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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.What’s Wrong If Rahul Wants Tribal, OBC, Dalit, Muslim Miss India?
By Sushil Kutty Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s call for a caste census and his remarks on caste — not casteist remarks — have sparked “a heated debate” with BJP leaders going for his larynx in a concerted move to silence him on caste census, accusing the LoP of...
Pakistan Seeks Rescheduling Of US$ 12 Billion Debts As Crisis Worsens
By Tirthankar Mitra It is no secret that Pakistan is a debt burdened country. In his previous term Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif publicly acknowledged that even friendly countries look at Pakistan as a country always “begging for money.” His more recent contention is that he has broken the begging...
Amit Shah’s Attack On Congress May Not Help BJP In J&K, Haryana
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India bloc’s political moves in Jammu and Kashmir have utterly upset the Union Minister of Home and BJP leader Amit Shah, especially the seat sharing announcement between the National Conference and the Congress, which prompted him to sharply attack Congress on the politically sensitive issue...
U.S. Fed’s Message Signals The Ushering In Of A Lower Policy Rate Regime
By Anjan Roy The US Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, has given a clear message from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that the American central bank is all set to enter a rate reversal cycle. The Federal Reserve at long last would usher in a regime of lower policy...
Hema Panel Report On Malayalam Film Industry: Cleansing Drive Must
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANTHAPURAM: The release of the Hema Committee report on the problems plaguing the Malayalam film industry has exposed its ugly underbelly. It is a gory tale of sexual exploitation, illegal bans, discrimination, drug and alcohol abuse , wage disparity and in many cases inhuman working conditions....
Modi Has Shown Fine Diplomatic Acumen In Dealing With Zelenskiy
By Sushil Kutty So India is a “big country” with a “big influence” on the Russian economy and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants India and Indians to “change their attitude” towards Russia. For then, there will be peace as Russian President Vladimir Putin will then end the...
Kamala’s Acceptance Speech At Chicago Convention Talks Of Inclusive America
By C.J. Atkins and Mark Gruenberg CHICAGO:-Before a cheering crowd in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, becoming the first woman of color to top a major party ticket in U.S. history. Her speech leaned heavily into defending constitutional...
Prospects Of A Left-Wing Prime Minister In France Brighten After Talks
By Satyaki Chakraborty The prospects of the appointment of left wing Prime Minister in France have brightened after President Emanuel Macron had talks on Friday with the Prime Minister nominees of the New Popular Front and the right wing National Rally. Sources said that the President...
Modi Govt Is Not Acknowledging The Looming Job Crisis
By Harihar Swarup A few weeks ago, the Reserve Bank of India published an article on the economy. The authors claimed that eight crore jobs had been created in India in the last few years and that “there is no job crisis in India”. It was an astounding...
Pornography And Populism Are Linked To Rape Culture And Sexual Violence
By Sagrika Rajora and Aditya Krishna The 77th anniversary of India’s Independence was marked by women taking to the streets, protesting sexual violence and reclaiming the night. Powerful images of protests emerged from across the country. The protests were triggered by the rape and murder of...
Obama’s 2024 Summer Playlist Is Sweet Musical Journey Of Nostalgia
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav If you long for a time when your friends would share their playlists to match your mood, worry not! Former United States President Obama recently unveiled his annual summer playlist with over 40 songs. These songs keep Obama pleasantly engaged even as...
Jobs In Urban India Declined In The First Quarter Of 2024-25
By Dr. Gyan Pathak At a time when Budget 2024-25 is aiming at creating about 3 crore formal jobs, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for the first quarter of the current financial year shows a decline in the employment in urban India. Women workforce suffered even more...
Lateral Entry Into Govt Services Meant Acting Against Reservation
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding back execution of his much-vaunted lateral entry scheme has certainly not come as a surprise. After Lok Sabha electoral reverses, Modi had come to realise that it would not be possible to implement the scheme in the changed political situation, though...
BSNL’s 4G Launch May Take Place Latest By March Next Year
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: For unlisted BSNL, the beleaguered PSU under the administrative control of DoT, the only silver lining is that sections of users in towns and mid-size cities are porting to it from other telecom service providers under TRAI’s Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme as...
Kamala Harris Is Now Front-Runner Against Trump As Poll Fever In U.S. Picks Up
By Sushil Kutty United States Vice President Kamala Harris gave her okay to be the Democratic presidential candidate after praising herself, her mother and briefly her Jamaican father, too, though her husband Douglas Emhoff got the first mention with President Joe Biden a close second. If elected,...
Political Delicacies: Rahul, Kharge Visit Poll-Bound J&K
By Rahil Nora Chopra RAHUL, KHARGE VISIT POLL-BOUND J&K, BOLSTER ALLIANCE WITH NC With the Assembly polls in Jammu & Kashmir approaching, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday, paid a visit to the residence...
Uncertainty In Bangladesh: BNP, Army Differ On Election Timing
By Nitya Chakraborty More than seventeen days after the abdication of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina from power in Bangladesh on August 5 and taking political shelter in India, conflicting trends are visible in the functioning of the interim government headed by Dr. Muhammad Yunus,...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Still Sticking To His Hindutva Agenda
By P Sudhir THE eleventh Independence Day Red Fort address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was his longest so far and it was the most disappointing by his own standards. The bulk of the speech was a litany of achievements of his government beginning from Swachh...
