-The Hindu ‘Organisations did not prepare us for the possibility of work-related harassment' Almost two-thirds of women journalists have experienced intimidation, threats or abuse including sexual harassment in relation to their work, according to the findings of the first global survey on violence and threats against women working in the news media. The findings of the survey come at a time when the editor of a weekly news magazine has been arrested and...
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'No Compromise on Food Security of Poor at WTO Meet'
-Outlook With only four days to go for the WTO meet in Bali, India today asserted that it will not compromise its stance on food security of poor and support to marginal farmers even if subsidy limits are breached. Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, country's chief negotiator at WTO, also said India will engage with WTO members for a positive outcome of Bali meet, but at the same time New Delhi...
More »Farmers begin two-day bandh, normal life disrupted in west Maharashtra-Amruta Byatnal
-The Hindu Pune: The two-day State bandh called by sugarcane farmers in Maharashtra started on a violent note on Thursday, especially in the western part of the State. The farmers, under the leadership of MP Raju Shetty of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS), have been agitating for a higher first advance from the government. The protest, which started on November 15, disrupted normal life as transport services were stopped across west Maharashtra....
More »Saradha scam: Suspended Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh arrested
-The Hindu Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh was arrested on Saturday after the investigating authorities found prima facie evidence against him in connection with the Saradha Ponzi scam. Briefing reporters, Arnab Ghosh, Deputy Commissioner, Detective Department of the Bidhannagar City Police, said: "Prima facie evidence indicates that Kunal Ghosh played an equal part in the conspiracy." The Saradha group, which allegedly duped people of over Rs. 2,300 crore through its various Ponzi...
More »Low growth worries PlanCom on job creation-Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-The Business Standard The issue is likely to figure in its assessment of the 12th Five-Year Plan As it sets about preparing the groundwork for the mid-term appraisal (MTA) of the 12th five-year Plan, the Planning Commission is worried over the impact of slow growth in the first two years of the Plan (2012-13 and 2013-14) on employment and livelihoods. A Planning Commission official said returning to the high-growth trajectory at the...
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