-The Hindu For, interview was telecast after charge sheet was filed in the case The Supreme Court on Friday set ASIde a Delhi High Court order allowing the plea of an accused in the December 16, 2012 Delhi gang rape case to use as evidence a CD containing the interview of the victim's friend. A Bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justices M.Y. Eqbal and Vikramajit Sen had on March 22 stayed...
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Other nations can emulate DBT scheme, says ADB-Ashok Dasgupta
-The Hindu "I think it is a great effort, we are learning a lot from India" Even as India's Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is yet to be fully implemented under its second phase, the government's flagship programme on distribution of entitlements to the poor came in for praise by the ASIan Development Bank (ADB). At a media conference on Saturday on the sidelines of the ADB's ongoing annual meeting at Greater Noida near...
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-The Hindu The economic vulnerabilities that confront households in the current sluggish recovery from the global meltdown are aggravating the fight against child labour, says the International Labour Organisation. Its latest report emphASIses the need for universal coverage of at least a minimum level of social security to help some 215 million working children. Half that number is trapped in the worst forms of child labour - work akin to...
More »Food Bill amendments swept ASIde by political storm
-Deccan Herald In an attempt to send a strong message that it is serious in legislative business, the government on Thursday introduced amendments to the landmark Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha, amid disruptions of proceedings by the Opposition over the killing of Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan and other issues. Food Minister K V Thomas moved amendments to the National Food Security Bill, which was originally introduced in Parliament in December...
More »Panchayats take first steps towards digital empowerment- Anuja
-Live Mint Even as India struggles in efforts to usher in transparency, some panchayats are offering a refreshing contrast Chandana/Jind: Sometime last year, Surendra Singh got a call from a military outpost in Srinagar. The soldier had an urgent inquiry for the 31-year-old sarpanch of Chandana, a village in Haryana's Kaithal district. The man, who hailed from the village, had lost his voter ID card and needed a letter from the...
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