Tag: corruption

Beyond the Kolkata Rape And Murder, a history of medical corruption In West Bengal

The brutal rape-murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital has an inescapable geography Saikat Majumdar The brutality of rape and murder elicits a reaction that is not only ethical and political in nature. It also evokes a response that is deeply aesthetic. By aesthetic I mean that visceral reaction to… Read More Beyond the Kolkata Rape And Murder, a history of medical corruption In West Bengal

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Five Madhya Pradesh judges named in exam fraud report continue to serve in district courts

The worrying revelation, that students who were identified to have cleared the university examinations in a fraudulent manner, and were thereby not in possession of a valid law degree, are presently serving as judges, has not merited any serious attention whatsoever. Nileena MS FIVE YEARS AFTER Abhay Kumar Gohil, a former judge at the Madhya Pradesh… Read More Five Madhya Pradesh judges named in exam fraud report continue to serve in district courts

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Supreme Court grants bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, noting that he has been in custody for 17 months. A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said Sisodia has been in custody for… Read More Supreme Court grants bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in Delhi excise policy case

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Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future

At the lawless triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, drug trafficking, illegal logging and gangs jeopardise the ecological and social fabric of the rainforest Bram Ebus The area of the Amazon where Brazil, Colombia, and Peru meet – referred to as Tres Fronteras (triple frontier) – brims with wildlife and natural resources. It is also… Read More Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future

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The optics get worse for Prime Minister Modi / UPSC Fraud & Modi Govt : चेयरमैन का अचानक इस्तीफ़ा..बहुत बड़ा फ्रॉड हुआ है ! / अग्निवीर बनने का संघर्ष और UPSC का चेयरमैन बनने का सौभाग्य

Bharat Bhushan Much as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to project a continuity from his second term to his third, public perception does not seem in his favour. While photo-ops of the prime minister’s exaggerated familiarity with world leaders continue to flood the media, there are no substantive outcomes, and domestically the ground seems… Read More The optics get worse for Prime Minister Modi / UPSC Fraud & Modi Govt : चेयरमैन का अचानक इस्तीफ़ा..बहुत बड़ा फ्रॉड हुआ है ! / अग्निवीर बनने का संघर्ष और UPSC का चेयरमैन बनने का सौभाग्य

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The NEET Exam Leaks Controversy And Its Implications For Indian Youth

There is a deeper systemic rot that goes far beyond seeing this crisis as an episodic event embedded in the NEET scandal. Deepanshu Mohan, 360info Sonipat: Exam paper leaks cause immense damage to the psychological state of India’s younger generation in pursuit of a better, more progressive future. The NEET exam scandal has emerged as an… Read More The NEET Exam Leaks Controversy And Its Implications For Indian Youth

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The Commodification of Indian Education and Loss of Moral Accountability

Both centralisation and privatisation have dismantled the future of higher education in India and the lack of moral positionality of the state has come out as a catastrophe for millions of students who aspire to follow higher education pathways. Vidyasagar Sharma Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UGC-NEET) examination, the… Read More The Commodification of Indian Education and Loss of Moral Accountability

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