Feb 24, 2015
News Bits - 24 Feb 2015
- IBA (Indian Banks’ Association) signs pact with bank unions ; 15 per cent increase in pay slip ; 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month will be holidays and the remaining Saturdays will be full working days.
- The official secrets smuggling case on Monday spread to three more Ministries — Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy — as the Delhi Police found out that documents from these ministries were also being leaked and sold off.
- Centre hints at joint session route for Bills ; will move motions to
[Ed] The rise of the liberal-right intellectual
The left-liberal variety of public intellectualism has declined in India because of the revival of the liberal-right and neoliberal changes after 1991
Professor Romila Thapar in a recent article (“To Question or Not to Question? That is the Question”) laments the decline of public intellectuals in India. She accuses them of remaining silent in the face of authoritarian governance and narrowing liberal spaces, noting that “...books are banned and
[Ed] Secrecy and information theft
Though the new government at the Centre has done a lot to block unauthorised access to government offices, the recent incident of the loss of data from a key Ministry shows that loopholes are still being exploited and much ground needs to be covered in terms of enhancing security
Government offices the world over are notoriously porous. Even those which boast of a high standard of physical security sometimes do not have a matching ability to protect their information systems. WikiLeaks is a striking example of how even one of the most
The Hindu News - 24 Feb 2015
Centre hints at joint session route for Bills
To withdraw three of them from the Rajya Sabha
After failing to breach opposition ranks to secure support for a slew of controversial Bills, the Modi government on Monday decided against taking any chances.
On Tuesday, it will move motions to withdraw three Bills intended to replace ordinances from the Rajya Sabha — Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill and
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