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How Corruption Has Weakened, Damaged Local Governing Bodies

Pooja YadavMay 6, 20220

Corruption could be a long-standing social issue persistent in India. From reportedly 51% of respondents from a survey admitted to paying bribes, to large industries like telecommunications and coal showing signs of corruption, for the economic benefits of citizens or corporations, corrupt practices are used. All the way back to post-independence India in 1951, the Industries Act required all operations to receive a license from the govt, which limited investments from foreign countries likewise as stifling competition, and ultimately led to bribery in politics being ubiquitous. While the Anticorruption Bureau of India was created in 1961 for the only purpose of fighting corruption, it still persists all throughout the country well into the 21st century. While there are many s...

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Indian Railways To Reform Their Bomb Squad Department!

Arpita SarkarMay 6, 20220

As Maoist activity increased in neighbouring states, including West Bengal, bomb squads were formed at four branches of the Eastern Railway for the safety of railway passengers. Allegedly, Eastern Railway dismantled the bomb squad in 2020 without the permission of the Railway Board. 65 trained workers working in those four branches were transferred. As a result of not using it for a long time, valuable equipment for identifying and deactivating bombs worth Rs. 20 crore is wasted. Due to the recent rise in Maoist activities in the neighbouring state, the Railway Board has written a letter to the state asking for the cancellation of all transfer orders and was also instructed to form a bomb squad again. After that, the officials of Eastern Railway started working. Param Shiv,...

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‘No Second Hearing Once A Person Declared Citizen’: Gauhati High Court

Arpita SarkarMay 6, 20220

Once the tribunal declares someone an Indian citizen, there will be no second hearing on the question of his citizenship. This was stated by the Foreigners Tribunal Bench of the Gauhati High Court. In many cases since the introduction of the Assam Citizenship Act, notices have been sent to a person more than once to prove his citizenship, even once he has been declared an Indian. Standing in that place, this observation of the High Court is significant. At a recent hearing in a citizenship case, the Guwahati High Court ruled that once a tribunal decides on a person's citizenship, it cannot be brought before the court again. The observation of the Division Bench of Justice N Koteshwar Singh in the hearing of Amina Khatun's case in 2008, that under the Foreigners Act (Article 3)...

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Fresh Heatwave Spell In North India From May 7; Warns MET Office!

Arpita SarkarMay 6, 20220

Again heatwave warning. Temperatures are expected to rise again in north-western and central India from Saturday. The heat may be felt again in the heat of the sun. The recent storms and rains in the capital Delhi will not last long, informs the weather office. Although a heatwave warning has been issued since Saturday, the weather in the capital and adjoining areas will remain pleasant till Sunday. The new heatwave may start in Delhi on Monday. The latest weather forecast issued by India Meteorological Department said that the heatwave will start from Thursday in northern parts of Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Maharashtra. The heatwave is expected in Rajasthan from Saturday to Monday and in Haryana, Delhi, south-western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha in Mahara...

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Veterans Fail To Receive Pensions For Last Month; Find Out Reason!

Snehashish RoyMay 5, 20220

More than 58,000 veterans have failed to receive their pensions for April and they have promoted the defence ministry to intervene in the matter. They have requested the Centre to disburse their pending pension immediately. According to the ministry data, a total of 58,275 veterans have been devoid of their pension for the month of April. Reasons For Not Receiving Pensions The ministry said veterans did not receive their pensions due to not submitting their life certificates on the SPARSH platform. The cut-off date for submitting was March 31. Earlier, the last date for the mandatory submission of these certificates was November 2021, which was extended considering the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the ministry had directed the Defence Accounts Department to disburse the p...

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General BS Raju Appointed As Deputy Chief Of Army Staff, Know Important Things About Him!!

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 30, 20220

Lt Gen BS Raju has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief of the Army Staff of India. Army Chief General MM Naravane has also congratulated Lt Gen BS Raju on being appointed as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff. Let us tell you that Lt Gen BS Raju will assume office on 1 May 2022. Commanded DG Military Operations Lt. General Raju is currently heading the DG Military Operations under the Government of India. Take. General Raju is going to take over his new responsibility as Vice Chief of Army Staff despite not being an army commander. Earlier he had commanded over 15 Corps based in Srinagar. General BS Raju was initially commissioned into the Jat Regiment on 15 December 1984. His career spanned over 38 years, where he was part of several important regimental, staff and instructional appoi

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Opposition Asks Centre Cut Tax On Fuel, Not On Imported Liquor, PM Rebuts

weeraApril 29, 20220

While being critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's live telecast in which he accused some states of not cutting taxes to bring down petrol and diesel prices, opposition Chief Ministers slanged sharp remarks on him calling his accusations totally wrong. Remarkably, Prime Minister Modi in a live telecast recently had termed the decisions of various states not to cut VAT on petrol and diesel as unjustified and urged the Chief Ministers of some states to reduce VAT (Value Added Tax) on petrol and diesel to in order to help the common man reduce their problem. While expressing concern over the thing that many states like Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Telangana were not ready to listen to the Centre's call for reducing VAT after his government slashed excise duties in November, Mod...

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PM Modi Assures To Withdraw AFSPA In North-East India!

Arpita SarkarApril 29, 20220

PM Narendra Modi has claimed that the incidence of sabotage and violence in the Northeast has dropped by 75% in the last eight years since the BJP took power at the Center. "The Center is trying to phase out AFSPA from the entire Northeast," Modi said at a public meeting on peace, unity and development in Assam's Karbi Anglo. In Assam, Modi said, "Violence in Assam and the North-East has decreased significantly. The law and order situation has improved. Therefore, AFSPA has been withdrawn in 23 districts of Assam and in different parts of Nagaland and Manipur. Now that the BJP is running a double-engine government at the center and in the states, lasting peace is returning to Assam and rapid development is taking place. We are trying our best to withdraw AFSPA from everywhere." ...

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Former Jammu And Kashmir CM Hits Out At BJP Over Namaz On Loudspeakers Conflict

weeraApril 28, 20220

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference vice president Omer Abdullah while hitting out at the Centre said, “Only Muslims are being targeted in this country for political gains and for creating hatred against the religion.” While pointing fingers at those who hate Namaz on loudspeakers, the National Conference leader said that the Muslims had been selectively told not to use loudspeakers in the mosque, not to sell Hallal meat, nor to wear Hijabs and the list of prohibitions becoming bigger and all the larger. While being critical of the Bhartiya Janata Party of the Centre, Omer asked when Muslims were not objecting to others' religion or lifestyles then, why so-called Hindu outfits were targeting Muslims. While replying to the so-called Hijab Ban Ord...

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Hardik Patel To Join BJP, Leaving Congress Behind; Criticises His Own Party

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 26, 20220

Days after criticizing his own party, Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel praised the centre ruling BJP. Hardik Patel said BJP has a better ability to make better political decisions as compared to others. He also said that he is proud to be a Hindu. He also put an end to all the speculation about joining the BJP. On these speculations, he said that all these things are baseless speculation. Hardik Patel is angry with INC's plan to include Naresh Patel in the party before these assembly elections. He felt that if Naresh Patel joins the Congress, he will lose his clout as the leader of the Patel community. He criticized the working pattern of Congress a week ago. On Friday, Hardik said that he has conveyed his opinion to the party's high command to make changes in it. He is hopefu...

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Centre Appoints Economist Suman Bery As NITI Aayog’s Vice-Chairman; Know More About His Career!

Pooja YadavApril 26, 20220

The central government appointed economist Suman Bery as the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog after Rajiv Kumar resigned from the post on 22nd April 2022. Kumar had been appointed because the vice-chairperson of NITI Aayog five years ago. The cabinet committee had accepted Rajiv Kumar’s resignation and appointed Suman Bery as NITI Aayog’s full-time member and later because the vice-chairperson. Suman Bery was the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)'s director-general for a period of 10 years from 2001 to 2011. Being one of the senior visiting fellows at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi. He's a world Fellow within the President of the United States International Center for Scholars’ Asia programme in Washington, DC. Also, he's a non-resident Fellow of Bruegel whic

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Sri Lanka Crisis: Can Economic Relief Packages Without Political Reform Solve Problem?

Pooja YadavApril 26, 20220

As negotiators from the International fund try and talk of a bailout for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at talks in Washington, they’ll little doubt press the requirement for stringent economic reforms. Any such rescue action will ultimately fail unless political changes are made, too. Politics helped create the country’s current crisis. An earlier government led by then-president Mahinda Rajapaksa borrowed heavily from China et al. to finance ambitious infrastructure projects, saddling states with unsustainable debts. His brother, former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, then swept to power in 2019 and packed the govt. With cronies and relatives, including Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister and another brother as minister. In the subsequent year, the preside...

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