Author: Mike Harrison

Served over a discussion on “Media Under Siege”, they were withdrawn hours later Two Manipur-based journalists have arguably become the first ones to be slapped with notices under the newly notified Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 over an online discussion titled “Media Under Siege: Are Journalists Walking A Tight Rope”. But the March 1 notices from Naorem Praveen Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Imphal West district, was withdrawn hours after Paojel Chaoba and Kishorechandra Wangkhemcha received them on Tuesday. Mr. Chaoba is the executive editor and Mr. Wangkhemcha is the associate editor of The Frontier Manipur…

Recently, Tamil Nadu had filed an affidavit assuring that the dam was safe hydrologically and protected from earthquakes. The Supreme Court on Tuesday scheduled a hearing on March 9 of the case concerning the safety of the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam.A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar adjourned the hearing on a request made by the Centre.Also read: Panel fixes rule curve level for Mullaperiyar damRecently, Tamil Nadu had filed an affidavit assuring that the dam was safe hydrologically and protected from earthquakes.Countering Kerala’s allegations of non-cooperation and lack of concern, Tamil Nadu accused its neighbour State of adopting an “obstructionist…

Bhattarai says discussions on govt. formation will begin soon Forming a national consensus government in Kathmandu is in the interest of Nepal-India relation, said former Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai here on Monday. In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Bhattarai said a national consensus government will be able to amend the Constitution of Nepal to make it more representative and hold more effective dialogue with India on difficult issues. “Earlier in 2008 when the Maoists joined the peace process and had a comprehensive peace agreement with the parliamentary parties, we had an understanding to form a consensus government. Unfortunately,…

About 20 injured in a crackdown by police and soldiers in Kale; protests in other parts continue Myanmar security forces fired live rounds and tear gas at protesters again on Tuesday, leaving at least three people critically injured as regional powers rebuked the junta over its deadly crackdown.The country has seen weeks of mass protests demanding the military release civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been in detention since the February 1 coup.Soldiers and police have steadily stepped up their use of force, deploying tear gas, water cannon, rubber bullets and, increasingly, live rounds.Sunday was the bloodiest day…

Mr. Jordan’s role as a Washington insider took him all the way to the White House, where he was a close friend, golfing buddy and adviser to President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. Vernon Jordan, who grew up in the segregated South to become an influential leader in the American civil rights movement, Washington politics and Wall Street, has died at age 85, his law firm confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.Mr. Jordan, who in 1980 was badly wounded by a white supremacist sniper in Indiana, died Monday night, multiple media reports said, citing his family.He “passed away peacefully last…

Tuesday’s sanctions would be the first of several steps by the Biden administration to “respond to a number of destabilizing actions,” said one of the administration officials The Biden administration announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses Tuesday related to the poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose detention drew tens of thousands of protesters out into the streets of Russian cities this winter.Also read: Moscow police arrest brother of opposition leader NavalnySenior administration officials announced the sanctions but did not immediately identify the Russian officials named in them. The Biden administration also announced sanctions for 14 businesses…

The world added 607 new billionaires or more than three billionaires in two day, while India added 55 new billionaires or more than three billionaires every two days in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, as per the 10th Edition of Hurun Global Rich List 2021 released on Tuesday.Also read: Indian billionaires increased their wealth by 35% during the lockdown, says Oxfam reportTesla’s Elon Musk added $151 billion to become the richest man in the world for the first time with net worth of $197 billion, followed by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos with $189 billion in net worth, the Chairman and CEO…

One side of the Ghazipur border, the site of the farmers’ protest, was opened for traffic on Tuesday, police said. The stretch was closed since January 26 when violence broke out during the farmers’ tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day. The one side of the road which goes towards Ghaziabad from Delhi was opened for traffic in the morning, a senior police officer said. The other side of the road is still closed, he added. Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at the Delhi border points — Singhu, Tikri…

Retired IAS officer Ravi Capoor has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the channel. After nearly two years of work, the merger of the Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV has been finalised and will be replaced by a single entity Sansad TV. On March 1, retired IAS officer Ravi Capoor was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the channel.In November 2019, after deliberations between Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, a committee headed by former Prasar Bharati Chairman Surya Prakash was set up. It submitted its report in February 2020. Three…

The company is shooting for 1 billion doses using the existing capacity. Johnson & Johnson is waiting on regulatory approval of a new, larger plant operated by contract manufacturer Catalent Inc to begin large-scale U.S. deliveries of its just-authorized COVID-19 vaccine following initial shipments this week, a top J&J executive said on Monday.J&J will ship nearly 4 million doses of the one-shot vaccine around the United States this week and expects to deliver another 16 million doses later this month. But none is expected to go out next week.”The first doses come from a smaller plant, which we couldstart up…