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Friday, August 29, 2025
TopicManeka Gandhi

Topic: Maneka Gandhi

Govt orders social audit of more than 9,000 child care homes by next two months

Maneka Gandhi urges states to have a single, large facility for children to prevent their ‘abuse and misuse’ by NGOs.

World Day Against Trafficking: Activists divided on India’s anti-trafficking bill

Some voiced concerns that the bill will bring voluntary sex workers under the scanner while others say it will help vulnerable sections.

Home Ministry acquires 5,000 rape investigation kits to distribute to police stations

Maneka Gandhi says these kits will be instrumental in equipping forensic labs with uncompromised evidence in rape cases.

Women & child welfare ministry wants adoptions to be granted by district magistrates

Maneka Gandhi also directs states to ensure that all child-care institutions are registered and linked to CARA within a month.

Maneka Gandhi wants central agency to probe Kerala shark fin ‘export scam’

In her letter, Gandhi cites ThePrint report saying that a Kerala firm has been accused of skirting the ban on export of shark fins.

Modi criticises Emergency, but his party happily did business with those responsible for it

Narendra Modi lambasted the Congress, but chose not to speak on those who implemented the Gandhi family’s diktats during Emergency.

Rukhsana Sultana: Sanjay Gandhi’s ‘ice-cream buddy’ who ‘sent’ 8000 men to get vasectomies

Rasheed Kidwai's book 24 Akbar Road gives readers a glimpse at the lesser known personalities of the Emergency, including Sanjay Gandhi's associate Sultana who managed to...

How Sonia Gandhi kept Maneka from entering politics after Sanjay’s death

Sources close to Sonia said she felt Maneka Gandhi's inexperience and haughty behaviour would become a liability for Indira Gandhi.

India plans to start a website to fight revenge and child porn

Government aims to launch the portal in three months to flag and remove offensive content.

Fast-track AI sexual harassment probe, Maneka Gandhi to ask Suresh Prabhu

Gandhi is likely to ask for a June-end deadline to complete the probe into a crew member’s claims that an Air India executive sexually harassed several employees.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.