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Essential that state finance commissions are set up after every 5 years: Shaktikanta Das
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 7:46 AM
Throwing his weight behind fostering cooperative federalism, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said SFCs should be constituted for every five years. Speaking at the book launch of 'Indian Fiscal Federalism' authored by former RBI Governor YV Reddy and GR Reddy, Das said decentralisation works better when power and functions are delegated based on which tier of governance is best suited to fulfil the responsibility.
100 percent chances for hacking EVMs, says Chandrababu Naidu
Saturday, January 26, 2019, 10:50 PM
Claiming that there were 100% chances for hacking Electronic Voting Machines, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu warned that democracy could not be sacrificed to hackers. He demanded that Election Commission of India either ensure VVPAT receipts were issued 100% or revert to old ballot paper system. "It's easy to misuse technology. It is particularly easy for the one who writes the (software) programme.
Kashmir IAS officer quits against killings, denounces Hindutva forces
Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 7:20 PM
Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal said he had quit the coveted service to protest against unabated killings in J&K and against the marginalization of Indian Muslims by Hindutva forces, "reducing them to second class citizens". "To protest unabated killings in Kashmir and the absence of any credible political initiative from Union government, I have decided to resign from IAS. Kashmiri lives matter," he said.
