An analysis of 200 booths, along with interviews with 17 BLOs and 100 individuals – either voters who were removed or family members of those who were – reveal that highly inconsistent procedures were followed for these deletions.
In five constituencies, 1,50,000 voters are clustered around just 1200-1,300 households, an analysis of the draft electorate rolls revealed. We investigated 14 such cases in four constituencies – some with hundreds registered to a single address.
The privatisation of Pawan Hans Limited – the Indian government-owned helicopter operator – is shrouded in mystery. The entity that has acquired a controlling stake in Pawan Hans is Star9 Mobility Private Limited, a consortium led by a Dubai-based company about which little information is available. Indian regulators had imposed sanctions on this company, which appears not to have satisfied the eligibility criteria.
The biggest-ever change in India’s shipping policy, undertaken by the Modi government, is expected to endow huge benefits to a small clutch of international and domestic shipping companies.
The government has quietly tweaked rules relating to special economic zones – and the new rules specifically favour the Adani Group. The government recently took a decision to quietly tweak the rules relating to special economic zones (SEZs) which has enabled a company in the Adani Group to reap a bonanza of around Rs 500 crore.
