Akshay Deshmane

Citizenship Amendment Bill: One More JD (U) Leader Disagrees With Nitish Kumar’s Decision To Back BJP

Though publicly endorsing the decision to support the bill, JD (U) General Secretary K C Tyagi privately thinks otherwise.

12/12/2019 7:55 PM IST

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Jharkhand: How The BJP Govt Put Thousands Of Adivasis At Risk Of Eviction

An affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the state government shows that over 16,000 claims under the Forest Rights Act were rejected by Gram Sabhas while grappling with problems like unavailability of records and lack of documentation.

12/12/2019 8:32 AM IST

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Economic Slowdown: 4.5% Growth 'Clearly Unacceptable, Worrisome', Says Ex-PM Manmohan Singh

Indian economy needs to grow at 8-9% per year to fulfil people’s aspirations. Root cause for slowdown is Modi government's distrust of businessmen, says Singh.

29/11/2019 8:15 PM IST

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Electoral Bonds: ADR Asks For Stay On Scheme, Citing ‘HuffPost India’ Series

The Association for Democratic Reforms filed an application in the Supreme Court, citing documents acquired by multiple RTI activists including Lokesh Batra.

29/11/2019 6:55 PM IST

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Recession Or Not, Modi Govt Doesn’t Know How To Fix Indian Economy

INTERVIEW: Economist Sudipto Mundle explains why the economy could grow at a rate of just 4.9% this year and how the Modi govt's piecemeal measures suggest it doesn't know what's wrong.

27/11/2019 7:21 AM IST

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Electoral Bonds: CPI(M) To Approach Supreme Court To Seek A Stay On The Scheme

Former Rajya Sabha MP & CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said, the party's focus would be primarily on trying to get an immediate stay on the operation of electoral bonds scheme from the SC.

19/11/2019 9:36 PM IST

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Modi Govt's Flagship Scheme Benefited Only Half Of Eligible Pregnant Women, RTI Shows

Of the estimated 123 lakh, 67.30 lakh pregnant and lactating women received financial support under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana in 2018-19, official data received in response to RTI applications reveals.

18/11/2019 11:31 PM IST

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Rafale Verdict Clears Way For CBI Probe, Say Prashant Bhushan, Arun Shourie

Senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan and former cabinet minister Arun Shourie said on Friday that the Justice K M Joseph's judgement obliges the CBI to file FIR, probe the deal.

15/11/2019 7:16 PM IST

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Indian Economy In Recession Thanks To Demonetisation, Says Economist Arun Kumar

Kumar, a black economy expert, said demonetisation actually created new black incomes and was the first of three shocks that are keeping the Indian economy under recession today.

13/11/2019 7:57 AM IST

‘Wahi Banega Mandir’: How India’s Language Newspapers Covered Ayodhya Verdict

From ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ and ‘Loksatta’ to ‘Pratidin’ and ‘Mathrubhumi’, the tone of coverage of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid verdict varied wildly across publications.

10/11/2019 11:24 AM IST

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Former Home Secretary Welcomes Ayodhya Verdict, Despite Saying Evidence Favoured Muslims

In August 2019, Narasimha Rao’s Home Secretary Madhav Godbole wrote in his book that, evidence was in favour of Muslims but he prefers out of court settlement.

09/11/2019 3:21 PM IST

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WhatsApp Snooping: Right To Privacy Lawyers Criticise Modi Govt’s Response, Call For Surveillance Reform In India

WhatsApp hacking reveals a grave violation of the Supreme Court’s right to privacy judgement from 2017 and the Modi government needs to do better, they told HuffPost India.

01/11/2019 11:48 PM IST

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Senior Lawyer Prashant Bhushan To File PIL On WhatsApp Hacking In Supreme Court

Will seek an investigation by cyber experts into the hacking. The government must come clean about the phone tapping, Bhushan told HuffPost India in an interview.

31/10/2019 9:21 PM IST

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15 Lakh More Indians May Die By 2100 Due To Rise In Heat Caused By Climate Change, Says Study

At over 4 lakh, Uttar Pradesh could see the highest number of additional deaths per year if projections made by the study materialise.

31/10/2019 2:08 PM IST

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Air Pollution Will Kill People In North And East India Up To 7 Years Earlier

Particulate pollution in North and East India has doubled since 1998, leading to plummeting life expectancy for residents, says a new study by the University of Chicago.

31/10/2019 11:14 AM IST

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In Haryana And Maharashtra, Caste And Farm Distress Mattered More Than Article 370 And Kashmir

Thursday’s election results have more to do with Jat identity politics and agrarian distress in the two states than Article 370 and Kashmir, say pollsters.

26/10/2019 9:58 AM IST

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The Shiv Sena Published An Anti-BJP Editorial And Cartoon. But Why?

With no clarity about the composition and leadership of the soon to be formed BJP-Shiv Sena alliance government, Sena’s messaging leaves much to the imagination.

25/10/2019 9:25 PM IST

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Top BJP Leader Breaks Silence On Where Devendra Fadnavis, Party Went Wrong in Maharashtra Election

The BJP leader from Maharashtra told HuffPost India that both Devendra Fadnavis and the party as a whole made mistakes. Here are his reasons.

24/10/2019 9:15 PM IST

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Maharashtra Election Result: Dhiraj Deshmukh, former Congress CM's Son, Set To Defeat NOTA In Latur Rural

The BJP-Shiv Sena candidate is a distant third in the constituency, which used to be Vilasrao Deshmukh's bastion.

24/10/2019 5:40 PM IST

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Maharashtra Election Result: CPM Leading In Old Bastion Dahanu, But May Lose Existing Seat In Kalwan

While Vinod Bhiva Nikole is ahead of the BJP's Dhanare Paskal Janya in Dahanu, Kalwan MLA Jiva Pandu Gavit, the face of the Kisan Long March, is trailing.

24/10/2019 3:35 PM IST

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