Front Line Defenders (FLD) expresses its grave concern at the increased targeting against human rights lawyers in the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. Since the beginning of the occupation, human rights lawyers actively involved in representation and defence of rights of the Crimean Tatars became one of the major targets for the Russian authorities. Since May 26, human rights defenders and lawyers Edem Semedliaev, Aider Azamatov, Nazim Sheikhmambetov and woman lawyer Emine Awamileva– have been detained and arrested on various administrative charges. The targeting and systemic persecution of human rights lawyers by the Russian Federal Security Services forms part of a worrying trend in Crimea since its annexation…
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By Nav Thakuria, Senior Journalist from North East Another first information report (FIR) has been lodged against the former State coordinator of National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the system integrator, sub-contractors with other persons alleging corruption and money laundering while updating the NRC in Assam that began in 2014 under supervision of the Supreme Court of India. The petitioner Hitesh Dev Sarma, present NRC State coordinator, has filed the case against Prateek Hajela, an IAS officer currently posted in his home State of Madhya Pradesh, in the State vigilance & anti-corruption department on 13 June 2022. Dev Sarma, also…
The 11th Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy (WHD) will convene hundreds of democracy activists, experts, parliamentarians, and donors from all regions of the world in Taipei, Taiwan to strengthen solidarity in their efforts to build a more democratic future. Participants will engage in a wide range of practical workshops and panel discussions to share expertise in building resilient democratic institutions and defending civic space. Under a theme “Claiming the Democratic Future: Unifying Voices for a New Frontier,” the Global Assembly will build greater unity of effort to counter today’s authoritarian challenges and help foster democratic momentum. The Global…
In the context of the announcement of ‘Agnipath Scheme’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union Home Ministry has decided today to give priority to Agniveers who have completed four years under this scheme for recruitment into CAPFs and Assam Rifles. The Union Home Minister’s Office through tweets has said that the “‘Agnipath Yojana’ is a visionary and welcome decision of Shri Narendra Modi for the bright future of the youth. In this context, the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided today to give priority to Agniveers who have completed four years under this scheme for recruitment into CAPFs and…
V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, predicted that the country’s economy will grow to US$ 5 trillion by 2026-27 and US$ 10 trillion by 2033-34. Nageswaran, speaking at a UNDP India event, said India is in a better position than other growing economies. “We are currently at US$ 3.3 trillion, therefore it is not such a difficult goal to achieve. If you merely assume a 10% nominal GDP growth rate in dollar terms, you will reach US$ 10 trillion by 2033-34, followed by another doubling at the same rate,” he stated. By 2024-25, Prime Minister…
BJP state president Bandi Sanjay accused the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government led by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of harassing sarpanches and usurping their powers vested with them as per the Constitution. Sanjay was speaking to reporters after submitting a memorandum to Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan at Raj Bhavan on the hardships being faced by the representatives of the local bodies and other issues. Adilabad MP Soyam Bapu, former council chairman Swamy Goud, former member of council N Ramachander Rao and other senior BJP leaders were also signatories to the memorandum. He alleged that the KCR government had snatched away…
Google has announced its first accelerator program for women-led startups in India. It aims to help women-led startups scale by connecting them to the right mentors and network of other startups and assisting them in raising funding and hiring the best tech talent. Every year, Google plans to shortlist 40 startups, divide them into two cohorts, and mentor each cohort for three months. The program is open to startups that have raised a seed to series A round of funding and include a woman on the founding team. “There’s a large women population with the ambition to truly build and design…
That India trusts its good old public broadcaster the most has been corroborated again by a recent report of the Reuters Institute, which has revealed that the News network of Doordarshan and All India Radio enjoys highest trust. “India registered a small increase in news trust, improving its overall position among the 46 markets. Legacy print brands and public broadcasters, such as DD News and All India Radio, continue to enjoy high trust among the survey respondents, while 24-hour television news channels are less well trusted along with newer digital-born brands,” says the Digital News Report 2022 of the Reuters…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a recruitment scheme for the armed forces `Agnipath’, approved by the Cabinet Committee. Under this, Indian youth would be granted an opportunity to get inducted into the armed services, he said. “Under the Agnipath scheme, efforts are to create a youthful profile of the armed forces. It would help to train them for new technologies, and also improve their health levels. This scheme will increase employment opportunities with new skills in different sectors,” he said. Under the Tour of Duty (ToD) scheme, soldiers are set to be recruited on a short-term as well as a…
In a major boost to the export of mangoes, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched an eight-day-long Mango Festival in the Kingdom of Bahrain on June 13 in association with the Indian Embassy and Al Jazira Group. At the show, 34 varieties of mangoes from eastern states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, are being displayed at eight different locations of Bahrain’s Al Jazira group supermarket. 27 of these varieties have been procured from West Bengal, while two each variety are from Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and one variety from Uttar Pradesh. All…