-TheWire.in/ With PTI inputs Justice Sanjeev Narula has agreed to list the matter for hearing on Friday, July 1. New Delhi: Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair has approached the Delhi high court challenging his police remand in a case where police has deemed his 2018 tweet of a film still ‘objectionable’ and capable of causing religious animosity. The petition, which challenges a trial court’s June 28 order granting four days of custody of Zubair...

-Newslaundry.com ‘Journalists be allowed to express themselves freely and without the threat of any harassment,’ a spokesperson for the UN secretary general said. Journalists anywhere in the world should be allowed to express themselves freely and without the threat of harassment, a spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in response to a question about the arrest of Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair. “In any place around the world, it is...

-Newsclick.in Farmlands have developed cracks and paddy saplings are either drying up or turning yellow. Patna: Kamlesh Yadav and Dhirendra Singh are among hundreds of thousands of farmers in Bihar who are uncertain about paddy sowing during the Kharif season due to poor monsoon. “June-end is the best time for paddy transplantation but our farmlands are dry due to poor monsoon. We expected good rainfall like last year and before when heavy rains...

-IANS/Business Standard While the Covid-19 pandemic was hard for all, children belonging to the most marginalised section in India were the worst affected as it led to their increased isolation, affecting their mental health While the Covid-19 pandemic was hard for all, children belonging to the most marginalised section in India were the worst affected as it led to their increased isolation, affecting their mental health significantly, according to a report on...

-The Hindu Business Line A bank-supported NGO initiative has transformed agriculture in the Hubli-Dharwad area Can a small investment of, say, ₹97,000, for digging farm ponds make for increase in farm incomes and improvement in farmers’ livelihoods? Can such farm ponds lead to an increase in cropping intensity and higher productivity? Can these minor investments then be replicated across the country as only 50 per cent of India’s net sown area of...