-TheWire.in Swaraj Abhiyan founder Prashant Bhushan discusses the Essar tapes and other scams, the role of whistleblowers and his fallout with Arvind Kejriwal. Celebrated lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan has just notched up another victory with the Supreme Court-appointed panel decreeing there was prima facie evidence that former CBI director Ranjit Sinha had attempted to influence the investigation into the coal block allocation scam under the then UPA government. The court’s observation was based...
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Government blames 'ghosts' for farmer suicides in Madhya Pradesh -Suchandana Gupta
-The Times of India BHOPAL: Three persons in Sehore district committed suicide under the influence of `bhoot aur pret (ghosts and spirits)'. This is the official explanation given by the Madhya Pradesh home department on Wednesday in reply to a question raised in the state assembly by Congress MLA from Ichawar constituency Shailendra Patel. Congress had asked for the exact number of suicides that have taken place in Sehore district between January...
More »Transgenders will soon be categorised as 'third gender' -Subodh Ghildiyal
-The Times of India New Delhi: Transgenders will soon be categorised as "third gender" and be eligible for welfare benefits including reservations in jobs and education. They would also be able to choose their gender after undergoing sex-change surgery. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill puts the "third gender" at par with weaker communities like SC/STs and OBCs to end discrimination against them. The Union cabinet approved the legislation piloted by social...
More »Rules framed: Civil servants not allowed to criticise govt on social media -Aloke Tikku
-Hindustan Times Babus will need to be careful what they say, or draw, on social media. The Centre on Tuesday proposed changes to the rulebook to explicitly treat criticism of government policies on social media as a violation of conduct rules. And the threat of disciplinary action for criticising the government is not limited to the written word. It includes caricatures that are uncharitable to the government too. On the other hand, the new...
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-The Hindu The Maharashtra government’s decision to promulgate an ordinance this week to exempt farmers from having to mandatorily sell their fruit and vegetable crop at mandis governed by a 1963 law on marketing farm produce, is a bold and laudable step. That Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has stood his ground against the powerful lobby of middlemen, who shut shop in protest, is even more commendable. The problem with the present...
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