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The International News Weekly INDIA August 25, 2017 | Toronto 12 Nandan Nilekani returns to Infosys as non-executive chairman IANS Bengaluru: Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani on Thursday returned to the global software major as non-Executive Chairman of the Board with immediate effect. "The Board of Directors has appointed Nandan Nilekani as a non-executive, non-independent Director and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors," said the IT major in a regulatory filing on the BSE. The Board accepted the resignation of R. Seshsayee as its Chairman and as a Director on the Board with immediate effect. It also accepted the resignation of Co-Chairman Ravi Venkatesan with immediate effect though he continues as an Independent Director. The Board accepted the resignation of Executive Vice-Chairman Vishal Sikka and as a Director on the Board with immediate effect. Resignations of Directors Jeffery S. Lehman and John Etchemendy were also accepted with immediate effect. Nilekani, who was CEO of Infosys from March 2002 till April 2007, quit the company a decade ago to head the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). India's oldest cinematographer Ramananda Sengupta dead IANS Kolkata: Country's oldest cinematographer Ramanda Sengupta, who worked with legends like Jean Renoir, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen, died in Kolkata on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a statement. Sengupta, 101, left behind his son. Born on May 8, 1916 in Dhaka, Sengupta studied in Santiniketan in his formative years and got his first break in 1938 when he joined Film Corporation of India in Kolkata (then Calcutta) as an assistant cameraman. His first film as a full-time cinematographer was in "Purbaraag" directed by Ardhendu Mukherjee in 1946. Two years later, French Adirector Jean Renoir came to Kolkata to shoot The River (Le Fleuve, released in 1951), and Sengupta joined him initially as a clapper boy, but ended up as the operating cameraman while the auteur's nephew Claude Renoir was director of photography. He worked with Ritwik Ghatak on his debut film Nagarik, that was completed in 1952, but released a quarter century later in 1977 after the film maker's death. In 1955, when Mrinal Sen made his debut film Raat Bhore, he chose Sengupta as his cinematographer. Sengupta worked behind the camera in over 70 films, including landmark ones like Shilpi, Nishithe, Bindur Chhele, Personal Assistant, Headmaster and Teen Bhubaner Pare. Sengupta was also a founding member of the Technicians' Studio in South Kolkata's Tollygunge. Condoling Sengupta's demise, the chief minister said his death has caused an irrepairable loss to the world of films. "I pray that his soul rest in peace. I extend my sympathies to his bereaved family," said Banerjee. Jammu Sikhs protest against video clip IANS Jammu: Sikh community members on Thursday staged a protest here and demanded action against persons involved in recording a derogatory video clip on some Sikh gurus that has gone viral. Sikh religious leaders and community members demanded action against those responsible for spreading the derogatory video clip on social media. Police have registered an FIR (First Information Report) in the case and assured action against those responsible for the mischief. Meanwhile, intelligence sources said it was being investigated whether the video clip was intended to stoke passions among the Sikh community at a time when the verdict would be delivered on Friday in the case against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the founder of Dera Sacha Sauda sect. The sect chief, who has lakhs of followers in Punjab, Haryana, and other states, has been accused by a former female follower of raping her more than once inside the sprawling Dera campus on the outskirts of Sirsa town in Haryana, 260 km from Chandigarh. The Special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Panchkula in Haryana has asked the sect chief to appear in court on the day when it pronounces its verdict. The hearing in the case has been going on since 2007. The Dera Sacha Sauda founder has little following among the Sikh community in Jammu and Kashmir. Dera chief appeals for peace Agencies Chandigarh: Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Thursday appealed to his followers to maintain peace before his court appearance on Friday."I have always respected the law. Despite pain in my back, I will obey the law and must visit the court," Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh tweeted. He urged his followers to maintain peace. "I believe in God. All should maintain peace." The CBI case against him has been going on since 2007. The sect chief, who has lakhs of followers in Punjab, Haryana and other states, has been accused by a former female follower of raping her more than once inside the sprawling Dera campus on the outskirts of Sirsa town in Haryana, 260 km from Chandigarh. Nearly two lakh sect followers have reached Panchkula and nearby places from across Punjab, Haryana and other states, raising fears of possible violence.
The International News Weekly INDIA August 25, 2017 | Toronto 13 Right to privacy declared a fundamental right in India IANS New Delhi: Coming out strongly in support of individual freedom, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared right to privacy as a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution, a ruling that could have a bearing on the case related to Aadhaar that has been made mandatory in various services. In a unanimous verdict, a nine-judge Constitution bench observed that privacy was protected as an intrinsic part of life and personal liberty and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. The verdict can impact on the apex court's earlier judgement re-criminalising gay sex. Rejecting the government's contention that privacy was not a fundamental right, the bench headed by Chief Justice J.S. Khehar unanimously overturned two earlier rulings in the M.P. Sharma and Kharak Singh cases that held that the right to privacy was not protected by the Constitution. "The right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution. Decisions subsequent to Kharak Singh which enunciated the above (line) lay down the correct position in law," the bench said. There were six judgements written by the nine judges but all of them held that right to privacy was a fundamental right. The other judges in the bench were J. Chelameswar, S.A. Bobde, R.K. Agrawal, Rohinton F. Nariman, A.M. Sapre, D.Y. Chandrachud, S.K. Kaul and S. Abdul Nazeer. They were ruling on a reference by the court hearing petitions filed by retired Karnataka High Court judge K.S. Puttaswamy and others against the validity of the Aadhaar scheme on the ground that it violated the right to privacy. In his ruling, Justice Kaul said: "Let the right of privacy, an inherent right, be unequivocally a fundamental right embedded in part III of the Constitution but subject to the restrictions specified, relatable to that part. This is the call of today. The old order changeth yielding place to new." Thursday's verdict was hailed by the opposition and legal experts and led to a fresh sparring between the government and the Congress. The Congress saw in the verdict a setback for the government which had argued there was no fundamental right to privacy. Congress President Sonia Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, saying the court had struck a blow on the "unbridled encroachment and surveillance by the State and its agencies in the life of common man". Gandhi said the verdict heralds a new era for individual rights, personal liberty and human dignity. But Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley termed the ruling as positive, saying the government shared the court's view that privacy was a fundamental right. They said the court had endorsed the government's view that citizens' data could be collected to ensure that benefits of social welfare schemes reach the targeted poor. "The government does not give the right to release data to anyone, except in case of compelling public interest," Prasad said. Both the ministers lashed out at the Congress record on individual rights and cited the Emergency regime of 1975-77 to show its scant regard for liberty. Against the backdrop of Aadhaar controversy, the court expressed the hope that the central government would take necessary steps putting in place a robust regime for data protection. "But the data has to be utilised for legitimate purposes and not unauthorisedly for extraneous purposes. This will ensure legitimate concerns of the State are duly safeguarded while, at the same time, protecting privacy concerns," it said. Referring to the committee chaired by former Supreme Court judge B.N. Srikrishna to review data protection norms, the apex court said since the government had initiated the process of reviewing the area of data protection, it would be best to leave the matter for experts. Recalling the ADM Jabalpur case in which the apex court declared that right to liberty could be suspended during Emergency, the judges said the ruling by four judges in that case "are seriously flawed". "Life and personal liberty are inalienable to human existence. These rights are primordial rights. They constitute rights under natural law. No civilized state can contemplate an encroachment upon life and personal liberty without the authority of law. "It would be preposterous to suggest that a democratic Constitution without a Bill of Rights would leave individuals governed by the state without either the existence of the right to live or the means of enforcement of the right." The judgement is likely to impact on the interpretation of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises same sex. It refers to the Delhi High Court judgement that decriminalises the section and the Supreme Court ruling overturning it and said the apex court had found fault with the basis of the High Court verdict. It said the Supreme Court's earlier view that a miniscule fraction of the country's population constitutes lesbians, gays, bisexuals or transgenders" "is not a sustainable". "In a democratic Constitution founded on the rule of law, rights (of minorities) are as sacred as those conferred on other citizens to protect their freedoms and liberties. Sexual orientation is an essential attribute of privacy." "The right to privacy and the protection of sexual orientation lie at the core of the fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution." Dera chief verdict: Army on standby; curfew imposed in Sirsa IANS Chandigarh: The Army was on Thursday evening put on standby in Haryana and Punjab even as authorities ordered imposition of curfew in Sirsa town from 10 p.m. onwards, on the eve of a court verdict in a rape case against controversial self-styled godman Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh. Sirsa Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh said that the curfew would remain imposed till further orders. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh told media here on Thursday evening that the Punjab government and police were fully prepared to deal with any situation emerging after the court verdict. "We have made adequate deployment of police and para-military forces. The Army is on standby (if the situation demands). We are in touch with the Western Command and the south western command," the Chief Minister said. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Ram Niwas, said that the Army has been alerted and would be requisitioned if the situation demanded. He said that senior Haryana Police officers have been deputed along with civil administration officers to deal with any situation. The tri-city area of Panchkula, Chandigarh and Mohali (in Punjab) were turned into a fortress, ahead of Friday's judgment by CBI special court judge Jagdeep Singh. The situation in Sirsa and Panchkula towns, both in Haryana, was tense on Thursday with thousands of sect followers converging at both places in support of the sect chief and announcing that they were ready for a "do or die" battle for their leader, and the security personnel being stationed in large numbers to maintain law and order. Curfew-like restrictions have been imposed in Panchkula, Sirsa, Chandigarh and some other places, with educational institutions shut for two days (Thursday and Friday), trains cancelled and bus services disrupted. Authorities have suspended mobile internet services (including 2G, 3G, 4G, CDMA and GPRS) and all SMS services and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except voice calls for the next three days, while shops in Panchkula and Sirsa have been shut and stadiums converted into temporary jail complexes. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court in Panchkula town in Haryana is to announce its verdict in the alleged rape and sexual exploitation of a 'sadhvi' (female religious follower) by the sect chief on Friday. Haryana and Punjab, where the sect has millions of followers, was put on high alert on Thursday with thousands of security personnel stationed in sensitive areas. The alleged rape and sexual exploitation, first reported through an anonymous letter in 2002 to the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court here, has taken nearly 15 years to reach the verdict stage. The High Court had ordered a CBI probe into the matter. The sect followers regard their chief, who has a colourful and controversial personality and has acted in and directed three movies, as a "messenger of god". Thousands of security personnel, including paramilitary forces, have been deployed to control the "premis" or sect followers at Panchkula, as they converged from across the region.
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