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• Whistleblower Protection Bill 2011: failing anti-corruption crusaders | S N Tripathy

  22 July 2023, by S N Tripathy

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  The issue of corruption exists in varying degrees in many countries and is often referred to as cancer that eats away at the fabric of society. However, in India, the gravity of the problem is particularly alarming, with its overwhelming presence and detrimental impact on the economy. There is no need for empirical investigation to confirm this fact, as it is evident from India’s consistent ranking as one of the highest players in global corruption indices.
  This paper explores the (…)

• Is genocidal violence in Manipur linked to chronology of Aadhaar Number database, an unending census project? | Gopal Krishna

  22 July 2023

  Can the Aadhaar database pave the way for genocide in Manipur like in Armenia and Nazi Germany?
  Now that Indian Parliament, European Parliament, Chief Justice of India, Prime Minister, the Chief Minister of Manipur, National Human Rights Commission and National Commission for Women have taken note of the genocidal violence in Manipur and now that the 11 July, 2023 order of P. James Swu, the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Medziphema, Nagaland barring the common service centres (…)

• Karnataka Verdict Drives Congress Party to Change Strategy for Forthcoming Telangana Assembly Polls | Kandagatla Sravan Kumar

  22 July 2023

  With a couple of months to go for assembly elections in Telangana, the political heat is raging in the state. With the goal of winning the elections, the leaders of the respective parties are taking the stage. As a part of that, the Congress Party is creating activities in a way that is attractive to all sections of the population. The Telangana Congress is planning to give guarantees, like Karnataka. The enthusiasm given by the results of the Karnataka Assembly elections is increasing, but (…)

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  Remembering the Humane Legacy of Oommen Chandy | Chathukulam and Joseph

  22 July 2023, by Jos Chathukulam, Manasi Joseph

  With the demise of veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the people of Kerala has lost not only a man of consensus but also an endearing statesman with a humane touch. The Congress stalwart died on July 18, 2023 at the age of 79. During his lifetime, Chandy was known as the warm, down-to-earth politician and his humility, generosity and accessibility turned him into a People’s leader over the years (Mathew, 2023). Looking at the flood of tributes pouring in or the (…)

• Debating Hindutva | Subhash Gatade

  22 July 2023, by Subhash Gatade

  Greetings
  Thanks for introducing me to Sai Deepak’s talks / interventions etc and also asking me to give my take on the debate and also understand it in light of how ’Hindutva is understood or what ’Hindutva is all about’.
  Listened to Shashi Tharoor and J Sai Deepak.
  https://youtu.be/7x-W_lIH5-4
  Before coming to the crux of the issue would love to share my impressions about debate itself, about the speakers, their styles, persuasiveness etc. and share stray comments on some of (…)

• Ban won’t stop transnational surrogacy | Jutharat Attawet

  22 July 2023

  by Jutharat Attawet
  July 17, 2023
  The nature of transnational surrogacy, where an intended parent seeks a woman to carry their baby internationally, allows people to circumvent national laws.
  Anong*, from Thailand’s northern Petchaboon province, was 25 when she decided to be a surrogate mother for the first time.
  "I was a surrogate in 2013 and 2018 … [I] was hired by a couple from a foreign country," she said, adding she needed to pay off her debt and looked online for a surrogacy (…)

• Open Letter to the UN Secretary-General and President of the World Bank Towards Setting Serious Goals to Combat Inequality

  22 July 2023

  Dear Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres and President of the World Bank Ajay Banga,
  RE: Setting serious goals to combat inequality
  As a group of economists and leaders in the fight against extreme inequalities from around the world, we write to request your leadership towards ensuring that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the World Bank back vital new strategic goals and indicators, that can redouble efforts to address rising extreme inequality. (…)

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  BSNL employees are rightfully demanding Justice - Press Release by Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions

  22 July 2023

  13th July 2023
  Press Release
  BSNL employees are rightfully demanding Justice
  We, the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions, have come to know the non- executive employees of BSNL are planning to launch agitations to press their long pending demands. They had a massive dharna at Jantar Mantar on 7th July and resolved to take up campaign forward. They have every right to do so.
  We are witness to the discriminatory policy followed by the Central Government towards BSNL in not offering (…)

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  55th Bank Nationalisation Day - AIBEA Press release 18 July 2023

  22 July 2023

  ALL INDIA BANK EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION (AIBEA)
  Press Release
  by C.H. Venkatachalam, Gen Secretary, AIBEA
  WE HAIL 55TH BANK NATIONALISATION DAY – 19TH JULY 1969 – 2023
  Nationalised Banks are Nation building institutions Privatising Banks is anti-people
  18-7-2023
  19th July, 2023 marks the successful completion of 54 years since the major privately owned Banks were nationalized in our country. Thus, 19th July, 2023 marks the 55th Bank Nationalisation Day. It is an important occasion (…)

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  Radical Socialist Statement on Manipur | 22 july 2023

  22 July 2023

  It is crystal clear that it is the March 27 ruling of the Manipur High Court to award ST status to the majority Meitei community (mostly Hindu) that led to mass protests by Zo-Kukis in early May which in turn led to violent attacks by Meitei vigilante groups and then a spiral of violence on both sides but with the Kukis easily the principal sufferers. Not the least reason for this being that the ruling BJP government and its Chief Minister Biren Singh have in various ways favoured the (…)