-Frontline.in Senior advocate Rebecca Mammen John on how the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the National Investigation Agency are being “weaponised” against Indians who hold a different viewpoint from the government. Rebecca Mammen John, Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India, believes that a larger public debate, along with consistent judicial interventions, is the need of the hour if the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is to be removed from...
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Covid-19 lockdowns return, with a change: migrants are now mostly single, male -Karishma Mehrotra
-The Indian Express While there is no such official nationwide data, experts note that the migration back to workplaces since the end of the FIRst lockdown has been increasingly single, male migration, leaving families behind. Ranchi: In February this year, Md Shabbir Ansari travelled with his family back home to Giridih, Jharkhand, and after dropping them, returned to Delhi to look for work. FIRed from his job repairing cars in Ghaziabad, Ansari...
More »During COVID-19 pandemic, India’s debt to GDP ratio increased from 74% to 90%, says IMF
-PTI/ The Hindu In 2020, fiscal policy also contributed to mitigate falling economic activity and employment. India’s debt to GDP ratio increased from 74% to 90% during the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has said, noting that it expects this to drop down to 80% as a result of the country’s economic recovery. Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director, IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department told reporters at a news conference here on Wednesday, “In the...
More »Should the government open up Covid-19 vaccinations for all? -Vijayta Lalwani & Arunabh Saikia
-Scroll.in States like Maharashtra and Delhi have requested the Centre to remove the age limit for immunisation. India is currently in its third phase of Covid-19 vaccination where those above 45 years are eligible to get the shots. Public and private hospitals have administered over eight crore doses with most of them accounting for the FIRst dose. But this phase has coincided with the second wave of Covid-19 infections. Three months after it rolled...
More »Individual liberty cannot be taken away without proper application of mind, says Allahabad HC -Kaunain Sheriff M
-The Indian Express The Indian Express tracks how the National Security Act (NSA) is being abused in Uttar Pradesh over the last two years. * District Magistrate passed orders in a mechanical manner, in some cases merely on the basis of police reports. * The procedural safeguard of effective representation for those detained was seriously infringed. * Individual liberty guaranteed by the Constitution cannot be taken away without proper application of mind. THESE ARE some...
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