10 Labour disputes cited in Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady Deflategate

Collective Bargaining cases that helped New England Pats QB who was accused of ball tampering in NFL

1. Abu Dhabi Inv. Auth. v. Citigroup. Inc.

2. Lehman Brothers

3. Postlewaite v. McGraw-Hill. Inc

4. Giddens v. Barclays Capital Inc.

5. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Carolina Power & Light Co.

6. Bell Aerospace Co. Div. of Textron v. Local516

7. Chevron Transp. Com. v. Astro Vencedor Compania Naviera. S.A.

8. United Steelworkers of Am. v. Enterprise Wheel and Car Corporation

9. Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon

10. United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Source: investigation concerning allegedly deflated footballs used during the AFC Championship Game on January 18,2015

Most Number of Rape and Sexual Harassment cases by High Courts: India

1. Uttar Pradesh – 8,215 cases in the Allahabad HC
2. Madhya Pradesh – 3,758 cases
3. Chandigarh – Punjab and Haryana – 2,717
4. Chhattisgarh – 1,533
5. Orissa – Odisha -1,080
6. Rajasthan -1,164
7. Mumbai – Mahrashtra – Bombay – 1,009
8. New Delhi NCR – 924
9. Jharkhand – 822
10. Bihar – Patna – 797
11. Trivandrum – Kerala – 420
12. Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh – 269
13. Bengaluru – Karnataka – 243
14. Gujarat – 230
15. Madras – Tamil Nadu – 179
16. Himachal Pradesh – 177
17. Assam – Gauhati- 174
18. Jammu & Kashmir – J&K – 28
19. West Bengal – Calcutta – 27
20. Uttarakhand – 26.

List of Tamil Juries for Sahitya Academy: சாகித்ய அகாடெமி ஜூரி பட்டியல்

சாஹித்ய அகாதெமி விருதில் நடுவர் குழுவில் இடம்பெற்றவர் யார்?

இவர்களில் எத்தனை பேர் விமர்சகர்கள்?

இலக்கிய ரசிகர்கள் என்று பெயர் எடுத்தவர் இருக்கிறார்களா?

படைப்பிலக்கியத்திலும் புனைவிலும் ஆளுமைகளா?

பத்திரிக ஆசியர்கள் உண்டா?

எவ்வளவு பேர் எவ்வித அரசியல் சார்பு கொண்டவர்கள்?

அவர்களின் கம்யூனிச, சித்தாந்த சாய்வு நிலை என்ன?

யார் தோழருக்கு நண்பர்?

1. Dr. Abdul Rahman – அப்துல் ரெஹ்மான்
2. Dr. E. Sundaramurthi – ஈ. சுந்தரமூர்த்தி
3. Dr. K. S. Subramanian – கே. எஸ். சுப்ரமணியன்
4. Dr. M. Palaniappan – எம். பழனியப்பன்
5. Dr. R. Kumaravelu – ஆர். குமாரவேலு
6. Dr. S. Chandra – எஸ். சந்திரா
7. Prof. K. Chellappan – கே. செல்லப்பன்
8. Smt. Madana Calliyani – மதன கல்யாணி
9. Sri Kalladan – கல்லாடன்
10. Sri Kovai Gnani – கோவை ஞானி
11. Sri Kurinjivelan – குறிஞ்சிவேலன்
12. Sri Samakodangi Ravi – சாமகோடங்கி ரவி
13. Sri Tamilnadan – தமிழ்நாடன்
14. Sri Thopil Mohamad Meeran – தோப்பில் முகமது மீரான்
15. Sri V. Sabanayagam – வே சபாநாயகம்

 

Indian Literary Award Judges: Sahitya Akademi Jury members for Recdent Years in English Language

Who were part of the jury in English Language?

How the last names could impact the choice of winner selection?

Does it have a good mix of different sexes or is it just males in the Judge pool?

What was the prefix like doctor, professor, miss for the decision makers?

From Sahitya Academy website:

The books were selected on the basis of recommendations made by a Jury of three members in the concerned languages in accordance with the procedure laid down for the purpose. According to the procedure, the Executive Board declared the Awards on the basis of unanimous selections made by the Jurors or selection made on the basis of majority vote. The Awards relate to books first published during the three years immediately preceding the year of Award

Some of the distinguished Jury members:

1. Dr. Amitava Roy
2. Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan
3. Dr. Lakshmi Kannan
4. Dr. Lakshmi Kannan
5. Dr. Poonam Trivedi
6. Ms. C. T. Indira
7. Ms. Mini Krishnan
8. Prof. G.J.V. Prasad
9. Prof. Manju Jain
10. Prof. Manoj Das
11. Smt. Prema Nandkumar
12. Sri Bhaskar Ghosh
13. Sri Jayanta Mahapatra
14. Sri M.L. Raina
15. Sri Tarun Saint

 

The top ten tainted MPs in 15th Lok Sabha

Source: 17.2 per cent rise in criminal turned MPs: Report: “The Bharatiya Janata Party tops the list of criminal candidates with 42. The Congress is a close second with 41 tainted candidates. Among the states Uttar Pradesh tops the list with 31 criminal candidates of which 22 have serious charges. Maharashtra comes second among the states with 23 candidtates with criminal charges.”

Note: Affidavits of 8 new MPs (all from Tamil Nadu) are not available on Election commission’s website.

1. Jagadish Sharma of Janata Dal- United elected from the Jahanabad constituency tops the list. He is an accused in 6 cases and there are 17 serious counts under the Indian Penal Code booked against him.

2. Bal Kumar Patel of the Samajwadi Party from the Mirzapur constituency in Uttar Pradesh is an accused in 10 cases and has 13 serious counts under the IPC.

3. Prabhath Singh Pratap Singh Chauvan of the Bharatiya Janata Party elected from Pachamal, Gujarat has three cases and 10 serious counts under the IPC.

4. Kapil Muni Karwariya of Bahujan Samaj Party elected from Phulpur, UP has 4 cases and 8 serious counts under the IPC.

5. P Karunakaran of Communist Party of India-Marxist from Kasargod, Kerala has 12 cases and 6 serious counts under the IPC.

6. Lalu Prasad Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal from Bihar, Saran has 2 cases and 6 serious counts under the IPC.

7. Kunwarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya of Congress from Rajkot, Gujarat has 2 cases with 6 serious counts under the IPC.

8. Vittalrao Hansrajbhai Radadiya of the Congress from Porbandar, Gujarat has 16 cases with 5 serious IPC counts.

9. Feroze Varun Gandhi of BJP from Pilibhit, UP has 6 cases and 5 cases with serious IPC counts.

10. Chandrakanth Raghunath Patil of BJP from Navsari has 6 cases and 5 cases with serious IPC counts.

Notable Omission: DMK‘s Madurai MP M.K. Alagiri with 19+ Crore assets