Appeals before electricity regulatory authorities against a hike in tariffs by Adani Power’s plant in Mundra, Gujarat, that had been granted in December 2018, have reopened an issue that was presumed to have been settled by the Supreme Court.
Caught in the midst of a high-stakes battle on the future of regulating the internet, the EC tried and failed miserably to regulate online propaganda, political campaigning, and fake news prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, a recently released report has revealed. The committee set up by ECI examined critical gaps in regulation of political campaigning on social media.
Regulatory authorities have interpreted rules in ways that have resulted in mounting losses for public sector electricity distribution companies while users are paying higher tariffs. The Supreme Court granted Adani Power Rajasthan Limited rights to claim over ₹2,500 crore from three Rajasthan discoms by passing through tariff increases to electricity consumers, despite a 2017 judgment forbidding such compensation.
As of now, Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar is thick in the cut and thrust of an election campaign in Latur, apparently entirely unaffected by this episode. The BJP Maharashtra general secretary and Labour Minister’s company Victoria Agro Food Processing owed approximately ₹62.85 crore to two public sector banks but settled for just ₹25.5 crore, with over ₹50 crore written off.
In part two of a three-part series on how the Modi government pushed banks into repeatedly lending to cronies, read the story of a Surat-based transporter with links to PM Modi. SVLL promoter Roop Chand Baid had close connections to Modi, supplying specialized video trucks with 3D projection technology for his 2014 election campaign. The company allegedly misutilized ₹629.84 crore of ₹933.25 crore in loans.
This Newsclick exclusive is Part 1 of a three-part series on how the Modi government pushed banks into repeatedly lending to cronies, adding to the bad loan mountain. A company linked to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari allegedly received loans from Bank of Maharashtra in violation of the bank’s own policies and received multiple subsequent loans to prevent the account from becoming an NPA.
Why the 80:20 Gold Import Scheme is a ₹ 2.65 lakh crore (or $35 billion) scandal. The 80:20 gold import-export scheme that began in July 2013 when the UPA government was in power and continued till November 2014, six months into the tenure of the Modi government, has been sharply criticised by the CAG.
The survivor stated in his testimony that “as young queer folks, who are exploring our sexuality, and politics, we often tend to stay quiet, and let people of power exploit us”. An Internal Complaints Committee instituted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences issued recommendations against an individual accused of sexually assaulting a former male student.
Is the 14-year-old, whose father sells milk for a living, being denied claims of over Rs 2 lakh for abiding by international rules defining ‘amateur’ and ‘professional’ golfer? Shubham Jaglan’s journey from the fields of Israna village near Panipat in Haryana to the Delhi Golf Club to international competition has been something of a fairy tale.
