Dissent is ‘anti-national’ in Modi’s India – no matter where it comes from
From rebuttals to industrialist Rahul Bajaj to a media advisory on the day of Assam protests, the government continues to clamp down on criticism.
Rathin Roy interview: ‘Indian economy needs antibiotics, not painkillers’ https://scroll.in/article/945947/rathin-roy-interview-indian-economy-needs-antibiotics-not-pain-killers
"The medicine we need to give is not cyclical medicine. It is attention to the structural reasons for why a growing economy is in recession."
Rathin Roy interview: ‘Indian economy needs antibiotics, not painkillers’
The former member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council says a stimulus package without reforms will only achieve ‘stagflation’.
The Daily Fix: If Centre withholds GST revenues due to states, Indian federalism will take a blow
Besides in an economic slowdown, choking states of funds is self-defeating.
BJP IT chief’s response to Rahul Bajaj proves the party is unable to handle dissent
Instead of a mature acknowledgment of concerns, the party stuck to the tested route: denial, and allegations of vested interest.
The big news: Opposition attacks BJP, Modi after GDP figures are released, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: First phase of voting is underway in 13 Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand, and 4 people were arrested for the murder of a vet in Telangana.
1984 anti-Sikh riots: SIT submits final report to Supreme Court
While the Centre sought the court’s permission to disband the SIT, the riot victims’ counsel asked the bench to first examine the report.
Jharkhand Assembly elections: 13 constituencies vote in first phase
A total of 37.8 lakh people are eligible to vote from 189 candidates across six districts.
INX Media case: Delhi court grants interim bail to six bureaucrats who worked with P Chidambaram
The civil servants were part of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board that approved the grant to INX Media in 2007-’08.
Saradha scam: SC seeks reply of ex-police chief Rajeev Kumar over CBI plea against anticipatory bail
Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said a notice was being sent to Kumar as there was ‘something about this person absconding’.
Pragya Thakur condemns ‘distortion’ of Godse remarks, says calling her a terrorist is illegal
The BJP MP offered an apology ‘if she had hurt anyone’s feelings’.
