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Under Pressure To Present Success Stories On Digital India & Financial Inclusion, Many Banks Engaged In Fraud, Malpractice

This legacy of the Modi 2.0 government, said experts, has provided policy makers unreliable data that whitewashes failures. The first of a two-part series.

#RBI #banking #DigitalIndia #eRupee #KCC # #BankFraud #UnionGovtSchemes #UnionGovt #economy #india

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article-14.comUnder Pressure To Present Success Stories On Digital India & Financial Inclusion, Many Banks Engaged In Fraud, MalpracticeWhether government or Reserve Bank of India programmes or their own business metrics, many banks have inflated data to present a rosy picture of deposits, loan recovery, digital transactions. Some coerced employees to do multiple daily digital transactions to pad up performance. This legacy of the Modi 2.0 government, said experts, has provided policy makers unreliable data that whitewashes failures. The first of a two-part series.
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Ladakh’s resentment of New Delhi has overridden old Buddhist–Muslim acrimony

After the revocation of Article 370, Buddhist-majority Leh and Muslim-majority Kargil have united in protest against the BJP and the Modi government, demanding statehood for Ladakh and Sixth Schedule protections.

#ladakh #kargil #leh #article370abrogation #statehood #LadakhMuslims #LadakhBuddists #LAB #KDA #BJP #UnionGovt #india

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Himal Southasian · Ladakh’s resentment of New Delhi has overridden old Buddhist–Muslim acrimonyBy Zaid Bin Shabir
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'Extensive Consultations' Before 3 New Criminal Laws, Says Modi Govt, But Won’t Give Any Details

The three new criminal laws, effective from 1 July 2024, to overhaul India’s criminal justice system have faced criticism for increasing police powers and introducing offences like terrorism without proper safeguards.

#IndianCriminalLaws #HumanRights #BNS #BNSS #BSA #IPC #CrPC #IndianEvidenceAct #transparency #PolicePowers #BJP #DraconianLaws #RTI #UnionGovt #india

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article-14.com'Extensive Consultations' Before 3 New Criminal Laws, Says Modi Govt, But Won’t Give Any Details The three new criminal laws, effective from 1 July 2024, to overhaul India’s criminal justice system have faced criticism for increasing police powers and introducing offences like terrorism without proper safeguards. Experts worry about the potential misuse of these new provisions. Right to Information requests filed by Article 14 to obtain information about the laws’ formation and discussions were obstructed, with higher courts also denying information on “untenable” and “illegal” grounds, highlighting transparency and accountability challenges in law-making processes. Experts raised concerns about the effective implementation of transparency law in the judiciary.
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Government relying on ‘copy-paste’ arguments to oppose bail in UAPA cases: Jammu and Kashmir HC

‘Beware of the words ‘internal security,’ for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor,’ the bench said in its order, quoting the French writer Voltaire.

#kashmir #JKHC #UAPA #PSA #KhursheedAhmedLone #UnionGovt #india

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Scroll.in · Government relying on ‘copy-paste’ arguments to oppose bail in UAPA cases: Jammu and Kashmir HCBy Scroll Staff
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'I Get Hungry By 11 am But I'm Still Working': Rural Wages Stagnated During Modi's 10-Year Tenure

As per economic think-tank ICRIER, during the Modi government’s first term, growth in real rural wages for farm and non-farm sectors declined to 3% and 3.3% respectively. However, during the Modi government’s second term, the situation worsened as growth turned negative: -0.6% for farm wages and -1.4% for non-farm wages. Rohit Inani writes.

#RuralWages #ICRIER #labour #agriculture #RuralIndia #economy #demonetisation #covid19 #governance #WelfareSchemes #UnionGovt #india

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The Wire'I Get Hungry By 11 am But I'm Still Working': Rural Wages Stagnated During Modi's 10-Year TenureAs per economic think-tank ICRIER, during the Modi government’s first term, growth in real rural wages for farm and non-farm sectors declined to 3% and 3.3% respectively. However, during the Modi government’s second term, the situation worsened as growth turned negative: -0.6% for farm wages and -1.4% for non-farm wages.
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Interview: “In my 34-year career as journalist, I have never felt as anxious as I do today,” says Samar Halarnkar

In an interview with Maktoob’s Gafira Qadir, Samar Halarnkar, founder of the independent media house Article-14, talks about the tough situation journalists are in, facing threats and new laws that limit their freedom. He also talks about how hard it is to report on the government in a critical way.

#PressFreedom #media #journalism #censorship #DraconianLaws #BJP #UnionGovt #UAPA #PMLA #kashmir #manipur #UttarPradesh #islamophobia #hindutva #authoritarianism #india

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Maktoob media · Interview: “In my 34-year career as journalist, I have never felt as anxious as I do today,” says Samar HalarnkarSamar Halarnkar, an editor, journalist with over three decades of experience, and founder of the independent media house Article-14, talks about how free the press is in India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in charge.
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'Linguistic Imperialism': PIL in Kerala HC Over Hindi, Sanskrit Titles to Central Legislation

The petitioner, a lawyer, urged the court to issue directions to the Union government to provide English titles to Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023.

#kerala #KeralaHC #hindi #sanskrit #HindiImposition #hindutva #UnionGovt #brahminism #india

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The Wire'Linguistic Imperialism': PIL in Kerala HC Over Hindi, Sanskrit Titles to Central LegislationThe petitioner, a lawyer, urged the court to issue directions to the Union government to provide English titles to Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023. 
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Passions Run Dry in India’s ‘Army Villages’ Since the Launch of Agnipath Scheme

For the last several decades, joining the Army has been a passion and the preferred career choice for boys in these villages. But not anymore.

#haryana #hisar #jind #bhiwani #agniveer #agneepath #GovtSchemes #IndianArmy #jobs #unemployment #UnionGovt #india

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More Courtrooms, Judges & Tech Won’t Reduce India's Pending Cases When The Biggest Litigator Is The Govt

The government is responsible for 73% of all cases admitted by the Supreme Court, as per a recent estimate. But frivolity and irresponsibility appear to characterise government litigation.

#SupremeCourt #litigation #UnionGovt #FrivolousCases #law #BJP #india

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article-14.comMore Courtrooms, Judges & Tech Won’t Reduce India's Pending Cases When The Biggest Litigator Is The GovtIndia needs more than double the number of judges it currently has to dispose off roughly 50 million pending cases. The surest way of addressing this legal quagmire is if the country’s leading litigator, the government, reduces what a former chief justice called “an avalanche of litigation”: the government is responsible for 73% of all cases admitted by the Supreme Court, as per a recent estimate. But frivolity and irresponsibility appear to characterise government litigation.
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T.N. moves SC against Centre, seeks release of ₹19,692 crore relief for Cyclone Michaung damage

The State wants the court to fix a specified time frame for the Centre to consider its representation for the release of financial aid.

#TamilNadu #TNGovt #CycloneMichaung #SupremeCourt #UnionGovt #CycloneRelief #ClimateDisaster #federalism #india

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The Hindu · T.N. moves SC against Centre, seeks release of ₹19,692 crore relief for Cyclone Michaung damageCyclone Michaung relief fund: Tamil Nadu files suit against Centre in Supreme Court for ₹19,692.69 crore cyclone relief, seeks specified time frame for release.
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The Rs 330-Debit That Revealed A Sprawling, Illegal Government-Run Fraud

"It wasn’t a question of a Rs-330 loss to me. It was done without my consent. It was illegal. Besides, if you added it all up—Rs 330 deducted from thousands, maybe millions, of customers—the sum climbed to hundreds of crores," writes Hemant Gairola.

#banking #UnionGovt #BankFraud #GovtSchemes #india

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Article-14Field Notes: The Rs 330-Debit That Revealed A Sprawling, Illegal Government-Run FraudHEMANT GAIROLA
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