Pallavi Rebbapragada

Articles by Pallavi Rebbapragada

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  Apr 24, 2018

  Sabrina Lall's letter can't pardon Manu Sharma, only the law can: Understanding social impact of correctional prison reform

  Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who has worked extensively on prison reform at Tihar Jail, said that it is the law and not individuals which has to decide about pardons, since such decisions have a social impact
  kiran bedi ConnectTheDots Tihar jail Jessica Lall Manu Sharma Aarushi Talwar prison reform Sabrina Lall Correctional psychology
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  Apr 18, 2018

  DCW chief Swati Maliwal must act, not fast: Delhi's depleting de-addiction centres put women at risk, fuel drug abuse

  Swati Maliwal also wants a high-level committee comprising the Union home minister, Delhi’s chief minister, Delhi’s Lt Governor and police commissioner and head of the Delhi Commission for Women to be set up to discuss crimes against women and that these meetings be broadcast publicly.
  Civil society kiran bedi ConnectTheDots Delhi High Court Crimes against women drug abuse Crime against women Delhi Commission for Women Jyoti Singh Swati Maliwal Kathua rape case Unnao rape case Delhi Police Foundation Charitar Nirman Sewadar Trust Muskaan Foundation Narcotic Control Bureau
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  Apr 05, 2018

  Violence during Bharat Bandh, JNU agitation underlines need to make India safer place to protest

  Protests had turned violent during the Bharat Bandh and JNU protests. To prevent this, better Centre-state co-ordination and better measures of crowd control are needed.
  JNU ConnectTheDots Protests CRPF Jawaharlal Nehru University Bharat Bandh SC/ST Act
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  Apr 04, 2018

  Guidelines on fake news: Why would govt put curbs on handful of journalists with access to its inner workings?

  Within 24 hours of the announcement of a new guideline of suspending a journalist’s accreditation the moment, there is a complaint of fake news, PMO withdrew the ill-conceived order that posed a threat to the functioning of democracy.
  social media ConnectTheDots Press Council of India News Broadcasters' Association News Broadcasting Standards Authority Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Press Information Bureau
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  Apr 03, 2018

  JNU's selective outrage over alleged sexual offenders reeks of hypocrisy that must be structurally addressed

  JNU: The fact that one complainant is fighting a lone legal battle and another set has found support in a campaign that made national headlines shows it is not the person but the ideology of the offender that matters more.
  JNU ConnectTheDots Left-wing politics Jawaharlal Nehru University sexual assault Left Harassment student politics sexual molestation Right right-wing politics University politics
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  Mar 26, 2018

  Anna Hazare’s Delhi agitation sees sparse crowds as tripartite nature of demands dilutes movement

  Anna Hazare's andolan at New Delhi's Ramlila Maidan was sparsely populated with protestors because of the tripartite nature of his demands.
  Anna Hazare Congress BJP Farmers' protest SEBI ConnectTheDots Varun Gandhi Ramlila Maidan Satyagraha Mahatma Gandhi Anna EVM AAP NOTA PACL CAPC
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  Mar 25, 2018

  Yagya in Meerut against polluted air: Pollution control boards need empowering, selective disdain won't clean up environment

  The yagna in Meerut against air pollution has evoked strong reactions. However, for a lasting solution, a structural framework and implementation of laws is needed.
  Delhi ConnectTheDots Meerut Air pollution Centre for Science and Environment Greenpeace India yagna UP Pollution Control Board Shri Ayutchandi Mahayagna Samiti Air Act
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  Mar 23, 2018

  Parliament logjam engineered by govt to divert attention from PNB scam, Mosul massacre: Jyotiraditya Scindia tells Firstpost

  Government is interested in the functioning of Parliament when it wants to stand up and make a statement and not beyond that, says Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia.
  social media BJP sushma swaraj Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi Lok Sabha TheySaidIt Ravi Shankar Prasad Madhya Pradesh internal security Naxal NDA Telugu Desam Party YSR Congress Sukma Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ceasefire violation Jyotiraditya Scindia no-confidence motion Cambridge Analytica Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana Nirav Modi PNB scam Oveleno Business Intelligence
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  Mar 18, 2018

  Indian Army low on ammunition and supplies, but Nirmala Sitharaman insists vice chiefs given enough power to solve problem

  Hyper-nationalistic sentiments extolling the Indian Army’s glory and supreme valour cannot place an iron shield on the truth that the defence forces are low on ammunition.
  China Congress BJP Punjab Pakistan ConnectTheDots Kashmir TheySaidIt Nirmala Sitharaman Defence minister Captain Amarinder Singh Rafale deal OROP Doka La News18 Rising India Summit
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  Mar 17, 2018

  News18's Rising India Summit: BJP, Congress' war of words on unemployment underlines intertwined nature of politics, economics

  It is claimed that politics and economics are two different realms. However, as India's experience shows, the two can never be completely separated.
  Congress Narendra Modi ConnectTheDots Rajnath Singh Unemployment Budget Demonetisation Ruchir Sharma NDA Government Start-up India Bank Nationalisation