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Time to suspend inter-country adoptions?
Mayank and Esha were to get new parents. Their mother, after an altercation with her husband, Ramphal, abandoned the siblings near Kashmere Gate bus terminus, Delhi. A frantic Ramphal traced his children to Holy Cross Social Service Centre- one of the seven recognised Indian placement agencies (RIPAs) in the city. #Adoption #Child Welfare Committee #Haq Centre for Child Rights #International adoption #OnOurMind
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Move over Pranab, SP wants Quraishi as President
A month before SY Quraishi retires as the Chief Election Commissioner, talks have began on his next appointment. If the vibes from political circles are to be believed, Quraishi may emerge one of the strongest contenders for the ‘highest office’. Speculations are rife that the Samajwadi Party (SP) will propose Quraishi #ConnectTheDots #Kamal Farooqi #Mulayam Singh Yadav #Samajwadi Party
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Gurgaon BMW crash: Another ‘big money’ cover-up?
She was a bubbly and outgoing girl. He was more reserved. Opposites attract, they say. Shailesh Shetye and Kshama Chopra met in the year 2000 when they both got admitted to the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune. Both were new to the city. Shailesh from Goa and Kshama #BMW #Gurgaon #Kshama Chopra #OnOurMind #Shailesh Shetye
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Can we get more non-babu info commissioners please?
According to the original spirit of the Right to Information, people of eminence from backgrounds as varied as such as science, law and journalism and administration were to be information commissioners to ensure people received the information they were seeking. However, a recent study has found that two thirds of #Civil service #India #OnOurMind #Right to Information Act
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Soon judges will be able to criticise only in judgements, not in court
“What the hell is going in this country?” thundered a Supreme Court bench on 3 March, 2011, critisising the Centre for inaction against black money hoarders. “The same minister is continuing. Is this the way the government is functioning? Is this rule of law?” Supreme Court Justice A K Ganguly on #judge #Minister #Santosh Hegde #Shanti Bhushan #Supreme Court of India #TheLongView
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SIMI ban: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre
Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre based on a writ petition challenging the provision of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, (UAPA) used to ban the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). This is the first time since September 2001, when SIMI was declared a banned organization that the Centre #Ministry of Home Affairs #NewsTracker #Students Islamic Movement of India #Supreme Court
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Senior citizens should get pension of Rs 2,000 per month: Aruna Roy
Aruna Roy is in Delhi, not as a member of the National Advisory Council (NAC) but as a social activist. Roy, under the banner of Pension Parishad, is spearheading a national campaign at Jantar Mantar demanding a universal pension scheme for senior citizens in India. A move that could cost #Aruna Roy #Delhi #India #Jantar Mantar #National Advisory Council #Pension #TheySaidIt
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Baby business? NGOs ask SC to suspend inter-country adoptions
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the union government and the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA)- an autonomous body under the ambit of the Ministry of Women and Child Development- based on a writ petition demanding suspension of inter-country adoption in the absence of a law monitoring such adoptions. Pune #Adoption #Central Adoption Resource Agency #India #Ministry of Women and Child Development #NewsTracker #Supreme Court
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A Dalit betrayed: ‘Rahul bhaiyya has forgotten me’
Amethi, Uttar Pradesh: Shivkumari's home is a tiny five foot by five foot room. It is bare except for a lantern, a few utensils, and a bale of hay lying in the corner. She feeds her family by working in the fields during harvest season. In these three months, she #Amethi #Congress #CriticalPoint #Dalit #David Miliband #Rahul Gandhi #Uttar Pradesh
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On home turf, Rahul gets an earful from workers
Babu Ram Verma knew that one did not get to talk to Rahul Gandhi too often. Since he joined the Congress as a party worker. Also, Verma did not know when Gandhi would visit Amethi the next time. So, when the Congress scion asked him why he thought the party #Amethi #Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi #Nehru-Gandhi family #NewsTracker #OnTheField #Priyanka Vadra #Rahul Gandhi