-Outlook Broadcast Editors' Association (BEA) today decided to set up a three-member fact-finding committee to look into allegations of industrialist and Congress MP Naveen Jindal against the Editor and other functionaries of Zee News channel. The committee, it said, will delve into the aspects of allegations pertaining to ethical lapses, if any and submit its report in two weeks. BAE, which called an emergency meeting of the executive committee, said that since it...
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HC asks CBI to probe mall scam involving Digvijaya Singh
-PTI INDORE: Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has asked Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the Treasure Island scam case here, involving former chief minister Digvijaya Singh, and report back within six months. The order was passed by the division bench of Justices P K Jaisawal and Moolchand Garg on Thursday, said advocate Dr Manohar Dalal, counsel for petitioner Mahesh Garg. According to advocate Dalal, the HC asked the CBI...
More »BEA sets up team to probe Jindal allegations against Zee
-Live Mint JSPL had filed an FIR alleging attempts at extortion by Zee to stop unfavourable coverage The executive committee of the Broadcast Editors Association has agreed to set up a three-member fact-finding committee to look into allegations against Zee News Ltd by the Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL). JSPL, run by Congress MP Jindal, filed a first information report (FIR) with the crime branch of Delhi Police on 2...
More »On World Food Day, UN focuses on agricultural cooperatives to end global hunger
-The United Nations Amid economic crises, climatic shocks, and high and volatile food prices in a world of plenty where nearly 870 million people still go hungry, the United Nations today marked World Food Day by highlighting agricultural cooperatives as vital weapon in the war on poverty and hunger. “Owned by their members, they can generate employment, alleviate poverty, and empower poor and marginalized groups in rural areas, especially women, to drive...
More »Looking for indicators of progress beyond GDP-Kirthi V Rao and Vidya Krishnan
-Live Mint The OECD forum is discussing how to make the aspirations of the common man relevant to policymaking New Delhi: In the face of a deepening economic crisis and social resistance to austerity measures, world leaders are considering a collective experiment to include parameters such as well-being and happiness in national and international statistics. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) World Forum on Measuring Well-being for Development Policy Making being...
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