Investigations

More than 800 central laws have been made applicable in Jammu and Kashmir after the special status of J&K was revoked, but our investigation reveals that people are still unable to reap the benefits of many of these laws like citizens in the rest of the country.

Apart from poor implementation, one of the major flaws of the scheme was that the government emphasised increasing the Ujjwala coverage without focusing on getting existing families to retain the use of LPG cylinders, reports Neeraj Thakur.

Did the government of India know about the link of a “notorious”, “corrupt” Zimbabwean businessman to India’s Pawan Hans disinvestment deal? Ravi Nair, Abir Dasgupta and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta reveal the complex web of companies that links controversial Zimbabwean businessman Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei to Almas Global Opportunity Fund, which is now at the heart of India's Pawan Hans sale.

The problems of undertrial prisoners in India are the result of a collective state failure. These are people who are stigmatised; their pleas are seldom heard, their voices often suppressed, and their lives are spent in dark, overcrowded prisons for not the crime they have committed but because the justice delivery system is languid and lethargic.

In an exclusive interview with The Probe, Amardeep Sharma of the Cayman Islands-registered Almas Global Opportunity Fund responded to questions about the fund’s winning bid for the government-owned helicopter service provider Pawan Hans Limited. Almas Global is the leading member of the Star9 Mobility consortium that was declared the winning bidder for Pawan Hans Limited. However, after questions were raised about the deal, it has reportedly been “put on hold.”

Health activists demand the government to make Stability Study data public. Sources in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) confirm to The Probe that reports related to stability studies on the shelf life extension given to Covaxin will not be made public

The Himachal Pradesh government orders temples and religious institutions to employ ‘only Hindus’ and use offerings made at temples for the benefit of ‘only Hindus’