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Ishrat Jehans mother to sue TV channel for false, scandalous report

Jun 19, 2013

Shamima Kauser has alleged that the timing of airing a report was suspect and might have intended to shield people the CBI intends to prosecute. #Narendra Modi #TheySaidIt #Gujarat High Court #Gujarat Police #Report #Shamima Kauser #Ishrat Jehan #Television news channel
After jail, Sreesanth to get married to girl from Jaipur

Jun 19, 2013

According to reports, the fast bowler is reportedly all set to get married to a girl who hails from a royal family in Jaipur. #Bail #Rajasthan Royals #IPL #NewsTracker #Marriage #Tihar jail #Delhi Police #Spot fixing #Jaipur #S Sreesanth
New York police dept sued over surveillance of Muslims

Jun 19, 2013

The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the New York Police Department over its surveillance of Muslim communities, accusing the police of trampling on religious freedoms and constitutional guarantees of equality #New York #Muslims #New York Police Department #Racial profiling #civil liberties

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From Mumbra to Nehru Nagar: Why the answer lies in honest officials

Apr 11, 2013

There, unfortunately, is only one solution to solving problems like the Mumbra building collapse and Nehru Nagar bribery scandal that has come to light. #HowThisWorks #Corruption #Mumbra Building Collapse #civic bodies #illegal constructions #Nehru Nagar police station
How to improve India's police - a roadmap

Mar 28, 2013

There's a lot that's wrong with the Indian policing system - here are some ways it can be resolved. #HowThisWorks #Corruption #Supreme Court #Police #Indian Police Service #Police Reforms
Will Justice JS Verma join the junkyard of forgotten committees?

Feb 01, 2013

A look at various committes that have probed issues ranging from police reforms to political reforms. #OnOurMind #Police Reforms #Justice JS Verma #Political reforms

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Parsippany: Police Blotter, June 19

2013-06-19 05:10:00

Parsippany Police was called to the Tivoli Gardens Apartments on June 8 to investigate a report of a burglary. According to police, the victim stated she came home from work and noticed that jewelry was missing and the dresser drawers had been rummaged t #Tivoli Gardens
The Windsor Star
Defiant Erdogan says police will get more powers

2013-06-19 07:09:00

A demonstrator stands in a silent protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul on Tuesday. After weeks of sometimes-violent confrontation with police, Turkish protesters have found a new form of resistance: standing still and silent. Police use a water cannon ag #Istanbul #Recep Tayyip Erdogan #Ankara
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu has highest police casualties among southern States

2013-06-18 22:26:00

Dying in harness may be a matter of pride to men in uniform, but suicides and fatal road accidents are also contributing significantly to the high number of casualties among police personnel in Tamil Nadu. In fact, Tamil Nadu tops the southern States in #Tamil Nadu #Andhra Pradesh

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Lok Sabha polls 2014: Back to basics for Congress and BJP

With the playing field level, from now on it will be a battle of strategies for the Congress and the BJP
Chidu's 'Ferrari' of reforms has an autorickshaw engine

A slew of economic reforms has been promised this month, but one should not expect anything more than fancy footwork from the FM.
From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar, Umesh – that’s the core of the Indian team today and perhaps it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they are Dhoni’s boys.

Vajpayee, Advani, Modi: Every leader has given Hindutva a twist

From Vajpayee to Advani to Modi –the Sangh Parivar has come a long way, presenting before India every few years a Hindutva face rendered presentable through a shrewd makeover
Why Nitish 'really' dumped the Modi-led BJP

While prima facie it might seem to be a clash of two strong personalities i.e. Modi and Kumar, there is much more to the split than that.
3 Indias at war: Sensex India, Maoist India, and Bharat

The current tensions in India can directly be traced to three visions of India – one of which will involve breaking the country
Last man standing: Why it's easy to feel sorry for Misbah

Sympathy for a Pakistani cricketer, especially a batsman, is a novel emotion for those of us coming from the 90s.

Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
Food security: For poor’s sake, jholawalas must speak up

The subsidy to the rich accounts for more than 7 percent of the GDP while that for the poor, with the food security act, would account for 1.1 percent.
Patients get HIV in Assam hospital after blood transfusion, panic spreads

Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.

Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

Neither UPA nor NDA is an alliance. And the BJP and JD(U) were mere power-sharers, not allies. To grow, alliances have to be built around principles not just power-sharing
Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

At a press conference, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, however, did not reveal any concrete steps but promised more reforms by August. He said the rupee’s decline is in line with that of the currencies of other countries with high current account deficit like India.
Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

The index of industrial production (IIP), a measure of the industrial activity in the country, grew by a meagre 2% in April 2013, in comparison to the same period during 2012. The index was expected to grow by around 2.4% (source: India: Weak growth and sticky retail inflation. Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, Nomura). In [...]
Why 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja is a people's genius

If one was simply to go by numbers, young and jolly Jadeja is on course to be a great. That’s not overrating him — it’s the simple logic of statistics one cannot argue against.

The Aurangzeb factor: 5 lessons from Modi-Advani tussle

Political parties need to have a process for electing leaders. This problem relates more to cadre-based parties such as BJP and CPM.
Why 55-60 to the dollar may be the new normal for rupee

A drop in the US dollar index does not seem to help the rupee; this shows that the Indian currency seems to be marching to its own gloomy beat.
Critics split on Apple iOS 7: Hideous, unoriginal or a thing of pure beauty?

The new design has sparked debates over whether Apple stole the design from Android or Windows 8 or just created an unholy union of the two. We take a look at what the critics are saying:
Is Putin the Salman Khan of international politics?

Is Vladimir Putin the Salman Khan of world politics? Our new columnist, stand-up comedian Gursimran Khamba pontificates.

Advani wins: No free hand for Narendra Modi just yet

What was the senior leader’s specific problem? Well, one is the indecent hurry in which Modi’s is being shoved down the throats of other leaders in the party.
Obama's second innings? As a junior engineer in govt service in India

Is Barack Obama about to sit for an exam for a junior level engineer in India? A man in Rajasthan says he’s got an admit card with Obama’s picture on it from the Staff Selection Commission. Actually on second thought that might not be such a bad second career for the President.
How US industries are trying to use 'treaties' to arm twist India

US companies are blatantly violating international agreements or purely lying, when they accuse India of using TRIPS flexibilities. Americans have spoken the same language against other countries such as Brazil and Thailand, but failed.