The Centre is preparing to water down the Official Secrets Act, 1923, a pre-colonial tool against spying that successive governments are accused of taking cover under when faced with questions of corruption. Amendments are being worked out after several ministries, including that of defence, responded to a note circulated by the home ministry in August, sources said. The Prime Minister today said the RTI Act is being “more extensively and effectively” used...
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Kudankulam protests continue, entry points to plant blocked
-IANS Activists continued to protest outside Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Friday, preventing employees of the plant from going inside to work. For the past six days, 106 people have been on fast demanding scrapping of the nuclear power project. The relay fast is being held at Idinthakarai village near Kudankulam in the district, around 650 km from here. Villagers have surrounded all the entry points to KNPP. Around 25 employees, forming...
More »Strike at Maruti's Manesar unit enters sixth day
-PTI The ongoing strike at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant entered its sixth day today, with no production taking place at the unit, as workers continue to demand that the management take back all suspended and casual employees. The strike by workers at Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd (SPIL) and Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) in support of their colleagues at Maruti Suzuki India's (MSI) Manesar plant has worsened the situation. "The plant is...
More »NREGA workers protest against Punjab govt.
-Day and Night News In Mohali, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act contract workers staged a protest against the indifferent attitude of the Punjab government and denial of justice to the employees. Up in arms against the Punjab government, scores of contract workers of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on Tuesday assembled in front of the office of the Rural Development and Panchayat Welfare in Mohali and lodged their...
More »Is the Planning Commission out of touch with reality, or are we not listening? by Arun Maira
What has changed since the economic reforms began? Many things. No waiting for years for a telephone connection, now cell phones with everyone. From three makes of cars with wind-down windows to dozens of makes, all air-conditioned. From one domestic airline, government owned and for the rich, to many private carriers for the middle class too. What has also changed is the knocking on the window. There are many more rich people...
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