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Days before the extended tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra is scheduled to end, the Centre has brought in ordinances to extend the tenures of the chiefs of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the ED for up to five years. The ordinance now opens the door for a further extension of Mishra's tenure even as the Supreme Court had asked the government not to extend it any further.
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Meanwhile, the Opposition questioned the motive and intentions behind the government’s “tearing hurry” to promulgate an ordinance to ensure that Directors of the ED and CBI could have longer tenures, given that Parliament is scheduled to meet later this month.
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In this edition of Idea Exchange, Kerala’s Health Minister Veena George talks about her state's Covid strategy and explains why she has reached out to the Centre on booster doses.
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In a big boost to India’s air-defence capabilities, Russia has started delivery of the much-awaited S-400 missile system for deployment on schedule this year, official sources have confirmed. The S-400 is among the most advanced air-defence systems in the world, with a range of around 400 km. The system is already available with China, which has deployed it along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
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Milind Teltumbde, a Central Committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation, was among the 26 Maoists killed in Saturday’s encounter with security personnel in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, a senior police officer said. He was also the younger brother of former IIT professor, Dalit intellectual and writer, Anand Teltumbde, who has been jailed in connection with the Elgar Parishad case.
https://www.inexp.in/dGxQ13
Based on a complaint by Vishva Hindu Parishad activists, two women journalists reporting on recent instances of alleged religious vandalism in Tripura were detained by the Assam Police. A senior officer said a few videos posted by the journalists on social media are suspected to have been "doctored". They have been booked under sections relating to spreading communal disharmony, committing insult with the intent of provoking breach of peace and criminal conspiracy.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan kingdom, had defeated Alexander of Macedonia, and yet historians did not describe him as “great”. Alexander died in 323 BC, a few years after his Indian campaign. There is some debate among historians over when Chandragupta came to power, but it is generally believed to have been after Alexander’s death.
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Shops owned by the minority Muslim community were targeted for arson and destruction during a bandh called by the BJP in Amravati, 150 km west of Nagpur in central Maharashtra, officials told The Indian Express. In the Kotwali area, where the violence took place, police officials said they were outnumbered by a massive gathering of activists of the BJP, Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
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The decision to rename the newly built railway station of Bhopal, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, reflects an attempt by the BJP to regain some of the ground that it lost among tribal and Scheduled Caste voters in the Assembly elections of 2018. The station has now been named after Rani Kamlapati, the first Gond queen of Bhopal. Earlier, it was called Habibganj. The Gonds, who number more than 1.
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🚨 *The Big Story*
Days before the extended tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra is scheduled to end, the Centre has brought in ordinances to extend the tenures of the chiefs of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the ED for up to five years. The ordinance now opens the door for a further extension of Mishra's tenure even as the Supreme Court had asked the government not to extend it any further.
https://www.inexp.in/5DNCZh
Meanwhile, the Opposition questioned the motive and intentions behind the government’s “tearing hurry” to promulgate an ordinance to ensure that Directors of the ED and CBI could have longer tenures, given that Parliament is scheduled to meet later this month.
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In this edition of Idea Exchange, Kerala’s Health Minister Veena George talks about her state's Covid strategy and explains why she has reached out to the Centre on booster doses.
https://www.inexp.in/Y03ydG
📰 *From the Front Page*
In a big boost to India’s air-defence capabilities, Russia has started delivery of the much-awaited S-400 missile system for deployment on schedule this year, official sources have confirmed. The S-400 is among the most advanced air-defence systems in the world, with a range of around 400 km. The system is already available with China, which has deployed it along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
https://www.inexp.in/5mXyEM
Milind Teltumbde, a Central Committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation, was among the 26 Maoists killed in Saturday’s encounter with security personnel in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, a senior police officer said. He was also the younger brother of former IIT professor, Dalit intellectual and writer, Anand Teltumbde, who has been jailed in connection with the Elgar Parishad case.
https://www.inexp.in/dGxQ13
Based on a complaint by Vishva Hindu Parishad activists, two women journalists reporting on recent instances of alleged religious vandalism in Tripura were detained by the Assam Police. A senior officer said a few videos posted by the journalists on social media are suspected to have been "doctored". They have been booked under sections relating to spreading communal disharmony, committing insult with the intent of provoking breach of peace and criminal conspiracy.
https://www.inexp.in/lpaC2N
👩💻 *Must Read*
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan kingdom, had defeated Alexander of Macedonia, and yet historians did not describe him as “great”. Alexander died in 323 BC, a few years after his Indian campaign. There is some debate among historians over when Chandragupta came to power, but it is generally believed to have been after Alexander’s death.
https://www.inexp.in/L7EIZh
Shops owned by the minority Muslim community were targeted for arson and destruction during a bandh called by the BJP in Amravati, 150 km west of Nagpur in central Maharashtra, officials told The Indian Express. In the Kotwali area, where the violence took place, police officials said they were outnumbered by a massive gathering of activists of the BJP, Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
https://www.inexp.in/3ccEHw
The decision to rename the newly built railway station of Bhopal, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, reflects an attempt by the BJP to regain some of the ground that it lost among tribal and Scheduled Caste voters in the Assembly elections of 2018. The station has now been named after Rani Kamlapati, the first Gond queen of Bhopal. Earlier, it was called Habibganj. The Gonds, who number more than 1.
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2 crore, are India’s largest tribal group.
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A visit to the National Museum in the capital feels decidedly different this festive season. India’s largest museum has quietly leaped to the age of immersive digital technology — a first in the country. Now, visitors don’t just have to view an inscription of a prehistoric cave, read about it on a display and move on to the next object. They get a 270-degree digitally-projected experience of actually being in that cave as well as learning about that era, thanks to an augmented reality projection system.
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⌛ *And Finally...*
What was once a grazing land has now become the breeding ground for some of India’s most talented hockey players. In 2004, while travelling to Sonepat, former India captain Pritam Rani Siwach spotted a parcel of unkempt land large enough to play hockey. For a player who was rated highly for her leadership qualities and game intelligence, coaching seemed to be a logical step. On Saturday, 17 years later, Siwach, who had earlier won an Arjuna Award, received the prestigious Dronacharya Award, making her one of the few recipients of the National Sports Award as both a player and now a coach.
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https://www.inexp.in/pDWmC8
A visit to the National Museum in the capital feels decidedly different this festive season. India’s largest museum has quietly leaped to the age of immersive digital technology — a first in the country. Now, visitors don’t just have to view an inscription of a prehistoric cave, read about it on a display and move on to the next object. They get a 270-degree digitally-projected experience of actually being in that cave as well as learning about that era, thanks to an augmented reality projection system.
https://www.inexp.in/3g4L7S
⌛ *And Finally...*
What was once a grazing land has now become the breeding ground for some of India’s most talented hockey players. In 2004, while travelling to Sonepat, former India captain Pritam Rani Siwach spotted a parcel of unkempt land large enough to play hockey. For a player who was rated highly for her leadership qualities and game intelligence, coaching seemed to be a logical step. On Saturday, 17 years later, Siwach, who had earlier won an Arjuna Award, received the prestigious Dronacharya Award, making her one of the few recipients of the National Sports Award as both a player and now a coach.
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Until tomorrow,
Leela Prasad G and Rounak Bagchi
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In renaming Bhopal’s Habibganj railway station, BJP’s tribal outreach
The new name, intended to honour the bravery and legacy of Rani Kamlapati, was announced by CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan ahead of Modi's visit to Bhopal on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas or Tribal Pride Day.
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Explained: What is Raza Academy, the organisation that called protest in Amravati over Tripura violence?
What is the Raza Academy, and why did Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut describe it as a "BJP-promoted outfit"?
🔍How buyback using retro tax refund helps Cairn
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Explained: How buyback using retro tax refund helps Cairn
Cairn is set to receive a refund for taxes collected over an internal rearrangement process, in which Cairn UK transferred shares of Cairn India Holdings to Cairn India in 2006-07.
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🔍Who is Kishanda, veteran Maoist ideologue arrested in Jharkhand?
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Explained: Who is Kishanda, veteran Maoist ideologue arrested in Jharkhand?
Prashant Bose alias Kishanda is a founding member of the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI) that merged with the People’s War Group to become the CPI (Maoist). Fifty cases are registered against him in Jharkhand, and he carried a reward of Rs 1 crore.
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Weeks after The Indian Express's Pandora Papers revelations, the probe set up by the Government into individuals and businesses who had used companies and trusts in offshore tax havens to evade detection has gathered pace. Notices via the Income Tax Department have been sent to “most” of the Indians named in the ongoing investigation. Officials said responses are trickling in to queries sent by the Financial Intelligence Unit from New Delhi to offshore jurisdictions which figure in the Pandora Papers.
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According to one of the several Facebook's internal reports provided to the US Congress by former employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen, as much as 40 per cent of “borderline content” that was ignored by the social media company’s contractual moderators was problematic and included “nudity”, “violence” and “hate”. More significantly, such content got “higher distribution” — meaning it reached more users.
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In what could mark a key turning point in gay rights, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as judge of the Delhi High Court. If appointed, Kirpal will be India’s first openly gay judge. The Indian Express has learnt that the Collegium, which deferred its decision on Kripal’s candidature at least four times since 2018, took the call despite repeated objections by the government.
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The petitioner in the landmark 1997 Supreme Court judgment, which granted “independence” to the CBI and fixed a two-year term for its director, has said the apex court should intervene in the matter related to ordinances that empower the Centre to appoint chiefs of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate for tenures up to five years.
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📰 *From the Front Page*
Expressing its unhappiness over the lack of concrete steps to tackle the Delhi air pollution crisis, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to hold an emergency meeting today to decide on how to tackle the situation. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, pointed out that stubble burning by farmers now contributes only 10 per cent to pollution and that dust is one of the major contributors. And the counsel who appeared for the Delhi government said they are ready to impose a lockdown.
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Over the last 20 years, 1,888 custodial deaths were reported across the country, 893 cases registered against police personnel and 358 personnel charge-sheeted. But only 26 policemen were convicted in this period, official records show. The dismal record assumes significance in the wake of the custodial death last Tuesday of a 22-year-old, Altaf, in Uttar Pradesh after he was detained in the case of a minor girl from a Hindu family gone missing.
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Even as Ahmedabad became the fourth Gujarat city to remove all carts and stalls selling non-vegetarian food from the main roads, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said his government has no problem with what people ate. "We have no issues with who eats vegetarian or non-vegetarian food but the food sold on these carts should not be harmful to health and if they obstruct traffic, the municipal corporation can remove them…," he said.
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A part of the house of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district was vandalised and set on fire on Monday afternoon, the police said. The incident comes days after Khurshid’s new book on Ayodhya created a row by drawing a parallel between “Hindutva” and radical Islamist groups. Posting images and videos of the vandalism and arson, Khurshid wrote on Facebook, “I hoped to open these doors to my friends who have left this calling card. Am I still wrong to say this cannot be Hinduism?…”
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⌛ *And Finally..
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Good morning,
🚨 *The Big Story*
Weeks after The Indian Express's Pandora Papers revelations, the probe set up by the Government into individuals and businesses who had used companies and trusts in offshore tax havens to evade detection has gathered pace. Notices via the Income Tax Department have been sent to “most” of the Indians named in the ongoing investigation. Officials said responses are trickling in to queries sent by the Financial Intelligence Unit from New Delhi to offshore jurisdictions which figure in the Pandora Papers.
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According to one of the several Facebook's internal reports provided to the US Congress by former employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen, as much as 40 per cent of “borderline content” that was ignored by the social media company’s contractual moderators was problematic and included “nudity”, “violence” and “hate”. More significantly, such content got “higher distribution” — meaning it reached more users.
https://www.inexp.in/NWwsjq
In what could mark a key turning point in gay rights, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal as judge of the Delhi High Court. If appointed, Kirpal will be India’s first openly gay judge. The Indian Express has learnt that the Collegium, which deferred its decision on Kripal’s candidature at least four times since 2018, took the call despite repeated objections by the government.
https://www.inexp.in/LZla5U
The petitioner in the landmark 1997 Supreme Court judgment, which granted “independence” to the CBI and fixed a two-year term for its director, has said the apex court should intervene in the matter related to ordinances that empower the Centre to appoint chiefs of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate for tenures up to five years.
https://www.inexp.in/FOm9b1
📰 *From the Front Page*
Expressing its unhappiness over the lack of concrete steps to tackle the Delhi air pollution crisis, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to hold an emergency meeting today to decide on how to tackle the situation. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, pointed out that stubble burning by farmers now contributes only 10 per cent to pollution and that dust is one of the major contributors. And the counsel who appeared for the Delhi government said they are ready to impose a lockdown.
https://www.inexp.in/jWvYiN
👩💻 *Must Read*
Over the last 20 years, 1,888 custodial deaths were reported across the country, 893 cases registered against police personnel and 358 personnel charge-sheeted. But only 26 policemen were convicted in this period, official records show. The dismal record assumes significance in the wake of the custodial death last Tuesday of a 22-year-old, Altaf, in Uttar Pradesh after he was detained in the case of a minor girl from a Hindu family gone missing.
https://www.inexp.in/FYOh8g
Even as Ahmedabad became the fourth Gujarat city to remove all carts and stalls selling non-vegetarian food from the main roads, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said his government has no problem with what people ate. "We have no issues with who eats vegetarian or non-vegetarian food but the food sold on these carts should not be harmful to health and if they obstruct traffic, the municipal corporation can remove them…," he said.
https://www.inexp.in/fLXSFy
A part of the house of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district was vandalised and set on fire on Monday afternoon, the police said. The incident comes days after Khurshid’s new book on Ayodhya created a row by drawing a parallel between “Hindutva” and radical Islamist groups. Posting images and videos of the vandalism and arson, Khurshid wrote on Facebook, “I hoped to open these doors to my friends who have left this calling card. Am I still wrong to say this cannot be Hinduism?…”
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⌛ *And Finally..
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During an interaction on the sidelines of the T20 World Cup, ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit head Alex Marshall said the captain and senior players in a cricket team remain the “ultimate target” for corrupters but their mode of operation has undergone a change. While T20s remain the favourite format for corrupters, he said, they aren’t trying to manipulate the result of a game. “Two overs, at the most four overs. It’s not a no-ball. It’s not a toss. It’s elements in a phase of a game…”
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During an interaction on the sidelines of the T20 World Cup, ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit head Alex Marshall said the captain and senior players in a cricket team remain the “ultimate target” for corrupters but their mode of operation has undergone a change. While T20s remain the favourite format for corrupters, he said, they aren’t trying to manipulate the result of a game. “Two overs, at the most four overs. It’s not a no-ball. It’s not a toss. It’s elements in a phase of a game…”
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Corrupters now target people who know the captain: ICC ACU head Alex Marshall
Back in 2018, during an ICC media day event, Marshall had given the lowdown on how captains were targeted. Tightening the noose and more awareness among players have brought in a change in approach since.
🔍Explained: Why has American Airlines resumed India ops after a decade?
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Explained: Why has American Airlines resumed India ops after a decade?
The inauguration of this route by American is a clear indication of the growing demand momentum between India and the US.
🔍Explained: Why NASA has delayed sending next man and first woman to moon
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Explained: Why NASA has delayed sending next man and first woman to moon
NASA had planned to launch the Artemis program, a mission that aims to send the next man and the first woman to the Moon, by 2024.
🔍BJP vs SP over Purvanchal e-way, explained: Idea, construction, competing claims
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🔍Explained: What happened at Biden-Xi summit, why it matters to India
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Explained: What happened at Joe Biden-Xi Jinping summit, and why it matters to India
Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the issue of US support to Taiwan, and of alliances and groupings that created 'divisions' in the world.
🔍Explained: Why has Bengaluru witnessed the wettest November in the past six years?
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Explained: Why Bengaluru has witnessed the wettest November in the past six years
Bengaluru rains: The formation of low pressure over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, and cyclonic circulations have contributed to the downpour this year.
🔍Explained: What happened at Biden-Xi summit, why it matters to India
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Explained: What happened at Joe Biden-Xi Jinping summit, and why it matters to India
Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the issue of US support to Taiwan, and of alliances and groupings that created 'divisions' in the world.
🔍Explained: Why has Bengaluru witnessed the wettest November in the past six years?
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Explained: Why Bengaluru has witnessed the wettest November in the past six years
Bengaluru rains: The formation of low pressure over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, and cyclonic circulations have contributed to the downpour this year.
🔍A new oral medicine for diabetes, and what makes it different
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Explained: A new oral medicine for diabetes, and what makes it different
It has been developed by Tarek Fahmy, associate professor of biomedical engineering, Yale University said in a press release. It cited two critical advantages of the drug over the standard treatment for diabetes.