-The Telegraph The CPM today described the operation that led to the killing of Kishan as an “achievement’’ on the Trinamul government’s part but added that it was made possible by the administration’s “course correction’’. “The Trinamul government was initially against the deployment of joint forces in Jungle Mahal. That provided a fillip to the Maoists, who gradually began regrouping in various parts of West Midnapore and Purulia,’’ CPM state secretariat member...

-Live Mint Recent reports of the employment and unemployment surveys of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) have confirmed the fear of jobless growth during 2004-2010. This data has led to much debate, but the overwhelming consensus remains that the recent period of high gross domestic product (GDP) growth has not benefited the majority of workers. Although the debate is yet to settle, there have been arguments for looking at the data closely....

The Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry has moved the Cabinet note on the revised Sports Development Bill for inter-ministerial consultations. The Bill seeks to bring about accountability and transparency in the administering of sports. Dissent note The Bill, which has drawn support from various quarters including eminent sportspersons and members of the civil society, is aimed at bringing about efficiency and transparency in the working of the national sports federations and seeks...

After the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter of 2005 — which the State CID (Crime) had found to be “fake” — and the Central Bureau of Investigation concluding that the killing of Sohrabuddin's accomplice, Tulsiram Prajapati, a year later was also a fake encounter, the Ishrat Jahan murder case will add further embarrassment to the Narendra Modi government in the State. For the moment, the key issue is who will investigate the murder...

-IANS Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Thursday defended Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju for initiating a debate on whether to have a regulatory body and asked self-regulatory bodies in the broadcast sector to expand their membership so that they become more effective. Soni also urged advertisers not to create ads which offended the sensibilities of viewers. Increasing the membership of self-regulatory bodies would ensure the proactive and...