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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.Argentina Victory Gives A Big Boost To Left In Latin America
By Nitya Chakraborty Things are finally looking up for the Left in Latin America again. After the victory of Eva Morales in the presidential poll in Bolivia on October 20 following a bitter battle with his rightwing opponents, on October 27 just a week after, the conservative government...
Recurrent Floods Causing Concern In Assam And North East
By Ashis Biswas India urgently needs to work out new agreements with China and Bhutan to save its Northeast region from floods, land erosion and ecological destruction. Policymakers and economists in Assam feel this more strongly than ever, especially after experiencing the most recent spate of devastating floods....
Kanti Lal Bhuria Getting Support For State Congress Presidentship
By L.S. Herdenia BHOPAL: Jhabua Vidhan Sabha by poll is causing serious repercussions in both the BJP and Congress. While in the BJP series of dissenting voices are being raised while analysing causes of defeat, in Congress whispers are being heard about the likely changes because of...
Has a Recalcitrant Rahul Gandhi Shot himself in the Foot?
By Amulya Ganguli Quite unexpectedly, Rahul Gandhi has shown that he cannot be taken seriously. His mournful silence at a time when the Congress has shown faint signs of revival in the Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections is one of the most curious political events of recent years....
Kerala BJP Chief ‘Banished’ To Mizoram As Governor
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The poor performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the five assembly by-elections held in the State has taken a heavy toll on the party. The first casualty has been the party president himself. P S Sreedharan Pillai has been sent...
Maharashtra, Haryana Verdicts Show Limits Of Bjp’s Saffron Stratagem
By Harihar Swarup What is the most significant message of the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly election to the BJP? The message is this: the ongoing economic slowdown is finally starting to show up as a non-trivial electoral determination. BJP’s Haryana performance can be explained by a re-consolidation of...
People Assume Role Of Failed Opposition
By K. Raveendran The assembly election results carry two kinds of messages: one for the incumbent BJP governments in the states that people’s patience is wearing thin; more importantly, there is a national message, which has implications for both the ruling parties as well as the opposition at...
On Celebrating Hundred Years Of AITUC
By Amarjeet Kaur All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), the first Central Trade Union of India founded on October 31, 1920, in Mumbai with unions of various sectors from all over the country is entering into its centenary year on October 31, 2019. The year-long centenary celebrations...
Sangh Parivar Distorting Definition Of Nationhood
By D. Raja With arrogance of power and Machiavellin politics, the RSS-BJP combine is trying to appropriate, nay to misappropriate, India’s glorious past. The latest in this regard is the call for Bharat Ratna for Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The Maharashtra BJP incorporated the demand as part of...
For Labour Party, An Early Election Is Imperative
By Ben Chako The EU’s decision to hold off on a decision on an Article 50 extension until it sees whether British Parliament will vote for a general election in December will prompt a wave of eye-rolling throughout Britain. MPs have had three years to implement the outcome...
