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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.Marad Flats Issue: A Terrible Tragedy In The Making
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A terrible tragedy is in the making at Marad, a non-descript town in Ernakulam district of Kerala. The tragedy is unfolding following the Supreme Court verdict ordering demolition of four apartments comprising over 350 flats, built in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone rules,...
Boris Johnson Wants To Curb Labour Rights Through His Brexit
By John Wojcik Britain’s version of Donald Trump, right-wing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was handed a major defeat Monday when his second try at calling an election to solve the Brexit mess was rebuffed. Labor and left forces in Britain say his call for a “snap election”...
Russia’s Soyuz Rocket To Launch India’s Earth Imaging Satellite In 2020
The Russian space agency has signed an agreement with India to launch an Indian earth imaging satellite. Recently, space collaboration has become high on the agenda of India and Russia. An agreement has been signed by Russia’s GK Launch Services, an operator of Soyuz-2 commercial launches from Russian...
Even-Handed Judiciary Remains A Far Cry
By K Raveendran A Supreme Court bench, hearing the VVIP chopper deal black money case, was reportedly furious with the attempts by the defendant’s lawyer to delay the proceedings, saying ‘justice cannot be bought or delayed’. “…Justice cannot be delayed like this,” a bench of justices Arun...
From Inspector Raj To Jungle Raj
By B. Sivaraman It is really between a devil and the deep sea kind of situation for the trade union movement. Labour inspectorates were the most corrupt outfits. In major industrial centres, the labour inspectors promptly visit the industries once in every six months only to take a...
NRC In Assam Is Not Against The Principles Of Constitution
By Sagarneel Sinha Ever since the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published in Assam, where more than 19 lakh people were excluded, there have been criticisms against it. Particularly, NRC has been labelled as an “exercise against the Muslim community by the Modi government”...
Learning Lessons From The Victory Of Leftist Students Of JNU
By Arun Srivastava Candidates of Left Unity Alliance have swept JNU Students Union elections. The alliance has won all the four key central posts for the JNUSU polls. Though officially the results will be declared on September 17 following court order, the verdict is already known to all...
Congress Narrows Down On Delhi Unit President
By Rahil Nora Chopra Congress President Sonia Gandhi is regularly meeting with senior Delhi Congress leaders and workers over the past few weeks in order to fill the president’s post in the Delhi unit of the party, which fell vacant after Sheila Dikshit’s demise. All India Congress Committee...
Portugal’s Avante! Festival Combines Culture With Politics
By Chauncey K. Robinson AMORA, Portugal—Hundreds of thousands gathered this past weekend for a three-day extravaganza of culture and revolutionary politics in the Lisbon suburb of Amora. While the annual Avante! Festival (Festa do Avante!) has a musical lineup that could rival the profit-driven Coachella, the jamboree was...
India Set To Carry Out Biggest War Games Near China Border
NEW DELHI: India is set to launch its biggest war games in disputed Arunachal Pradesh, near the Chinese border. The exercise, involving around 15,000 soldiers, including air force personnel, is most likely to coincide with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India in October for bilateral dialogue on...
