Opinion
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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.China Observes Deng Xiaoping’s 120th Birth Anniversary On A Low Key
By Anjan Roy China has just celebrated the 120th birth anniversary of Deng Xiaoping, the man who is the creator of modern China. Mao Zhe Dong had founded the Communist Party of China —ubiquitously the CPC— and swept away centuries of cobwebs in the country. He was the maker...
Supreme Court Increasingly Convinced About Abuse Of Anti-Money Laundering Law
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court’s recent judgments granting bail to Delhi minister Manish Sisodia and others in the Delhi excise and similar cases mark a significant shift in how the judiciary approaches money laundering charges, particularly those pressed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The rulings not only highlight...
Akal Takht Declaring Sad President A Tankhaiya May Reset Punjab Politics
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The Akal Takht’s declaring Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal a ‘tankhaiya’ on August 30 is most likely to reset the Punjab politics in general and Sikh politics in particular. In the tumultuous history of Punjab, this development is significant. Punjab may be...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Takes Control Of Muslim Marriages
By Sushil Kutty Among all Chief Ministers, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is having the most fun. He does what he feels like and Sarma struck a rich vein of support from Assam’s indigenous people when he insisted that he was “CM only of some (people)”. The “some”...
JNPT Faces Delays, Labour Dispute Amid New Infrastructure Initiatives
By Arun Kumar Shrivastav India’s busiest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is grappling with operational challenges that have resulted in long truck queues and delays for cargo. These disruptions are primarily attributed to a berth upgrade project at APM Terminals Mumbai, which has temporarily reduced capacity. The...
CPI(M) Leader EP Jayarajan Relieved Of LDF Convener’s Post
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major political development, senior CPI(M) leader EP Jayarajan has been relieved of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener’s post. The decision to remove EP from the post was taken by the CPI(M) State Secretariat which met on August 30. Neither the LDF nor...
In India-Pakistan Relations, Sharing Of Same Nation And Traditions Count
By Harihar Swarup At Paris games, the Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem clinched the country’s first individual gold medal, which was also its first track-and-field medal. India’s Neeraj Chopra secured a splendid silver in the same game of Javelin throw. Things were fragile for a few hours after the game....
French Left Organising Massive Protests Demanding Immediate Formation Of Govt Under Castets
By Satyaki Chakraborty The political situation in France is in turmoil as the French President Emanuel Macron has still not issued any invitation to the Prime Ministerial candidate of the New National Front (NFP) Lucie Castets to form the new government in France. The NFP a coalition of the...
Kamala Harris Campaign Surge: Shaping The Future Of American Politics
By M A Hossain As the US presidential election approaches, Kamala Harris stands on the brink of making history. With approximately 70 days left in a compressed campaign, Harris is poised not only to become the first woman to ascend to the presidency but also to be the first...
German People Are Talking About The Imminent Danger Of Fascism Once Again
By Victor Grossman The spectre that once haunted West Germany was exorcized some thirty-five years ago as the breach in the Berlin Wall opened the way to reunification. This eradicated the spectre’s spookiest haunting grounds — the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) — and nailed it into what...
Caste Census Finally Included In Parliamentary Committee’s Agenda
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The issue of caste census has finally mounted on the agenda of the Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of OBCs led by the BJP. The party has been rejecting the opposition INDIA bloc’s demand for conducting caste census in the country. It was much to the...
Muslim Collective Demands Tickets For Maharashtra Assembly Polls
By Sushil Kutty Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray can’t escape the noose now. The Muslim community of Maharashtra want from the Maha Vikas Aghadi their “hissedaari” in the Maharashtra Assembly, which will be possible only if Muslims are given their share of tickets to contest the upcoming...
Unilateral Sanctions Imposed By West Are Nothing But Criminal Acts
By Prabhat Patnaik During Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine (why he visited Ukraine at all at the present time remains a mystery), Zelensky asked India not to purchase fuel from Russia in violation of western sanctions, that is, to fall in line with the “unilateral” western sanctions. Let us...
Suspension Of Army Operations In Manipur May Finally Take Effect Soon
By Rabindra Nath Sinha KOLKATA: In recent weeks Manipur has not seen any escalation in the ethnic conflict between the Meiteis and the Kuki-Zo tribal communities that broke out on May 3, 2023 on the issue of tribal status for the majority Meitei community concentrated in the valley. However,...
Hema Committee Report Follow-Up Gathers Momentum
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government headed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has swung into action by initiating steps to implement the Hema Committee report on the problems plaguing the Malayalam film industry. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) consisting of senior women police officers has...
Congress Not To Declare Any CM Candidate In Haryana Before Assembly Polls
By Rahil Nora Chopra Both the Sirsa MP, Kumari Selja, and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala of the Congress Party have expressed their strong desire to contest the assembly election’s from Haryana but state in-charge Deepak Babaria has gone on record to say that no MP will be taken...
Transition To Electric Vehicles As A Part Of Greener Future Has Led To Huge Lithium Extraction
By Tirthankar Mitra Demand for electric vehicle batteries is on the rise as the world shifts towards a greener future. Together with it, the requirement for lithium, a key component in electricity vehicle batteries and renewable energy storage has skyrocketed. A piquant situation has arisen from this elliptical rise...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Is Now Clueless, Losing His Earlier Strong Moorings
By Nitya Chakraborty Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said that a week is too long a time in politics. This was in the context of post-war turmoil in British politics. As regards India, it seems that the post 2024 Lok Sabha elections scenario is changing fast and...
