7 Must Reads: BJP's plan to tie-up with separatist groups in J&K; Mumbai police chief gets threat letters and more
#1 Is BJP planning a poll tie-ups with separatist groups in Jammu & Kashmir?
Hoping to form a "formidable" alliance against mainstream parties in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP seems open to tie-ups with certain separatist groups which are ready to join the electoral fray. As part of efforts to warm up to various groups, parties and individuals in the valley, senior BJP leader JP Nadda has met separatist-turned-politician Sajjad Gani Lone, chairman of the People's Conference, in Srinagar. Read more
#2 Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria gets threat letter
Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria's office has received an anonymous letter, threatening a terror attack in the city to "take revenge for the Gaza" attacks. The letter also challenges the Mumbai police to stop the attack if they can. Though such letters and calls are nothing new, the police are not taking it lightly, especially with Eid round the corner. The crime branch has been asked to probe the incident and an alert has been sounded. The one-page typed letter, addressed to Maria, reached the control room of the city police on July 25 by post, sources said. "We will take revenge for Gaza. Maria, you were lucky in 1993 to have escaped the wrath but this time you will not. Now, we are going to carry a blast and it is a challenge for you. Stop it if you can stop. Mujahiddeen," the letter stated. Read more
#3 What is the Narendra Modi-government doing for the 1400 Indians lodged in Saudi Arabian jails?
When an Indian dies in a Pakistani jail, it draws a high-decibel protest. But successive governments have not given any thought to the plight of those Indians in other foreign jails. Read more
#4 Policy Watch: Focus on the money that comes home from overseas
Like the phrase about the sailor who comes home from the sea, this column is about money that comes home from overseas. It's not something to be ignored, because India is the world's biggest recipient of remittances, accounting of 12% of global remittances. Last year, remittances to India are believed to have crossed $70 billion. Had it not been for remittances, India would have been an economic disaster and its CAD (current account deficit) would have more than doubled. Do note that remittances have begun swelling only during the past 15 years, spurred on by the Y2K (Year 2000) opportunity. Read more
#5 Reliance Power to acquire all hydro power plants of Jaypee
Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Power on Sunday said it has signed an initial agreement to acquire all the three hydroelectric power plants of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. "Reliance CleanGen Ltd (RCL), a 100% subsidiary of Reliance Power Ltd, and Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (JPVL), a subsidiary of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), today announced the signing of an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding, for the 100% acquisition by RCL of the entire hydroelectric power portfolio of JPVL," the company said in a statement. JPVL's hydroelectric power portfolio has an aggregate capacity of nearly 1,800 mw, fully in operation, the largest in the private sector in India, and with an asset base of over Rs 10,000 crore. Read more
#6 Another attack on Northeast Indians; couple brutally beaten in Gurgaon
A couple from Northeast were brutally beaten by four men in Nathupur, Gurgaon on Sunday at 11 pm. The attackers were armed with knives and started beating the couple. The husband received injuries on the head and is being treated at Nelekanth hospital in Gurgaon. His wife, too, has received several injuries. Read more
#7 Snooping and bugging: Five high profile cases
Was Nitin Gadkari's house bugged? The reported recovery of listening devices from Union Minister Gadkari's house has set tongues wagging in political circles, with Congress suggesting that this shows there is lack of trust among the NDA leaders. Even former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has demanded a probe into this matter. However, this is not the first time that news of political leaders being snooped upon by their adversaries has surfaced in the media. Let's look back at some similar controversies from the past. Read more
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