नितेश राणे आणि पोलीस अधिकाऱ्यांत बाचाबाची; असे लईजण बघितलेत…, अधिकाऱ्याने राणेंची जिरवली https://www.saamana.com/nitesh-rane-and-police-officers-argument-at-government-guest-house-in-islampur-sangli-online-news/ 

 'Nitesh Rane Insulted Mumbai Police;' Allegations By Cops' Wives | Who Gives Netas Immunity?
MIRROR NOW  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW1_vGuEMB0

पोलीसांनी वाकड्यात जावू नये, सरकार कोणाचे आहे बघावे; आमदार नितेश राणेंचा थेट अधिकाऱ्यांना दम https://marathi.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/sangli/nitesh-rane-big-threat-to-police-officers-saying-that-we-are-in-ruling-party/articleshow/112897776.cms 

Germany's Enemy Within (full documentary) | FRONTLINE  https://youtu.be/SrxVl0wPxKE

But over the past decade, Germany has faced a rising wave of far-right violence. “Germany’s Enemy Within” probes extremist attacks and plots, from an attempted massacre of worshippers at a synagogue on Yom Kippur, to a mass shooting targeting Muslims, to the assassination of a pro-refugee politician, to an alleged plot to violently overthrow the German government.

if the AfD were to win power in the German state of Thuringia, it would be the first time a far-right party has controlled a German state since the Nazis.

https://www.navjivanindia.com/india/ram-puniyanis-article-rsss-election-strategies-after-lok-sabha-elections-2024 The RSS feels that the main reason for the BJP's fall in seats in the elections is the shift of Dalit votes towards the India alliance. VHP is being activated to deal with this. Its workers will hold meetings in Dalit bastis and have meals with Dalits. To woo Dalits, seers and seers associated with the VHP will organise religious programmes in their settlements. According to The Hindu, "These religious leaders will undertake padayatras in designated places, hold satsangs and dharma samsads, visit homes of Dalits and have meals with them. The programmes will be carried out in 9,000 units of the VHP. "  Trained RSS pracharaks are all around. Through media and social media, they are promoting regressive values. The rot has reached very deep. Defeating the BJP in elections is the first step towards eradicating this rot. Then, we have to promote a social mindset based on the values of our freedom movement. Whether it is history, science or the judicial system, we have to uproot the poisonous plants sown by communal ideology.

In new criminal codes, a missed opportunity https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/in-new-criminal-codes-a-missed-opportunity-9536700/ 
The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal of the Government of India recognises new-age crimes such as cyberbullying, stalking, email hacking etc. Yet, the BNS does not address these aspects.

It is important that the effort and energies of the forest department are devoted more towards the pressing challenges and threats to India's biodiversity rather than to arbitrarily and illegally acting against wildlife researchers. https://thewire.in/environment/of-red-carpets-and-green-tape 

 Across India, wildlife researchers today are being harassed by forest officers for not taking prior permission for photographing and conducting research on wildlife.

At a recent conference in Bengaluru – the Indian Wildlife Ecology Conference 2024 – one common concern among wildlife researchers was the bureaucratic red-tapeism (or more appropriately, ‘green-tapeism’) that leads to severe delays and restrictions in undertaking research on wildlife.

In a country where wildlife researchers are a rarity and funding for research miniscule, scared and traumatised researchers run pillar to post to secure research permits. For them, it is not the tiger that rules the jungle, but the ‘permit raj’ of the forest department, which is the law of the jungle.

by Ritwick Dutta and Tiasa Adhya

28/08/2024

At least 91 Indians have been forced to be fight alongside the Russian army on the frontlines, and so far, eight Indian nationals have been killed. Many families have been waiting agonisingly long for their loved ones to return home.

It all began with an online job scam and the dream of a better future in a foreign country. The victims told The Wire they were duped by YouTube job scamsters, with many pointing fingers at Faisal Khan, a Dubai-based YouTuber who runs the Baba Vlogs channel. They were allegedly convinced that they would work as non-combatant workers and helpers in the Russian army, far away from the frontlines. 

Hemil’s father, Ashwin, told The Wire that his son was seeking better work opportunities in India when he came across a YouTube channel, Baba Vlogs, that promised unemployed Indians like him a job as a helper in the Russian Army. Despite constant reassurances from the channel clarifying that the particular post didn’t demand deployment, it ultimately did lead to Hemil’s forced deployment and his tragic death in a Ukrainian drone strike.https://thewire.in/rights/dead-trapped-and-waiting-to-escape-meet-the-indians-forced-to-fight-russias-war-against-ukraineAshwin Mangukiya travelled to Russia again seeking compensation for the loss of his son. He stayed in Russia for nearly two weeks at his own expense. He denied any kind of help from the Indian Embassy in Russia and the Indian government. According to him, the Russian government promised a compensation of Rs 1.3 crore within three months

The issue of Indians fighting the Russian war as soldiers also assumes significant political relevance as in the BJP’s campaigning for the general elections, it also pushed a narrative of Prime Minister Modi single-handedly putting a halt to the war to ensure the rescue of trapped Indian students in Ukraine.

The people from the Indian subcontinent were forced to fight a war without their consent, using fraudulent means. While some people have lost their lives as their families mourn for the dead, others are still going through an antagonising wait for their loved ones to return. The bureaucratic hurdles, the thousands of kilometres, and the uncharted territory only aggravate this incomprehensible situation. .

by Vipul Kumar and Neel Madhav

26/08/2024

There was a pitch for an aspirational India, that got Modi to power.  We need to examine these ideas.  An Interview with Sanjeev Sanyal. with a Youtube "influencer"

  https://youtube.com/watch?v=3Lgf2WHstBY   India's plan to reach a 10-trillion dollar economy. He shares his point of view on India's growth in the past decade and why India is lagging behind Germany.

What is India’s approach to become a 10 trillion dollar Economy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lgf2WHstBY&t=202s. What we have done different entry in past 20 years because of which this compounding is growing?

The understanding of the previous economic logic:  What was it like to do business in 90’s compared to today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lgf2WHstBY&t=1097s  Government thought they will tax rich and pass benefits to poor people?  What is Hindu rate of Growth? 31:37 Why has more exports Germany than India even after having less population?

35:10 What is trade oriented infrastructure ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lgf2WHstBY&t=2110s   41:23 What is red Tapism? 42:00 How Germany Reached such Heights with Mittelstand companies?

Why is India’s MSME sector struggling for capital?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lgf2WHstBY&t=3135s

56:00 Why is our education system So Incompetent ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lgf2WHstBY&t=3360s

GST is consumer tax and not producer tax? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lgf2WHstBY&t=3925s

   https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/farmer-leaders-from-18-states-resolve-to-oppose-gm-crops/amp  Farmer leaders Kavita Kuruganti and KT Gangadhar said the present government should hold consultations with all stakeholders before finalising a national policy on GM crops. “In fact, we need is a biosafety policy, not a policy on GM crops. In 2009, public consultations were held by the then Congress government and the introduction of Bt brinjal crop was stalled,” they said. 

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No Major Problem With Sebi's Response to Hindenburg; Cannot Say Sebi Did a Bad Job:
Aug 24, 2024
"I have no major problem" with SEBI's handling of Hindenburg allegations; "I cannot say SEBI did a bad job": former SEBI Chairman, M. Damodaran, to Karan Thapar for The Wire. Speaking specifically to a question whether SEBI did a good job investigating the price ramping of Adani stock before Hindenburg, Mr. Damodaran said: “I cannot say SEBI did a bad job”. but says that this is on the basis of the information that he has before him....Issue revolved round disclosure and recusal. Both these were addressed by the SEBI statment..