-The Indian Express Murderous mob — 9 states: The Indian Express investigates the circumstances of each death related to child-lifting rumours to find a common plot: helpless police, migrant victims. Bengaluru, Chennai, Dhule, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Raipur, Ranchi: Being an outsider, moving after sunset, taking an unfamiliar road, stopping to ask for directions, even offering a chocolate to a child on the way. This is what led to the killing of 27 people...
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1,092 farmers commit suicides in Maharashtra in 5 months -Priyanka Kakodkar
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Maharashtra has recorded 1,092 farmer suicides till the end of May this year according to official data. This is lower by only 72 cases compared to 2017 despite a loan waiver being declared in the state a year ago. While there has been a marginal dip in the total cases, the arid and deprived Marathwada region has seen a rise in these five months. It has recorded...
More »RTI Reveals Steep Decline in Disbursal of Minority Scholarships Since 2014 -Majid Alam and Adil Bhat
-TheWire.in While the pre-matric and post-matric scholarships recorded staggeringly low numbers of beneficiaries, the merit-cum-means scholarship, which is given to students enrolled in professional courses, was less affected. New Delhi: Recently, at a conference on ‘Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding and Moderation’ in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a speech, “The Government of India is leaving no stone unturned in empowering the Muslim youth. We want them to have the...
More »Why independents fail to make a mark in elections -Jagdeep Chhokar
-Hindustan Times The key to this problem lies in the way political and electoral financing are conducted in this country The stranglehold of political parties on the electoral and political system continues to increase with time. The anti-defection law, passed in 1985, formalised the control of political parties even on Parliament. Despite a large number of candidates on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the candidates with a realistic chance of getting elected...
More »119 of 122 IPS officers fail to clear police academy exam -U Sudhakar Reddy
-The Times of India HYDERABAD: They may be emerging as future police bosses in their respective states, but an overwhelming majority of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the 2016 regular recruit (RR) batch failed to pass the necessary exams they took before graduating from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad. Of the 122 IPS officers, 119 failed in one or more subjects. The batch has a total...
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