Tag: corruption

How Boeing and Air India’s role in India’s deadliest aviation disaster is being covered up

NB: The investigative report below is self-explanatory; and we owe the reporter a debt of gratitude. As for the government and industry executives, all I can say is this: what you are doing is beyond corruption, beyond criminality – it is evil disregard of human life. Please stop. So many lives have been destroyed, so… Read More How Boeing and Air India’s role in India’s deadliest aviation disaster is being covered up

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Exam Mess: Can IAF, PM Rebuild Trust ? / First NEET, now CUET: The growing crisis of trust in India’s entrance tests

Bharat Bhushan In the wake of the NEET-UG question paper leak, the state’s response has been astounding. The Union HRD Minister has said that the help of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be sought for the secure transportation of examination question papers ahead of the re-exam on June 21. And the Supreme Court has… Read More Exam Mess: Can IAF, PM Rebuild Trust ? / First NEET, now CUET: The growing crisis of trust in India’s entrance tests

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CBSE’s evaluation tenders, analysed by a student from the 2025-26 batch (FB)

SOURCE: Facebook This is an unbelievable piece of work by Sarthak and something that requires amplification Let me explain what he found, in simple terms. Sarthak is a Class 12 student from the 2025-26 batch, one of the 17 lakh students whose answer sheets went through CBSE’s new On-Screen Marking system. He spent days reading… Read More CBSE’s evaluation tenders, analysed by a student from the 2025-26 batch (FB)

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How a ‘Cash-For-Jobs Scam’ Emptied Out Public Schools In West Bengal

For 15 years, over eight lakh students appeared for the higher secondary examination in West Bengal every year. In 2025, that number fell to 4.82 lakh. The children who paid the price were those who had no alternative. In Jangalmahal, private schools barely exist. When government schools stop functioning, children stop studying. http://www.reporters-collective.in Read the… Read More How a ‘Cash-For-Jobs Scam’ Emptied Out Public Schools In West Bengal

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Netanyahu Will Go, but the State Will Die With Him

Carolina Landsmann Apropos talk about a plea bargain for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in exchange for his retirement from political life, which President Isaac Herzog is working on; apropos the Supreme Court’s attempts to buy time to postpone the “constitutional crisis” (that is, the “storming of the Bastille,” aka the court, by “the people,” which,… Read More Netanyahu Will Go, but the State Will Die With Him

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Democracy demands a public debate on Great Nicobar’s environmental and strategic costs

The commercial framing of the project by the Narendra Modi government cannot be allowed to avoid parliamentary scrutiny on strategic matters Bharat Bhushan During his visit to Great Nicobar island, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has drawn national attention to the proposed Great Nicobar Holistic Development Project — a deep-sea transhipment port and allied infrastructure valued at around Rs… Read More Democracy demands a public debate on Great Nicobar’s environmental and strategic costs

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Kejriwal Should Realise the Allure of Jantar Mantar is Misplaced

NB: A much needed reminder: the loudspeakers for Lokpal fell silent after the AAP and BJP came to power in their respective bastions; the AAP’s own internal Lokpal was unceremoniously dismissed; and the party kept a safe distance from all issues of communal strife during the Delhi riots of 2020 (including opposing bail for Muslims… Read More Kejriwal Should Realise the Allure of Jantar Mantar is Misplaced

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