India banned a Chinese app four years ago. Government agencies are still using it https://restofworld.org/2024/india-banned-camscanner-government-agencies/  The Election Commission is not the only Indian government-adjacent entity still using this banned scanning app. Rest of World found 30 other instances of documents uploaded by government departments and ministries that were scanned with CamScanner .

the Indian government has not clearly communicated to the public why it has banned the app. Raman Jit Singh Chima, Asia Pacific policy director and senior international counsel at Access Now says.. “The CamScanner blocking was a political action and less a cybersecurity one, Most experts agree that bans aren’t the best way to protect national security, especially when they target tech from a single nation of origin. “The way to go forward is to have policies in place that all companies, all applications have to follow,” Rajmohan said, adding that India needs to have robust national cyber security policy and data protection laws that foreign and domestic firms must comply with.

 ARCs Exposed: Controversies & Collusions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJadGKM8A0Y Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) were designed to resolve bad loans and clean up the banking sector, but a series of controversies, shady deals, and RBI crackdowns have cast doubt on their legitimacy. From ever-greening bad loans to leaving retail investors and homebuyers in limbo, ARCs face a bleak future as new regulations tighten the noose. In this insightful video, Sucheta Dalal explores the flaws in ARC operations, their impact on ordinary citizens, and what the future holds for this industry.

 Natural Resources, Crony Capitalism and Failure of Governance https://youtu.be/7eNiMLMUFas?t=786  Paranjoy Guha Thakurta (Senior Journalist & litical Commentator, New Delhi)    Apr 9, 2015  ISSUES IN GOVERNANCE  ,
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BJP cites TISS study to claim ‘illegal migration’ is reshaping Mumbai – but scholars say it’s flawed  https://scroll.in/article/1075656/bjp-cites-tiss-study-to-claim-illegal-migration-is-reshaping-mumbai-but-scholars-say-its-flawed“Several projections for 2051 estimate that Hindus could fall below 54 percent, with the Muslim population rising to approximately 30 percent”.

In fact, the executive summary makes a different claim, stating that by that year, “the rise in Muslim population will be approximately 30%”.

How can free and fair elections in India be ensured? We have had the answer for 75 years https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-elections-be-fixed-we-have-had-the-answer-for-75-years-9652931/
Jagdeep S. Chhokar The key is how Election Commissioners are appointed. The Constituent Assembly debates lay out the fairest process

Trump has a choice: Obliterate Palestine or end the war   https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trump-two-choices-obliterate-palestine-end-war David Hearst 7 November 2024  Under Trump and his son-in-law adviser, Jared Kushner, Washington became a policy playground for the settler movement, with which the former US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, was unashamedly aligned.

The Zionist dream of a liberal, secular, democratic Jewish state had been the main vehicle of Israeli expansion, with its salami slices making ever-deeper inroads into historic Palestine. By killing it, the liberal fig leaf dropped from the Zionist project, and the religious Zionist forces who were once regarded as fringe and even as terrorists, such as far-right politician Itamar Ben Gvir and the Kahanists, became mainstream.  This fundamentally altered the whole project to establish Israel as the dominant state between the river and sea.

सुरक्षाबलों का एक्शन, 11 Kuki उग्रवादियों को मार गिराया | https://youtu.be/Seu9dHzP7n0  Nov 11, 2024   Action by security forces, 11 Kuki militants killed | https://youtu.be/Seu9dHzP7n0 Nov 11, 2024 The militants attacked the CRPF camp located at Boro Bekara in Jiribam. The CRPF also retaliated and at least 11 Kuki militants were killed in the encounter. One CRPF jawan is also seriously injured.

    
  
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'All Residents Want Redevelopment But...': 3 Dharavi Reporters Tell Facts Adani Group's Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFw_l1A01FY The Adani Group, led by business tycoon Gautam Adani, is set to redevelop  300 acres of Dharavi, Asia's largest slum cluster. And with the Maharashtra Assembly elections due, the issue is the biggest poll plank of Opposition parties. With thousands of different perspectives floating around, we spoke to three reporters from Dharavi — Afaque Ahmad, Aashiq Ali, and Ishwar Tathawde — who gave us facts of the project, reasons behind its opposition and its support by residents.  Survey  of reidences - Cut off date slums built till 1 Jan 2000  eligible for free rehab. Post that till 1 Jan 2011 eligibale for houses at 2.5 lakhs.  -   Paatra Apaatra mainly those who dont have good documentation,,

A Larger Scam Than Electoral Bonds’: Anjali Bhardwaj Levels Huge Allegations Against The PMO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4XQM-w3M84   the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) which was set up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing lack of transparency, Bhardwaj draws parallel between PM CARES Fund and the Electoral Bonds and hints at a possible ‘Quid Pro Quo’ between the government and the donors. Bhardwaj goes further to say that “The PM CARES is a larger scam than the Electoral Bonds”.