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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.Collegium Moves to Fill High Court Chief Justice Vacancies
The Supreme Court Collegium has proposed three appointments to fill the Chief Justice posts for Patna, Meghalaya and Manipur High Courts. Led by Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai, the collegium has forwarded names to the Union government after evaluating seniority, judicial record and administrative capability. Justice P....
From Nepal To France And Now Political Assassination In US—The Globe Is Burning
By Sushil Kutty Nepal burned and continues to simmer. Next, France is in turmoil. French citizens have invaded streets and roads blocking all that stands in their way, from roads and buildings and commercial establishments. The agitators are calling it ‘Block #verything Movement’, which is not only telling, prophetic...
CPI’s Clarion Call To Defend Democracy In Danger
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has made a strong pitch for defending democracy under attack in the country and strengthening the communist movement. The clarion call for realizing the twin objective was given by CPI general secretary D. Raja while inaugurating the delegates’ conference...
Labour Party To Form Government Again In Norway Emerging As The Largest Block
By Satyaki Chakraborty Norway rebuffed the surge of the far right political parties in European countries in the September 8 general elections by placing trust in the incumbent Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store whose Labour Party emerged again as the largest single political party with 48 seats in the...
Time For Every Indian To Stand In Solidarity With The People Of Palestine
By P. Sudhir Gaza is at a flashpoint – a moment of reckoning when history convulses for the Palestinian people, yet equally charged with the potential to transform, to dismantle a genocidal settler state that wages an incessant campaign of racist violence and destruction. Nothing perhaps underlines this moment...
Narendra Modi Is Wrong – Mohan Bhagwat Did Not Work For Social Harmony
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s piece on Mohan Bhagwat released in all national newspapers on September 11 on the occasion of RSS supremo’s 75th birthday ought not to be construed as his praise or eulogy for the RSS chief. It is sheer a manifestation of his surrender...
Unorganised Sectors May Not Get Full Monetary Benefits From GST 2.0
By Krishna Jha India is a country where poverty is the most normal experience, no one is free from it except a few. Beginning from the day a child is born, hunger starts haunting it. Most of the days of life are spent in the grim shadows of a...
Kamala Harris Breaks With Joe Biden To Chart A New Democratic Path
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s forthcoming memoir “107 Days” represents more than just a post-campaign reflection—it signals a calculated political repositioning that could reshape Democratic leadership dynamics ahead of the 2028 presidential race. Her pointed criticism of Joe Biden’s reelection decision-making process...
Europe’s Theatre Of War Is Expanding As Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones
By Anjan Roy With every day, peace in Europe is receding and fears of a serious war breaking out nearing. On the eve of First World War, Earl Grey, then foreign secretary of Britain, had mourned with prophetic words: “Lights are being put out all over Europe. We might...
Mayawati Mobilising Workers For A Massive Show Of Strength On October 9
By Pradeep Kapoor LUCKNIW:BSP national President of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Mayawati is mobilising party workers to organise massive show of strength at state capital Lucknow on October 9 on the occasion of death anniversary of the founder of the party and dalit thinker Kanshiram. Mayawati has realised unless...
US Senator Accuses Trump Policy of Undoing US-India Strained Ties
A US Senator has sharply criticised the Trump administration for “threatening” India over its oil imports from Russia, declaring that the friendship built over decades with New Delhi and Prime Minister Modi has been undone in just months. Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, ranking member of the...
In Nepal, It Is The Total Revolution By Generation Z Against Old Order
By Nitya Chakraborty The two day uprising in Nepal on September 8 and 9 resulting in the ouster of the KPS Oli government following the attacks and burning of the Parliament Building, Supreme Court and the official and private residences of the present and former powerful ministers, was an...
Weakening Economies, Rising Risks Add To Gold’s Safe Haven Allure
By K Raveendran Gold set another all-time high on Tuesday, scaling past its previous peak in both international and domestic markets as a confluence of macroeconomic factors, investor psychology, and geopolitical risks continue to create the perfect storm for a historic rally. Globally, the precious metal surged beyond the...
Pact For The Future Requires Fundamental Shift For Course Correction
By Dr. Gyan Pathak World needs a course correction for which a fundamental shift is required, since global military expenditure has been rising fast while sustainable development goals (SDGs) are faltering with too big a financial gap. Global insecurity intensifies, geopolitical rivalries deepen, and global military spending surged to...
Democratic Party’s Win In Virginia Gives A Big Jolt To Donald Trump And MAGA Lobby
By T N Ashok NEW YORK: James Walkinshaw’s decisive victory in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District Tuesday night wasn’t just another predictable Democratic hold—it was a strategic chess move in a House of Representatives so narrowly divided that a handful of seats could determine whether Republicans can govern or Democrats...
Zohran Mamdani, New York Mayor Finalist Takes Up Bernie Sanders’s Torch
By Nick French NEW YORK: On Saturday, a modest crowd braved on-and-off thunderstorms to pack Brooklyn College’s 2,400-capacity Claire Tow Theater for the latest stop on Bernie Sanders’s “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. The town hall was far from the biggest stop on the tour, which drew tens of thousands to...
Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi Retracting From His SCO Commitment One Week Back?
By Nitya Chakraborty Is the Prime Minister Narendra Modi retracting from his commitment to the SCO declaration issued on September 1 and the BRICS statement of July 6 this year to send some sort of signals to US President Donald Trump about restoring reciprocity in the India-US relations? The...
Nepal Uprising Is On The Pattern Of Youth Revolt In Sri Lanka And Bangladesh
By Sushil Kutty It happened like it was going to happen. Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned Tuesday afternoon. Oli called an all-party meeting for the evening but had to succumb to pressure. Both his homes, private and government, had felt the torch and it was getting very...
