-MuslimMirror.com Chennai: In an important judgment, the Madras High Court has given directives to the government to constitute a ‘Press Council of Tamil Nadu’ within three months to eliminate the bogus Journalists from the media fraternity and to legally addressed the issue of fake news. A Bench of Justices N Kirubakaran (since retired) and P Velmurugan was hearing a writ petition filed against retired Inspector-General of Police A.G. Ponn Manickavel by S....
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Lessons from India’s all-cause mortality data -Aashish Gupta and Murad Banaji
-The Hindu Data suggest there were 3.5 million to 3.7 million ‘excess deaths’ nationwide, from April 2020 to June 2021 The scale of devastation caused by India’s COVID-19 epidemic is gradually becoming clearer. This is thanks to the efforts of Journalists, The Hindu included, who have been gathering all-cause mortality data from around the country. The mortality data, from State and city civil registration systems, paint a grim picture of a major increase...
More »SC Refuses to Stay WB Govt Notification on Pegasus Inquiry Panel; Issues Notice to Union, State
-TheWire.in The petitioner, Global Village Foundation Public Trust, told the SC bench that it has challenged the notification issued by the Bengal government constituting the commission on the ground of jurisdiction. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 18, refused to stay the notification issued by the West Bengal government, setting up an inquiry commission to investigate the revelations of the Pegasus Project. The commission is headed by former Supreme Court judge...
More »Big Supreme Court Hearing Today Of Pleas For Pegasus Row Probe: 10 Points -Shylaja Varma
-NDTV.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today hear a batch of petitions, including those filed by the Editors Guild of India, seeking a special probe into the Pegasus spyware scandal involving allegations that opposition leaders, Journalists and others were targets. 1. A two-member bench, headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana, will hear the petitions. Justice Surya Kant is the second judge on the bench 2. The Editors' Guild of India, in its...
More »Adani versus Economic Times: Adani Ports and SEZ files a civil suit -Tanishka Sodhi
-Newslaundry.com A June 14 report in the newspaper about an Indian government agency freezing the accounts of three of Adani Group’s foreign investors had sent its shares tumbling. On June 14, the Economic Times reported that the National Securities Depository Ltd, a government entity which holds securities, had frozen the accounts of three foreign investment funds – Albula, Cresta, APMS – which together own shares of Rs 43,500 crore in four Adani...
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