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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.Quotas In Beauty Is No Longer A Skin-Deep Affair, And Could Turn Into Decisive Strategy
By K Raveendran The squabble between Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Kiren Rijiju over the lack of representation of backward classes and tribals in beauty pageants has accorded a bit of glamour to the debate surrounding castes. Rahul’s remark, might seem trivial at first glance, but on closer scrutiny,...
BJP’s Attempts In Bengal To Unseat Mamata From Power Backfire
By Arun Srivastava The BJP’s plan to hijack the mass upsurge of the common people in Kolkata, especially women seeking justice for the rape and murder of the young doctor of R G Kar Medical College, has finally failed. The 12 hour bandh in Bengal called by the BJP...
Narendra Modi Is Steadily Losing His Prime Stature As Hindutva Icon To Yogi
By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut is facing greater heat in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly after the BJP pushed her under the bus for talking out of turn on the farmers’ agitation which rankles as one of the most abject U-turns of Prime Minister...
Decoding The Historical Democratic National Convention In Chicago
By Debabrata Biswas from Boston A little over a month ago Democratic Party leadership was gripped with the idea that president Joe Biden might not be the best candidate to represent their party in the Presidential race against Donald Trump, with many dreading what they thought could be a...
Massive Protests Sweep Indonesian Cities As The President Prepares For Transition
By Tirthankar Mitra Dynastic politics have been the bane of many countries in South East Asia. Indonesia is in the throes of political unrest as thousands of protestors have taken to the streets as President Joko Widodo prepares to hand over his reins to his successor, Prabowo Subianto in...
French Left Has A Historic Responsibility To Retain Unity And Expand
By Julian-Nicolas Calfuquir France’s parliamentary elections went better than expected for the Left. While polls predicted victory for Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National, her defeat in the July 7 runoff votes was a relief for the left-wingers who rallied against her. Their Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) alliance took 193...
Clashes Erupt as Kolkata Protests Over Hospital Case
Violence erupted in Kolkata and Howrah on Tuesday as clashes broke out between demonstrators and law enforcement, resulting in numerous injuries. The turmoil was sparked by a planned student-led march towards Nabanna, the Bengal secretariat, protesting the alleged rape and murder case at RG Kar hospital. Protesters, fueled by...
Poor Return From Large Banks Is Driving Away Depositors
By Nantoo Banerjee Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s advice to government-controlled banks to launch special drives to step up deposit mobilization to catch up with the demand for loans may give a wrong impression that the public sector bank (PSB) management does not know the basic principles of banking....
Modi-Shah Duo Sidelined By RSS In Choosing Strategy On Bypolls In Uttar Pradesh
By Arun Srivastava The war of supremacy that has been raging inside the saffron ecosystem, for quite time between the RSS leadership and the Gujarat Lobby led by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, came out for the first time in public domain with Modi-Shah duo withdrawing the list of...
Sunita Kejriwal Emerges As A Prominent Leader Of Aam Aadmi Party
By Kalyani Shankar Whoever thought the low-profile Sunita, wife of Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal, would emerge as an acceptable leader in the Aam Aadmi Party? Her increasing involvement is particularly significant after her husband has been jailed for a liquor scam since March 21 this year.. She has become...
INDIA Bloc In Urgent Need Of Reframing Its Political Strategy In Jharkhand
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Champai Soren’s changing of his political loyalty form Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) to BJP, as it has been reported that he will join BJP on August 30, is certainly a significant development before the Vidhan Sabha election due by the end of this year. BJP...
Action Against Anil Ambani Does Little To Repair Damage To Regulatory Oversight
By K Raveendran Industrialist Anil Ambani has been barred from the securities market for a period of five years for perpetrating what SEBI describes as a ‘fraudulent scheme’ that led to diversion of funds from a group company. SEBI’s move, ostensibly a robust response to alleged fraudulent practices involving...
Indian Industry Ready To Adjust To Any Regime In USA After November Prez Polls
By Subrata Majumder Come November 5, global futurists are scrambling to anticipate how a second term of Trump’s Presidency bode for the world and India. According to the latest opinion poll by New York Times, Kamala Harris has marginal edge over Trump. But, it does not foretell the demise...
Monkey Pox Virus Is Emerging As A Real Threat To Developing And Poor Nations
By Nilanjan Banik Kaala Pani, a web series on Netflix is a gripping tale about the outbreak of a lethal disease and a deadly health epidemic creating an atmosphere of chaos and fear. What makes the storyline more interesting is that it tests the ability of the administration to...
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...
