-TheWire.in A report points at how a large number of Muslims feel they are implicated in terrorism cases, Dalits for petty crimes, and Adivasis for being Maoists. Muslim representation in the police force remains abysmally low whereas the community continues to have a disproportionately high representation in prisons, a report brought out by Common Cause and the Lokniti-Programme for Comparative Democracy at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) has...
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Average Assets of 184 Re-Contesting Karnataka MLAs Grew by Rs 17 Crore
-TheWire.in Congress leader Siddarmaiah shows asset growth of Rs 6 crore, while BJP’s CM candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa reports a decline of Rs 1 crore, according to an ADR report. New Delhi: The average assets of the 184 re-contesting MLAs in Karnataka grew by Rs 17.31 crore, up 64%, between 2013 and 2018 from Rs 26.92 crore to Rs 44.24 crore, respectively. In fact, five Congress MLAs among these 184 saw their assets...
More »India Braces for Oil Blowback as Trump Set to Announce Decision on Iran Deal -Noor Mohammad
-TheWire.in If Trump carries out his threat of pulling the US out of the deal and re-imposes sanctions on the Persian Gulf country, oil prices could start soaring, hitting India and other major crude importers hard. New Delhi: The global oil market is waiting with bated breath for US President Donald Trump’s next move on the Iran nuclear deal, expected to be announced on Tuesday, four days ahead of the May 12...
More »Price freeze: on high fuel prices
-The Hindu Abandoning the daily price revision of petrol and diesel sets back an important reform The price of oil has been shooting up for weeks now, with Brent crude oil futures hitting their highest level in more than three years on Monday, at more than $75. But for two weeks now, the state-owned oil companies have kept petrol and diesel prices unchanged. Since April 24, the oil companies have abandoned the...
More »Feeding Hungry Children
-Economic and Political Weekly A diverse diet based on local foods is the best alternative to feed millions of malnourished children. What young children in anganwadi centres should be fed as supplementary nutrition is once again under the scanner arising from a difference of opinion between the Niti Aayog and the Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi. There were news reports last week indicating that the minister has been pushing...
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