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Where anyone can be accused of sedition

No linguistic change and procedural reform can remedy the problem that Section 124A poses in a post-colonial democracy

The Hindu

Field Central forces for Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has ordered that the West Bengal State Election Commission “should and shall requisition central forces to work in tandem with State police to ensure free and fair elections” to the panchayat in the State.

The Hindu

Legacy plan is not a blanket amnesty, Heaton-Harris tells US Congress members

The draft legislation would establish a new commission aimed at uncovering facts around unsolved Troubles deaths.

The Independent UK

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New electricity tariffs kick in, leave consumers in shock

As the new tariff revisions, which were approved by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) in May, came into effect and started reflecting in the bills generated this month, many citizens were left in a state of shock or confusion. Many took to social media to air out their confusion…

The Hindu

Jacob Rees-Mogg knighted in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list

The former Cabinet member was a loyal supporter of Boris Johnson during his leadership

Bristol Post

Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list for ‘carousel of cronies’ branded ‘sickening insult’

Labour and the Lib Dems have condemned the former prime minister’s list, which includes knighthoods for close allies

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's resignation honours list released as Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel given knighthood and damehood

The list also features former London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen, who have both been given peerages

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Women’s panel inquires into alleged sexual harassment of nursing college students in NTR district

Andhra Pradesh Women’s Commission has inquired into the alleged sexual harassment of the students of a private nursing college by the institute’s principal in NTR district

The Hindu

Update on probe into Captain Tom charity one year on

The Charity Commission launched an investigation in 2022

Wales Online

Law change empowers a new consumer advocacy agency for water

The new Water Services Consumers Agency would protect vulnerable consumers, rather than exposing them to independent user groups' 'specific agendas'. Andrew Bevin reports.

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NHRC issues notice to the Bihar government over an incident of 150 children falling ill after consuming midday meal

It was alleged that the students started complaining of vomiting and pain in their stomach after consuming the food following which they were taken to the hospital, where the doctors said that food poisoning was the reason for the illness

The Hindu

Maine's Legislature Passes Bill To Partially Decriminalize Prostitution

Plus: Court rules that naked female spa can't exclude transgender women, Biden vetoes bill blocking student loan forgiveness, and more...

Reason

EU Commission proposes common ethics body for all EU officials in wake of corruption scandal

The European Union’s executive is proposing to create an ethics body that would set up common rules of conduct for the bloc’s institutions

The Independent UK

NCBC probing West Bengal’s State OBC list; Chair Hansraj asks why more Muslim communities than Hindu

Acting upon allegations that illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Rohingyas from Myanmar were being allowed to take up reservation in West Bengal, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has now launched an investigation into the State’s OBC list, Commission Chair Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said.

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Donations to Tories dwarf other political parties, first records of 2023 reveal

NEW reports from the Electoral Commission have revealed the amount of donations each political party was given in the first three months of 2023 ...

The Hindu

End the debate: On the Law Commission’s recommendation on sedition

An effective legal framework against hate speech is what is needed more than one to penalise speech or writing that targets the government

Reason

Women-Only Naked Spa Lacks Constitutional Right to Exclude Transgender Patrons with Pensises

From Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein's opinion yesterday in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong (W.D. Wash.): The Olympus Spa is a Korean spa "specifically designed for women," and the services offered there "are closely tied to the Korean tradition," meaning patrons are "require[d] … to be naked" during certain services. The facilities…

The Guardian - UK

SEC crypto crackdown: US regulator sues Binance and Coinbase

Securities and Exchange Commission is targeting cryptocurrency firms it thinks are bypassing regulation

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Spain asks EU for $90 billion in loans ahead of July election

Spain has asked the European Commission for 84 billion euros ($90 billion) in loans from the bloc's COVID-19 recovery package, a quarter of which will be managed by the European Investment Bank, Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Tuesday.

The Hindu

NCSC issues yet another notice to Punjab govt. over allegation of sexual misconduct on its Minister

National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Tuesday issued another notice to Punjab government officials, seeking an action taken report surrounding the alleged ‘sexual misconduct’ by Lal Chand Kataruchak, a Cabinet minister in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

The Conversation

Why Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe wants to damage the economy further

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe and his board have pushed up interest rates yet again – for the twelfth time in 14 months – because they want to damage the economy further.

Reuters

EU executive extends Ukraine grain import restrictions

The European Commission said on Monday it had extended until September 15 an arrangement whereby five of Ukraine's neighbours can ban domestic sales of Ukrainian grains, while allowing the grains to transit their countries.

The Hindu

Report vacancies on time, State Election Commission tells local body secretaries

The State Election Commission has warned secretaries of local bodies of stern action if they fail to report vacancies in seats on time.

The Hindu

Three-member Commission of Inquiry to probe ethnic violence in Manipur

The Commission would inquire into the causes and the spread of the violence and riots in Manipur targeting members of different communities, and the sequence of events

The Hindu

APPSC Group-I Mains examinations begin under tight vigil

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