This year’s People’s Padma awardees aptly reflect the true spirit of the endeavour. It has a wide and formidable range with respect to issues, region and communities. In the last seven years, Narendra Modi government has steadily worked toward de-eliticising this prestigious award by making it more and more diverse.
Altaf Raja’s custodial death needs impartial probe. It’s a failure of authorities
Altaf Raja’s death in police custody in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj raises grave suspicion. Such incidents in custody, even a ‘suicide’, points to the failure of authorities. It doesn’t help that the police version has gaps. UP police must now conduct an impartial probe and implement corrective measures in the system.