-PTI Investigative website Cobrapost on Friday alleged that IT companies are misusing social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to artificially boost politicians popularity and malign their rivals, with many firms claiming to be working for BJP and Narendra Modi. The sting, Operation Blue Virus, claims to have exposed about two dozen little known IT firms across the country, which in the garb of providing reputation management services on social...
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UP farmers' protest over cane arrears turns violent -Swati Mathur
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: A day after sugarcane farmer Satyapal Singh killed himself in Bastauli village of Lakhimpur Kheri, around 200 villagers stormed into the compound of Balrampur Sugar Mill's Buleria unit, protesting against the non-payment of cane arrears. The farmers, who said they intended to cremate Singh's body at the gates of the sugar mill, also vandalised the factory compound, looted the canteen and beat up the mill's chief security...
More »Opportunism of pre-poll surveys-Anup Kumar
-The Hoot Survey methodology is good at explaining correlations between past and existing attitudes, but is poor at predicting future behaviour. And surveys can end up making the elections sound like a horse race, says ANUP KUMAR A controversy has been brewing over banning pre-poll surveys in India. The issue is worthy of a serious discussion - especially when it comes to transparency in methodology and the relevance of pre-poll surveys...
More »Why NREGA wage hike is bad news for the economy-Shishir Asthana
-The Business Standard Politics of populism will impact the government's fightback against inflation Mumbai: With the benefits of Food Security Bill failing to kick in, government is back to playing the card which many claim helped it win the previous election. It is looking to make a substantial hike in wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), according to a latest report by Economic times. A panel...
More »BJP red flags 'peace clause' ahead of WTO's Bali meeting -Ravish Tewari
-The Indian Express Barely days ahead of WTO's ministerial meeting at Bali next week, the BJP on Wednesday red flagged government's likely move to agree to a 'peace clause' to shield food guarantee law from the restrictions under the WTO at least for a period of four years. "The peace clause in its current form is not in our interest," Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday....
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