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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.Centre Notifies Series Of Orders Allowing Price Hike For Thousands Of Drugs
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has published a series of orders on April 1, 2025 allowing hike in essential medicines, other drugs, and medical equipment. Prices of essential drugs have been allowed to increase by 1.74 per cent in 2025, as against 0.005 per...
BJP To Launch Gaon Chalo Yatra For Four Days From April 9 In Madhya Pradesh
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Both BJP and Congress have decided to take several steps to streamline their organization. BJP has decided to launch “Gaon Chalo Basti Chalo Abhiyan (Let us go to villages and communities) from April 9 to April 12. April 6 is Party’s foundation day. On...
Another Kerala Trail-Blazer: Commission For The Elderly
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has, once again, blazed a new trail by deciding to constitute a commission for the elderly, the first of its kind in the country. In a path-breaking initiative, the State Assembly unanimously passed the Kerala State Elderly Commission Bill, 2025 aimed at protecting the...
It’s Time To Cap The Number Of Seats In Lok Sabha
By Nantoo Banerjee If in the United States, the world’s second largest federal democracy, the number of seats in the House of Representatives could remain capped at 435 since 1913, there is no reason to justify the latest delimitation exercise to freshly fix the number of seats and boundaries...
Decoding Major Tasks Of CPI(M) At 24th Party Congress In Madurai On April 2-6
By Nitya Chakraborty The Communist Party of India (Marxist) begins its five day session of 24th Congress on April 2 at Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The 24th congress, held after every three years is expected to frame the road map of the party for the next three years...
Modi Govt Must Act To Prevent Illegal Immigration From India To U.S.
By Kalyani Shankar Illegal immigration from India to the United States is emerging as a significant issue between the two countries. India has one of the highest numbers of illegal immigrants in the US, with an estimated 750,000 people. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two countries have built...
India’s Present Growth Model On The Basis Of GDP Is Imperfect
By Dr. Gyan Pathak UN Geneva’s Beyond Lab’s movement around ‘Beyond GDP’ has many lessons for India, the country whose ruling establishment has recently created a hype around its GDP growth. Quoting the IMF data, the government said India’s economy has reached $4.3 trillion in 2025, which was $2.1...
Stage Set For 24th CPI(M) Party Congress In Madurai
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Madurai City in Tamil Nadu is all set to host the CPI(M)’s 24th Party Congress on Wednesday, April 2. The historic city, which has witnessed many a struggle against casteism and exploitation of the poor and downtrodden, has literally turned red with thousands of party...
Opposition Parties In Kerala Suffer A Stinging Judicial Rebuff
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Another attempt to discredit Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena suffered a major setback when the Kerala High Court rejected pleas by Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan and late RTI activist Girish Babu for a probe against the CM. The duo had sought...
Modi Govt’s Myopic Policy Has Landed Bangladesh Into Lap Of China
By Nitya Chakraborty The inevitable has happened. Narendra Modi government’s myopic policy on handling the interim government of Bangladesh headed by Dr. Muhammad Yunus has led this important neighbour of India into Chinese lap. The Xi Jinping-Yunus meeting held in Beijing on March 28 gave its final seal of...
Trump’s Distaste For Order Does Not Spare Even The Most Respected Institutions
By K Raveendran For all those who prefer order to chaos and method to madness, Donald Trump remains an unending enigma. His entire political career seems to thrive on a disruption strategy that is difficult to anticipate, yet somehow calculated in its unpredictability. In the economic arena, where conventional...
Indian Workforce Lost A Year, ELI Scheme For Decent Job Proved Non-Starter
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Indian workers’ dream of getting decent job in 2024-25 under the Employment Linked Incentive Scheme, which was part of the Prime Minister’s Package for Employment and Skilling has completely shattered, since the Centre failed to even launch the scheme. At the fag end of the...
Sluggish Real Earnings Growth Hitting Consumption By Middle Class
By Krishna Jha No matter what the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation may claim, the fact is India’s economy is falling apart. It is hit directly by incompetence and absence of a coherent strategy of the government. Over the past six months, a significant debate has emerged regarding...
The Stunning Ghibli Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi In Social Media
By Sushil Kutty The Prime Minister’s job is fun. Take a gander at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Studio Ghibli pics. They are everywhere. From Social Media platforms to webpages of sundry outlets. Strangely mesmerizing pics of Prime Minister Modi released by the Government of India in public interest! Solid...
On Its Centenary Year, An Expanded RSS Faced With Dilemmas Within
By Arun Srivastava The deliberations and discourses that took place at the three day Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its highest decision-making body, provides an insight into the social and cultural scepticism that have come to afflict the organisation. RSS claims to be...
Rehabilitation Of Wayanad Disaster Survivors Gets Going
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The rehabilitation of the Wayanad landslide disaster survivors got going at last, overcoming heavy odds and the stubborn refusal of the Union Government to contribute towards its fruition. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who laid the foundation stone for a township for the survivors on Elstone...
Redefining Europe’s Role In Shifting Global Power Equation
By Dr Imran Khalid The winds of uncertainty are sweeping through Europe as the continent grapples with the stark reality of a diminished U.S. commitment to its security. The handling of the Ukraine crisis by the Trump administration has rightly sent shockwaves through European capitals, unearthing a reality that...
Russian President Putin’s Visit To India Has Turned Into A Big Diplomatic Mystery
By Nitya Chakraborty Russian President’s pending visit to India has turned into a big diplomatic mystery as in the last five months since the Kazan summit on October 22 last year when Putin officially confirmed his visit to India in the presence of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
