Bombay High Court Defends Dhoble

Defending Dhoble. The Bombay High Court did not grant relief to the two sisters who sued Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble, who had arrested them on grounds of being prostitutes, during a raid on an Andheri restaurant on Tuesday, June 5. The court said that the action taken against the two sisters was “in accordance with the provisions of law”. When the sisters’ advocate argued that their detention was illegal as it was based on suspicion, the court rejected the claim, saying that “rescuing you and producing you before the magistrate is in accord with the provisions of the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act”. [DNA]

Brics Bailout. On Tuesday, June 19, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on behalf of India pledged $10 billion (over Rs55,000 crore) as aid for the ailing Eurozone countries suffering from a debt crisis, which is slowing down the global economy. The money will be part of an estimated $75 billion bailout by the BRICS countries, out of which China’s contribution will be $43 billion. [The Economic Times]

Higher Education. According to a new study by the American Pew Research Centre, Indian Americans are richer and better educated than all other ethnic groups in the US. At 3.18 million, Indian Americans are the third largest Asian American group behind Chinese and Filipino Americans. As per the study, the median annual personal income of Indian Americans in full-time jobs is $65,000, which is higher than that of all Asian Americans, whose average is $48,000. [Hindustan Times]