Akshay Deshmane

Maharashtra Floods: Complacent Govt Should've Called Army Earlier, Says Leader Of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar

Leader Of Opposition and Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar, while on tour of the flood affected areas on Friday, said the damage could have been less if the Indian Army had been brought in much earlier.

09/08/2019 7:45 PM IST

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Kashmir: Why These MPs Are Saying Militancy Will Grow Stronger

With the watering down of Article 370 and removal of Article 35A, PDP MPs say pro-India political parties in Jammu and Kashmir will lose out and militancy will grow.

07/08/2019 1:14 PM IST

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Kashmir: Scrapping Article 370 "Unconstitutional", "Deceitful" Says Legal Expert A.G. Noorani

The Supreme Court should strike down the decision as void. Power of abrogation of Article 370 vanished after the Jammu and Kashmir constituent assembly dissolved in 1956, Noorani said.

05/08/2019 2:17 PM IST

This Ex-Information Commissioner Says RTI Law Did Need Changes

But the changes suggested by Yashovardhan Azad, a former IPS officer, are diametrically opposite to the amendments passed by the Narendra Modi government in parliament.

01/08/2019 8:41 AM IST

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Rise In India’s Tiger Population Hides Startlingly High 'Unnatural' Deaths

The National Tiger Conservation Authority database shows at least 175 tigers have been illegally hunted or killed in accidents since 2014, with investigations into another 87 tiger deaths still pending.

31/07/2019 7:24 AM IST

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Forest Rights Claims Of 13 Lakh Forest Dwellers Wrongly Rejected, Govt Documents Show

The rejections of claims could affect millions more vulnerable Adivasis, according to documents accessed by HuffPost India.

25/07/2019 7:10 AM IST

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No Political Will To Investigate Conspiracy Behind Narendra Dabholkar's Murder, Says His Successor

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has not disclosed anything about the status of investigation to the people of Maharashtra in the past five years. Actual probe has been done by Karnataka Police, says Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s successor Avinash Patil.

22/07/2019 7:33 AM IST

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Modi Govt Says Over 7000 Died In Custody Over The Past Four Years (But It Could Be Higher)

Since the Modi govt hasn’t been releasing NCRB data since 2016, the home ministry’s numbers are based only on cases registered by the NHRC.

19/07/2019 11:29 AM IST

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Mob Lynching: United Against Hate Launches Helpline For Victims

The civil society group hopes the 24x7 line will help prevent lynching and also provide legal assistance to victims of mob attacks.

17/07/2019 9:59 AM IST

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BJP Got Nearly Rs 600 Crore In 6 Years From DLF, Bharti-Backed Trust

Since the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014, the Satya/Prudent electoral trust has been the top legal corporate donor, shows an analysis.

15/07/2019 7:17 AM IST

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UN Criticises Indian Army For Dodging RTI About Fake Encounter In Kashmir

HuffPost India previously revealed the Indian Army’s efforts to cover up documents about a trial in which six army officials were convicted for a fake encounter in Macchil, Kashmir.

12/07/2019 7:26 AM IST

How Much Did Modi Govt's Advertising Blitzkrieg Cost Taxpayers?

The Narendra Modi-led government spent far more money on advertising during its first term than it has disclosed so far, a review of written answers it gave to some parliamentarians and an RTI activist shows.

08/07/2019 9:18 AM IST

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10 Lakh Adivasis Face Eviction From Their Land – It All Hinges On One SC Order

Over 200 land rights and Adivasi activists met in New Delhi this week to discuss two key legislations that could impact India’s Adivasis in the near future. All eyes now on the hearing in SC on July 24.

03/07/2019 3:40 PM IST

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The Modi Govt Just Amended A Very Controversial Law – But Who Stands To Benefit?

Did the Narendra Modi government amend the law governing Special Economic Zones to bring more jobs and investment or to benefit favoured corporates?

01/07/2019 4:43 PM IST

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Why Did Unused Electoral Bonds End Up In PM Modi's Relief Fund?

Multiple bonds with a combined value over Rs20 crore were routed to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund after political parties failed to encash them during the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign.

27/06/2019 7:41 AM IST

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Congress Bloodletting Continues As Nation Awaits A Real Opposition

The blame game within the party now seems to be shifting from the Praveen Chakravarty-led data analytics department to the core committee that led the campaign, including leaders such as Jairam Ramesh and P. Chidambaram.

21/06/2019 1:54 PM IST

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Arvind Subramanian Vs The Govt: Who Is Right About India's GDP?

What the former Chief Economic Adviser found in his research, how the Modi government reacted to it and India's statisticians and economists have to say about it.

12/06/2019 11:51 PM IST

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Modi Government Must Prioritise Job Creation: Economists Weigh In

Economists say the new Modi Government must be transparent about jobs data, implement MGNREGA better, make bringing more women into workforce a priority, among other things.

29/05/2019 10:52 AM IST

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How Congress Snatched Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory In The Hindi Heartland

The assembly election results last year had been taken as a sign of revival for the Rahul Gandhi-led party.

24/05/2019 7:59 PM IST

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BJP's Big Lok Sabha Win May Lead To Congress Losing MP State Govt Too

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, BJP's state-in-charge, told HuffPost India he won't be surprised if the Congress Govt's "wafer thin majority vanishes" in the near future.

23/05/2019 4:06 PM IST

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