Five must-read stories—December 15  

There’s no law against hoarding cash!

Instructions are being issued over the telephone—from the Prime Minister’s Office to members of the Central Board of Direct Taxation, who in turn transmit them to the Director-General of Income Tax, who then verbally directs his senior officers to “produce results”; a euphemism for “showing” seizures. In TheQuint.com.

Disability Bill calls for sign languages in TV content

"The provision for sign languages in television content is something that is tangible for people with disabilities. It is a sign of inclusion and an indication that this government is thinking beyond tokenism. However, as activists, we have to ensure that these promises don't remain on paper," said Javed Abidi, convener, Disabled Rights Group. In The Telegraph.

Men migrate for work, women for marriage

New Census data, which reveal that 97% of 224 million Indians who migrated after marriage are women. Four of every 10 Indians (453 million) are migrants, according to the Census data. That is more than the combined population of the US, Germany and Canada. In IndiaSpend.com.

AIADMK cadre make a beeline to Poes Garden

They are all coming with one agenda, to get Chinnamma to accept the position of party general secretary. This will ensure that our party remains united and strong; any other leader would be only seen as representing a particular region or group,”said ‘Aspire’ Swaminathan, former IT wing secretary of the AIADMK, while watching the crowds pass by to reach Veda Nilayam. “The DMK is waiting to break us if we betray any sign of weakness at this testing time. We will not allow that to happen”, he added. In Deccan Chronicle.

Amazon completes first ‘Drone Delivery’

The delivery to a customer near Cambridge, England, was announced in a tweet by Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos. "First-ever #AmazonPrimeAir customer delivery is in the books. 13 min—click to delivery," he wrote of the December 7 order. A video on Amazon's web page showed the delivery process — with a quadcopter drone delivering an Amazon Fire TV box and a bag of popcorn to a customer identified only as Richard B. In Deccan Chronicle.