-PTI/ The Telegraph Muslim scrap dealer forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' at Madhya Pradesh village, and Muslim food seller attacked in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh on the same day One Muslim trader was coerced into chanting “Jai Shri Ram” while another was attacked for naming his food stall after a Hindu god. Two men have been arrested on the charge of forcing a Muslim scrap dealer to chant “Jai Shri Ram” at a...
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Towards a more humane police force -RK Vij
-The Hindu Efforts are on to improve the human rights protection regime in police stations Earlier this month, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana expressed concern at the degree of human rights violations in police stations in the country. He said that “the threat to human rights and bodily integrity is the highest in police stations”. He also said that “in spite of constitutional declarations and guarantees, lack of effective legal representation...
More »Oil palm plan for northeast, Andamans a recipe for disaster, say activists -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Environmental experts and politicians raise concern over Centre’s proposal. Given the widespread destruction of rainforests and native biodiversity caused by oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia, environmental experts and politicians are warning that the Centre’s move to promote their cultivation in India’s northeastern States and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be disastrous. Other concerns include the impact on community ownership of tribal lands, as well as the fact that...
More »India Inc. not sanguine about growth
-The Hindu Heads of industry do not share the optimism of the government and RBI, shows CII poll of CEOs. Indian industry does not seem to share the government and the Reserve Bank of India’s optimism about this year’s growth prospects, according to a poll of CEOs conducted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Nearly two-thirds of CEOs of large corporates polled by CII at its national council meeting earlier this month...
More »Why is Madras High Court questioning the ‘one man, one vote’ principle for India’s Parliament? -Shoaib Daniyal
-Scroll.in The court's comments presage the delimitation of Parliamentary seats based on population due in 2026. Should every citizen’s vote possess equal weightage when it comes to having a voice in government? The answer in homogenous, unitary states – such as those found in Europe – is simple: yes. The question, however, becomes far more intractable when one is dealing with a large federation. And it becomes especially complicated if that federation is...
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