-CNN-IBN Kolkata: After Haryana ministers and Khap panchayats, West Bengal Chief Minister mamata banerjee on Monday gave her 'bizarre' reasoning for the increasing rape cases in the country. Mamata said that rape cases are on a rise in the country because men and women interact with each other more freely now. "Earlier if men and women would hold hands, they would get caught by parents and reprimanded but now everything is...
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The recent spate of Haryana rapes shows up the callousness of politicians and law enforcers
-The Times of India The true worth of a modern nation lies in its treatment of women and children. Sadly, India still has a long way to go before it can measure up to such standards. The spate of recent rapes in Haryana of at least 15 women, including dalit teenage girls, has renewed focus on the inefficacy of the law and order machinery. In place of a policy of zero...
More »Centre has not followed legal route for FDI in retail: SC -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India The Supreme Court has said that the UPA govt did not follow the proper legal route while allowing 100% FDI in retail trade. The apex court gave the government time till November 5 to amend the FEMA policy decision as per the legal requirements. The attorney general informed the court that the RBI is pursuing the amendments and the process would be expedited. In September, the government introduced new laws...
More »Effort to save midday meals
-The Telegraph Union minister Kapil Sibal has promised measures to ensure that the Centre’s curbs on cooking-gas subsidy would not derail the midday meal scheme that serves eight crore children in 12 lakh elementary schools. The Telegraph had reported on Wednesday that self-help groups had stopped preparing midday meals in over 50 primary schools in North 24-Parganas since Monday saying they could not afford the cylinders’ new price. Chief minister mamata banerjee had...
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-The Hindustan Times The transformation from street corner protester to elected representative is never an easy one. In the case of some politicians, they never quite get over their penchant for tub-thumping, as we can see to some extent in mamata banerjee. Reading Arvind Kejriwal’s vision document and listening to his utterances, it would be no exaggeration to say that the transformation is going to be very difficult for him. Wearing...
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