‘Independence of judiciary and right to free speech are of great value' A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will decide the conflict between the right of citizens to obtain information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and the right to immunity enjoyed by the judiciary not to disclose information pertaining to appointment of judges. A Bench comprising Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar on Friday referred to the...
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LF, Oppn unite to resist land acquisition
Land set to be acquired for a proposed BSF camp have united ruling Left Front partners CPI(M) and RSP besides the Opposition Trinamool and Congress to resist the move at Mahabari in South Dinajpur district. The parties have formed a ‘Krishi Jomi Raksha Committee’ (Save Agricultural Land Committee) to oppose the acquisition of 300 bighas for the proposed camp, CPI(M) district secretariat member Goutam Goswami said on Monday. “If the land was...
More »It's up to Manmohan to decide on MNREGS wage hike: Joshi
Union Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi on Friday maintained that the Centre was set to increase the wage rate paid under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), but it was for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to address the issues raised by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Dr. Joshi said it was not for him to react to the recommendation made to Dr. Singh by Ms. Gandhi — in her...
More »Centre agrees to high-level monitoring panel in Chhattisgarh case by J Venkatesan
“Schools and hostels now being occupied by security forces must be vacated” Supreme Court orders police protection to one of the petitioners With the petitioners in the ongoing PIL case on Salwa Judum asking for the formation of a high-level committee to oversee the rehabilitation of displaced persons in Chhattisgarh and deal with criminal matters arising from the activities of the state-sponsored anti-Naxal movement, the Centre, through the Solicitor-General, on Thursday told...
More »Obama Visit and Indian Agriculture: Profit Surge for American MNCs and Peril for Indian Farmers! by Vijoo Krishnan
A lot has been said and written about the visit of Barack Obama, the President of USA to India. The corporate media was in the usual over-enthusiastic drive to bring to its readers and viewers all minute details about his visit from where he stayed and what he ate to how many warships, planes and cars accompanied him and how a whopping $200 million was spent per day for the...
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