Women, Reclaim the Night: A Movement Born Out of Outrage Over RG Kar Hospital Killing   https://thewire.in/rights/women-reclaim-the-night-a-movement-born-out-of-outrage-over-rg-kar-hospital-killing   By Aparna Bhattacharya Under the banner of “The Night is Ours,” the movement encourages women to participate by carrying candles and conch shells, symbols of hope and resistance. In Bengal alone, protests are planned in at least 45 locations, beginning at midnight on Wednesday. Similar demonstrations of solidarity are expected in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.

Bombay HC To Hear Fishing Community's Plea For Compensation Over Livelihood Loss Due To Atal Setu https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-hc-to-hear-fishing-communitys-plea-for-colivelihood-lossmpensation-over-livelihood-loss-due-to-atal-setu   Mari Aai Machimar Sahkari Sanstha Maryadit, a society representing 1,210 members of the Koli community from seven traditional fishing villages in Navi Mumbai, contends that there has been a significant reduction of fish stock by almost 60% within the creek since MTHL’s construction began in 2018. The villages affected include Vashigaon, Juhugaon, Koparkhairane, Ghansoli, Gothivali, Diva, and Belapur.

The 2018-19 fishing season recording only 46% of the production levels seen in 2017-18. By 2019-20 season, it further dropped by 60%.

Hindenburg against Modani: A New Thrilling Episode Sukla Sen  https://groups.google.com/g/greenyouth/c/N1OqPo7cUv0

When things looked all comfortably settled and decided, thanks to the SEBI + Indian Supreme Court, in favour of Modani (Modi + Adani) -- as had earlier happened in the case of Rafale..

The Indian judicial system stands compromised and/or too intimidated.
Its investigation process will remain largely opaque. One would just not know what's going on. At the end, would, most likely, produce a stunning outcome as it had in the military-grade spyware Pegasus case.
Its stand on this particular case also doesn't at all give any positive signal.
The JPC proceedings, in stark contrast, are, of course, going to be a grand (democratic) tamasha.

Media, Modi & Data :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMHhB48KXwY  हैरान करने वाला सच छुपा रहा मीडिया..इतने बुरे दिन आने वाले है !  This about banking, and who bears the costs of the write off of the loans, and whose loans are written off as facilitation of the economic cycle.  the corporates or farmers.. students/housing loans..

@MIB_India https://x.com/MIB_India/status/1823028351935672507
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is working on a Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill. https://mib.gov.in/broadcasting/soliciting-suggestionsfeedbackscommentsinputsviews-general-publicstakeholders-draft 
The draft Bill was placed in public domain on 10.11.2023 along with the explanatory notes for comments of the stakeholders and the general public.  Further additional time is being provided to solicit comments/ suggestions till 15th October, 2024. 

Comment: S S :  o, only deferment?

Facing criticism, Govt withdraws new draft of broadcast Bill https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/broadcast-bill-controversy-freedom-of-speech-code-of-ethics-it-act-violation-9510443/
There was pushback from independent content creators publicly, and big tech companies privately, over fears of government overreach.

At least three sources, including a senior government official and two industry executives, confirmed to The Indian Express that the ministry has now asked the stakeholders to return the draft Bill. The stakeholders received a call from the ministry to return their copies of the draft Bill, said sources.

 Adani को मिले 20 हजार करोड़ किसके, सामने आ गया सच ? Hindenburg Report  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLcO0Xspxxw|
 Aug 13, 2024  INDIA

SEBI-Hindenburg-Adani: How Not To Handle a Credibility Crisis  https://www.moneylife.in/article/sebihindenburgadani-how-not-to-handle-a-credibility-crisis/74897.html  Sucheta Dalal 12 August 2024  As one of the top-5 capital markets in the world and a key resource mobiliser for the Indian economy, restoring confidence in the independence of our regulatory mechanism is of paramount importance today. What we are witnessing, instead, is a textbook example of how not to handle such a situation. 

SEBI already has a precedent of CB Bhave being ring-fenced from a SEBI investigation into the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) when he was appointed chairman, even though it did not involve personal investments. A board-monitored committee, perhaps comprising the three whole-time members (WTMs) could have been set up to handle the Adani investigation in consultation with the finance ministry.

India’s national interest is not served by defending one business group. With a market capitalisation of several lakh crores and the savings of countless ordinary people riding on the market, it is imperative that SEBI remains credible and is seen to adhere to the rules and compliance standards it imposes on all stakeholders.

Comment by S Sen: 

Her recommendation of a judicial investigation, however, one cannot agree with. Indian judicial system stands compromised and/or too intimidated. Its investigation process will remain largely opaque...At the end, (it) would, most likely, produce a stunning outcome as it had in the military-grade spyware Pegasus case.
The JPC proceedings, in stark contrast, are, of course, going to be a grand (democratic) tamasha.  That's precisely its strength.

The tactical dimension of the caste census apart, it will have long time substantial effects: even if fewer jatis than expected benefited from Mandal at first, the implementation of Mandal II, or reservation in higher educational institutions in 2006, helped thousands of young men and women experience upward social mobility.

https://thewire.in/politics/caste-versus-hindutva-again 

 Since the 1980s – even before Mandal – two political repertoires are in competition in the Indian public sphere: caste politics and Hindutva. This dialectic started in Gujarat when the BJP reacted to the reservation policies of Madhavsinh Solanki by promoting anti-Muslim polarisation in order to create a Hindu vote bank transcending caste-based divisions – a strategy that implied communal violence.

The dialectic between caste politics and Hindutva may be at a critical juncture again for good reasons as well as by default. First, paradoxically, the completion of the Ram Mandir is affecting the Sangh parivar’s mobilisation power. For decades its followers fought for what they considered their rights against an illegitimate mosque – and in the name of a sacred cause. But they’ve arrived and a kind of anti-climax is now palpable: they’ve achieved a decades-old objective, but this is not changing the face of the earth. But why should caste politics be more attractive than class-based issues for the opposition? For many reasons. First, caste and class overlap to a great extent – even though a small Dalit bourgeoisie and a larger OBC middle class are shaping up. Second, these two emerging social groups are primarily the products of caste-based positive discrimination – so much so that even dominant castes like the Marathas are asking for reservations.

by Christophe Jaffrelot

09/082024

Are law-enforcement agencies assisting Adani Group takeovers? https://www.adaniwatch.org/are_law_enforcement_agencies_assisting_adani_group_takeovers
Ayush Joshi & Paranjoy Guha Thakurta Sep 22, 2023   the acquisition of a cement company. Earlier instances include acquiring control of a media company and the awarding of rights to operate a port and the country’s second largest airport. All of these takeovers were preceded by searches by the Enforcement Directorate, the Income Tax Department, and/or the Securities and Exchange Board of India. ..

The interpretation of the rules of the Income Tax Department with reference to the imposition of a tax on capital gains in the acquisition of Holcim India’s businesses in India by the Adani Group through offshore entities in Mauritius controlled by Gautam Adani’s older brother Vinod Adani, has also raised questions.

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