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Claimed to be an innovative eye drop named PresVu capable of curing vision defect within 15 minutes replacing reading glasses has itself fallen in the eye of the storm even before its scheduled launch for the market in October this year.. The drop has already got regulatory approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), but taking into account the general doubt over the effectiveness of the drug, and also accusation against the producer of the drop, ENTOD Pharmaceuticals, of misrepresentation as well as unethical and false claims, DCGI had to ask the company afresh for a detailed explanation.

Indians are easily ego-hurt. Otherwise, why would an angry court threaten to grant bail to Kolkata rape-murder prime accused Sanjay Roy? The Sealdah court gave a threat to carry out the threat. Imagine psychopath Sanjay Roy, who raped and murdered the RG Kar trainee doctor in the most horrendous manner thinkable, set free by an angry Chief Judicial Magistrate for a "50 minute delay" engineered by the CBI!

Between September 18 and October 1, 2024 Jammu and Kashmir will see first Assembly elections in five years—a first since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

With more than two dozen United Nations (UN) human rights experts having written to the Government of India on March 7, 2024, sounding the alarm over the reports of attacks on minorities, media and civil society in India, and calling for urgent corrective action, India did not respond to it. They said, “we are alarmed by continuing reports of attacks on religious, racial and ethnic minorities, on women and girls on intersecting grounds, and on civil society, including human rights defenders and the media”. Further back on June 13, 2021, the Group of Seven Nations (G7), which are advanced economies and liberal democracies put out a charter. The document was called the “G7 and Guest Countries: Open Societies Statement”.

Pakistan, as the host country for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ‘s Heads of the State Council (HSC) meeting scheduled at Islamabad on October 15 and 16 October this year, has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the two day summit. India is a member of the ten nation body which was originally founded by China and Russia in 2001.

Is the United States tough on crime? The answer is yes. How about compared to India? Forget it! India isn't tough by half. India is too full of democracy and judicial activism. The Indian judiciary pardons more than it punishes. Criminals and potential criminals don't fear the judiciary. The system favours the rapists and murderers. Investigation is riddled with gaping holes. Criminals get away with murder, literally. The criminal justice system leaves people scratching their heads or banging their heads. Rapists of 4-year-old toddlers are let off with "even sinners have a future."

KOLKATA: The third term, which began in early May 2021, is proving politically difficult for the Trinamool Congress government and chief minister Mamata Banerjee. First, it was the Bogtui massacre in Rampurhat sub-division of Birbhum district on March 21, 2022 in which several houses were burnt and at least 10 people were charred to death. The trigger was a TMC leader’s death over sharing of spoils of office in the panchayat set-up.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a swift action taking the wind out of the sails of the Opposition propaganda of inaction, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has suspended Superintendent of Police Sujit Das, former District Police Chief (DPC) of Pathanamthitta, from service pending an inquiry. The Chief Minister has also constituted a special team led by State Police Chief (SPC) Darvesh Sahib to probe the serious allegations against M R Ajit Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in charge of law and order.

One of the main arguments advanced by the proponents of liberalisation policies in developing countries including India is that capital would flow to the global South in search of higher rate of return. This would create new investments and hence growth and employment would increase. Also, the inflow of foreign funds would bring tangible outcomes of higher technological learning which are embodied in machines and organisational culture. It is also important for developing countries because foreign investments create large production facilities and scales of operation can be augmented using FDI.

The situation in Assam has steadily deteriorated due to growing tensions between communities and certain incidents being used to divide people on communal and chauvinistic lines. The chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and the BJP-led government are solely responsible for the current state of affairs.