-Press Note by Foundation for Media Professionals (FMP), dated 28 May, 2018 Mr Narendra Modi is perhaps the first Prime Minister of India to have not held a single press conference, four years at a stretch. This could not however have been unrelated to a series of events that raise fresh concerns about media freedom. The concerted online hate campaign against journalist Ms Rana Ayyub, and the circulation of a fake pornographic...
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PM tapped on RTI changes
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The National Campaign for Peoples' Right to Information on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put the proposed amendments to the RTI Act in the public domain in keeping with the government's policy of pre-legislative consultations. The policy, adopted in 2014, mandates that all draft legislation (including subordinate legislation) should be placed in the public domain for 30 days and comments invited from the public. It also requires...
More »87.52 per cent differently-abled candidates cleared CBSE Class 12 result 2018
-IndiaToday.in The CBSE class 12 results 2018 have been declared at the official website and while cbse.nic.in is hanging, cbseresults.nic.in is working and you can check your results there. If we talk about this year's CBSE class 12 result, other than fit students, differently-abled candidates have scored really well. This year, 2914 differently-abled candidates registered for CBSE class 12 results, 2836 candidates appeared for exam and 2482 students cleared the examination. Pass percentage...
More »In Bundelkhand Villages, Women Still Waiting for Ujjwala Yojana Benefits -Khabar Lahariya
-TheWire.in With no cylinders sanctioned, traditional cooking techniques are still used. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the flagship programme under the aegis of the Central government and promoted as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative, is a much celebrated policy. It garnered praise in the WHO pollution report just last month, and a National Geographic documentary – chronicling the impact of the yojana on the lives of four women across India – is...
More »Karnataka: 'Preposterous' says SC to AG's claim on anti-defection law
-National Herald While hearing Congress, JD(S) petitions against decision to invite BJP to form Karnataka govt, SC said it’s preposterous to argue that MLAs before taking oath were not amenable to anti-defection law Early on Thursday, the Supreme Court heard a Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) joint petition asking that the swearing-in of BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa as Karnataka's new Chief Minister be postponed, among other prayers. The joint petition challenged Karnataka...
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