The Supreme Court’s expert committee on May 19, released its report, part of which dealt with the SEBI’s probe into allegations against #AdaniGroup made by US-based short seller #Hindenburg Research.
@Taniya_21 and V. Venkatesan write:
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@Taniya_21 and V. Venkatesan write:
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Because of Repealed Provisions, SEBI Hit 'Opaque Structure' Wall While Investigating Adani: SC Panel
The panel's report said there has not been any regulatory failure around the allegation of price manipulation.
According to news reports, #Turkey, and possibly even #Indonesia, the previous G20 head, too are likely to pull out of the two-day #Srinagar meeting beginning on May 24, writes Rahul Bedi.
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China Says it Won't Attend G20 Meeting to Be Held in 'Disputed Area' Srinagar
According to news reports, Turkey, and possibly even Indonesia, the previous G20 head, too are likely to pull out of the two-day Srinagar meeting beginning on May 24
The Congress has an opportunity to exploit the opportunities offered by the decentralised political process. If the Karnataka model succeeds, Congress could gain political dividends in the general elections of 2024. | Zoya Hasan https://t.co/YjQMddarp9
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Karnataka Model: A Decentralised Political Process That Works for the Congress
The party's election campaign and the process of selecting a new leadership suggest that it just might succeed in carrying the social and political model of Karnataka to other parts of the country.
#Politics | Ordinance issued on May 19, has established the National Capital Service Authority to make recommendations to the Delhi LG regarding matters concerning transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters.
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In Effective Reversal of SC Order, Union Govt Takes Back Control of Services in Delhi
The ordinance issued on Friday has established the National Capital Service Authority to make recommendations to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor regarding matters concerning transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters.
“Violence must not deter us. As the old Marxists used to say, La lutte continue. La lutta continua. The struggle goes on,” he said at Pen America’s 2023 Literary Gala in New York City on Thursday. https://t.co/j8DqjYkd9V
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In First Public Appearance Since Attack, Salman Rushdie Says ‘Terrorism Must Not Terrorise Us'
“Violence must not deter us. As the old Marxists used to say, La lutte continue. La lutta continua. The struggle goes on,” he said at Pen America’s 2023 Literary Gala in New York City on Thursday.
Badri Raina dedicates his 200th column for @thewire_in to the prospect of a Republic where there will be more rationalists and nationalists, where a thousand cultures bloom and where religion is truly felt, and not misused. https://t.co/7Jng1pvr7N
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I Dedicate My 200th Column For 'The Wire' to a Republic in Which...
...there will be more rationalists and nationalists, where sports will not be used as a crude tactic to undermine sportspersons, where a thousand cultures bloom and where religion is truly felt instead of as a public and political nuisance.
#Books | Gharekhan notes that concentration of power in the PMO has tended to depreciate the expertise of the civil service machinery, writes Krishnan Srinivasan.
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A Peek Into Ten Years in the Life and Career of a Successful Indian Diplomat
Chinmaya R. Gharekhan writes about time he was in the prime minister’s office (PMO) and ambassador to the UN at New York.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the BJP MP and WFI chairman who is accused of sexual harassment, will organise a ‘Jan Chetna Maha Rally’ in Ayodhya on June 5. | @AsadRizviJourno https://t.co/YxkY7cKkKF
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Facing Harassment Allegations, BJP MP Brij Bhushan to Organise 'Jan Chetna Maha Rally’ in Ayodhya
It is widely believed that the WFI chairman is perturbed as the protesting wrestlers are getting large support from opposition parties and civil society. Through the rally, Singh intends to mobilise people with the help of the Hindu religious leaders.
With Sheetla Singh's demise, the tradition of Hindi newspapers being known for their editors and their work rather than the owners has nearly come to an end, writes Krishna Pratap Singh.
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'Satisfied That I Guarded People's Rights': Sheetla Singh's Final Interview
"...journalism is a weapon. It is just like a knife, which gives life if used by a doctor, but kills when used by a murderer."
In theory, the move may appear as a small “RBI monetary policy measure”. But in a ‘jobless-poor investment’ growth trajectory, how does the timing appeal to sound economic policy or thinking? | @Deepanshu_1810.
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Rs 2000 Note Withdrawn: Policymaking That Is Insensitive to Consequences Has Become the Norm
In theory, the move may appear as a small “RBI monetary policy measure”. But in a ‘jobless-poor investment’ growth trajectory, how does the timing appeal to sound economic policy or thinking?
'The recent Karnataka assembly election showcased the power of the Alternative,' @pamelaphilipose, The Wire's ombudsperson, writes in her column 'Backstory.' https://t.co/qO0A0Uf6tn
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Backstory: The Power of the 'Alternative' in Election Analysis
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
The hunger strike has entered its sixth day on May 20. One of the students fell seriously ill on Friday and had to be moved to a hospital, writes @sukanyashantha.
#FTII #Education #Protest
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#FTII #Education #Protest
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FTII Admin Refuses To Budge Even as Five Students Continue Hunger Strike Against Expulsion
The hunger strike has entered its sixth day on May 20. One of the students fell seriously ill on Friday and had to be moved to a hospital.
With Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka making appropriate amendments in 2017 to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the court had no difficulty in permitting Jallikattu, bullock cart races and Kambala. | V. Venkatesan https://t.co/33KlzYvOZa
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Explained: SC’s Permission to Jallikattu and Other Bovine Sports
With Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka making appropriate amendments in 2017 to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, to allay the Supreme Court’s concerns, the constitution bench had no difficulty in permitting Jallikattu, bullock cart races…
PM Narendra Modi, in an interview with Nikkei Asia, said he would raise the issues of the Global South at the G7 meeting and India will act as “a bridge between diverse voices and contribute to a constructive and positive agenda”.
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Modi Says India Will Raise Issues of Global South at G7 Meeting
In an interview with Nikkei Asia, the prime minister reiterated his government's stances on the Russia-Ukraine war and India's relations with Pakistan and China.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said five key promises that the party made in its manifesto would be turned into laws. https://t.co/4siswdR5eu
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Karnataka: Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar and Eight Cabinet Ministers Sworn In
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said five key promises that the party made in its manifesto would be turned into laws.
The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, does away with ‘dictionary’ meaning of forests – and asserts that only notified ones come under the FCA, that too only for lands notified as forests after Oct 25, 1980, writes Madhu Ramnath | @TheWireScience
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The Language of Forest Governance in India Is Far Removed From the People
The amendments to the Forest Conservation Act are a general dilution of all safeguards to our environment, including those invested with the Gram sabha.
Congress party's election campaign and the process of selecting a new leadership suggest that it just might succeed in carrying the social and political model of Karnataka to other parts of the country, writes Zoya Hasan.
https://t.co/YjQMdd9TzB
https://t.co/YjQMdd9TzB
The Wire
Karnataka Model: A Decentralised Political Process That Works for the Congress
The party's election campaign and the process of selecting a new leadership suggest that it just might succeed in carrying the social and political model of Karnataka to other parts of the country.
Adrija Manjari Singh, the granddaughter of former PM V.P. Singh has alleged that Uttarakhand police are refusing to file a domestic violence FIR against her husband, BJD leader and Balangir royal Arkesh Singh Deo and his family. | @kachamangobite https://t.co/DTJGj8ExmC
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Granddaughter of Former PM Alleges Police Apathy After Reporting In-Laws' Abuse
The police say investigation is ongoing against the Singh Deo royals ‘on the basis of the earlier FIR’ and that they are looking into the matter. But an FIR citing domestic violence despite multiple complaints is yet to be registered.
The countrywide CUET exams have been postponed in J&K as the NTA tries to assign centres to students that may be closer to their home towns. In Manipur, which recently saw violence, the exams will begin on May 29. https://t.co/MXlPpTItbG
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After Protests by CUET Candidates, NTA Mulls Temporary Centres in Kashmir
The countrywide exams have been postponed in J&K so as to give the agency time to assign centres to students that may be closer to their hometowns. In Manipur, which recently saw violence, the exams will begin on May 29.
The Union government's review petition at the apex court comes a day after it issued an ordinance to constitute a ‘National Capital Civil Services Authority’ in Delhi. https://t.co/VQ3vrvLFtN
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Union Govt Moves SC For Review of Order on Delhi Govt's Control Over Services
The Union government's review petition at the apex court comes a day after it issued an ordinance to constitute a ‘National Capital Civil Services Authority’ in Delhi.