Wednesday, Oct 05, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Deeptiman Tiwary
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RSS gen secy Dattatreya Hosabale raises alert on poverty, joblessness, inequality
The Abhiyan, which has been underway over the past year, is an attempt by the RSS to promote entrepreneurship and self employment by boosting local and rural economies.
Tue, Oct 04, 2022
Ahead of Centre’s PFI ban, chorus from Sangh, affiliates
While the Sangh, through its various forums, has been flagging concerns related to PFI since its formation in 2007, in 2013 it openly named PFI in a resolution on radical outfits.
Sun, Oct 02, 2022
Terror links to training sites to targeted killings: Govt’s case against PFI
According to a document of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), these cases have been registered, among others, under provisions of the UAPA, Indian Penal Code and Arms Act.
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
Appealing the PFI ban: How UAPA tribunal works
The UAPA provides for a tribunal under a High Court judge to be constituted by the government for its bans to have long-term legal sanctity. Here is how it works.
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
Govt has banned PFI, what can happen to the organisation and its members now?
The provisions of the law are strict: Central agencies and state police can arrest PFI members, freeze its accounts, and confiscate its assets.
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
Centre bans PFI, affiliates for 5 years, says major threat to internal security
With this, the PFI has been added to the list of 42 banned terrorist organisations under Section 35 of the UAPA.
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
List of all the names: The ED casebook – during UPA (2004-2014) and NDA (2014-present)
The Indian Express investigates court records, official documents, agency statements and its coverage of the agency to piece together this comprehensive list.
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
More teeth and bigger muscles: ED’s lengthening arm
Since the advent of the Narendra Modi government, the ED has gone after politicians suspected of corruption with far greater alacrity than other central law enforcement agencies.
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Since 2014, 4-fold jump in ED cases against politicians; 95% are from Opposition
Cong, TMC, NCP top 3 in net; ED official says cases lodged after proper scrutiny.
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
The list of all the names: The CBI casebook – during UPA (2004-2014) and NDA (2014-present)
In the past 18 years, spanning the governments of rivals Congress and BJP, of the close to 200 key politicians the CBI has booked, arrested, raided or questioned, at least 80% have been from the ranks of the Opposition. The Indian Express investigates court records, official documents, agency statements and its coverage of the agency to piece together this comprehensive list.
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
From 60% in UPA to 95% in NDA: A surge in share of Opposition leaders in CBI net
Under the BJP-led NDA-II’s eight years in power so far, even as the Opposition’s political footprint has shrunk, at least 124 prominent leaders have faced CBI probes and as many as 118 of them are from the Opposition — that’s 95 per cent.
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Opposition leaders in CBI net: History of the struggle to secure agency’s independence
The SC has called the CBI a caged parrot, and CJIs have expressed doubts over its credibility and said it is no longer trusted. Attempts to secure its independence have been opposed or overturned by successive governments
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
In strategy shift after UP rout, Mayawati turns off Brahmin focus, warms up to Muslims again
On March 10, the UP Assembly election results were declared, that showed the BSP registering its worst poll defeat in terms of seats, winning only one seat in the 403-member House and garnering just 12.8 % votes.
Sun, Sep 18, 2022
Afghan man among 3 held in Mundra drug haul case
The agency has claimed that the network, operated by Daad brothers of Afghanistan, sent five drug consignments between November 2020 and September 2021, which were all processed in Delhi and then sent to other parts of the country, including Punjab.
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
Centre signs pact with eight armed tribal groups in Assam
The groups that signed the agreement are Birsa Commando Force (BCF), Adivasi People’s Army (APA), All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), Adivasi Cobra Military of Assam (ACMA) and Santhali Tiger Force (STF).
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
Rs 17 crore recovered in Kolkata searches: How ED seizes cash, where is it kept?
ED is mandated to conduct searches at premises of suspects in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The recoveries made during the searches are seized in presence of independent witnesses who have to sign the seizure memo.
Mon, Sep 12, 2022
India, China troops begin disengagement from Gogra-Hotsprings in Ladakh
With disengagement at PP 15, forces of the two countries have disengaged at all friction points in the region which included the North and South banks of the Pangong Tso, PP 14, PP 15 and PP 17A.
Fri, Sep 09, 2022
I-T ‘surveys’ think tank CPR, Oxfam India and trust that funds digital media
The action came on the day tax authorities also conducted nationwide "searches" at over 100 locations spread across states including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Delhi.
Thu, Sep 08, 2022
CBI targets RJD in ‘land for jobs’; Tejashwi calls agencies Centre’s ‘jamai’
The raids provoked a strong response from the RJD with Tejashwi describing the CBI, ED and I-T department as the “jamai” (sons-in-law) of the BJP-led Centre.
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
Russia detains IS bomber planning to target ‘ruling’ party politician over Prophet remarks
IS Terrorist, Russia FSB detained IS suicide bomber: Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) too recently issued a warning of carrying out 'suicide bombings' in Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat in a bid to avenge the insult to the Prophet.
Tue, Aug 23, 2022
AAP in the CBI crosshairs: Delhi ministers face a slew of agency probes since 2015, several slapped ahead of polls
In a number of these cases so far the CBI has filed chargesheets, even as the agency has also closed several cases for lack of evidence.
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Puri Rohingya announcement: Why this goes against the stance of the BJP and the Parivar
Ever since 2017, the government has consistently maintained that it had no desire either to recognise the Rohingya as refugees nor accommodate them in the country.
Thu, Aug 18, 2022
Minister calls Rohingya ‘refugees’, later ‘illegal foreigners’: Puri announces housing for Rohingya in Delhi, backs down after Home denial
MHA says they will be kept in detention centre until deportation
Thu, Aug 18, 2022
Bihar berozgari refrain makes way into CM’s job promise
Nitish’s remarks, days after he switched over from the NDA to the Mahagathbandhan camp, with his new Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad in the audience, is an acknowledgment of what the CM called “youth power” and one of its long-standing grouses against the government: berozgari (unemployment).
Tue, Aug 16, 2022
Amid Bihar game of thrones, the aam aadmi speaks: let’s talk jobs, price rise
Mehangai (price rise) and berozgari (unemployment) dominate conversations at village chaupals, and tea and paan shops
Tue, Aug 16, 2022