-Live Mint The NCPRI has also suggested a list of amendments to the Bill, including a clearer definition of victimization The activist group National CAMPAign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) has demanded that the Whistleblowers Protection Bill, 2011, be discussed and approved by Parliament in the budget session that resumes on Monday. The NCPRI has also suggested a list of amendments to the Bill, including a clearer definition of victimization, protection...
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Pedestrians account for 58% of accident deaths-Ateeq Shaikh
-DNA Mumbai: If you are one of those who cross the road when the green signal is on, then its time you stop. A study conducted by Mumbai traffic department has revealed that majority of those who die on Mumbai's roads are pedestrians. The study was conducted between 2008 and 2012. "Pedestrians' account for majority of the deaths on Mumbai's roads. This is followed by bikers," said Vivek Phansalkar, joint commissioner of police...
More »U.K. MPs vote against anti-caste legislation-Hasan Suroor
-The Hindu United Kingdom: Britain's Dalit immigrants on Wednesday suffered a setback in their long-standing CAMPAign for an anti-caste legislation when the House of Commons rejected a motion to amend the Equality Act to ban discrimination on the basis of caste. Had the proposal gone through, it would have provided for discrimination on the basis of caste to be treated on par with racial discrimination. It was defeated by motion 307 to...
More »Congress attempts to recapture tribal votes with 3-tier remuneration scheme
-The Times of India After the job guarantee scheme played a crucial role in UPA's reelection, the government is working on a plan to reach out to 100 million tribals to ensure remuneration for minor forest produce. The government will unveil an ambitious initiative by June, after the Cabinet clears the policy. The plan is to have a mechanism to fix the minimum support price for a list of 10-15 non-timber forest...
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-The Hindu The dark cloud of 1984 still hangs low over senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, but despite a judicial inquiry's findings against him in 2005, no credible prosecution of the former minister has been launched to date for his alleged role in instigating the anti-Sikh massacres that took the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent persons in the aftermath of the assassination of Indira Gandhi. The Central Bureau of Investigation...
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