-The Times of India PM Manmohan Singh described Italy's provocative decision to not send back the two marines accused of killing Kerala fishermen as unacceptable, and the government lodged a "strong protest" with the Italian ambassador and asked for the duo's return. With government coming under attack from the opposition for alleged collusion with Italy, Singh was said to have told a group of Left MPs from Kerala that what Italy did...
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Plan to plug lease loophole-Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph A government panel has recommended mandatory registration of all lease agreements and power of attorney documents to ensure revenue augmentation. At present, only lease agreements for a year and more need to be compulsorily registered. Registration of power of attorney documents is optional. If the proposal is accepted, it will mean that some of the ubiquitous 11-month rent agreements will lose their sheen. Some landlords prefer the 11-month tenure as registration...
More »Centre to lower bar for consensual sex to 16 years
-The Times of India The Union Cabinet is set to clear a bill seeking to replace the post-Nirbhaya case ordinance dealing with crime against women which will reduce the age for consensual sex to 16 and reinstate "rape" as an offence specifically committed against women. The government has resolved differences on the two contentious aspects of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013, bowing to the demands of women's groups who protested against...
More »Pranab’s son to live in father’s long-time official bungalow -Mahendra Kumar Singh
-The Times of India President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee will hold on to 13, Talkatora Road -- the official bungalow of his father which was considered lucky for him. Though Abhijit, a first-timer in parliament, is entitled to a much smaller official accommodation, the House Committee of Lok Sabha conferred a bonanza on him by allotting the Type 7 bungalow. It seems Abhijit believes that 13, Talkatora Road, which had been his...
More »Budgeting out adivasis: Finance minister's package falls far too short of basic needs of tribals -Brinda Karat
-The Times of India It is budget time once again. Far away from the talk of lakhs and crores of rupees echoing from parliament to television studios, a thin adivasi teenage girl stands in a queue at her hostel, her plate in her hand, waiting for her share of the gruel that she is given for lunch every day. Her family depends on the money from the minor forest produce her...
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