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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.Nitish’s Land Survey: Corruption Allegations From Tejashwi, Manjhi
By Rahil Nora Chopra Political temperature is in Bihar soaring high, as the Revenue and Land Reforms Department of the Nitish Kumar-led government conducts a land survey, covering 45,000 villages across the state. Former Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is trying to draw political capital out of...
Elephant Culling In Zimbabwe Has Posed Many Ethical And Economic Questions
By Tirthankar Mitra Once dubbed a royal sport and then s decision of banning hunting in several countries seems to have rebounded if the decision of Zimbabwean government to cull it’s elephant population is anything to go by. It is in response to a severe draught highlighting the intersection...
Remembering Dramatist Sean O’Casey On The 60th Anniversary Of His Death
By Jenny Farrell NEW YORK: Sean O’Casey was the first English-speaking dramatist of international significance to emerge from the proletariat. His proletarian consciousness made his plays a significant part of Irish and international theatre history, securing their enduring relevance. O’Casey was not only a talented playwright but also a...
India Isolates Itself Completely From BRIC Partners On Israel Occupation Issue
By Nitya Chakraborty What is happening to Indian foreign policy during the third term of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi? Is India a vassal state to the United States in 2024 disconnecting all its political links with the country’s BRICS partners? On September 18, a day after our PM’s...
US Federal Reserves’ Jumbo Cut Is Having Global Impact On Stock Markets
By Anjan Roy September 19 is a big day for financial markets worldwide. The US Federal Reserve has at long last acted how the markets expected it to act. It cut interest rates. This is having global impact and already the stock markets are adjusting, as we have seen...
Largescale Killings Through Pagers Across Lebanon Signal A Big Danger To Humanity
By Sushil Kutty Since Wednesday India’s rightwing YouTubers are having a blast (no pun intended) making reels on pagers exploding on the persons of Hezbollah cadre, killing scores of them and maiming more of them, generally seen as a terror group but cast as an army of self-righteous “freedom...
Remembering Suchitra Mitra, Thespian Of Rabindra Sangeet, On Her Birth Centenary
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: Time and place cease to exist when one hears any Rabindra Sangeet of Suchitra Mitra, even as her birth centenary is being observed. For she was not only an exponent, but also an interpreter of Rabindra Sangeet, which was manifest in her enchanting voice. The...
Why Britain Must Act Against Israel’s Attempts To Ignite Wider War?
By Ben Chacko LONDON: Following Israel’s murderous exploding-pager stunt in Lebanon, Labour’s Emily Thornberry is asking questions every Cabinet minister should answer. It is all very well for the Foreign Office to call for “calm heads and de-escalation” every time Israel bombs or assassinates people in neighbouring countries. Since...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s First 100 Days In Third Term Passed With Little Hoopla
By Sushil Kutty The NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed its first 100 days on September 17 with Modi as third term Prime Minister. How did he fare was the topic of the day, which was also his birthday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 74 on Tuesday...
Renaming Vande Metro To Namo Rapid Rail Not As Innocuous As It Sounds
By K Raveendran Narendra Modi’s administration, since its rise to power, has been actively distancing itself from the tradition of naming state-sponsored initiatives after members of the Nehru-Gandhi family. This practice has long been a hallmark of the Congress era, but the trend of eliminating or renaming these projects...
People In 14 States And Union Territories Earning Below National Average
By Dr. Gyan Pathak People in 14 states and Union Territories of India were earning below the national average in 2023-24. Out of these 9 are larger states and UTs –Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, while 5 are smaller – Manipur,...
North East Students Body Takes Initiative In Breaking Impasse In Manipur
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: The North East Student’s Organisation (NESO) which as a matter of principle sticks to educational and student-related issues, seems poised to stretch a point and initiate reconciliation efforts in strife-torn, hapless Manipur. On September 12 NESO made a modest start to this end by...
In India, The Female Population Bear The Brunt Of Humiliation From Birth Itself
By Krishna Jha The girl was molested barbarically. She has asked to be shot. She hates life, a woman’s life. Even after hours, she is unable to face the horror of reality. She has refused to give the statement …and thus bring back the episode live. That was September...
Widespread Impact Of Bangladesh Political Crisis On National Economy
By Tajul Islam As Bangladesh navigates the current turmoil, the path to economic recovery seems increasingly difficult, requiring prompt and decisive action from the interim government to bring stability and restore confidence among both the public and investors. The political unrest has introduced uncertainty, which is directly affecting economic...
India Needs Stronger Laws To Combat Misinformation In Expanding Digital Economy
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav On September 16, the Adani Group issued a press release to address a false statement circulating about its recent projects in Kenya. The fake press release claimed that the group had threatened Kenyan protestors who were opposing the deal to hand over Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta...
Atishi Will Be Stop-Gap Delhi Chief Minister Till Arvind Kejriwal’s Return After Polls
By Sushil Kutty It is Atishi and it will be Atishi who will be the next Delhi Chief Minister, to succeed Arvind Kejriwal. The ‘Marlena’ surname she dropped in 2019 when contesting the Lok Sabha election from East Delhi. Point to note, however, is Atishi will be Chief Minister...
Jamaat, Engineer Rashid Can Harm NC-Congress Alliance, PDP Candidates
By Sant Kumar Sharma It is nowadays rare to see National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti agreeing on anything. They speak in different voices, often against each other and in stridently condemnatory terms. On the release of Baramullah MP Engineer...
Kerala, Four Other Non-BJP States Demand Fair Share Of Taxes
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a decisive move, a conclave of finance ministers of five states has demanded a fair and equitable division of resources to the States besides a cap on the cesses and surcharges collected by the Union Government. The conclave, organised by the Left Democratic Front...
