state...
HAL Tie Up With German HENSOLDT Is A Major Breakthrough In Defence Technology
By Aritra Banerjee The third day of the Dubai Airshow 2025 delivered one of the event’s most consequential announcements: a new defence–industrial partnership between Indian and German state-backed companies, centred on co-developing a LiDAR-based Obstacle Avoidance System (OAS) for Indian military helicopters. The contract between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)...
NDA Has Successfully Exploited Insecurity Over SIR In Bihar Assembly Polls
By Nilotpal Basu The Bihar assembly election is a watershed in the electoral history of our country. Conducted against the backdrop of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) announced on June 25, it laid out a new set of ground rules for adult franchise. The debates in the Constituent Assembly,...
India’s Expanding Digital Infrastructure Triggering Fresh Water Crisis
By Tirthankar Mitra India’s digital infrastructure is growing at a rapid pace. Even as the country is poised to become one of the world’s biggest data centre hubs, the success story conceals an environmental dilemma. A vast facility hosting the servers is powering everything from banking to streaming. But...
Decoding The Great Friedrich Engels On His 205th Birth Anniversary
By Krishna Jha Friedrich Engels was the one without whom Marxism could not have been complete. Born on November 28, 1820in Barmen, in the Rhine province of the Kingdom of Prussia, Engels was inseparable from Marx. His father was a manufacturer. He was forced to leave his studies and...
The World Faces A Deepening Hunger Crisis, Says United Nations Report
By Roger McKenzie LONDON: The world is facing a deepening hunger crisis, the United Nations food agency warned on Tuesday. The World Food Programme (WFP) said funding cuts mean that more than 300 million people will face acute food insecurity next year. In its 2026 Global Outlook report, the...
COP30 So Far Have Some Achievements, But Finance Remains A Sticking Point
By Dr. Gyan Pathak By the Day 9 November 18, the COP30at Belem (Amazonia) under the Brazilian Presidency recorded several achievements, but the two key issues still remain sticking points – financing the climate action, and clear roadmap for phasing out of fossil fuels. We have now three days...
Epstein Files Controversy Has Been Seriously Impacting Trump’s MAGA Base
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: President Donald Trump is confronting the most serious political setback of his second presidency, a reversal that unfolded with unusual speed and left him newly exposed on an issue that has hovered over Washington for years: the unreleased files relating to the late...
Massive Guard Failure Exposes Fragility Of Cyber Defence
By K Raveendran The disruption inflicted by the cyber-security firm and the web-infrastructure provider offers a sobering reminder that even the protectors are vulnerable. On 19 July 2024 CrowdStrike caused an update-related blackout that cost more than US$5.4 billion in aggregated losses. Transport firms, banks and hospitals were immobilised...
Tech Guru Sunder Pichai’s Caution On Ai Investments Must Be Taken Seriously
By Anjan Roy Famed Indian origin tech guru, Sunder Pichai, the supremo of Google has spoken some home truths about the much-hyped potentials of AI (artificial intelligence). He has observed that any collapse of the astronomically high valuation of small Ai start ups could result in a generalised crash...
Digital Leap: Why India’s Advertising Market Is Now Ruled By Digital Media?
By T N Ashok India’s advertising landscape has witnessed a definitive, historic shift: Digital Media has officially overtaken Television as the largest segment for ad spending. Fuelled by an explosion in data consumption and a “mobile-first” consumer base, digital marketing is not just growing—it’s driving the entire marketing ecosystem....
254 Per Cent Growth In Kerala’s Start-Up Ecosystem Is Stunning
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has pulled off yet an astounding achievement by becoming the country’s top start-up friendly State. The State’s start-up system grew by 254 per cent since 2021. This was announced by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan when he inaugurated ReCode Kerala 2025, the development seminar organized...
India’s Gig Workers Need A Foolproof Labour-Sensitive Data Protection Law
By Sophy K.J, Yameena Ahamad The state cabinet of Telangana is proposing to enact the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2025 mandating transparency in the algorithmic management of gig workers. The law would prohibit arbitrary termination, requiring a seven-day notice period before deactivation...
Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment Legalises Military Supremacy
By Tirthankar Mitra Pakistan’s ruling dispensation is dropping even the pretence of a civilian democracy. The country’s 27th constitutional amendment rushed through Parliament and signed by its President, Asif Ali Zardari is a clear pointer to it. The amendment fires a broadside at Pakistan judiciary. It creates a new...
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Acted As A Test Balloon For PM Modi On Death Sentence To Sheikh Hasina
By T N Ashok When Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia on November 17 by a special tribunal in Dhaka, the shock rippled across the region. Yet the most curious reactions came not from Bangladesh—but from India. India’s government, normally swift to comment...
Trump May Agree To Sell F-35 Fighter Jets To Saudi Arabia For Strategic Reasons
By Asad Mirza US President Donald Trump has said he is considering Saudi Arabia’s request to buy F-35 fighter jets, as intelligence officials warn China could gain access to the aircraft’s latest American technology. The sale has also raised Israeli concerns as it will bring the Saudi fighters closer...
Decoding November 26 Terrorist Attack In Mumbai 17 Years Back
By Aritra Banerjee On the evening of November 26, 2008, India’s financial capital, Mumbai, was transformed into a war zone. Ten heavily armed terrorists stormed the city in a series of coordinated assaults that lasted nearly three days, killing 166 people and injuring hundreds more. They struck at iconic...
IUML Moves SC Over SIR; Govt, CPI(M), Congress To Follow Suit
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) and political parties except the BJP hardening their respective positions over the Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of the electoral rolls in Kerala, the stage is set for a protracted political-legal battle over the issue. What has driven the parties...
