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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.Bengal BJP Meet Witnesses Bitter Factional Battle Between Adhikari And Majumdar
By Tirthankar Mitra KOLKATA: What was scheduled to be a brainstorming session of West Bengal BJP on July 17 to locate the lacuna which stands between it and electoral triumph in the state turned into a slugfest. Strong words were voiced which deviated from the party line laid down...
No Subordinate Judiciary Should Be Afraid Of Granting Bail After Hearing
By Bhaskar Upadhyay The subordinate judiciary established by the Constitution plays a crucial role in ensuring justice for all citizens and attaining the main objectives stated in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. The subordinate judiciary is indispensable as the primary fact-finder and essential component in the execution of...
Starmer Government’s First Policy Speech Welcomed By The Trade Unions
By Satyaki Chakraborty The first policy speech of the new Labour Government in Britain given by the King Charles in the Parliament on July 17 was welcomed by the powerful trade unions of the country which were eagerly waiting for the unfolding of the package for building a robust...
Money Bill Challenge In Supreme Court Worsens Vulnerability Of Ruling Party
By K Raveendran If Aadhaar is a money matter, anything can be interpreted to mean anything else. This will be one of the key dilemmas that the seven-member constitutional bench will consider when it begins deliberations on the petitions against the use of money bill route by the Modi...
Meaning Of PM Narendra Modi’s Recomposing India’s Think Tank
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Approval by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the revised composition of India’s official think tank, the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, on July 16, 2024, underscores beginning of a significant phase in the country’s future direction. It also underlines his political compulsions of...
Sathya Shankar Embodies A Person Of Vision And High Perseverance
By Harihar Swarup A seed of an idea is all you need for success. Sathya Shankar K. would know for there is a , tiny seed at the heart of his success story. His life got a kick-start in 1984. At only 18, Shankar had applied for an auto-rickshaw...
Terror Killings In Reasi, Kathua, Doda – What Is Home Minister Doing?
By Sushil Kutty The architect of the abrogation of Article 370 is MIA, say the detractors of Amit Shah, the No.2 in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. Four Indian Army soldiers were killed in a terror attack in Doda on July 16, including an officer, and the Modi-led NDA government...
Modi Government’s New Telecommunications Law Is Anti-People, Unconstitutional
By M.Y. Siddiqui The Telecommunications Act, 2023, enacted by the Parliament without public scrutiny, debates and discussions amidst suspension of about 150 Members of Parliament, is anti-people, undemocratic and unconstitutional. It assaults the Constitution in so many ways. It attacks fundamental rights of the people in terms of their...
Expansion Of War In Gaza And Ukraine Have Dangerous Humanitarian Consequences
By Dr Arun Mitra The missile attack on Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in central Kyiv, Ukraine on July 8 , 2024 by the Russian forces is very disturbing. Since the start of the conflict in Gaza 31 out of 36 hospitals have been damaged or destroyed and over 500 healthcare...
Changing Population By Economic Status Disheartening For India
By Dr. Gyan Pathak India, the largest populated country of the world, has been undergoing significant changes in population distribution by economic status, which need urgent attention of the government. Though extreme poverty has declined by 12.5 per cent and the moderate poor population came down by 5 per...
CPI Leadership Concerned At The Erosion Of Left Votes In Kerala In Lok Sabha Polls
By Satyaki Chakraborty The national council of the Communist Party of India (CPI) had a deeper introspection on the performance of the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at its three day session in New Delhi from July 11 to 14. The party...
The Curious Case Of Donald Trump Choosing J D Vance As His Running Mate
By Sushil Kutty Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has chosen Ohio Senator James David Vance as his running mate. And JD Vance has an Indian connection! Lots of Republicans think JD Vance, born as James Donald Bowman, is the talisman Donald Trump has been waiting for since the Jan...
Trump’s Shooting An Apt Symbol Of A Violent Nation In Deep Crisis
By Ben Chacko The Secret Service did their job and the man who drew first blood from Donald Trump is dead. We will never know for sure what combination of factors pulled his trigger but we do know that they germinated in the corrupt political culture of the imperial...
US Envoy’s Angry Reaction To Modi-Putin Talks Is Undiplomatic, Unwarranted
By Nantoo Banerjee The US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, may have exceeded his brief by issuing a warning to India that the country can’t take its improved relationship with the United States for granted in the context of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin...
PM Narendra Modi’s Claim On Employment Generation Is A Big Lie
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claims made on Saturday, July 13 in Mumbai that around 8 crore new jobs have been created in the country in the last 3-4 years, that these figures have silenced those who spread false narrative about rising unemployment, and that the...
INDIA Bloc’s Sweep In Bypolls Sends Ominous Signal To NDA Before Assembly Polls
By Kalyani Shankar The recent results of by-elections for 13 seats in seven states are essential for understanding what people think of the major political parties. More than a month after the 2024 elections, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a third term, the INDIA bloc’s significant victory in...
Massive Political Fight Awaits Maintenance For Muslim Divorced Women
By Sushil Kutty The stage is decked for a massive political fight. NGO All India Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has taken upon itself the task of using everything in its quiver to compel the Supreme Court to overturn its verdict on maintenance to divorced Muslim women. The board met...
Saturday’s Shooting Has Given A Further Boost To Trump Campaign
By Debabrata Biswas from Boston The narrow escape of the Republican candidate Donald Trump from the gunshot at the campaign meeting in Pennsylvania on Saturday has imparted a more confrontationist dimension to the Presidential elections scheduled on November 5. The shooting incident just on the eve of the four...
