Reacting to SC order on Rafale case, defence ministry says petitioners trying to present a ‘selective and incomplete picture of internal secret deliberations’ on national security matters.
Reacting to a news report about MoD officials raising objections to the Rafale deal, former IAF deputy chief S.B.P. Sinha says he’s heard about this only now.
Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
If the public interest has been hurt / national security has been compromised by the publication of these classified documnts, it was incumbent on the respondents to satisfy the Court that this was so. In fact, the subject matter of these documents is purely commercial, viz, whether a sovereign / bank guarantee ought to be furnished, whether the savings resulting from this not being done should be passed on entirely or substantially to the buyer. Whether the offsets should be front / back loaded, whether net present value should be worked out when these are deferred. In the absence of any sensitive information having been brought into the domain, the recourse to the draconian OSA was not likely to send out a wholesome impression. 2. As far as the media is concerned, going beyond this case, quoting the Pentagon Papers precedent or the Australian case law, the apex court is lending its imprimatur to the press continuing to report on public affairs without fear or favour. A very good judgment.
Absolute freedom of press without any responsibility will harm freedom too. Later national security, social order too.
If the public interest has been hurt / national security has been compromised by the publication of these classified documnts, it was incumbent on the respondents to satisfy the Court that this was so. In fact, the subject matter of these documents is purely commercial, viz, whether a sovereign / bank guarantee ought to be furnished, whether the savings resulting from this not being done should be passed on entirely or substantially to the buyer. Whether the offsets should be front / back loaded, whether net present value should be worked out when these are deferred. In the absence of any sensitive information having been brought into the domain, the recourse to the draconian OSA was not likely to send out a wholesome impression. 2. As far as the media is concerned, going beyond this case, quoting the Pentagon Papers precedent or the Australian case law, the apex court is lending its imprimatur to the press continuing to report on public affairs without fear or favour. A very good judgment.