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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan accused Centre of “saffronisation of news” while referring to central government’s decision to appoint ‘Hindustan Samachar’ , which has relation with Sangh Parivar, as the sole news source of Prasar Bharati, which includes Doordarshan and Akashvani. CM Vijayan, in a statement, said that the decision is like “putting a knife in […]

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Two major political players in Kerala– Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF)- have dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the BJP will form the state as a “far-fetched dream”. Addressing BJP workers following the party’s win in the northeast, PM Modi on Thursday said Kerala will also have a […]

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By Arun Srivastava Riding on the back of the regional forces in Meghalaya and Nagaland, the political ecosystem of the BJP has put its entire effort and resources into projecting Narendra Modi as the invincible leader and new face of the New India. The BJP megaphones in the media circuits are also trying to send […]

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On a day when the Congress put up a no-show in Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told the University of Cambridge that Indian democracy is “under pressure and under attack”. “Negotiations are coming under attack. Here you can see the picture taken in front of Parliament, where a bunch of opposition leaders […]

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After the BJP returned to power in Tripura and Nagaland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the results in the northeast showed people’s faith in democracy and also shared the “secret” behind the party’s success. “The results of the northeast are a result of the hard work of BJP workers. These results have so […]

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The BJP ensured continuity in power in the North East, with the ruling front in Tripura romping home with more seats than what is required for a majority, and Nagaland’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and BJP clearly winning the polls. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday expressed […]

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By Alvaro Rodriguez Mexico’s capitalist class is angry with the present President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and they’re resorting to some desperate tactics to defame   him. Recently, they held a multi-party protest featuring a white woman, the mother of the main opposition leader Claudio X. Gonzales (formerly an employee of the U.S. corporation Kimberly […]

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The Congress Tuesday said it was not scared of the agencies and the police “unleashed” by the government against it and will continue to raise questions concerning people’s issues. The party also asserted that its just-concluded plenary session has laid the agenda to take on the BJP along with like-minded parties. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty The political resolution adopted at the three-day Congress plenary at Raipur last week is marked by pragmatism by the party leadership. Whether in dealing with strategy on alliances with the opposition parties, or in formulating the social justice-driven agendas, the leadership has shown both understanding and vision to take on the BJP […]

The post Congress Strategy Adopted At Raipur Plenary For 2024 Lok Sabha Polls Is Pragmatic first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava BJP’s Chanakya Amit Shah has launched an all-out war against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for his audacity to challenge the authority of Narendra Modi and his pledge to ensure his ouster from power in 2024. To achieve his goal while Shah has been reworking on the strategy to reconstruct new form […]

The post Lalu Yadav’s Return Has Given A Major Boost To Grand Alliance In Bihar first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury In Bangladesh, unfortunately, journalism is becoming increasingly risky while a section of the state machinery has started seeing journalists as criminals and journalism as crime. Working journalists in Bangladesh are already in a state of extreme fear following introduction of ‘Digital Security Act’ which has been used as a key […]

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By Ben Chacko A year into the brutal war in Ukraine, we face a choice. We can continue to flood armaments into a deadlocked yet bloody conflict while prices soar and our governments claim there is no money for pay or public services. Or we can recognise that battlefield victory is a chimaera and that […]

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By Arun Srivastava The central leadership of the BJP has been focusing its attention on the north eastern states of the country since then coming into power of the Party in 2014 and in its expansionist efforts, the main vehicle has been the RSS. In the present phase of the assembly polls to the three […]

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“Nobody can scare us, we are fearless” and will continue to protect democratic principles, Congress leader Pawan Khera said on Friday, a day after his arrest and interim bail in connection with an FIR over his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Khera, who reached here to participate in the Congress’ 85th plenary session […]

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By Arun Srivastava The exit of Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) some seven months ago has raised many questions about Indian politics.  It has shattered the hope of the BJP to consolidate the upper caste and backward castes votes in Bihar. Its strategy to marginalise Nitish […]

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By Sushil Kutty Protection of democracy and protection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s standing have become the No.1 priority of India’s growth story, and not necessarily in that order. From the Vice President of India to the External Affairs Minister of India, everyone of any standing has been put on the job. Of course, sycophancy […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty The Congress is holding its three-day plenary session at Raipur beginning February 24. This conclave is going to be crucial for the party in framing its strategy for the coming Lok Sabha elections in April-May 2024 that are barely 13 months away. In the current round of the state assembly elections in […]

The post Congress Needs A Composite Strategy To Take On BJP In 2024 Lok Sabha Polls first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Arun Srivastava At a time when the Indian left has been in a state of stupor and the sympathisers and supporters were looking  for  some impetus, the 11th Congress of the CPI(ML) Liberation  gave  a big boost  to the  left  and democratic  forces  of  the country  to take  on  the BJP unitedly in the […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee Much of BJP’s chances to return with clear majority to Lok Sabha after next year’s national election may depend on how the party fares in eight state assembly elections during this year.  They offer a big test for BJP. Only two of the eight states — Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh — are […]

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By Sushil Kutty If putting an end to Narendra Modi’s rule for the “democratic revival” of India is the Opposition’s goal for 2024, then billionaire George Soros should be kept at a couple of oceans’ length. Soros might come with a certain reputation, but laying India on the mat is a different ballgame, Narendra Modi […]

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Centre of snatching the democratic rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and said the anti-encroachment drive was aimed at diverting attention from “real” issues. Gandhi was speaking at a meeting of party leaders from Jammu and Kashmir here, 52 km from Srinagar, a Congress spokesperson […]

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By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Various Muslim organisations in Kerala have strongly criticized the dialogue the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) had with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) recently. The crux of the Muslim organizations’ argument was that the JIH was attempting to cosy up to the RSS out of fear. They also suspected the JIH of having […]

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By Harihar Swarup About 3,000, registered unrecognized parties exist in India. Most of them are sham entities which rarely take part in any democratic exercise, but misuse legal exemptions offered to them and perpetuate huge scams ranging from tax evasions to money laundering, running into thousand crores of rupees. For instance, there is commercial establishment […]

The post Many Fake Registered Political Parties Indulging In Money Laundering first appeared on IPA Newspack.

A day after the Election Commission’s order on the Shiv Sena tussle, the Eknath Shinde camp on Saturday filed a caveat before the Supreme Court. The camp seeks that no orders shall be passed in case Uddhav Thackeray’s camp files a plea in the top court challenging the Election Commission’s order. The Election Commission of […]

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