What happens now in Mahua Moitra cash-for-query case: process, precedent https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/p-d-t-achary-explains-mahua-case-process- precedent-8999614/  October 26, 2023 The Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha will meet BJP MP Nishikant Dubey today over his cash-for-query allegation against the TMC's Mahua Moitra. This is what could happen thereafter, as per procedure and precedent.

NIC doesnt lay now any rules of login - says Mahua Moitra in interview with R Sardesai and refers to this report .. https://youtu.be/eM1ANDg2Cd4

:अडानी मामले में नया ट्विस्ट | खुल गए कई राज ! Mahua Moitra on Adani Case | Rahul  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsqEpH531d8 

  Mahua Moitra ने Adani-दुबे गैंग को नेशनल टीवी पर करदिया बेनकाब, एथिक्स कमिटी के मेंबर ने भी उगले राज https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihJWnz8aPPQ

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Tenth Emergency Special Session of UN: Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

https://www.un.org/en/ga/sessions/emergency10th.shtml Links to the videos of the proccedings..

UN General Assembly adopts Gaza resolution calling for immediate & sustained humanitarian truce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9wAZVTlAZM The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza. It also demands “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provision of lifesaving supplies and services for civilians trapped inside the enclave, as news reports suggest Israel has expanded ground operations and intensified it bombing campaign

Human rights activist Tushar Gandhi talks about the erasure of his great-grandfather Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals, and how Hindutva has weakened the fabric of society  https://thefederal.com/category/features/tushar-gandhi-interview-dont-know-how-long-india-will-hold-together-99401

There is talk that Mahatma Gandhi is being erased. Do you agree? TG : What is being attempted is to erase the ideas of Gandhi: truth, ahimsa (non-violence), inclusiveness and equality. These are the cornerstones on which man has built civilisations. The hate campaign against him is systematically orchestrated and conducted. The government has created a Gandhi, which is convenient: the Gandhi of his spectacles and of cleanliness. They don’t want a Gandhi who is pointing a finger and saying, ‘You are wrong’. They have erased him from textbooks. But they are also erasing whole chunks of history, which is not acceptable to their viewpoint.

Do you detect a pervasive fear in your travels around the country?

I do. The liberal and secular-minded people feel they are in a minority. They are feeling intimidated. The minorities are always fearful. There is a concerted campaign to terrorise the Muslims and Christians: the mob-lynching, the economic boycotts, and hate speeches. They also target the lower castes.

The Bahujans, Adivasis and Dalits may be over 60 percent of the population, which is why the Centre does not want to conduct a national census.

India Charges Novelist Arundhati Roy Over a 2010 Speech https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/world/asia/arundhati-roy-kashmir.html  the government had approved charges against Ms. Roy and the Kashmiri law professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a move required for certain crimes in India. The two have been charged under several sections of Indian law, including offenses related to provocative speech and the promotion of enmity between different groups... The lieutenant governor of the Delhi region said the government had considered filing a more serious charge of sedition against Ms. Roy and Mr. Hussain in the case, which sprang from a complaint filed in October 2010 by a right-wing Kashmiri Hindu activist against speakers at a conference on Kashmir....

(In view of https://www.boomlive.in/law/supreme-court-sedition-law-section-124a-23033 Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Examine Validity Of Sedition Law By - Ritika Jain | 12 Sept 2023  the Supreme Court referred the batch of pleas challenging the validity of the sedition law to a Constitution Bench of “at least five judges”. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said the bench would also decide if the top court’s 1962 verdict upholding the sedition law required reconsideration.

The Kedarnath Singh judgment was decided on a narrow understanding of fundamental rights that were prevalent at the time, the top court said. Sedition was examined only in the context of free speech, the bench further observed. Since then, several judgments have been passed which say Articles 14 (right against discrimination), 19 (free speech), and 21 (right to life) must operate in harmony, it added.

The action against a Booker Prize winner was the latest in a growing crackdown on free expression by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

f https://www.boomlive.in/law/supreme-court-sedition-law-section-124a-23033  Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Examine Validity Of Sedition Law By - Ritika Jain | 12 Sept 2023 the Supreme Court referred the batch of pleas challenging the validity of the sedition law to a Constitution Bench of “at least five judges”. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said the bench would also decide if the top court’s 1962 verdict upholding the sedition law required reconsideration.

The Kedarnath Singh judgment was decided on a narrow understanding of fundamental rights that were prevalent at the time, the top court said. Sedition was examined only in the context of free speech, the bench further observed. Since then, several judgments have been passed which say Articles 14 (right against discrimination), 19 (free speech), and 21 (right to life) must operate in harmony, it added.

Responding to Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta’s argument that the BJP-led government was in the midst of changing the law governing criminal jurisprudence, senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Gopal Sankarnarayan, representing parties who have challenged the sedition law, argued that sedition exists in the new bill as well – just under a new name. The new bill, they said was “even more draconian”. Reading out the text of the incumbent law—Section 124A—Sibal said the idea of sedition penalizing disaffection to the government and the state was “fundamentally wrong”.

 UN votes on rival proposals on Gaza by Russia and US  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQTye_QjzpU Both countries seek U.N. Security Council resolutions to address shortages of food, water, medical supplies and electricity in Gaza. But the U.S. has called for humanitarian pauses to allow aid to enter Gaza, while Russia wants a humanitarian ceasefire.

How a Small Town in UP Is Bridging Cultures Through Ramleela https://thewire.in/culture/how-a-small-town-in-up-is-bridging-cultures-through-ramleela

For the past 51 years, the Ramleela in Bakshi Ka Talab has been breaking religious barriers, with Muslim artists playing the role of Lord Rama, Laxman, Sita, Janak, Dasharath, and many others...

For the past 51 years, the Ramleela in Bakshi Ka Talab has been breaking religious barriers, with Khan playing the role of Lord Rama. This tradition was started in 1972 by the then gram pradhan, Maikulal Yadav, and his friend, Muzaffar Hussain. In this Ramleela, Muslims perform various roles such as Lord Rama, Laxman, Sita, Janak, Dasharath, and many others. Just as Khan portrays the character of Lord Ram, Suhail Khan takes on the role of Laxman, while Farhan Ali portrays Sita. Bharat is played by Suhel Khan, and Sher Khan embodies the character of Janak. Even the role of young Ram is portrayed by Abdul Hasan. ..

Videsh Pal Yadav, son of Maikulal Yadav, who was the founder member of Ramleela organising committee, shares an interesting anecdote. “Once, Ramzaan (the holy month of fasting for Muslims) and Navratra (a Hindu festival) had coincided. We were worried about how we would manage Ramleela because most of our Muslim artists would be observing Roza (fasting),” he recounts.

He said that none of them allowed their fasting to disrupt the smooth flow of the rehearsals.

He added, “On the final day, they [the artists] broke their fast (Iftaar) on the stage itself, just before starting the programme to ensure that there was no interruption in the performance.”

Decoding the mystery of MNC exits from India  https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/story/decoding-the-mystery-of-mnc-exits-from-india-343768-2022-08-04
Companies have left India for various reasons. In the case of some companies, the decision to leave India was attributed to a multi-nation strategy to get out of non-profitable operations and focus on easier markets.

one would expect India to top the list of multinational corporations scouting for an investment destination...despite the red carpet, liberal policies and incentives, it is also true that India has not exactly been a happy hunting ground for several other MNCs. The government revealed in Parliament in December last year that as many as 2,783 foreign companies and their subsidiaries ceased operations in India between 2014 and November 2021. Some of the notable exits include Cairn Energy, Holcim, Daiichi Sankyo, Carrefour, Henkel, Harley Davidson and Ford... In India,, MNCs have exited due to arbitrary tax regime, accumulated losses, over capacity, land acquisition issues and lack of expected growth due to market anomalies. In case of some companies, the decision to leave India was attributed to multi-nation strategy to get out of non-profitable operations and focus on easier markets. Then, there were some auto players that set up base in India and brought technology and products that had stopped selling in global markets. While they received initial success and paid little attention to upgradation, the domestic firms started making better products slowly and steadily. As a result, the MNCs were eventually pushed out.

there are also some rare cases.. the latest such case is that of German wholesale giant METRO Cash and Carry. The company has grown in a robust manner, forged strong partnerships with local kiranas and made steady investments in store expansions and digitalisation. Its deep commitment to domestic customers can be gauged fact that it has stayed in India for the past 19 years despite running losses for 14 consecutive years. Having turned the corner, it’s reportedly making profits for the past four years and its B2B operations across 31 stores have immensely benefitted small retailers...In balance, considering METRO has done all the hard work and now understands the Indian market and customers at par with its rivals, stitching up a partnership with a strong local player seems to be a better option since it can now expect strong returns on its past investments. Whatever the outcome of the strategic review, the company will face headwinds, even though it is obvious that the public rumours and attacks do not have any basis.

Why did Make in India drive fail? https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/opinion/news-analysis/why-did-make-in-india-drive-fail-786441    Dr M Suresh Babu Hans News Service | 7 Mar 2023

India has lost its position as a destination for portfolio capital.

There was simply no way that FDI could create millions of jobs every year in India... while Indian labor is cheap, it's not productive enough dues to many constraints. Plus, the Union government's support for foreigners coming in is somewhat reluctant. So, the Union government now wants Assemble in India. That too will have limited impact.

4 policy failure can be identified: overly optimistic expectations, implementation in dispersed governance, inadequate collaborative policymaking, and the vagaries of the political cycle

Overall, the Make in India campaign failed to create an international niche market as promised and lost its position as a destination for portfolio capital. The policy was overly optimistic and lacked proper implementation, resulting in limited impact and failure to achieve its objectives.