AAP Ke News #E487

AAP Ke News #E487

1. If the quality of the bank’s data dump of the so-called electoral bonds is any indication, it’s unclear if lenders in the country are adhering to even basic banking hygiene.
   https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-19/india-s-regulators-sebi-and-rbi-act-tough-to-restore-credibility

2. This is the Gujarat Model. Foreign students forced to sign an undertaking by Gujarat University authorities. Will be emulated by other institutions too, and India will be Vishwamitra and Vishwaguru like this.

   

3. Profiting by issuing an unnecessarily high number of waiting list tickets. The Railways have no shame left.

   

4. This is from the chair of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. @suhasinih reports.

   

5. And how not to headline the same story.

   

6. Brazen and blatant.

   

7. 1000 fellowships offered to students from ASEAN countries to pursue PhD at any IIT. Only 81 enrolled till 2022, when the valid enrolment period ended. Many dropped out and only 31 students are continuing. Filed under Act East policy and Vishwaguru.

   

8. Only 403 authorised parking spots exist in Delhi - all others are unauthorised.
   "We have now released a comprehensive list of authorised parking facilities. Any parking not included in this list is deemed illegal and appropriate action will be taken against them": Mayor Delhi
   https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/03/20/des22--dl-mcd-parkings.html

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10. Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Wednesday directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to personally monitor the redress of all water and sewage-related grievances with the departments and officers concerned.
    Kumar has also been directed to coordinate with the Delhi Jal Board and the Urban Development and the Finance departments to ensure that water and sewerage systems function optimally.

    
    

11. "Most polluted CAPITAL city" - The most polluted CITY is BEGUSARAI. And we the people are well-informed about who in the State of Delhi has more power and who controls the bureaucracy. The BJP's LG is exposing himself to the world.

    

12. He has been performing this feat of 'gifting projects worth billions' in the rest of the country!!

    

13. By the time the matter is decided. the prescribed term will be over and a new ministry will be there in place.

    

14. We know even to run higher courts without chief justices.

    
    

15. India is ranked 126th out of 143 nations in world happiness.

    

16. India’s top 1% income, wealth shares have reached historical highs: World Inequality Lab
    https://indianexpress.com/article/business/india-top-income-wealth-shares-reached-historical-high-world-inequality-lab-south-africa-us-brazil-9223950/
    The top 1% of India’s population held 22.6% of the country’s income and 40.1% of wealth in 2022-’23, the report said. The organisation said that the wealth share of the top 1% of India’s population was the highest since 1961, when it began analysing this data.
    Top 1% in India holds higher income share than in US, Brazil and South Africa: Study The study was published by the World Inequality Lab.

    

17. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said that the practice being adopted by ED of continuing with investigation indefinitely was bothering the Court and it will take up the issue.
    ED cannot keep persons in jail indefinitely without trial: Supreme Court.
    https://www.barandbench.com/news/ed-cannot-keep-persons-jail-indefinitely-without-trial-supreme-court.

    

18. Telangana braces for pollen tsunami — 12 lakh trees being cut in Vikarabad for Navy's radar system.

    

19. CAG ki report aane waali hai 2000 crore loss to exchequer due to Delhi liquor policy Same policy in Punjab where revenues are all time high LG objected to open designated 850 stores. Only 550 functional at that time.

    

20. Punjab: Vigilance Bureau arrests Inspector Food & Civil Supplies for misappropriation of Wheat stock.
    Vigilance Bureau arrests Patwari for taking Rs 3,000.
    https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=181159&headline=Vigilance-Bureau-arrests-Inspector-Food-&-Civil-Supplies-for-misappropriation-of-Wheat-stock

21. Electoral Bonds Have Revealed the BJP's Doublespeak on Corruption.
    https://thewire.in/politics/electoral-bonds-have-revealed-the-bjps-doublespeak-on-corruption

22. What do electoral bonds disclose about violators of India’s environmental norms? At least four of the major donors were associated with projects that violated environmental norms, snatched away tribal rights.
    "We looked at four companies whose mining & infrastructure projects have been opposed by locals; cumulatively, they paid Rs 1,664 crore to political parties through electoral bonds".
    https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/electoral-bonds-at-least-4-companies-that-gave-over-rs-100-cr-have-history-of-violating-green-norms-tribal-rights-95045

23. SC agrees to list on March 21 PIL against the practice of parties promising freebies during polls "This is important. We will keep this on board tomorrow": A bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.
    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sc-agrees-to-list-on-march-21-pil-against-practice-of-parties-promising-freebies-during-polls/articleshow/108647793.cms

24. Was there already a suspicion about the departure of electoral bonds? How much donations were distributed one month before the ban? Electoral Bond Investigation: Much information regarding electoral bonds has come to light.
    https://www.jansatta.com/national/electoral-bond-investigation-scam-bjp-total-amount-supreme-court-company/3266011/

25. Centre seeks response from Punjab govt over IVF treatment of Moosewala's mother.
    We did not issue any letter, Central Govt playing tricks-Punjab Health Minister on Moosewala's father allegation.
    https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=181124&headline=Centre-seeks-response-from-Punjab-govt-over-IVF-treatment-of-Moosewala%27s-mother

26. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Enforcement Directorate on a petition by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging the summons issued to him in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.

    

    
    https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/arvind-kejriwal-excise-scam-hc-ed-plea-summons-9224099/

27. AAP Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Release Of INR 3,000 Cr Delhi Jal Board Funds "The matter is listed for 1st April, 3000 crores will lapse on March 31...please list on Friday.": Singhvi
    Noting that the matter was already listed for April 1, 2024, the CJI said, "We will hear on April 1st when it is listed..if we hold something, it can be reversed..no problem..".
    https://lawbeat.in/top-stories/aap-approaches-supreme-court-seeking-release-delhi-jal-board-funds

28. “ If people or industrialists are aggrieved, they will take action. How can we interfere in this? Don't underestimate the wisdom of voters. Don't speak their mind, please. Don't involve us in this….”
    Delhi HC Rejects PIL To Prosecute Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav For 'Misleading Statements'
    https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/dont-underestimate-wisdom-of-voters-delhi-hc-rejects-pil-to-prosecute-rahul-gandhi-arvind-kejriwal-akhilesh-yadav-for-misleading-statements-252864

29. The Narmada sessions court dismisses Chaitar Vasava's plea to amend the bail condition, barring him from entering his home district.

    

30. The Centre, in haste, gave sanction to break electoral bond rules to allow the ruling party BJP to encash expired bonds, just before the 2018 Karnataka elections, according to The Reporters' Collective.
    https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Mar/20/the-dark-truth-centre-allowed-bjp-to-encash-expired-electoral-bonds

31. Union Minister Forced To Apologise for Remarks Against Tamil Nadu People After TN CM Slams Statement Shobha Karandlaje and Tejasvi Surya have been vocal on an allegation by a shopkeeper that he was attacked for playing the Hanuman Chalisa.
    https://t.co/penkoMKG79

32. A Land Where Prejudice Masquerades as History The ongoing root-and-branch cooking and rewriting of our history could not have been possible without the imprimatur of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
    https://thewire.in/history/a-land-where-prejudice-masquerades-as-history

33. Sonam Wangchuk Promises March to Border to Highlight Land Takeover by China, Industries.
    'If we go to the Changthang plains on the border of Tibet or China, you will see how much land the nomadic tribes that are famous for producing pashmina fibre are losing.'
    https://thewire.in/rights/sonam-wangchuk-ladakh-border-march

34. Allahabad HC Expunges Bareilly Judge's Remarks Hailing Adityanath, Blaming Muslims for Riots.
    Allahabad HC has expunged the controversial remarks recently made by judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar in an order related to a 2010 riots trial who had hailed UP CM Yogi Adityanath as a philosopher king and blamed Muslims for communal riots in the country.
    The Allahabad HC said the remarks made by additional district judge-fast track court Ravi Kumar Diwakar on March 5 were "unwarranted expressions containing political over-tones and personal views".
    https://t.co/2usawnDZcI

35. Why Coal Communities Are More Worried About Land Than Jobs Rural communities currently facing land acquisition by newer mining projects have learned that the coal industry can’t be sustained for long and that they may lose their land for nothing.
    https://t.co/mhkJ7qrOUA

36. BJP Govt Printed EBs Worth Rs 8,350 Cr After SC Reserved Verdict on Scheme: RTI The bonds worth Rs 8,350 crore printed this year are more than Rs 8251.8, or what the Bharatiya Janata Party has amassed through the scheme since its inception.
    https://thewire.in/government/bjp-govt-printed-ebs-worth-rs-8350-cr-after-sc-reserved-verdict-on-scheme-rti

37. Kerala: BJP’s Lone Muslim Candidate ‘Sidelined’ at Modi’s Roadshow CPI(M) leader A.K. Balan said that Abdul Salam was deliberately sidelined in Modi's roadshow, reflecting the BJP's attitude towards religious minorities.
    https://thewire.in/politics/kerala-bjps-lone-muslim-candidate-sidelined-at-modis-roadshow

38. Despite MCC, Pune Railway Station Has Posters of PM Modi: Report Posters in the Pune station include one on the G20 event last year, with a photo of Modi, and another with the slogan “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas” along with Modi’s image.
    https://thewire.in/government/despite-mcc-pune-railway-station-has-posters-of-pm-modi-report

39. What a College Skit Says About the Idea of the University in #Assam A university is supposed to be equal for everyone irrespective of caste, race, colour, religion or gender. But this is not the case in Assam.
    https://t.co/soDEEoNumH

40. Lokpal to Investigate Moitra After MP Whose Vote Swung Ethics Decision Joined BJP A deciding vote in the committee was cast by a suspended Congress MP who has now joined the BJP.
    https://t.co/R7MYDF1QCy

41. Zomato Announces 'Pure Veg' Delivery Fleet, Revokes Colour Segregation After Blowback This "update" came after many people on social media pointed out how this colour segregation could be used to target those eating non-vegetarian food.
    https://t.co/RCqvFbPgX8

42. RSS's ‘Anarchist’ Remark on Farmers' Protest a Conspiracy to Defame Us, Farmer Leaders Say.
    The death of Shubhkaran Singh has taken centre stage in the farmers' agitation – his mortal remains are being carried in a procession in order to assemble farmers against the incumbent BJP ahead of the #LokSabha2024 polls.
    https://t.co/0zMciEZ9fv

43. #Coimbatore: Inquiry Ordered Over Presence of Schoolchildren at PM Modi's Roadshow.
    Children under 14 from a govt-aided school were seen donning saffron-coloured cloth strips bearing BJP symbols, at various locations throughout the roadshow on Mar 18, performing on stages arranged by workers of the BJP.
    https://t.co/LpVo6e1K8R

44. 76 Months with a tag of "Traitor" or "Terrorist", 6 years after the MP police accused 17 Muslim men of raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans and celebrating Pakistan winning a cricket match, a court found the case was fabricated. One accused, a father of two, broken by the ordeal, killed himself in 2019. The Hindu complainants & witnesses said they were forced to give false statements.
    https://article-14.com/post/6-years-after-17-muslim-men-were-accused-of-celebrating-pakistani-cricket-victory-mp-courts-find-police-case-to-be-false-65fa4ed58daa7

45. How Edelweiss played dual game of being Creditor of the Bankrupt Co & also major funding partner of the Acquirer...thereby managing both sides.
    https://www.businessworld.in/article/HNG-Insolvency-Case-Unraveling-Big-Conflict-And-Quid-Pro-Quo-Deal/20-03-2024-514166/

46. Agitation Likely To Intensify In Ladakh: KDA Calls For Half-Day Strike In Kargil Today.
    https://kashmirtimes.com/agitation-in-ladakh/

47. Delhi Union of Journalists hold protest against attack on Press Freedom - Scoop News Jammu Kashmir.
    https://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=129483

48. Madan Sabnavis takes to the cleaners the economic arguments given by the Kovind-panel for its One Nation One Election recommendation.

    

49. Blame it on the Supreme Court which didn't ask for the data before April 2019, under some weird logic.

    

50. Why not negate his earlier judgements like in the one as Varanasi civil judge where he ordered the videography of the Gyanvapi mosque?

    

51. By 2047, India will be at a stage where all this will not matter. Just like how India was completely transformed by smart cities, bullet trains, doubling of farmers incomes and so many other things by 2022, after 75 years of Indian independence.

    

52. The gauntlet has been thrown to the Supreme Court with this hurried notification. Let's see how the apex court responds.

    

53. India is NOT a vegetarian country. A caste-wise data would have been equally illuminating.

    

54. The ED serves a purpose, but it is not that of law.

    

55. Artificial intelligence makes a debut in Lok Sabha polls with deepfakes, voice cloning

56. 'Cricketers I couldn’t even name ruined my life’: Men acquitted in case of cheering for Pakistan rebuild life

57. NREGS wages set to be hiked, Govt gets EC nod after poll conduct code

58. SBI disclosure set to ‘match’ parties to donors via electoral bonds

59. No bias: Govt to Supreme Court as it defends exclusion of CJI from panel to select ECs

60. Where did 57,000 votes in Chandigarh go? Deleted

61. Centre asks Punjab for report on Moosewala’s mother’s pregnancy through IVF

62. Centre notifies its fact check unit to red-flag news it considers false

63. Data: Complaints to Ombudsman about Electronic Banking Increase While Those Related To ATM/Debit Cards Decrease
    https://factly.in/data-complaints-to-ombudsman-about-electronic-banking-increase-while-those-related-to-atm-debit-cards-decrease/

64. If there are rogue operatives in R&AW doing this in so many countries, what does it tell us about the top political and security leadership that personally oversees and controls the agency? Also, why are we not seeing strict and public disciplinary action against the rogue ones?

    

65. The charts showing income inequality in India ought to have put any half-decent society to shame. And the government would have to explain why this inequality has risen sharply in the past decade.

    

66. Democratising equity market is all about digitisation, says Sebi chief Buch

67. US Fed keeps key rates unchanged at 5.25%-5.5% for 5th straight meeting

68. Rubber price rise, demand woes could lead to derating of tyre companies

69. Govt should create centralised authority for gig workers, says report

70. Centre issues guidelines on solid waste management in aquaculture units

71. Annual climate finance requirement estimated to cross $10 trn by 2050: CAG

72. India's income inequality at 100-year high; worse than colonial era: Study