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PFI at 30: it's hard to say anything positive about this deeply flawed financing model

It was Norman Lamont who first announced a new way of paying for public buildings and infrastructure in November 1992. In a speech to the House of Commons, the then chancellor of the exchequer said he was looking to encourage more private financing for such projects.

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Journalist Siddique Kappan denied bail in PMLA case

A Lucknow sessions court today rejected journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail plea in a case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The hearing had concluded earlier this month and district judge Sanjay Shankar Pandey had reserved verdict on October 12.

Newslaundry

Inside £100m abandoned 'ghost school' that is costing the public £12,000 every day

Parklands High School Speke, Merseyside, has been labelled the most expensive school in history with Liverpool Council and taxpayers shelling out £4m for the closed building

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NHS hospital trusts paying hundreds of millions in interest to private firms

Exclusive: Guardian analysis of hospital trust accounts found 101 owe about £50bn in future unitary PFI payments

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3 More PFI Members Arrested From Mumbai Suburb

Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested three more members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) from Panvel area near Mumbai. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Q&A: Understanding India’s crackdown on Muslim groups

Al Jazeera speaks to Irfan Ahmad, an expert on Islamist parties and Islamophobia, to understand ban on Muslim groups.

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PFI Case: NIA Raids Underway In Phulwari Sharif, Patna

National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids are underway at two locations in Phulwari Sharif and Patna in Bihar on Tuesday in connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI) case. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Functionary of PFI arrested for murder of RSS worker

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Hartals bring Kerala to a standstill

The recurring hartals have made the State perennially volatile

The Hindu

Delhi High Court asks NIA to respond to PFI plea for FIR copy

Unaware of the particulars of the offences, says accused

The Hindu

Paresh Mesta death case: A timeline of events

With the CBI filing closure report in the 2017 death of Paresh Mesta, here is a look at the timeline of events in the case

The Hindu

Justice Dinesh Sharma to head UAPA tribunal related to the ban on PFI

Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was nominated by Delhi High Court Chief Justice S.C. Sharma

The Hindu

Civil police officer suspended over alleged links with PFI

Accused charged with visiting Perumbavoor police station and illegally trying to interfere in the case without his superiors’ knowledge

The Hindu

Congress making Kharge scapegoat, says BJP’s K.S. Eshwarappa

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Ashok launches ‘PFI Bhagya’ poster campaign against Congress

Siddaramaiah-led Congress government had withdrawn 175 cases registered against 1,600 PFI and KFD activists, says Revenue Minister

The Hindu

PFI raids | Mumbai court extends ATS custody of five PFI activists till October 8

Agency seeks to know at what time passwords of gadgest seized from accused were reset

The Hindu

CPI (Maoist) condemns ban on PFI

Calls the ban ‘draconian and anti-democratic’

Radio France Internationale

India outlaws Muslim political party PFI over alleged terrorist ties

India has banned the Muslim political organisation the Popular Front of India (PFI) along with eight of its affiliates over their alleged links to terrorist groups.

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The week in 5 charts | Supreme Court ruling on abortion, PFI ban, Rajasthan political crisis and more

Here are 5 charts that will help you understand some of the key stories from this week

The Hindu

Explained | Did the ban spare PFI’s political wing?

Could the Election Commission of India have had a role in the Social Democratic Party of India escaping a crackdown? What is the mandate of this party often associated with the Popular Front of India? Does the ECI have the power to de-register a political party?

The Hindu

KSEB removes PFI leader from service

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The Hindu

PFI office in Thiruvananthapuram sealed

NIA officials were also present at the premises to collect evidence

The Hindu

Jamiat lends silent support to BJP as Centre continues crackdown on PFI and U.P. government initiates madrasa survey

The country’s oldest Muslim organisation has maintained studied silence over the arrests of PFI members. Meanwhile, its general secretary had supported the CAA after it was passed in Parliament and never joined protest against the Act.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Police step up vigil on banned PFI and its frontal organisations

Its offices have been seized and search is on to trace the activists who are at large

Newslaundry

Hafta 400: Hindi ‘imposition’ in India, Congress presidential election

This week to celebrate 400 episodes of NL Hafta, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel featuring Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Mehraj D Lone, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan. To mark the occasion, this episode is not behind the paywall.

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