#Labour | Nearly 400 workers were summarily fired from the Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, and only 150 reinstated despite the court ordering that they all be given their jobs back, writes Vertika Mani and Sidharth Singh.
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Why Sanitation Workers at This Delhi Hospital Have Been Protesting for a Year
Nearly 400 workers were summarily fired from the Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, and only 150 reinstated despite the court ordering that they all be given their jobs back.
Sachin Pilot takes a bold stand against his own party's government.
Pilot issues a 15-day ultimatum to the current #Rajasthan government, led by Ashok Gehlot.
@aliyaqut delves into the political developments in the state. #Watch: https://t.co/KtuJIaWX5Q
Pilot issues a 15-day ultimatum to the current #Rajasthan government, led by Ashok Gehlot.
@aliyaqut delves into the political developments in the state. #Watch: https://t.co/KtuJIaWX5Q
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Will Sachin Pilot Disrupt Congress' Game in Rajasthan?
In this video, we delve into the political developments in Rajasthan as Sachin Pilot, a prominent Congress leader, takes a bold stand against his own party's government. Pilot issues a 15-day ultimatum to the current Rajasthan government, led by Ashok Gehlot.…
#CasteCensus | Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Karol on May 17, recused himself from hearing a plea filed by the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government challenging a controversial Patna high court order which stayed the caste survey that began in January.
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Supreme Court Judge Sanjay Karol Recuses From Hearing Bihar Caste Census Matter
Justice Sanjay Karol, who was with the Patna high court, said before recusing that he was involved in some of the earlier litigation on this matter. The CJI will decide which bench will hear the appeal of the Bihar state government against the stay on the…
Karnataka has shown, as West Bengal did earlier, that divisive issues and polarisation don’t work everywhere. https://t.co/dReXy3xSMQ
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Why the BJP Won’t – and Can’t – Give Up on Hindutva as an Electoral Strategy
Karnataka has shown, as West Bengal did earlier, that divisive issues and polarisation don’t work everywhere.
A wide range of people and groups from India and abroad – civil society organisations, academics, farmers’ unions – have expressed their solidarity with researcher, author and activist Navsharan Singh, who was questioned by ED for seven hours on May 10.
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Strong Condemnation From India and Abroad After ED Questions Researcher Navsharan Singh
Singh had been an active supporter of and participant in the farmers' protests that shook the Union government in 2020-21.
Imtiaz Alam writes about Indian diplomat Satinder Lambah's memoirs and his pivotal role in drafting a settlement that would have rendered the LoC just a line on the map. https://t.co/qV3L8Mfo2I
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Satinder Lambah’s Accounts Are an Eye-Opener for Pakistani Hawks Who Drum up Anti-India Chauvinism
The diplomat played a pivotal role in drafting a settlement that would have rendered the LoC just a line on the map.
#ManipurViolence | Weapons and ammunition looted from police stations during the violence, if not recovered soon, have the capacity to foment trouble, feel security forces.
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Manipur: 10 MLAs Repeat 'Separate Administration' Demand; Looted Weapons Pose Concern
Weapons and ammunition looted from police stations during the violence, if not recovered soon, have the capacity to foment trouble, feel security forces.
Various arms of the state, including Indian embassies and Raj Bhavans, were deployed to turn the 100th episode of Narendra Modi’s radio show into an occasion for competitive sycophancy. | P. Raman https://t.co/DBkF64OwSq
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A Leaf From the Authoritarian Toolkit: ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Was India’s Biggest Cult Build-up
Various arms of the state, including Indian embassies and Raj Bhavans, were deployed to turn the 100th episode of Narendra Modi’s radio show into an occasion for competitive sycophancy.
#Politics | Supreme Court directive by a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Sanjay Karol overrules the May 5 Gauhati high court order which had rejected #Srinivas’s anticipatory bail plea, leading him to approach the apex court.
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Supreme Court Grants Congress's B.V. Srinivas Interim Anticipatory Bail
The case was lodged by a former Assam Youth Congress member, Angkita Dutta, accusing Srinivas of causing her mental agony.
#Security | A US Court has granted the extradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessmen Tahawwur Rana to India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the Deccan Herald reported.
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US Government Approves Extradition of 26/11 Accused Tahawwur Rana to India
The move comes a month before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first state visit to the US.
Nagendra Naik’s decision to withdraw his consent stems from reports that the SC Collegium could formally 'recall' its recommendation after he contested the Karnataka assembly election on a Janata Dal (Secular) ticket. Naik lost. | @vvenkatesan https://t.co/L9e75zP34L
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Advocate Recommended as Judge by SC Collegium 4 Years Ago Opts Out. Whose Fault Is it?
The SC Collegium was on the verge of formally withdrawing its recommendation following Naik’s perceived 'misconduct' in fighting the Karnataka assembly elections.
He said that Indian tariffs are often “misconstrued" to be very high but in reality the duties are lower than the agreed bound rates at the WTO. https://t.co/8PfhLpkbe4
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Piyush Goyal Defends Indian Tariffs in Dispute With EU, Says ‘They Are Not High’
He said that Indian tariffs are often “misconstrued" to be very high but in reality the duties are lower than the agreed bound rates at the WTO.
#Diplomacy | Satinder Kumar Lambah played a pivotal role in drafting a settlement that would have rendered the LoC just a line on the map, writes Imtiaz Alam.
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https://t.co/qV3L8Mfo2I
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Satinder Lambah’s Accounts Are an Eye-Opener for Pakistani Hawks Who Drum up Anti-India Chauvinism
The diplomat played a pivotal role in drafting a settlement that would have rendered the LoC just a line on the map.
More than 75% of the income of 27 regional political parties of India in FY 2021-22, amounting to Rs, 887.55 crore, came from unknown sources says an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms. https://t.co/6bgPhEUL97
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Regional Parties Got More Than 75% of Income From Unknown Sources
The proportion of income from unknown sources for the previous year was about 50%.
#Politics | Various arms of the state, including Indian embassies and Raj Bhavans, were deployed to turn the 100th episode of Narendra Modi’s radio show into an occasion for competitive sycophancy, writes P. Raman.
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https://t.co/DBkF64NZ2S
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A Leaf From the Authoritarian Toolkit: ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Was India’s Biggest Cult Build-up
Various arms of the state, including Indian embassies and Raj Bhavans, were deployed to turn the 100th episode of Narendra Modi’s radio show into an occasion for competitive sycophancy.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that AI can "address humanity's biggest challenges", but worries about the future lifestyle changes imposed by ChatGPT. https://t.co/JOaxtx2cAC
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ChatGPT Chief Urges AI Regulation in US Senate Testimony
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that AI can "address humanity's biggest challenges", but worries about the future lifestyle changes imposed by ChatGPT.
#World | When British people say ‘we do pageantry like nobody else’, they are indirectly admitting that we depend disproportionately upon the past to give meaning to the present, writes Jeremy Seabrook.
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The Underlying Sadness Beneath the Glittering Coronation of Charles and Camilla
When British people say ‘we do pageantry like nobody else’, they are indirectly admitting that we depend disproportionately upon the past to give meaning to the present.
#Governance | Union government is now proposing that private companies should be allowed access to people’s Aadhaar data, as long as such use promotes “ease of living” and enables “better access to services.”
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Govt's Plan to Let Private Companies Access Aadhaar Data Has Potential for Mischief: SC Ex-Judge
Former Supreme Court judge B.N. Srikrishna and Swapnil Kothari said in an opinion piece that in addition to wording being vague, the legislation runs the risk of violating the Supreme Court's 2018 judgment.
The three-judge bench granted Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) an extension of time till August 14 to submit its report, even as the matter will be listed next on July 11. https://t.co/aMsD9uJN3x
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Adani-Hindenburg: SC Asks Registry to Make Copies of Expert Committee’s Report Available to Parties
The three-judge bench granted Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) an extension of time till August 14 to submit its report, even as the matter will be listed next on July 11.
Sheetla Singh and Jan Morcha have, in so many ways, protected us from the all-pervasive scourge of revisionist and targeted hate. | Teesta Setalvad https://t.co/n5uQrJ6kHJ
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Bearing Witness to Catastrophe and Collapse: The Indomitable Sheetla Singh
Sheetla Singh and Jan Morcha have, in so many ways, protected us from the all-pervasive scourge of revisionist and targeted hate.