Ramishah Maruf, CNN Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were indicted in New York for roles in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice said Wednesday. Authorities said Adani and seven other senior business executives, including his nephew Sagar Adani, promised more than $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials to… Read More Gautam Adani indicted in New York on bribery charges
At a recent trip to Uzbekistan, I was expecting to be treated as a visitor from the country that we have been regularly informed during last 10 years, is the “vishwaguru”. Sanjiv Krishan Sood (Retired Additional Director General, BSF) Caveat: I risk confirming the status of an ‘anti-national’, given to me by many of my friends… Read More In the Land of the Vishwaguru, We Are Frogs in a Well
Kalita has alleged that police have been antedating Code of Criminal Procedure Section 161 statements of witnesses that had been recorded earlier. Tarushi Aswani The Delhi high court has issued notice in response to a plea by activist Devangana Kalita, who had been arrested and jailed in the 2020 Delhi riots ‘conspiracy’ case. Kalita, who… Read More High Court Issues Notice to Delhi Police After Devangana Kalita Accuses it of Tampering with her Case Diary
His self-defence on civil liberties was: ‘I gave so many people bail, from A to Z’, rather than the ‘law and process was applied consistently and fairly. Umar Khalid got the same consideration as Arnab Goswami’ Supreme Court justices demitting office are often subject to a legal scorecard. Assessments go through their rulings and catalogue… Read More Pratap Bhanu Mehta: D. Y. Chandrachud, a Chief Justice of his time
The commission owes an apology to the people of this country for failing to prevent the death of a dedicated academician. (NB: Not just the commission, but the judiciary is complicit. The NHRC is headed by a retired justice of the Supreme Court. I will remind our judges of the unique position of a judge,… Read More How the NHRC Failed to Protect G. N. Saibaba
Dear Friends, I post links to select recent articles, discussions and interviews:
Bharat Bhushan Despite a formal confirmation to The Washington Post by Canada’s Deputy Foreign Minister David Morrison that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was the “top Indian official” involved in the plot to kill Canadian citizens, there has been no official reaction from India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The MEA’s silence is curious. Such undercover assignments are normally… Read More Singapore Snafu: Unwanted disclosures in public
Shobhit Mahajan Hindustan Times, October 29, 2024 A week before the prospective groom’s family were to visit my uncle’s house, the preparations had started. The outside and the drawing room were quickly whitewashed, the furniture cleaned and polished, the flower pots in the garden got a fresh coat of geru (red ochre powder) and the… Read More NAAC Lessons on How not to assess a Varsity.
Despite Swachh Bharat Mission’s giant promises, 1,600 tonnes of unsegregated waste continues to poison groundwater in villages near Mangarbani forest. Deepanshu Mohan and Shubhangi Derhgawen The air around the Bandhwari landfill in Gurugram is thick with the stench of decay. “We earn our living here, but at what cost to our health?” asks Joginder, a… Read More A sacred forest dies in Gurugram as Bandhwari landfill’s toxic waste breaches Aravalli sanctuary
Shweta Thakur Nanda Moromi Hazowary of Kamrup district in Assam had clear aspirations – a stable life and a desire to give her son a better education. It is not a stroke of luck, but an invasive weed – water hyacinth – that is turning her hopes into reality. The 32-year-old’s family was dependent on… Read More How the invasive water hyacinth is helping build livelihoods – with an ecological bonus
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