Friday, 28 June 2019
Maratha quota seal
We, however, have held that the 16 per cent (quota) should be reduced to 12 to 13 per cent, as recommended by the commission," the bench added.The court further held that the state's legislative competence is not affected by the amendment to Article 342(a) of the Constitution. According to the 102nd amendment to Article 342(a), reservation can be granted only if a particular community is named in the list prepared by the President."We conclude that the report submitted by the state backward classes commission was based on quantifiable data and was correct in classifying the Maratha community as socially and educationally backward," the court said.The court said it was aware the Supreme Court had in the past said the total quota should not exceed 50 per cent."However, in exceptional circumstances, the 50 per cent (limit) can be exceeded if it is based on quantifiable data," the court said.Soon after the judgment was delivered, the Maharashtra government told the court that it had already granted admissions in postgraduate medical courses under the reservation up to 16 per cent.Government counsel V.A. Thorat sought permission to let the percentage remain at 16 for these courses this year. The bench asked the government to file a separate application for this. The high court was hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the state government's decision granting 16 per cent reservation to the Maratha community in government jobs and educational institutions. The reservation will be in addition to the existing 52 per cent quota in Maharashtra.Several petitions were filed in the high court challenging the reservation, while some others were moved in its support. The court had on February 6 begun hearing all the petitions and in April closed them for verdict.The petitioners had said the quota was violative of the Supreme Court orders that say reservation in no state shall exceed 50 per cent. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://www.fanfiction.net/u/12458742/
Sebi issues stricter regulations for mutual funds, promoters pledge
The first casualty of majoritarianism is the faculty of reason
I felt ashamed, embarrassed, and appalled that so many eminent citizens, pillars of their city and communities, who have contributed so much to improve the quality of life for all of us, should have felt the need to ask for punitive action against a bunch of thugs with whom they have no connection whatsoever, except perhaps a tenuously-shared belief system.While many asked why these individuals felt it necessary to express their shame at the actions of groups of men with whom they shared almost nothing in common, few seemed to question why those who come from Hindu backgrounds don't seem to feel a similar urge to express how embarrassed they are by the actions of, say, gau rakshaks or Hindutva lynch mobs. Perhaps the reason why we (and I include myself in this category) do not feel the urge to do this is because somewhere, deep down and unacknowledged even by ourselves, we take the security of our absolute brute majority for granted, even if we do not look upon Muslims in India as inferiors or outsiders. When someone says, "Oh the government won't take action against the people who beat up the junior doctors, 'cause they're all Muslim" or, "The cops don't dare take action against those helmet-less bikers because they belong to the minority community", I am amazed by how easily we seem to privilege a person's religious identity over everything else.This feeling, of shock mingled with bewilderment, is not new. The eleven-year-old Amartya Sen experienced it with his "first exposure to murder", as he tells us in Identity and Violence: the Illusion of Destiny, when he saw "a profusely bleeding unknown person suddenly stumbling through the gate to our garden, asking for help and a little water." Despite being rushed to hospital by Sen's father, "he died there of his injuries. His name was Kader Mia". This was Dhaka in 1943, in the throes of Hindu-Muslim riots, where a poor day labourer could be "knifed on the street by some people who did not even know him and most likely had never set eyes on him before". Sen goes on to add, "For an eleven-year-old child, the event, aside from being a veritable nightmare, was profoundly perplexing. That Kader Mia would be seen as having only one identity - that of being a member of the "enemy" community who "should" be assaulted and if possible killed - seemed altogether incredible. For a bewildered child, the violence of identity was extraordinarily hard to grasp. It is still not particularly easy even for a still bewildered elderly adult."Walt Whitman may have written of how "I am large. I contain multitudes" nearly a century-and-half ago, yet, increasingly, as identity politics seems to sweep the globe, our complex, inchoate selves seem to be in danger of being squeezed into one single, simple, identity. Worse still, this single identity is supposed to determine pretty much everything we think, and say, and do. As majoritarianism flourishes, so does the demonizing of those minorities whom members of the majority perceive as different, and, crucially, inferior, to themselves. The first casualty of identity politics and identity debasement is, of course, the faculty of reason. Confronted with the demonizing of Muslims, and epithets such as 'minority community' (instead of 'Muslim') and 'secular Muslim' (as if the default position of any Muslim in India is that of a rabid fundamentalist), I, like many others, have tried to protest, to demonstrate rationally why the actions of a miniscule minority should not be conflated with the characteristics of a 172-million-strong religious group; why Muslims should neither be seen nor referred to as a 'community' since there are such wide divergences among individuals who belong to that belief-system; and so on and so forth. But as majoritarianism flourishes and seems to grow ever stronger by the day, one is tempted to give in to the despair and futility of trying to debate with those who believe in or loudly proclaim these things; for what they claim to be logically demonstrable truths are, in fact, the window-dressing to their implacable visceral hatred.Yet, as Sen has expressed so eloquently, and wittily, in a later work, this kind of reductive imposition of a single identity, what he calls a "solitarist approach", is a profoundly "efficient way of misunderstanding nearly everyone in the world. In our normal lives, we see ourselves as members of a variety of groups - we belong to all of them. The same person can be, without any contradiction, a Norwegian citizen, of Asian origin, with Bangladeshi ancestry, a Muslim, a socialist, a woman, a vegetarian, a jazz musician, a doctor, a poet, a feminist, a heterosexual, a believer in gay and lesbian rights, and one who believes that many of the most important problems that Norway faces today could be resolved if Norwegians could be made to take an interest in the game of cricket."Irrespective of whether the Scandinavians follow their Afghan brethren in embracing the game of flannelled fools or not, Amartya Sen's sustained, empirically-founded, profoundly human and unfailingly rational critique of the irrationality of imposing singular identities on creatures as diverse and complex as us should act as a beacon that guides all those who believe that a better world for all human beings is not only desirable, but also possible.The author is professor of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, and has been working as a volunteer for a rural development NGO for the last 30 years DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. 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http://mysmarterhome.ca/UserProfile/tabid/42/userId/47922/Default.aspx Sebi approved a framework for issuing differential voting rights, issued fresh guidelines for pledged shares. The market regulator said liquid mutual fund schemes will have to hold at least 20 per cent in liquid assets like Gilts. Sebi said royalty payments over 5 per cent will be considered material, banned mutual funds from entering into standstill agreements with companies. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://mcspartners.ning.com/profile/zeenmaaene
Celebrity social media photos: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif
love u the bestest best ❤️#sooryavanshi #towelseries." (Photo: Katrina Kaif/Instagram) Sharing these clicks, Pakistani television actor Shanzay Sheikh wrote, "The queen of everyone's heart - Kareena Kapoor Khan ♥️ The MOST fun person of the night. ♥️ (I know I don't look my best but who cares; its Bebo) #KareenaKapoorKhan #NewBBF #ShanzaySheikh." (Photo: Shanzay Sheikh/Instagram) "I have NEVER seen anyone as charming and good looking than him in real life. The bell in my hand gives a little hint of the fab night we all had ♥️ Saifuu - I am your fan ♥️ #SaifAliKhan #Saifu #ShanzaySheikh," read the caption of this click. (Photo: Shanzay Sheikh/Instagram) Sharing this photo, Shanzay Sheikh wrote, "Casual hanging out part 2. One of the most humble girl ♥️ #KarishmaKapoor #ShanzaySheikh." (Photo: Shanzay Sheikh/Instagram) Anupam Kher shared this photo with the caption, "A pic I like. Hope you like it too.:)." (Photo: Anupam Kher/Instagram) DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttp://www.penninetroutfarmandfishery.co.uk/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/2022093/Default.aspx
Toy Story 4 movie review: Utterly shattering; Pixar and Tom Hanks' legendary series adds another masterpiece
There have been operational changes since then, and now, Pixar is like any other animation studio - far too reliant on brand awareness and celebrity voice talents. Since the Disney takeover, half of its 14 films have been follow-ups to pre-existing films. If you believe Pixar, none of the Toy Story sequels were planned, but organically birthed, after many years of brainstorming and the studios' typically rigorous production process. This is not true, because the third film, like the second, was supposed to be the last, until it broke box office records and made over $1 billion. Despite all this, Toy Story 4 is different. the Toy Story 4 trailer here It is, for instance, the first film in the series to actively seek answers to questions that have baffled better minds. What is the nature of existence? What is the difference between being loyal and free? What does it mean to have a conscience? In several scenes, the brash Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), prompted by Woody (Tom Hanks), seeks solutions to difficult situations by listening to his 'inner voice'. Woody, meanwhile, operates on nothing but heart, and instinct. We find him, and the rest of the toys - everyone from the Potato Heads to Rex, from Jessie and Hamm to Slinky Dog - two years after Andy gave them away to Bonnie. The previous three films perfectly captured the life-cycle of a toy - from being discovered by a bright-eyed child, to staying loyal to them through thick and thin, until finally, it is time to move on. Toy Story 4 is not as much a continuation of this story, as it is an epilogue - like the '19 Years Later' chapter in JK Rowling's Harry Potter saga; overwhelming not because of what the future holds, but what has happened in the past. Woody had no control over his own creation, nor did he choose his 'kid'. But through some mysterious magic, he had the ability to make a difference in Andy's life, and then in Bonnie's. Having served his duties to both, Woody finds himself playing second fiddle to a new toy, created by Bonnie with her own hands - a Frankenstein's monster of sorts, made from a discarded plastic spork, some glue and an ever-reliable piece of string. She calls him Forky. Sensing Bonnie's love for her new toy, Woody takes it upon himself to teach Forky the meaning of life, and the importance of the role he has been chosen to play. But Forky is having none of it. He's like a newborn baby, with no idea of how the world works. He insists on hurling himself into the nearest trashcan every chance he gets, not because he thinks of himself as being worthless, but because he is a spork; it is the only home he knows. Some toys are valuable, some not so much; others, like Toy Story 3's Lotso-Huggin Bear and this film's 'villain', Gabby Gabby, are abandoned. Debutante director Josh Cooley - operating, as expected, under the guidance of Pixar's famed (and all-male) 'brain trust' - makes the wise decision to keep Toy Story 4 as narratively lean as the previous films in the series. It is mostly set during an afternoon, when Bonnie misplaces Forky, and Woody takes it upon himself to locate him and return him to her. It is, as he says in one heartbreaking scene towards the end, the only purpose he has anymore. And heartbreak is what Toy Story 4 ends with. Despite being fully prepared for waterworks - Toy Story 3 is my favourite animated film - I, as always, underestimated the sheer power of Pixar storytelling. The final act - a rescue mission like the ones we've seen in previous Toy Storys - feels like getting punched in the gut, repeatedly, until you're left with no option but to submit. Once again, were Pixar to call it a day, Toy Story 4 would make for the perfect conclusion to this wonderful series of films - side-splittingly funny, thanks to an excellent Key & Peele cameo, and gut-wrenchingly heartfelt. But so was Toy Story 3. It is at this point that we must ask ourselves, how much of a good thing is too much? DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://smaforetagslan.blogspot.com/2019/06/hem-koprad-hur-man-valjer-en.html
Arjun Reddy remake Kabir Singh denounced on Twitter
Still, how far this practice goes in affecting the long-term assessment of the movie is yet to be seen. Singh, like Reddy, is far from an ordinary love story. The eponymous 'hero' of the movie is an academic achiever but also a bully. Over the course of the film he evolves into a down and out pessimist, an alcoholic and drug addict. Several women on Twitter decried the character as, among other things, "vile" and lambasted the film for "glorifying" stalking. https://twitter.com/iPriyanka_S/status/1141716105360105472 https://twitter.com/bongfrombongo/status/1141961923937751040 https://twitter.com/damansachdeva01/status/1141920819024498689 DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://www.fanficauthors.net/users/144757/
Hypertension on the rise in Indian women due to air pollution
The researchers measured systolic and diastolic blood pressure of participants and estimated their annual residential exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and black carbon. The participants also answered a survey to determine socio-economic status, lifestyle and household characteristics, including the type of cooking fuel generally used. All study participants were exposed to fine particulate matter levels above the 10 microgrammes per cubic metre limit recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Average exposure to PM2.5 in this study was 33 microgrammes per cubic metre. Based on the blood pressure measurements, almost half of participants (46 per cent) were identified as hypertensive, with high proportions of participants with undiagnosed and untreated hypertension. The results show that an increase of one microgramme per cubic metre in PM2.5 exposure was associated with a four per cent increase in hypertension prevalence in women, as well as a higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure - an increase of 1,4 millimetres of mercury (mmHg) and 0.87 mmHg, respectively. In men, the association observed was weaker, researchers said. "Women spend most of their time near their households in this study area - 83 per cent of their daily time as compared to 57 per cent for men, which could explain why we observe a stronger association in women than in men," said Ariadna Curto, first author of the study. The study indicates that long-term exposure to particulate matter is associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension, regardless of the type of fuel used for cooking. "Other studies have found that women that cook with solid fuels such as biomass tend to have higher blood pressure than those using clean fuels, although our data is not powered enough to support this," Curto said. "Our study suggests that the effects of outdoor air pollution on cardiovascular health may be independent from those of indoor air pollution," she said. "In the light of our lack of association with black carbon, it is important to keep in mind that this is a peri-urban area, where the sources and chemical makeup of air pollution differ to urban areas mostly dominated by traffic sources," Curto said. Cathryn Tonne, the study coordinator, said that the mechanisms by which air pollution could contribute to high blood pressure "include inflammation and oxidative stress, which may lead to changes in arterial function." "Although further epidemiological evidence is needed to confirm our findings, ideally through longitudinal studies, these data suggest that public policies aimed at reducing air pollution will greatly benefit cardiovascular health," said Tonne. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.edocr.com/user/tussadusmed
Survey reveals witch-hunt shocker
ost such cases are settled at the village panchayats and some cases draw the attention of the outside world only when the victims die or suffer serious injuries, other speakers said. AALI shared findings of a survey it conducted in eight districts of the state that revealed that 33 pet cent of the victims of witch-hunting are women above 51 years of age; those in the 21-30 years age group comprise 21.6 per cent of the victims, 28.8 per cent are in the 31-40 years age bracket and 24.2 per cent are in the 41-50 years age group. "Instead of just terming witch-hunting as a fallout of superstition and bad social customs, it should treated as a violation of the fundamental rights of the victim," said Shubhangi, AALI project coordinator from Lucknow.The awareness of the society must increase and victims should get easy access to police, some speakers said."There is a need for change in the mindset of society," said Arun Kumar Roy, member-secretary, Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority, who was the chief guest at the event attended by around 70 people. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://asmfl.com/cms/UserProfile/tabid/109/userId/31124/Default.aspx
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