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This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 4th of February and here are the headlines.In his reply to the Motion of Thanks in the parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude for the opportunity to address the House for the 10th time. He highlighted that 25 crore people had overcome poverty due to NDA-led government schemes. PM Modi emphasised that the government's focus was on providing water connections to the people, with 75 per cent of households lacking tap water before the NDA's tenure.Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh responded to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's claims regarding the border issue with China. Rahul had quoted the Army Chief, suggesting Chinese forces were inside Indian territory, while Prime Minister Modi denied such claims. Rajnath clarified that Rahul had misquoted the Army Chief, reaffirming the government's stance on the border situation, and emphasising that the military continues to address the issue diplomatically.In another headline making news, the United States has started deporting Indian migrants as part of US President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement strategy. A C-17 aircraft carrying 205 Indian nationals departed from San Antonio, Texas. A US embassy spokesperson in Delhi confirmed that the deportation, emphasised the administration's stance on tightening immigration laws and sends a message against illegal migration, which affects an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States.In news from the national capital, Delhi Police filed a case against Chief Minister Atishi for violating prohibitory orders a day before the Delhi Assembly elections. Atishi, who is the AAP candidate from Kalkaji, was reportedly involved in a gathering with party volunteers in Govindpuri. Police claimed that despite the requests to disperse under the Model Code of Conduct, the crowd persisted. Two AAP workers were also charged for allegedly assaulting a police officer during the incident.In global news today, China announced retaliatory tariffs on United States imports after the US imposed a 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods. Beijing will levy 10-15 per cent tariffs on US products including crude oil, agricultural machinery, and liquefied natural gas. Coal and LNG imports will face a 15 per cent tariff, while items like pickup trucks and large-engine cars will incur a 10 per cent tariff. The measures will take effect on 10th of February, escalating trade tensions between the two nations.This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by the Indian Express.

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 7th of January and here are today's headlines.Delhi Election Schedule AnnouncedThe Election Commission of India has revealed the poll schedule for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. Voting will take place on February 5, and results will be announced on February 8. The current Delhi Assembly's term ends on February 23. The Model Code of Conduct will be enforced throughout the election period. AAP chief Atishi reacted to the BJP-led Centre's decision to revoke her official residence, stating she'll continue working for Delhi from the streets if needed.SC Rejects Plea on BPSC Exam LeakThe Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the cancellation of the Bihar Public Services Commission (BPSC) 70th Combined Competitive Exams due to an alleged paper leak. The bench, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, advised the petitioner to first approach the Patna High Court. The petitioner's counsel highlighted the police's brutal lathi-charge during demonstrations against the leak, which was witnessed nationwide.Allu Arjun Visits Injured Boy from StampedeTollywood actor Allu Arjun visited the nine-year-old boy who was injured in a stampede during the premiere of Pushpa 2 on December 4. The boy's mother, M. Revathi, tragically died in the incident at Sandhya Theatre. Arjun, granted bail after his arrest related to the case, stood by the boy, who remains in a coma. Doctors confirmed the boy's vital signs were stable after Arjun's visit to the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences.Maharashtra Mandates FASTag by April 1The Maharashtra Cabinet has made FASTag mandatory for all vehicles in the state starting April 1. FASTag service providers must now thoroughly verify their databases, ensuring that the vehicle details match the national VAHAN registry. This process aims to maintain accurate and updated data across the system to improve efficiency in toll collection and prevent any discrepancies in vehicle identification.Deadly Earthquake Strikes TibetA 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on Tuesday morning, leaving at least 95 dead and 130 injured. The epicenter, located near the border with Nepal, lies in a seismically active region where the Indian and Eurasian plates meet. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, with tremors felt across neighboring countries. China's state media reported severe damage, while rescue operations continue in the high-altitude region at 4,200 meters (13,800 feet).This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by the Indian Express.

Hello and welcome to Episode 221 of the People Powered Business Podcast!Today I am delighted to be joined by guest expert Nicole Turnbull from Neon Shed.Nicole is the Founder and Chief Courage Officer at Neon Shed, which brings light to the dark sides of work.She works with businesses to eliminate psychosocial hazards at work and ignite courage in leaders and teams by giving them the tools and options to know HOW to have a safe workplace.Nicole has over 20 years experience in communications and 15 in the work health and safety industry. She has worked for both NSW safety regulators, the workers compensation insurer and the workers compensation independent review office. Nicole has seen the damage poor communication and psychosocial hazards can do to individuals, teams and organisations.Nicole is also the Winner of the 2023 Influential Businesswomen Awards for Most Empowering Founder (Australia) and the host of the Under the Rug at Work podcast.If you'd like to connect with Nicole you can visit her website here: https://neonshed.com.au/Or connect with her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolesturnbull/Throughout our discussion Nicole also mentioned a number of resources and websites you can visit to get more information on this important topic, access to all of these is here:Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work from Safe Work Australia (most states have their own as well) Positive duty information on the Australian Human Rights website Respect at Work website Psychosocial Safety Summit in Queensland this yearAn InvitationWould you like to connect with other like-minded business owners, leaders and managers experiencing similar situations with their team? Join the discussion inside our free Facebook Group – HR Support for Australian -Businesses.https://www.facebook.com/groups/hrsupportaustraliaMentioned in this episode:Get Your FREE Employment Contract ChecklistDownload your free checklist and learn exactly what should (and should not) be in your Employment Agreements to ensure your small business is protected. Simply click this link to get your free checklist: https://www.peoplepoweredbusiness.com.au/contract

On May 22, the Election Commission of India (ECI) asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress to desist from raising divisive issues in the campaign. In recent years, and particularly during the campaign to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, critics of the ECI have accused the body of being late or ineffective or partial in responding to alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Does the MCC need legal teeth for better implementation? Here we discuss the question. Guests: T.S. Krishnamurthy, former Chief Election Commissioner; P.D.T. Achary, former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha Host: Sreeparna Chakrabarty You can now find The Hindu's podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Search for Parley by The Hindu. Write to us with comments and feedback at socmed4@thehindu.co.in

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 22nd of May and here are today's headlines.Almost a month after issuing notices to Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over alleged Model Code of Conduct violations by their star campaigners, the Election Commission of India today directed BJP star campaigners not to make communal speeches and those of the Opposition party to refrain from saying the Constitution may be abolished. While the EC did not name PM Modi or Rahul Gandhi, it asked Nadda and Kharge for their “comments” on the “star campaigners” alleged MCC violations.The Supreme Court today declined to entertain former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren's plea seeking interim bail on money laundering charges in a land scam-related case to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. The court said his bail plea was pending before the trial court when he approached the apex court seeking the relief. The bench was upset that Soren had not disclosed to it that the trial court had taken cognisance of the complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Three days after two young software engineers were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding Porsche car, allegedly being driven by a 17-and-a-half-year-old boy, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) today issued a notice to him to appear before it. According to sources, the JJB, which had earlier granted him bail, issued the notice to the boy, the son of a city-based realtor, through his lawyers and that he would appear before the Board.Questioning Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's silence in the case filed by Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal against Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today claimed Kejriwal is putting pressure on Maliwal for a “compromise” in the matter. Sawant said, quote, “While campaigning, people have asked me only one question. Why is Kejriwal silent on the Maliwal case for the past nine days? He should give some clarification. His silence on this issue reveals everything. AAP has become an anti-Delhi and an anti-women party now.” Unquote.Bangladesh MP Anwar Ul Azim, who has been missing for the past eight days from Kolkata is feared to have been murdered, police said today. Though police sources said that blood stains were found at Azim's flat, they are still searching for the MP's body. They have collected CCTV footage from the flat. The police said the legislator of Bangladesh's ruling Awami League came to Kolkata on May 12 through the Gende border in West Bengal's Nadia district and first went to the house of one of his friends.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 21st of May and here are today's headlines.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Bihar today asserted that the people of the country are his successors. He said, quote, “I don't have any successor, the people of this country are my successors,” Unquote. Earlier in East Champaran, PM Modi alleged that the INDIA bloc stood for corruption, appeasement politics and a “perverted anti-Sanatan mindset”, all of which would receive a “big blow” when the Lok Sabha poll results are announced on 4th of June.Election Commission today barred former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, now the BJP's Tamluk Lok Sabha candidate, for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The EC's ban on campaigning will be in effect from 5 pm today and be in place for the  next 24 hours. The decision comes a day after Gangopadhyay sent his reply to a show-cause notice issued by the EC for his “undignified” remark against West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee.An analysis of the 111 speeches delivered by Modi from March 17 to May 15 by The Indian Express – drawing from the text available on narendramodi.in – shows how the key themes and changes in emphasis powered the narrative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and government as they bid for a third term. Attacking the Congress and its first family as the ancien régime, vikas and vishwaguru, and holding out the promise of Viksit Bharat by 2047: These themes have been a refrain in Modi's speeches since the elections were notified. After the release of the Congress manifesto, the rhetoric swerved towards Hindu-Muslim issues and the idea of wealth redistribution and religion-based reservation at the expense of SC/STs and OBCs.The Indian national flag is being flown at half-mast at all public building across the country today, as a mark of respect for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. India announced the one-day state mourning on Monday. No official entertainment will take place during state mourning, an official had told PTI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first global leaders to take to social media X, to offer his condolences to the family of Ebrahim Raisi and affirm his support for Iran.US President Joe Biden slammed the International Criminal Court prosecutor's application for arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the move "outrageous". Biden said, quote, "And let me be clear: whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence - none - between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security." His top aide Secretary of State Antony Blinken also criticized the move, raising questions over the court's jurisdiction as well as its process in making this application.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 14th of May and here are today's headlines.The death toll after the collapse of a billboard in Mumbai's Ghatkopar rose to 14 this morning. 74 people have been reported injured, among them, 44 are still hospitalized, with one person in critical condition. 31 individuals have been discharged so far. The billboard was located beside a petrol pump on the Eastern Express Highway and collapsed yesterday after gusty winds and season's first spell of rainfall lashed the city. Most of the victims were either refuelling or seeking refuge from the rain when the disaster struck.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday today filed his nomination papers at the District Magistrate's office in Varanasi for the Lok Sabha elections. The PM started his day by offering prayers at Dasaswamedh Ghat in the constituency, following which he visited the Kal Bhairav temple. The Varanasi seat will go to polls in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on 1st of June.The Enforcement Directorate, probing the excise policy case, told the Delhi High Court today that the Aam Aadmi Party will be named as a co-accused in the case in its next prosecution complaint. The submission was made by the ED counsel while the High Court was hearing former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's bail petition in the money laundering case pertaining to the excise policy. Opposing Sisodia's bail plea, the probe agency said concerted efforts are being made by the accused to delay trial in the liquor policy case.The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking to bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi from elections for allegedly making hate speeches and violating the Model Code of Conduct during campaigning. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and S C Sharma asked the petitioner to approach the authorities concerned for the redressal of the grievance. The petitioner withdrew the plea and the matter was dismissed as withdrawn.The Supreme Court today reserved its order on the contempt notice issued to yoga guru Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd in the misleading advertisements case. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah noted that the counsel appearing for the firm has sought time to file an affidavit indicating the steps being taken to recall the advertisements of those products of Patanjali whose licences have been suspended. The bench said the affidavit has to be filed within three weeks.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

In this episode, the second in our series on elections, Leah Verghese discusses the Election Commission's Model Code of Conduct. Learn about what role the Model Code of Conduct plays in the conduct of free and fair elections, the effectiveness of the code and the challenges it faces in an ever-evolving political landscape. Editor's note: This episode was recorded on the 2nd of April 2024, in the lead up to the general elections.   If you like our podcast, do consider supporting us with a donation at the link below: https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/ References     Expecting Model Code of Conduct to kick in, government departments speedrun project approvals https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/expecting-model-code-of-conduct-to-kick-in-government-departments-speedrun-project-approvals/articleshow/108538728.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Lok Sabha elections 2019: ₹3000 crore haul by Election Commission, highest in Lok Sabha polls https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-rs-3000-crore-haul-by-election-commission-highest-in-lok-sabha-polls/story-ugdYhuN5l2MNS2ppYRGWlI.html Lok Sabha polls cancelled in Tamil Nadu's Vellore after massive cash haul https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-polls-cancelled-in-vellore-after-massive-cash-haul-1503419-2019-04-16 Mamata Banerjee's appeal to Muslims violated model code of conduct, says Election Commission https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/west-bengal-assembly-election/mamata-banerjee-s-appeal-to-muslims-violated-model-code-of-conduct-says-ec-101617803773352.html  Model Code of Conduct for the Guidance of Political Parties and Candidates https://tmp.eci.gov.in/mcc CREDITS: Host: Leah Verghese This is a Maed in India production. Producer: Sean D'mello  Sound Design & Mixing: Lakshman Parsuram Project Supervisor: Shaun Fanthome Research Assistance: Manushree Sarkar

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 25th of April and here are today's headlines.In the second phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections tomorrow, 89 seats across 12 states and UTs will go to polls. By the end of the day, a third of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats — including all the seats in Kerala, Rajasthan, Manipur and Tripura, and 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka — will have completed polling. In Outer Manipur, 13 Assembly segments are voting in the second phase; the remaining 15 had voted in the first phase along with the Inner Manipur seat. Of the 89 seats, 9 and 7 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, respectively.In an unprecedented move, the Election Commission of India issued notices to political parties, seeking responses to alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct by their star campaigners. On Thursday, the poll panel wrote to BJP President J P Nadda regarding complaints about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge concerning complaints related both to him and party leader Rahul Gandhi.At least six persons died and over a dozen people were injured in a fire that broke out in a hotel in Patna today. While more than 40 people have been rescued, the injured were admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital. The incident took place at around 10.45 am when an LPG cylinder at the hotel kitchen caught fire during cooking. While some people escaped the blaze by taking the staircase and jumping from the windows of the first floor, several others were engulfed in the fire that spread quickly because of strong wind.Maharashtra cyber cell summoned actor Tamannaah Bhatia in connection with the alleged promotion of the viewing of Indian Premier League matches on a subsidiary app of the Mahadev online gaming and betting application. The actor has been asked to appear before the Maharashtra cyber personnel on the 29th of April. Bhatia has been summoned by the Maharashtra cyber cell for allegedly promoting the viewing of the IPL matches on the Fairplay betting app. The Maharashtra cyber cell has already recorded the statements of singer Badshah and the managers of actors Sanjay Dutt and Jacqueline Fernandez in the case.The US Supreme Court will decide on the power of the presidency in arguments over Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The justices will hear Trump's appeal after lower courts rejected his request to be shielded from four election-related criminal charges on the grounds that he was serving as president when he took the actions that led to the indictment obtained by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Trump is the first former U.S. president to be criminally prosecuted.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

January 25, 2024, A Question of Ethics Conversation Episode Welcome to the latest episode of A Question of Ethics Conversation.  The topic for this discussion is Organization Fairness.  The October 26th, 2023, Question of Ethics Conversation hosted by Samantha Wallis, brought up many interesting questions.  One set of questions revolved around the concept of fairness. We are all dedicated to fairness and take it seriously, Canon1.3 of NACM's Model Code for Court Professionals speaks to fairness.  It reads that the court professional makes the court accessible and conducts his or her business without bias or prejudice. The Model Code actually mentions Fairness nine different times. Fairness, however, is subjective. Everyone has their own idea of what is fair.  What I consider fair may not be the same as how you see things. What are the perceptions of fairness in an organization, particularly a court organization? Employees often express perceptions of fairness, with which we, as managers, might disagree. Although not all employees hold these perceptions, they are common enough that it might be instructive to ask if we, as managers, can craft responses that can convince employees of a different view of fairness.  Can we come up with something more than just saying “the organization has determined the following policy is fair, the topic is not up for debate.” This Conversation recounts three specific perceptions that some employees have. The panel will discuss if there is some sort of response that could persuade employees of the validity of a different concept.  In essence, is there a response that might change “hearts and minds?”    ·         Perception 1 A manager needs to be able to perform the desk work of every employee he or she manages. If he or she cannot, that manager has no right to conduct performance reviews of the employees. ·         Perception 2 Managing employees is just using common sense.  There is no great skill involved in management.  It is ridiculous that courts pay exorbitant salaries to managers for just using their common sense. ·      Perception 3 The employee's manager is not the employee's friend.  If an employee gets into trouble at work and they need an advocate.  The manager will not save them.   Today's Moderator Peter Kiefer: Host of the Court Leader's Advantage Podcast Series Today's Panel   Samantha Wallis: Deputy Trial Court Administrator, Supreme Court, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Creadell Webb: Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer; First Judicial District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Stacy Worby: State Jury Coordinator, Alaska Court System, Anchorage Rick Pierce: Judicial Programs Administrator, Administrative Office of the Courts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  Join the Question of Ethics Conversation held after the Ethics Subcommittee meetings every fourth Thursday of the month at 2:00 ET.   Email us at: ethics@nacmnet.org

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 29th of March and here are the top stories of the week.Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended CM Arvind Kejriwal's Enforcement Directorate custody by four days till 1st of April. The ED had sought a 7-day extension on the AAP national convener's custody in the now-scrapped liquor policy case. In similar news, Delhi High Court, on the same day, dismissed a plea seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Delhi's Chief Minister, saying that there is “no scope of judicial interference”.Meanwhile, tensions escalate between India and the United States over Kejriwal's arrest, as India slammed the US for what it perceives as meddling in its internal affairs once again. Just hours after India summoned a senior US diplomat to voice its objections to the State Department's comments on Kejriwal's arrest, the US reiterated its stance, emphasizing the importance of fair, transparent, and timely legal processes.In its first breakthrough in Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, the National Investigation Agency on Thursday, arrested a key conspirator following raids across multiple locations in three states. As per NIA press release, Muzammil Shareef was picked up and placed in custody as a co-conspirator. The two other accused — Mussavir Shazeeb Hussain and Abdul Matheen Taha — are still absconding.An objectionable remark purportedly made by senior Congress leader Supriya Shrinate about actor Kangana Ranaut, who has been named by the BJP as its candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, triggered a political controversy on Monday. The comment in Hindi, featuring a photograph of Ranaut and had a denigrating reference to the actor and her constituency. The Election Commission on Wednesday issued show-cause notice to Shrinate, finding that she had prima facie violated the Model Code of Conduct.The Baltimore bridge collapse incident occurred on Tuesday when cargo ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The collision took place shortly after the ship departed the Port of Baltimore. Following the collision, two workers were rescued later, the six missing workers were presumed dead, upon which search for them was suspended.The  22-member all Indian crew of Dali  issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

हाल ही में केंद्र सरकार द्वारा बिठाई गयी उच्च स्तरीय समिति ने भारत में समकालिक चुनाव पर अपनी रिपोर्ट पेश की। सरकार एक देश एक चुनाव को लेकर काफ़ी संजीदा है। तो क्या है इस समिति के सुझाव? क्या इनसे समस्या सुलझेगी या और उलझेगी? इसी बात पर सुनिए आज की पुलियाबाज़ी। This week on Puliyabaazi, we discuss the High Level Committee Report on simultaneous elections in India that has been released recently. What are its recommendations? What are the unintended consequences of such a drastic change to our election system? We discuss:* Disruptions due to Model Code of Conduct* Should uncertainty associated with elections be reduced?* Will this weaken federalism?* Will this undermine local issues?For your reading:High Level Committee Report [link]Pranay's newsletter on One Nation One Election [link]:Listen to related Puliyabaazi:एक सवाल, कई जवाब: एक देश-एक चुनाव के बारे में कैसे सोचा जाए? How to think about One Nation-One Election?स्वतंत्र भारत में मतदान की कहानियाँ. How India Conducts Elections.If you have any questions for the guest or feedback for us, please comment here or write to us at puliyabaazi@gmail.com. If you like our work, please subscribe and share this Puliyabaazi with your friends, family and colleagues.Website: https://puliyabaazi.inHosts: @puliyabaazi @saurabhchandra @pranaykotas @thescribblebeePuliyabaazi is on these platforms: Twitter, InstagramSubscribe & listen to the podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Castbox, AudioBoom, YouTube, Spotify or any other podcast app. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit puliyabaazi.substack.com

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 27th of March and here are today's headlines.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today contested his arrest and remand by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped excise policy. Senior advocate AM Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal in the Delhi High Court said that a sitting CM was arrested on the cusp of elections when the Model Code of Conduct is in place and the arrest is impinging on the level playing field.Meanwhile, India took strong objection to the remarks by a US spokesperson on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said, quote,  "In diplomacy, states are expected to be respectful of the sovereignty and internal affairs of others. This responsibility is even more so in case of fellow democracies. It could otherwise end up setting unhealthy precedents."The Enforcement Directorate today issued fresh summons to Trinamool Congress leader and ousted Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra in connection to a FEMA contravention case. The TMC leader and Businessman Darshan Hiranandani have been asked to appear before the probe agency on the 28th of March. The agency is scrutinising transactions associated with a non-resident external account in this case, along with examining various other foreign remittances and fund transfers.Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections will be held before September and that the Centre will consider revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act there. In an interview with the local media, Shah said the government plans to withdraw troops from the Union Territory (UT) and leave law and order to the Jammu and Kashmir Police alone.The Indian Embassy in the US has condoled the “unfortunate accident” in Baltimore where a cargo ship manned by a 22-member Indian crew, struck and demolished a key bridge. The Indian Embassy in the US said in a post on X, quote, “Our heartfelt condolences to all affected by the unfortunate accident at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore." Unquote. It said that the Embassy has created a dedicated hotline for any Indian citizens who may be affected or require assistance due to the tragedy. The Embassy is ascertaining details regarding the vessel's crew.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

Safe Work Australia's new code of sexual and gender-based harassment is a game changer supporting safety regulators intrusion into traditional workplace law. In the first Friday Workplace Briefing of 2024, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will be covering the code, all the latest cases and law changes. The Model Code of Practice provides practical and valuable guidelines to mitigate or eliminate the risk of sexual and gender-based harassment in your workplace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the WFLS podcast, we chat with Samantha Wong⁠

Is it time for the Olympics torch to be relayed to India? Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes so. He has confirmed that India will bid to host the 2036 Olympics. But is it feasible to host the mega sporting event in India given the economic pressures the host nations have historically faced?  Bidding for Olympics is yet another sign that India is positioning itself for a greater role. Moving on, the IT industry -- which is one of the key drivers of its growth and rising aspirations -- is declaring Q2 results. Most major companies have come out with their earnings, while the rest will announce it by the end of October. In today's special segment, let's decode the second quarter results of the major Indian IT companies.   Stocks of key IT firms are not doing well for some time now. And the Q2 results failed to boost confidence considerably. Meanwhile, HDFC Bank has become the latest meme stock as it has consistently underperformed the markets over the past 1 year. However, a read through of the lender Q2-FY24 results, first after its merger with HDFC Ltd, has given confidence to analysts that the worst may be over. But, does a positive fundamental view mean a good run at the bourses? Will HDFC Bank finally start performing?  After the markets, let us shift our gaze to political corridors. The Election Commission has announced polling dates for five states. And with it, model code of conduct has come into force. But what is it? Listen to this episode of the podcast for answers. 

Letter to EC follows show cause notice by poll body to Congress for its '40% commission sarkara' campaign, which purportedly targeted BJP ahead of 10 May Karnataka assembly elections.

In this episode, Mary Conquest speaks with Jason van Schie, a psychological Health and Safety expert, qualified psychologist, podcaster and Managing Director of People Diagnostix - a health technology company.Jason explains that psychosocial risk covers anything in the design or management of work causing employees stress e.g. ongoing unreasonable deadlines or witnessing a traumatic accident.Safety professionals are given a brief history of workplace mental health awareness - which is now being taken much more seriously and thankfully focuses on prevention rather than cure. Jason explains the key reasons behind this shift in approach and shares the benefits of managing psychosocial risk.A new standard, ISO 45003, implies that mental health should be managed like any other health and safety risk. Jason reviews this standard and explores what this means for the safety profession. He suggests that HSE professionals should take the lead in psychosocial risk assessment - so workplace mental health isn't confined to HR.Jason provides practical guidance on how to monitor and manage psychosocial hazards, with a strong focus on utilizing technology and keeping things simple.You may be relieved to hear Jason doesn't believe EHS professionals need to become psychologists(!) - but he does advocate the development of compassion.Jason's Psych Health and Safety Podcast:Psych Health and Safety PodcastThe 45003 Academy - where you can access free resources to understand and adopt the global ISO 45003 standard:ISO 45003:2021 Psychological health and safety at work FREE resources training pdfSafe Work Australia's Model Code of Practice recommended by Jason:Model Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work | Safe Work AustraliaJason's health technology company, People Diagnostix:FlourishDx - Psychological Health, Safety and Wellbeing SoftwareJason van Schie on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonvanschieSafety Labs is created by Slice, the only safety knife on the market with a finger-friendly® blade. Find us at www.sliceproducts.comIf you have any questions, please email us at safetylabs@sliceproducts.com

The proposed change in the Model Code of Conduct has set the cat among the pigeons. ECI denies its link with the freebies, and justifies it as merely an addition to the existing guidelines about manifestos. Opposition, however, sees it as an attempt to curtail freebies. Sanjay Dixit explains

Every Friday at 10:30​​am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode, Andrew and Nina are back with your essential summary of the latest workplace news and developments including: Managing psychosocial hazards at work: Safe Work Australia's new model Code of Practice is now available Tackling language barriers around safety: WorkSafe Victoria's new Compliance Code The risks of retaliation when managers are frustrated with underperforming employees See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we come to you all with a very timely discussion. We are here to chat about ethics and our professional practice as educators. Many of us likely have an understanding of the Model Code of Ethics for Educators and for our GCU students and grads, you may remember our Professional Dispositions. This is something that is not a one-and-done conversation. As educators, we must constantly work in this area to grow and refine our professional practice in the area of ethics in the classroom, especially as lines become blurred and more challenging when we're teaching in a variety of modalities like online, hybrid, and the traditional face to face classroom. We are so lucky to have one of the most knowledgeable experts in this area to speak on our topic today, Dr. Troy Hutchings. We are so excited to share all of his expertise with you today!

Get resources from Fred's Presentations at ASTE ASTE is back in action! Educational technologists coming out of the classroom. crowdsourcing in edu is moving forward regardless of where you are. How can we share what we're doing with each other without feeling overwhelmed and alone. Personalized learning is crowd-sourced learning stunned at the level of interaction from our people. Best takeaway from this conference: extending more into the student-led. Really focusing on individual kids. We haven't had the connection, so it needs to be the center. Breaking the walls down. The culture and community in Alaska. What can we do to extend the learning beyond the four-day conference. Focusing on going forward - rollover. What was yesterday cannot possibly be tomorrow Don't just fix something, find out why it broke. Alaska Society for Technology in Education 2022 Annual Conference “https://www.aste.org/” “Where Technology and Education Converge” – “Promoting access to technology, connectivity to information resources, and technology integration for all” Theme for 2022 Conference: “Crowdsourced” “https://web.cvent.com/event/cdc41d91–1f61–46e0–8756–7789f8ef8ee0/regProcessStep1” Conference Partners Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) Alaska Librarians Association Alaska Council for the Social Studies Computer Science Teachers of Alaska Wide range of tech company sponsors iDidaContest ASTE recognizes the best photos, movies, documentaries, podcasts, music, books, apps and things through its annual digital media contest.  This year, ASTE is partnering with the Alaska Council for Social Studies to offer several Social Studies themed categories. Presentations by Frederick Lane (10th Anniversary!) - #2022–02–19 – “Don't TikTok Back to Me” - The widespread use of mobile devices and social media by students poses profound challenges for educators. At the most basic level, there are issues of distraction and student honesty. But other more serious concerns have emerged. Virtually every student carries a powerful tool for recording the world around them and publishing nearly instantly to a global audience. Moreover, the extensive use of remote instruction has given students endless opportunities to record their instructors. Some students have taken such footage to make mocking or even defamatory social media posts about their teachers. These are deeply challenging issues that require a response not only from school communities but also political leaders and social media companies. - #2022–02–20 – “Cybertraps for Educators 3.0” - Resource page for Hawai'i HSTA lectures “https://www.cybertraps.com/hsta–2022-additional-resources/” - This presentation is a preview of my June 2022 publication of the third edition of my book, “Cybertraps for Educators.” In addition to providing updates of new hardware and software that has emerged over the past two years, “Cybertraps for Educators 3.0” reorganizes digital risks for teachers into three distinct categories: personal, professional, and criminal. Educators will get a thorough overview of current cybertraps, the applicable provisions of the Model Code of Ethics for Educators, and practical steps that they can take to minimize their personal and professional risks. - #2022–02–21 – “The Cyberethics of Remote Instruction” - It turns out that nothing will drive the roll-out of remote edtech than a global pandemic. We have all had a crash course in the use of remote communication and educational tools. Although the majority of schools have returned to in-person instruction, the persistence of the pandemic and the threat of future viruses means that remote instruction, to one degree or another, is here to stay (particularly in geographically-expansive states like Alaska). What are the unique challenges and concerns arising from remote instruction? What did we learn–or what should we have learned–from the pandemic ? - #2022–02–21 – “Does Your Social Media Feed Have Any FERPA Violations?” - The Family Education Records Privacy Act (https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/) is designed to protect the privacy rights of students. As with so many other things, the combination of social media and mobile devices has made adherence to this law much more challenging. Even accidental disclosure of personally identifying information on school records can have serious legal and personal consequences. This presentation will offer a basic overview of FERPA, discuss the potential cybertraps for educators, schools, and school districts, and offer educators practical information for avoiding unnecessary mistakes.

India's Elections Reviewed! As the nation braces up for another round of elections, we try and take a step back to see if our leaders even remotely follow the guidelines set. We look at the expectations that the Model Code of Conduct sets, and the at times unbelievable reality that surrounds us! Like logic? Join in! https://linktr.ee/takingitslowpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dwijendra-parashar/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dwijendra-parashar/support

These last two turbulent years have brought into sharp relief the dynamic tension between a court's duty to keep both employees and the public safe, and the duty to respect the privacy and the personal choices of those very same employees and the public. This conversation is taking place at a time when many of us thought (or at least hoped), that these kinds of discussions were behind us. We could move on. Yet, as of December of 2021 the recent appearance of yet another COVID variant has raised a new round of concerns. Three examples suggest points where work life has become increasingly intrusive, yet employees and the public are still at risk. 1) As court offices reopen, some returning employees have refused to disclose their vaccine status. This can put those very same employees as well as others at a higher risk of contracting COVID. 2) As more courthouses open again for staff and the public, some members of the public refuse to disclose their vaccine status and refuse to wear a mask. Security at the front door has occasionally refused them entry; they are therefore being denied access to justice. 3) Courthouses, as public buildings, need to be accessible to the public. However, there have been instances of employees being attacked by individuals. Three canons of NACM's Model Code of Conduct for Court Professionals come into play when discussing this dynamic tension: · NACM Canon 1.1 states that a court professional faithfully carries out all appropriately assigned duties. Is not the safety of court employees and the public a fundamental duty? What could be more basic than ensuring the health and well-being of the staff and public that comes to the courthouse every day? · NACM Canon 1.3 states that a court professional must make the court accessible. Presumably, the courthouse must be accessible to the public and its employees. Can court security limit public access by demanding to know if an individual has legitimate business in the courthouse? · NACM Canon 2.7 states that a court professional respects the personal lives of litigants, the public, and employees. How intrusive can security personnel get in demanding to know about the medical background and business of the public and employees? Today's Panel includes: Courtney Whiteside, Court Administrator for the Municipal Court, in St. Louis, Missouri. Barbara Marcelle, Trial Court Administrator for the 4th Judicial District in Portland, Oregon. Karl Thoennes, Trial Court Administrator for the 2nd Judicial Circuit Court in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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In this archive episode, Dennis answers questions on case laws regarding refusal to follow police commands. Recorded on 04/19/2018. State v Doss 2002 - https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/1992/254-n-j-super-122-1.html?fbclid=IwAR3VADQXd2nKrzEPBtRk3MOniOpmwiYw--JK3I7zyqQ43e6qJmT1Y_GRJRs (https://law.justia.com/.../1992/254-n-j-super-122-1.html) In the present case, once the totality of the circumstances observed by the police justifiably aroused an "articulable suspicion" which warranted their stopping and interrogating defendant, he was legally obligated to halt in response to their shouted orders to stop and, subject to his privilege against self-incrimination, he had a duty to answer their inquiries.[4] As the Court stated in State v. Lashinsky, 81 N.J. 1, 11, 404 A.2d 1121 (1979), "where an officer's instructions are obviously reasonable, *130 in furtherance of his duties, an individual toward whom such instructions are directed has a correlative duty to obey them." See also State v. Taylor, 121 N.J. Super. 395, 297 A.2d 216 (Cty.Dist.Ct. 1972). When defendant continued his flight from the pursuing police officers despite their shouted orders to halt, his refusal to obey their orders, together with all of the other circumstances of the case, gave the police reasonable cause to believe that he had committed or was then committing a criminal offense. See Kolender v. Lawson, supra, 461 U.S. at 366 n. 4, 103 S. Ct. at 1863 n. 4, 75 L. Ed. 2d at 915 n. 4 (Brennan, J., concurring) ("[R]eactions [by individuals to a properly limited Terry encounter], such as flight, may often provide the necessary information, in addition to that the officers already possess, to constitute probable cause."); LaFave, supra, § 9.2(d) at 369 (quoting Model Code of Pre-Arraignment Procedure at 284-85 (1975)). Consequently, when Detective Parks and the other policeman caught up with defendant and handcuffed him when he tripped and fell, they had probable cause to effect his arrest. The concurrent seizure and search of the cap which he held crumpled up in his hand, revealing the cocaine which it contained, was lawful because it was incident to a lawful arrest. See State v. McNair, 60 N.J. 8, 285 A.2d 553 (1972). 2C:29-1 condemns "interference"; it states, "A person commits an offense if he purposely ... prevents or attempts to prevent a public servant from lawfully performing an official function by means of ... physical interference or obstacle...." (Emphasis added.) The implication of Lashinsky is that refusing to obey the order of a policeman constitutes "interference" within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1. See also State v. Manning, 146 N.J. Super. 589, 370 A.2d 499 (App.Div. 1977) (An automobile passenger's refusal to comply with a policeman's order to return to his car "interfere[d]" within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 2A:170-29; cf. Township of East Brunswick v. Malfitano, 108 N.J. Super. 244, 260 A.2d 862 (App.Div. 1970); State v. Taylor, 38 N.J. Super. 6, 118 A.2d 36 (App.Div. 1955)). The second sentence of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-1 says, "This section does not apply to flight by a person charged with crime, refusal to submit to arrest, failure to perform a legal duty other than an official duty, or any other means of avoiding compliance with law without affirmative interference with governmental functions." That sentence does not exclude defendant Doss from its purview. He had not been charged with a crime although he was suspected of one. He had not refused to submit to an arrest; he was seeking to evade a stop short of an arrest. See State v. Perlstein, 206 N.J. Super. 246, 502 A.2d 81 (App.Div. 1985), where this court held that a driver who refused to show her driving credentials to a policeman and who moved her car contrary to his directions was guilty of "attempt[ing] to prevent a public servant from lawfully performing an official function by means of... physical interference" in violation of N.J.S.A....

From overruling objections from an autonomous institute to changing a crucial agenda item in its council meeting records, the Centre went out of its way to help Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust win the bid to set up the Bharatiya Shiksha Board (BSB), a national school board on Vedic education.       Official records investigated by The Indian Express revealed how the process was rushed through in two months right in time before the Model Code of Conduct for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections kicked in. In this episode, Ritika Chopra joined the show to discuss the details.

The Model Code of Conduct for Corporate Political Spending: Bruce Freed, president and co-founder of the Center for Political Accountability, speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK about the post January 6th environment for corporate political funding and the topline of their recent report on a Model Code of Conduct for Corporate Political Spending (https://politicalaccountability.net/hifi/files/CPA-Wharton-Zicklin---model-code-of-conduct-for-corporate-political-spending---10-13-20-.pdf). The Code provides an essential guide for companies trying to determine the risks and rewards for political spending at a time of high transparency and tension.

RODRIGUEZ, Raymond “RJ”, is a Licensing Specialist for the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB), and currently the lead for the HTSB work regarding the Model Code of Ethics for Educators. He was a classroom teacher for ten years in a variety of settings: elementary school, middle school, and high school (including charter school experience). He has also spent seven years working for a teacher union providing professional development for educators. The Mirage LINK From Quicksand to Solid Ground LINK Guskey LINK Guskey eval link MCEE NASDTEC resources LINK NEA Micro-credential LINK HTSB Ed Ethics LINK The Hawaii Teacher Standards Board would like to thank HSTA and NEA for their collaboration on professional development

Troy Hutchings researches, writes, and speaks in the areas of professional ethics, educator misconduct, and frameworks for an ethical and legal teaching practice. He presents to various state and national policy and practitioner groups across the United States and Canada. Hutchings also provides expert witness testimony in judicial hearings; collaborates on policy initiatives with state, federal and provincial agencies; and has been the subject matter expert on a variety of national projects dealing with educator ethics including the Model Code of Ethics for Educators and the National Council for the Advancement of Educator Ethics. In this episode we talk about how to implement the MCEE in your school or district, or even state.  Check out the MCEE here.

Troy Hutchings researches, writes, and speaks in the areas of professional ethics, educator misconduct, and frameworks for an ethical and legal teaching practice. He presents to various state and national policy and practitioner groups across the United States and Canada. Hutchings also provides expert witness testimony in judicial hearings; collaborates on policy initiatives with state, federal and provincial agencies; and has been the subject matter expert on a variety of national projects dealing with educator ethics including the Model Code of Ethics for Educators and the National Council for the Advancement of Educator Ethics. In this episode we talk about how to implement the MCEE in your school or district, or even state.  Check out the MCEE here.

This newsletter is really a weekly public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution?PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narration courtesy the good folks at Ad-Auris. If you have any feedback, please send it to us.PolicyWTF: One Nation, One ElectionThis section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen?— Pranay KotasthaneThe series “One Nation, One X”, like another sitcom Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, doesn’t seem to end. The latest season of the series is titled One nation, One election (ONOE). PM Narendra Modi has batted for this idea on many occasions before. In his latest pitch, he said:Elections are held at different places every few months, the impact it has on development works is known to all. Therefore, it is a must to have deep study and deliberation on ‘One Nation, One Election’.This speech apart, the most robust defence of ONOE comes from a NITI Aayog discussion paper by Bibek Debroy and Kishore Desai. They cite four reasons. Let us investigate the top two.Reason #1: Imposition of Model Code of Conduct by the Election Commission derails development programs and governanceAccording to this view, political parties, once in power, are brimming with development ideas but are not able to do so, that too for considerable periods, because of repeated elections. This view is shared by many people outside the government as well.The discussion paper tries to estimate the development time lost because of elections. Based on a projection that at least two states go to elections in India every year the authors conclude:“Assuming the average period of operation of Model Code of Conduct as 2 months during election to a State Assembly, development projects and programs (that of State Governments going to polls and of Union Government in those states) may potentially get hit every year and that too for about one-third (four months) of the entire time available for implementing such projects and programs. Such a situation is completely undesirable and needs serious deliberations and appropriate corrective measures.”Sounds quite serious. But hang on. There are several problems with this assessment.One, if the Model Code of Conduct is the problem, it can be changed either by shortening the length of the moratorium or by relaxing the kinds of developmental activities permitted during the election season. Even in its current form, the government can consult the Election Commission about the developmental works it plans to undertake and if they are deemed to not have electoral implications, they are allowed to continue. I’m in favour of removing these restrictions altogether. If a government wants to use developmental activities to lure its voters, it’s more than welcome to do so. If the government is promising freebies to distort voter choices, it can do so even today, just before the Model Code of Conduct comes into place. Two, the claim that developmental activities get stalled for four months a year is misleading. That’s because the code of conduct applies only to the state where elections are to be held. There’s no reason why developmental activities need to stall in all other states. Moreover, it’s useful to see the development period lost over a five year period. Assuming that one Lok Sabha election gets held between two state assembly elections over five years, the total “developmental time lost” in the state is six months. That’s an average one-tenth of a year, not one-third.Three, this “developmental time lost” argument sounds a lot like the dog ate my homework excuse. For one, governments know when the next elections are due and can reasonably plan their developmental works taking this ex-ante information into consideration. Secondly, and this is the bigger issue, this view relegates elections to a begrudgingly necessary event; a mere obstacle blocking the grand developmental vision of the party or the leader in power. Reason #2: Frequent elections lead to massive expenditures by governments and other stakeholdersThe NITI Aayog paper claims:Elections lead to huge expenditures by various stakeholders. Every year, the Government of India and/or respective State Governments bear expenditures on account of conduct, control and supervision of elections. Besides the Government, candidates contesting elections and political parties also incur huge expenditures. The candidates normally incur expenditures on account of various necessary aspects such as travel to constituencies, general publicity, organizing outreach events for electorates etc. while the political parties incur expenditures to run the party’s electoral machinery during elections, campaigning by star leaders and so on.While this is true, “massive” expenditures need to be unpacked. The first component is the government expenditure in conducting elections. The 2014 Lok Sabha elections cost 3870 crores i.e. an expense of 0.03 per cent of India’s 2014 GDP once every five years. State elections for a large state like Bihar cost a tenth of this amount i.e. 0.003 per cent of India’s 2014 GDP every five years. Even if we assume all states require the same amount as Bihar did, India would be spending 0.12 per cent of India’s 2014 GDP over a period of five years, all state assemblies and Lok Sabha elections combined. Clearly, this number is not unaffordable. It can’t be the primary motivation for undertaking a constitutional amendment exercise fraught with unintended consequences. The other component of the cost is spending by political parties and candidates. While the latter is capped to laughably low numbers (Rs 70 lakh for Lok Sabha and Rs 28 lakhs for state assembly elections), there’s no cap on the former. The paper claims that taken together, this component amounted to Rs 30,000 crores for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. This is indeed a worrying number, more so because the expenditure is often in the form of freebies and vote for cash exchanges. But, arguing that conducting simultaneous elections will fix this problem is an admission by political parties that they will not change their ways; it’s just that they will engage in this simultaneous corruption once every five years. Fixing election expenditure requires many urgent solutions but a simultaneous election is not one of them. Besides these two reasons, there are other counterarguments that I haven’t considered at all. For example, there is a correlation between a higher percentage of electoral wins for national parties as against regional parties when Lok Sabha and state assembly elections are held together. There are also severe repercussions on India’s federal structures as state governments falling before completion of the five year period might have to be placed under the charge of caretaker governments or state governors. Regardless, what this limited analysis shows is that even the two reasons given in favour of simultaneous elections don’t hold water. We don’t need One Nation, One Election. India Policy Watch #1: RBI And Banking Licenses— RSJThe Internal Working Group (IWG) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last week came out with draft report that recommended a calibrated entry of industrial houses into the banking sector and for conversion of large NBFCs into banks. The usual brouhaha followed. But hidden in the brouhaha is an important lesson about the interplay between political and economic institutions. We will come to it later. First, the brouhaha.  Always A Bad IdeaThe camp against the idea of entry of corporates into Banking was led by the formidable duo of Raghuram Rajan and Viral Acharya. In a LinkedIn post titled – “Do we really need Indian corporations in banking?” – they laid out their reservations in no uncertain terms including an innuendo here and a wink there. It covered the usual grounds – risks of connected lending where a corporate house will raise cheap deposits from ordinary citizens and finance their businesses without due diligence; further concentration of economic power among few corporates in a country that’s fast turning oligopolistic and the need for the government to find more bidders when it begins privatisation of PSU banks that it can’t fund any longer.“First, industrial houses need financing, and they can get it easily, with no questions asked, if they have an in-house bank. The history of such connected lending is invariably disastrous – how can the bank make good loans when it is owned by the borrower? Even an independent committed regulator, with all the information in the world, finds it difficult to be in every nook and corner of the financial system to stop poor lending.”“The second reason to prohibit corporate entry into banking is that it will further exacerbate the concentration of economic (and political) power in certain business houses. Even if banking licenses are allotted fairly, it will give undue advantage to large business houses that already have the initial capital that has to be put up. Moreover, highly indebted and politically connected business houses will have the greatest incentive and ability to push for licenses.”“One possibility is that the government wants to expand the set of bidders when it finally turns to privatizing some of our public sector banks. It would be a mistake, as we have said in an earlier paper, to sell a public sector bank to an untested industrial house.”Do We Need More Banks?The short answer is yes. Look at India’s ambitions. A 5 trillion economy by 2025 that’s a global economic powerhouse. Keep your dose of realism aside for a moment. If India has to even make a fist of this ambition, it needs a robust, deep and competitive banking sector. What do we have today? A total of maybe six and a half large banks that have the capital, management strength and the ambition to support this vision.   India is still severely underbanked. Credit to GDP is about 56 per cent which is woefully short of what a fast-growing economy needs. PSU banks that fanned out into the interiors hardly built a deposit base or managed to support enterprise at scale outside of urban centres. Despite such modest achievements, almost every PSU bank has drained taxpayers’ money with very little to show for. Turning PSUs around is nigh impossible. It is easy to recommend professionalising the management but there’s no easy way to achieve it. The government has mixed up its role of being a regulator, shareholder and the management. All sorts of conflicts of interest follow. The benefits of running PSU banks are concentrated among bureaucrats, employee unions and politicians who use them to pump prime the economy when it is politically expedient. The costs are diffused among millions of taxpayers. No wonder the market cap of all PSU banks put together is smaller than the biggest private sector bank.  Is there really an alternative to big businesses or large NBFCs (many of whom have corporate houses as promoters) to support India’s ambitions? Who else has the ability to bring in patient capital and support a bank for a period of time in future?Fait Accompli?So, does this mean we will soon have corporate houses being issued bank licenses? In my opinion that’s unlikely unless government really nudges the RBI in that direction. I have my reasons:In the current dispensation itself, many NBFCs could have applied for banking license over the last five years. But they haven’t. Why? The capital requirements needed to run a bank are very different from that of an NBFC. That apart, the NBFCs face far relaxed regulatory oversight than banks. No wonder none of the NBFCs have touched it with a barge pole over the years.RBI will have to change the Banking Act, 1949 through a bill passed in the Parliament. Following that there will be a ‘fit and proper’ filter that will be with the RBI to decide on who to give the license. The IWG report suggests some of these will be made more onerous for the applicants.This is still a political hot potato. There are many voices within the government who might not be comfortable with this. The pressure group of unions, bureaucrats and opinion makers still wield significant power to block the entry of corporate houses.RBI will continue to make it very difficult for anyone applying the bank licenseSo, what’s happening here? Why is RBI coming out with a paper for allowing corporates in Banks while simultaneously making the criteria impossible to achieve. A Balancing ActRBI as an economic institution understands the need for more banks in India. But it does not believe the political institutions in India will be able to manage the conflict of interest inherent in having large corporates as banks. So on one hand it wants to show the political leadership it is supporting their aspirations in ambitions by re-looking at the guidelines for new licenses while making the conditions of the guidelines so onerous that it will make the license unattractive for an industrial house.For nations to succeed (like Acemoglu and Robinson have argued), its institutions have to be strong. In my view, a nation has to have its political and economic institutions in sync with another. It is difficult for it to have its political institutions extractive, exclusionary and rent-seeking while its economic institutions are liberal and inclusive; and yet succeed in the long run. Having an extractive and exclusionary political institution while continuing to work with economic institutions that are free and inclusive is an unstable equilibrium. Sooner or later, the extractive nature of one type of institutions casts its long shadow on everything. The post-independent history of India speaks to this phenomenon. Following Independence, India chose a model where its political institutions were by design inclusive and liberal while its economic institutions came to be dominated by the state. In the late 60s, Indira Gandhi found it expedient to double down on the state control of economy in order to consolidate herself politically. This led to the nationalisation of various sectors including that of banks. As this domination and undermining of economic institutions turned complete, the political institutions couldn’t stay beyond it. The judiciary became subservient, roles like governors of state turned into rubber stamps, Article 356 was liberally used to dismiss state governments at slightest of pretexts and most independent institutions were packed with sycophants. No surprise then this culminated into the emergency of 1975. The crisis of having both political and economic institutions that were extractive reached a point of no return by 1991. That’s when we decided to take a sharp turn away on how we’d like to manage our financial situation. The state reduced its control on factors of production, multiple independent regulators were born and a relativity free market came in to play. The feedback loop of the liberalisation of economic institutions soon started coming up against the extractive nature of political institutions. Through some fortunate circumstances of coalition politics, enlightened leadership and favourable global conditions, the political institutions began to change in the image of the liberal economic institutions. This was reflected in a more active election commission, laws like RTI being passed and the courts actively preserving the liberties of the citizenry. However, over the last decade or so, the political institutions in India have turned the clock back on being extractive. Electoral victories on the back of a strong leader, a decimated opposition and the power of majoritarian politics have meant we have reversed the gains we made post-liberalisation on making our political institutions freer. As the feedback loops in, the economic institutions are starting to corrode. This is where RBI finds itself today. It still is a free and liberal institution that’s walking the tightrope between a democratic mandate (that the government represents) and its own independent thinking. The draft IWG report in that sense is its stand. It will play ball yet not play it at the same time. It is anyone’s guess how long it can continue to do so. The right solution of course is to go back to the path of strong, free and inclusive political AND economic institutions. But that doesn’t look likely anytime soon. It is a lost opportunity.   India Policy Watch #2: Farmers’ ProtestsInsights on burning policy issues in India— Pranay KotasthaneWe warned in edition #70:Any reform that is even remotely seen to impact the MSP gravy train is bound to face opposition from a host of incumbent beneficiaries. One, the farmers growing the 22 crops backed by the MSP. Two, the traders getting a percentage of the MSP. And three, the state governments making money by charging hefty commissions for the sale of produce at APMCs. None of this is surprising.That apart, we mentioned two critiques merit serious attention: one, the timing of these reforms amidst the worst economic crisis in decades meant that the government needed to align the cognitive maps of those losing out. Two, the government fostered suspicions because the three farm laws said nothing about the impact on the existing procurement price mechanisms.Unfortunately, the anticipated unintended consequences have played out according to the script above. Farmers in Punjab and Haryana are agitating while the government has not come out with a reconciliatory offer yet. As usual, Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s article takes the long view. He writes:“Given the far-reaching changes we need in agriculture in Punjab, it is important that the trust between the state and the farmer remains. A good faith dialogue that gives the farmers reasonable assurances and a face-saver is necessary. It is easy for the government to win. But how many times in Indian politics have we won short-term victories that create long-term political precariousness?”Just like the GST compensation cess issue, the union government has pushed through a big change without getting other political parties or state governments onboard. These specific reforms might still go through but future negotiations will become even more difficult. Parties to the table will come with ossified positions. That’s a precursor to policy paralysis. We have seen this movie before.In the crisis situation we find ourselves in, it is all the more important that the union government’s reform agenda should factor in distributional consequences of those losing out. The government needs to build bridges. Politics, after all, is the art of the possible, as Bismarck said.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Podcast]: Acemoglu talks with Russ Roberts on why institutions matter.[Article]: Jagdeep Chokkar and Sanjay Kumar make a solid case against simultaneous polls.[Podcast]: In the second Puliyabaazi episode on Indian banking history, Amol Agrawal shares fascinating insights on princely state banking, the feud with the State Bank of Pakistan, priority sector lending, and lots more.[Article]: Mohammad Taqi in TheWire writes how “Pakistan’s Islamisation started almost a decade before its birth, and long before any army dictator or adventurist general came along.” Even Pakistan didn’t become Pakistan all of a sudden. Something for us to reflect on in India. If you like the kind of things this newsletter talks about, consider taking up the Takshashila Institution’s Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy (PGP) course. 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On this episode of Ask The Masters, we get in to codes with the International Code Council (ICC). David Penton was on location with ICC…

Charltons Hong Kong law firm explains the major Hong Kong laws and HKEx Listing Rules applicable to HKEx listed company directors including the restrictions on directors’ dealing in the company’s securities under the Model Code. The dealing restriction applies (among others) when directors possess inside information and during “blackout periods” prior to the publication of the company’s financial results. Charltons is a dynamic independent Hong Kong law firm focussed on IPOs, Listing Rules, the Takeovers Code, Hong Kong SFC regulatory matters, M&A and corporate finance deals.

An idol of Lord Vishnu has been excavated from the premises of Cotton University on Thursday. As per reports, the idol is expected to be around 11 to 12 centuries old and was found during a construction site inside the university. The recovered idol has been handed over to the Archaeological Department for examination. Boxer Shiva Thapa (63 kg) of Assam outpunched Ireland's George Bates at the quarter-final clash to earn a place at the semi-finals at 71st Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Bulgaria. Indian boxers Sonia Lather (57kg), Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg) earned a place at the semis. Nikhat Zareen (51kg) lost to America's Christina Cruz in the quarters. Last year, boxer Nikhat Zareen kicked off her 2019 season on a high note, winning the 51kg gold at the 70th Strandja Memorial International tournament. A festival of Bodo folk song and dance was held with a day-long colourful programme at the premises of Kalbari Bathou Temple recently under Tamulpur subdivision in the district of Baksa. It was organized by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs in association with Tamulpur Cultural Centre. As a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the State Bank of India (SBI) Tinsukia Regional Office (RO) is providing regular assistance to Purbottar Vikash Parishad (PVP) in running a male orphanage at Balupara, Tinsukia. Besides donating grocery items, they celebrate various festivals with orphan children. In June last year during a free health check-up camp, three heart-related diseases were detected among three orphan children of PVP destitute home. As per SBI's advice, PVP approached the Government of Assam and because of this effort, two of the children were operated in Guwahati and Kolkata for their heart ailment. Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi took a dig at BJP over ‘Halwa' ceremony organised recently. Owaisi while speaking to a gathering of people at Karimnagar said, “Halwa is an Arabic word and not a word of either Hindi or Urdu. Now you have become Arab." Owaisi was talking about BJP's naming/renaming of places of significance, an effort that contending parties say is aimed towards saffronisation of the country. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday kicked off the countdown to the Union Budget on February 1 by joining the ‘Halwa' ceremony and with this, the Budget paper printing starts under utmost secrecy. Writer-activist Arundhati Roy touched upon the current mood of the country and spoke about a whole range of issues at the seventh edition of the Kolkata People's Film Festival on Thursday. She condemned rising Islamophobia in the country and slammed the communal tone of politics that has taken prominence in the current political scenario. The Election Commission has sought a report from Delhi chief Electoral Officer on BJP leader Kapil Mishra for violating the Model Code of Conduct in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. The district election office under the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer has issued a notice to Mishra. Mishra had tweeted, ” India vs Pakistan on 8 February. There will be a contest on Delhi roads between these two countries. ” Mishra has been asked to explain his remarks, failing which actions will be taken against him by the commission. Following the panic triggered by the outbreak of a new coronavirus, China has locked down its Wuhan city with a population of around 11 million people. Sources in Beijing said that the government has shut down the city's airport, railway stations, short-distance ferries and long-distance coaches in Central China's Wuhan city. The symptoms of infection include fever, cough and breathing problems.

* The Supreme Court dismissed a petition that sought to debar Congress President Rahul Gandhi from the elections over allegations that he holds dual citizenship. CJI Gogoi stated that "there was no merit to these claims. " * While Rahul got a clean chit, former BSF jawan and Samajwadi Party candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav’s petition to contest elections was dismissed by the Supreme Court. If you remember, the poll panel had rejected Yadav’s nomination from Varanasi due to discrepancies in the information he gave out while filing his nomination. * An FIR was filed against BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Ravinder Raina and another party leader for allegedly bribing and violating the Model Code of Conduct. Members of the Leh Press Club had earlier accused BJP of bribing their members with money inside envelopes. * In a high-strung press conference, AAP’s East Delhi candidate, Atishi, broke down as her party accused BJP rival Gautam Gambhir of circulating a derogatory pamphlets about her. * And in your last update for the day, the District Collector of Bhopal ordered an inquiry to investigate if permission was granted for the three-day camp held by Namdas Tyagi, who likes to call himself Computer Baba. The probe will also investigate the role of Congress leader Digvijaya Singh who had performed a havan with the baba to ensure his win in elections. * You can subscribe to The Quint's podcasts on Spotify, Apple or Google podcasts. You can also log on to The Quint’s website and check out our podcast section!

Is the Election Commission of India scared of doing its job? On the evidence of its orders refusing to take action against Narendra Modi for flagrant and wilful breaches of the Model Code of Conduct, it is either that or it is in cahoots with him. The alternate theory, that they lack the most basic comprehension skills, can be safely ruled out because they had no difficulty in reading and understanding what other candidates who engaged in similar speeches had to say before banning them from election campaigns. For more podcasts from The Quint, check out our [Podcasts](https://www.thequint.com/news/podcast) section.

This week's Reporters Without Orders features host Cherry Agarwal, Business Standard's Arup Roychoudhury, Newslaundry's head of research Ayush Tiwari, and Newslaundry's associate editor Meghnad. The panel talks about the Election Commission of India's Model Code of Conduct, a recent study by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on Indian digital media, and Rahul Gandhi's announcement of the Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY).The discussion starts with the Reuters report with Ayush explaining the nuances of the survey. The panel discusses its important aspects like the sample size and type of questions, and examines why some news sites are more trusted by Indians. Arup says, "Times of India right now in this country is almost as synonymous as 'Xerox' versus 'photocopy'."Meghnad tells us about the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India with respect to social media for the conduct of political parties and candidates during elections. Ayush and Arup share their opinions on why the EC may face a lot of trouble in the absence of laws regarding political advertisements. On the EC's effort to keep a check on social media, Meghnad says, “Maybe they are just putting out reports of ‘we have taken action', whereas there might be thousands and thousands which have just been ignored.” The panel also discusses the "ghost advertisers" on Facebook and the effectiveness of the EC's guidelines.Cherry discusses the recent announcements made by the Congress as poll promises, focusing on the NYAY, which is the party's minimum income guarantee scheme. “This is a poll promise, how well this gets implemented—if it gets implemented—is what we have to see.” NYAY offers ₹12,000 per month for a family (up to ₹72,000 per year) as basic income. When it comes to how the scheme will be funded, Ayush says: “Till the coming election they won't clarify it, because keeping it vague is the best idea.” Arup also gives an in-depth analysis of the basic structure of a minimum income guarantee scheme and ways to fund it.For all this and more, listen up!#Nyuntam#Aay #Yojana #ModelCodeOfConduct#Congress #BJP #media #trust See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's Reporters Without Orders features host Cherry Agarwal with Newslaundry's head of research Ayush Tiwari and desk writer Gaurav Sarkar. The panel talks about the SSC paper leaks, Yogi Adityanath's rally, the Congress manifesto and the newly launched NaMo TV.Ayush talks about the press conference he attended on the SSC paper leaks conducted by Yogendra Yadav and Kanhaiya Kumar, an SSC aspirant from Bihar. He explains what happened and how the government and authorities were hand-in-glove. He says: “The Chairman of the SSC should be taken into account because this incident has happened under his nose.”Cherry discusses the recently released Congress manifesto which made a slew of promises including some focusing on the media, like the amendment of Press Council of India Act to strengthen self-regulation of the media, and the empowering of the Press Council of India to fight the menace of fake news and misinformation. Most fake news is amplified by TV news on a daily basis, and Cherry says: “TV newsrooms have whipped up war hysteria, communal mongering ... Be it Ayodhya, Pulwama, Balakot—I mean TV newsrooms go insane.” She also discusses the Congress's promise of making defamation a civil offence and the removal of the controversial sedition law.Gaurav tells us about Yogi Adityanath's rally in Bisara village near Greater Noida where the prime accused in the Akhlaq lynching case were present in the front rows, attending the rally. Gaurav quotes one of the accused as saying “we are out on bail and nothing can happen to us”. Ayush adds, “When one of the accused died, he was wrapped in a tricolour.” The panel discusses religion and the caste system in the context of the beef ban, and its impact on people.Cherry also brings up NaMo TV—now renamed Content TV—and how most details about the channel are hidden. "The Election Commission should examine its funding, violation of the Model Code of Conduct, ownership and whether the broadcasting rules are being violated or not,” she says.This and more, so listen up!#NaMo #SSC #Congress #Manifesto #Yogi #Adityanath #elections See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week's Reporters Without Orders features host Cherry Agarwal, Head of Research Ayush Tiwari, Desk Writer Gaurav Sarkar and Newslaundry Hindi reporter Basant Kumar. The panel talks the Enforcement Directorate's fourth supplementary chargesheet in the AgustaWestland chopper deal scam, increasing propaganda in daily soaps, the impact of communal violence in Western Uttar Pradesh, Congress' demonetisation sting operation and more.Speaking about the allegations that journalists "toned down" reportage on the AgustaWestland scam, Ayush says: “ Manu Pubby and Shekhar Gupta broke the story on the Augusta Westland scam and if they wouldn't have done it we wouldn't have known about it." He also makes a case for why there is a need to look at the full chargesheet, going beyond sections of the document that was leaked to the media. He adds these are baseless allegations and do not make a strong case against the three journalists who were allegedly named.Moving on, Gaurav points out political propaganda is increasingly being embedded in daily soaps such as Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain. He also talks of various such videos doing the rounds on Twitter. He questions the intent of such propaganda and says, “The Model Code of Conduct is in effect, is this (such content) even allowed during this period?”Basant speaks about his ground report from Western UP which focused on understanding the impact of communal violence in the area. He is surprised that many young voters have fallen into a communal trap and are in favour of divisive politics. He says, “Hindus have hatred for Muslims while Muslims are fearful." There's also talk about what UP politics and 2019 general elections.Gaurav talks about a sting operation shown by the Congress and raises questions about its credibility. He feels it's edited and says: “How do you get hard cuts in raw unedited video?”#AugustaWestland #Uttar Pradesh #politics #general elections 2019 #communal politics See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Delhi Chief Electoral office had approved the logo of NaMo TV, which the BJP said is a part of the NaMo app it owns However, the office did not "certify" the content since it contained old speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.   Earlier, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting told the poll panel that NaMo TV was an advertising platform and did not require a license from the ministry. To know more about NaMo TV and the controversy over its legality and ownership, do listen to this podcast

In this week’s episode, host Abhinandan Sekhri is joined by Madhu Trehan, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and journalist Sudipto Mondal.The podcast kicks off with Sudipto talking about the book he’s working on which is centred around the 25-year history of the Ambedkar Students' Association. Although the book was originally intended to be about Rohith Vemula, the Dalit PhD student and ASA member who committed suicide in 2015, Sudipto says: "There were four other students who were suspended with him, do they not deserve to be written about? Just because they didn’t kill themselves? That for me became a big question … that made me expand my quest.”Sudipto also talks about the politics of violence used by the ASA, adding that it's "not pro-violent that it attracted the greyhounds and the anti-Naxal police”. He points out that the frames used to categorise Dalits as "thugs" is what constituted the foundation of their fight. He says it's in the granularity of the politics of representation that we can find the essence of the fight between the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Vemula.Abhinandan steers the discussion towards the elections and the panel reminisces on how it has changed over the years. They debate the idea of voter suppression as a genuine concern or general paranoia. Madhu observes, “This election is going to stand out for messing up of the honesty of the elections. Because everywhere you go, it is far more sophisticated than booth capturing.” The conversation moves to the Model Code of Conduct which, as Raman says, "does not even exist anymore”. They discuss how the EC isn't doing itself any favours with its soft attitude, especially in terms of its (non)response to things like NaMo TV. Sudipto compares it to a “nagging South Delhi parent” in the way it's executing its duties.Shifting to AgustaWestland, the panel talks about the recent attack on the credibility of journalists such as Shekhar Gupta. They delve into the ED chargesheet's accusations that journalists such as Gupta were bought off, and describe it as an "outright criminal act" that immediately disregards years of great journalistic practice.The conversation also covers what's right and what's wrong with Dalit politics, the problems with the phrase "Main Bhi Chowkidar" and its casteist connotations, the importance of media literacy—and a whole lot more.Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week’s Reporters Without Orders features host Cherry Agarwal, Head of Research Ayush Tiwari, Desk Writer Gaurav Sarkar and Newslaundry Hindi reporter Basant Kumar. The panel talks the Enforcement Directorate's fourth supplementary chargesheet in the AgustaWestland chopper deal scam, increasing propaganda in daily soaps, the impact of communal violence in Western Uttar Pradesh, Congress' demonetisation sting operation and more.Speaking about the allegations that journalists "toned down" reportage on the AgustaWestland scam, Ayush says: “ Manu Pubby and Shekhar Gupta broke the story on the Augusta Westland scam and if they wouldn’t have done it we wouldn’t have known about it." He also makes a case for why there is a need to look at the full chargesheet, going beyond sections of the document that was leaked to the media. He adds these are baseless allegations and do not make a strong case against the three journalists who were allegedly named.Moving on, Gaurav points out political propaganda is increasingly being embedded in daily soaps such as Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain. He also talks of various such videos doing the rounds on Twitter. He questions the intent of such propaganda and says, “The Model Code of Conduct is in effect, is this (such content) even allowed during this period?” Basant speaks about his ground report from Western UP which focused on understanding the impact of communal violence in the area. He is surprised that many young voters have fallen into a communal trap and are in favour of divisive politics. He says, “Hindus have hatred for Muslims while Muslims are fearful." There's also talk about what UP politics and 2019 general elections. Gaurav talks about a sting operation shown by the Congress and raises questions about its credibility. He feels it's edited and says: “How do you get hard cuts in raw unedited video?” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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This episode is hosted by Cherry Agarwal who has stories about Pakistan Air Force's F-16 controversy, Election Commission's note to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the poll panel's note of caution to NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Rajiv Kumar, Christian Michel's plea & more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is hosted by Cherry Agarwal who has stories about Pakistan Air Force's F-16 controversy, Election Commission's note to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the poll panel's note of caution to NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Rajiv Kumar, Christian Michel’s plea & more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week’s Reporters Without Orders features host Cherry Agarwal with Newslaundry's head of research Ayush Tiwari and desk writer Gaurav Sarkar. The panel talks about the SSC paper leaks, Yogi Adityanath’s rally, the Congress manifesto and the newly launched NaMo TV.Ayush talks about the press conference he attended on the SSC paper leaks conducted by Yogendra Yadav and Kanhaiya Kumar, an SSC aspirant from Bihar. He explains what happened and how the government and authorities were hand-in-glove. He says: “The Chairman of the SSC should be taken into account because this incident has happened under his nose.”Cherry discusses the recently released Congress manifesto which made a slew of promises including some focusing on the media, like the amendment of Press Council of India Act to strengthen self-regulation of the media, and the empowering of the Press Council of India to fight the menace of fake news and misinformation. Most fake news is amplified by TV news on a daily basis, and Cherry says: “TV newsrooms have whipped up war hysteria, communal mongering ... Be it Ayodhya, Pulwama, Balakot—I mean TV newsrooms go insane.” She also discusses the Congress’s promise of making defamation a civil offence and the removal of the controversial sedition law.Gaurav tells us about Yogi Adityanath’s rally in Bisara village near Greater Noida where the prime accused in the Akhlaq lynching case were present in the front rows, attending the rally. Gaurav quotes one of the accused as saying “we are out on bail and nothing can happen to us”. Ayush adds, “When one of the accused died, he was wrapped in a tricolour.” The panel discusses religion and the caste system in the context of the beef ban, and its impact on people. Cherry also brings up NaMo TV—now renamed Content TV—and how most details about the channel are hidden. "The Election Commission should examine its funding, violation of the Model Code of Conduct, ownership and whether the broadcasting rules are being violated or not,” she says.This and more, so listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is the Model Code of Conduct? and how can it be an empowering tool in the hands of voters? In this episode of Sadda Haq, we'll explain how you can ensure that candidates play by the book, based on a series of guidelines set by the Election Commission.

This week’s Reporters Without Orders features host Cherry Agarwal, Business Standard's Arup Roychoudhury, Newslaundry’s head of research Ayush Tiwari, and Newslaundry's associate editor Meghnad. The panel talks about the Election Commission of India's Model Code of Conduct, a recent study by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on Indian digital media, and Rahul Gandhi’s announcement of the Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY).The discussion starts with the Reuters report with Ayush explaining the nuances of the survey. The panel discusses its important aspects like the sample size and type of questions, and examines why some news sites are more trusted by Indians. Arup says, "Times of India right now in this country is almost as synonymous as 'Xerox' versus 'photocopy'."Meghnad tells us about the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India with respect to social media for the conduct of political parties and candidates during elections. Ayush and Arup share their opinions on why the EC may face a lot of trouble in the absence of laws regarding political advertisements. On the EC's effort to keep a check on social media, Meghnad says, “Maybe they are just putting out reports of ‘we have taken action’, whereas there might be thousands and thousands which have just been ignored.” The panel also discusses the "ghost advertisers" on Facebook and the effectiveness of the EC’s guidelines. Cherry discusses the recent announcements made by the Congress as poll promises, focusing on the NYAY, which is the party's minimum income guarantee scheme. “This is a poll promise, how well this gets implemented—if it gets implemented—is what we have to see.” NYAY offers ₹12,000 per month for a family (up to ₹72,000 per year) as basic income. When it comes to how the scheme will be funded, Ayush says: “Till the coming election they won’t clarify it, because keeping it vague is the best idea.” Arup also gives an in-depth analysis of the basic structure of a minimum income guarantee scheme and ways to fund it.For all this and more, listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is hosted by Cherry Agarwal who has stories from Jharkhand, Bengaluru, the Supreme Court and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is hosted by Cherry Agarwal who has stories from Jharkhand, Bengaluru, the Supreme Court and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi 1.0 is done. With the Model Code of Conduct for the general elections now in force, his first innings has effectively ended. As he pitches to get re-elected, we should call in his report card. Tune in to Raghav's Take!

* Priyanka Gandhi kept us on the hook for a while and chose to stay in the shadow even after formally joining the Congress. In fact, she delivered her first speech as an official member of the party only yesterday but it is not clear if she'll be contesting in this year's General Election at all. * This update came from NDTV who quoting sources said that "Priyanka would play an active role and helping her mother and brother in their constituencies as well as help other congress candidates in the state". * Party President Rahul Gandhi had an interactive meeting with students of Stella Mari college in chennai as a part of the Congress' outreach program, where he took questions from the students. He said that if his party forms government then they will pass the Women's Reservation Bill, he also pointed out that the Narendra Modi has not yet held any press conferences in his career as PM.   * We may not know for sure if we'll see Priyanka in action this election season but what we do know is that she met Bheem Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad at Meerut's Anand hospital. Azad who was arrested from Deoband in Uttar Pradesh after allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct by using more than a stipulated number of motorcycles in a political rally in Saharanpur district. Does his meeting with Priyanka hint at an alliance? We'll know in the coming days.  * A delegation of BJP leaders which included Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nirmala Sitharaman among others met the Election Commission and requested the agency to declare all of West Bengal as a 'super-sensitive' state to ensure a fair Lok Sabha election. * Prime Minister Narendra Modi tagged several social media influencers, media houses, journalists members of opposition and Bollywood celebrities to encourage voter participation in the upcoming elections.   * Of course some of the members of opposition took the opportunity to take a dig at the prime minister like SP leader Akhilesh Yadav tweeted that he was happy that the prime minister was appealing to the "mahagathbandhan for a mahaparivartan (change)". while some others like Omar Abdullah, who is the leader of NC reminded Modi that his government has disenfranchised people in J&K by not holding the Assembly elections on time.

Callie Marksbary, an elementary school educator in Lafayette, IN, and Patty Barrette, director of professional development at North Dakota United, discuss ‘The Model Code of Educator Ethics’ and navigating the use of social media and technology for new teachers. Don’t forget to subscribe to the School Me podcast so that you’ll never miss an episode!

The publication of legal scholarship is, compared with that in other academic disciplines, is, well, weird. Almost all legal journals are edited by students, and authors submit to many journals at once. We talk with Scott Dodson about his paper with law student and journal editor Jacob Hirsch. They elaborate a model code of conduct that could easily be implemented and would prevent some of the system's worst pathologies and bad behavior. We also have a little "post-roll." This show’s links: Scott Dodson's faculty profile (https://www.uchastings.edu/people/scott-dodson/) and writing (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=670529) Scott Dodson and Jacob Hirsch, A Model Code of Conduct for Student-Edited Law-Journal Submissions (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3048413) Oral Argument 96: Students as Means (https://oralargument.org/96) Special Guest: Scott Dodson.

Happy New Year! On this episode of the NP Dude podcast I discuss what happens when your employer tells you your office is closing and you have to travel to a new location.  I also give my opinions about Compact states and why they haven’t become popular yet.  Start the new year off with a […] The post Episode 118 – Contract Location Terms and What Are These Compact States? first appeared on The NP Dude.

2015 ANIMAL ACTIVIST FORUM PRESENTATION - ONE BAD DAY: A LOOK INTO THE TRANSPORTATION & SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS IN AUSTRALIAANGELA POLLARD & JOSH AGLANDAnimal Lawyer | Ex-Industry InsiderYou often hear the justification “my animals are treated well and they only have one bad day”.This “one bad day” refers to the day the animal is transported and slaughtered at an abattoir.Josh Agland spent three years working at an abattoir and witnessed all stages of the slaughter process. He will speak about the realities of that “one bad day”.Angela Pollard, an animal lawyer, will give an overview of the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Slaughtering Establishments

Many have said that the judiciary often trails the private sector in its use of technology. Courts have been attempting to close this gap but need the help of the technology sector to succeed. David Slayton and Jeff Aresty will discuss how the technology sector can get involved and what plans they have for hacking for justice in Texas. In May of 2012, David W. Slayton began serving in his current position as the Admin. Dir. for the TX Office of Court Administration. He has been employed by the judicial branch in various roles for over 15 years. He has published an article entitled “An Analysis of the Effective Use of Jurors in Lubbock County” and was instrumental in the publication of the 2007 version of the Nat. Assoc. for Court Management’s Model Code of Conduct. He currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the Nat. Assoc. for Court Management’s Board and was formerly the Secretary on the Board of Dir. for the TX Asso. for Drug Court Professionals. Jeffrey M. Aresty, Esq. is a Massachusetts lawyer based in Houston, TX and has been involved in international business law and the role of technology in the transformation of the practice of law for almost three decades.   Mr. Aresty is the founder and current President of Internet Bar Organization. Among Mr. Aresty’s accomplishments are initiating and directing the “ Computer College” program (1983-1987). He co-edited two books on cross cultural influence in Int.business and e-commerce for the ABA, including “The ABA Guide to International Business Negotiations”.  As the Reporter of the ABA’s e-lawyering Task Force,  he wrote several articles on the technical, legal and practical implications of the practice of law in Cyberspace.

In this August edition of Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of ALM’s Law Technology News, joins attorney Michael Arkfeld, principal of Arkfeld and Associates, and John Barkett a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, to discuss pending changes to the ABA’s Model Code of Professional Conduct, addressing technology, and lawyers’ responsibilities to understand and use technology to best serve clients. Monica continues the discussion with attorney Bob Ambrogi, who focuses on social media.

We have seen flat fees being used by some family lawyers, mediators and Certified Divorce Financial Analysts. These professionals remain to be the minority. While the marketing benefits of the flat fees approach is little bit more certain, most professionals are concerned about how to make it work and what might some of the downside be. This month's TeleSeminar is an exploration of the advantages of charging flat fees rather than billing hours. Our guest speaker, Lee Rosen, has employed fixed fees exclusively in his 10-attorney practice for more than a decade. He will explain how, in his view, the hourly billing model doesn't work anymore for family lawyers. It drives practices in directions that make for unhappy lawyers and unhappy clients and that there's got to be a better way. His approach has evolved into to a win-win arrangement for his firm, his lawyers and his clients. In this teleseminar, Rosen will: 1. Explain the rationale for flat fees, 2. Provide practical insight into how he makes it work, 3. Tell the story of how his transition to fixed fees nearly put him out of business, and 4. Explain the practical economics of running a practice without the burden of keeping time records. About Our Guest Speaker – Lee Rosen, Family Law Attorney Lee began his legal career in 1987 and is the founder of the Rosen Law Firm. As Rosen's Chief Executive Officer, Lee oversees strategic planning, staff development and fiscal management. Never idle, he has served as a Council member of the North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section and Law Practice Management Section, as chairperson of several committees of the American Bar Association, and as editor of Family Forum, a publication of the North Carolina Bar Association. As if that weren't enough, he serves as a member of the editorial board of the Family Advocate, the largest circulation family law publication in the country, and he is a legal advisor to the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, which included working on the Model Code on Domestic Violence.