The Manipur Police have booked The Frontier Manipur Executive Editor Paojel Chaoba and Editor-In-Chief Dhiren Sadokpam under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (#UAPA), over an article criticising the state's militancy movement and the Union government.
Both of them have been accused of "supporting a terrorist organisation" and booked for sedition and criminal conspiracy.
Chaoba has been arrested while editor Dhiren Sadokpam is still being interrogated. The article titled 'Revolutionary Journey In A Mess' by M Joy Luwang was published on January 8.
The article is a 'critical indictment of the state's various armed groups, who have waged an armed secessionist movement since the 1960s'.
The journalist has accused the groups of being puppets to the Indian government and not living up to their 'revolutionary' ideals.
The article talked about the revolutionary ideologies and activities and expressed concern over the armed revolutionary leaders' deteriorating character.
It also called the rule of law of the Union and State government as colonial law.
"The author endorsed revolutionary ideologies and activities and expressed dismay at the deteriorating character of the armed revolutionary leaders of Manipur in the recent decade," the police complaint said.
Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Harsh Vijay Gehlot was caught on camera threatening a woman officer after a tractor rally in Sailana town in Ratlam district.
The incident took place on Sunday, January 17, after the Congress carried out a tractor rally in support of farmers protesting against the centre's three farm laws.
In the video clip, that is widely shared on social media, Gehlot is seen talking aggressively to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kamini Thakur. As soon as the crowd led by Gehlot reached the SDM's office to submit a memorandum, Thakur came out to talk to the crowd.
The Chinese economy grew more than expected in 2020, even as the rest of the world is still suffering due to pandemic. The world’s second largest economy expanded 2.3 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the government statistics released on January 18.
However, it is China’s slowest annual growth rate since 1976 when the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrunk 1.6 per cent during the time of the social and economic tumult.
At this time when the pandemic plunged major world economies into recession, China has come out on the top. The International Monetary Fund predicted that china’s economy will grow 1.9 per cent in 2020 while the country clearly exceeded the expectations.
NSUI, the student wing of the congress, has filed a complaint against @republic Arnab Goswami in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur in connection with the allegedly leaked WhatsApp chat between Goswami and Ex Chief Executive officer of BARC Partho Das Gupta.
@republic The opposition parties have raised concerns against the alleged WhatsApp chats between the two and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe.
@republic The Congress said that it will hold a press conference for its demands on the alleged case after studying the details on the matter.
Less than 50 per cent of the targeted beneficiaries turned up for COVID-19 vaccinations in Andhra Pradesh on the second day of the nationwide drive on January 17.
Although, the numbers were less than half of the turnout expected, the state still had the highest number of health workers vaccinated on the second day of the vaccination drive.
According to the Health department, only 13,036 healthcare workers got the COVID-19 vaccine administered across the state against the targeted 27,233 for the day. Across the country, only over 17,000 people got vaccinated in six states on Sunday.
In a pro-freedom rally in #Sindh, Pakistan, protesters raised placards of Prime Minister @narendramodi, President-Elect @JoeBiden and other world leaders, on the 117th birth anniversary of GM Syed, on Sunday, January 17.
@narendramodi@JoeBiden According to ANI, the protesters raised pro-freedom slogans and placards, seeking the intervention of world leaders in people's demand for Sindhudesh.
The Bombay High Court, on Monday, January 18, said that a #MediaTrial during an ongoing investigation violates program code under the Cable TV Network Regulation Act and would impact the probe.
The bench passed the order while hearing a petition filed by former police officers from Maharashtra, activists, lawyers and NGOs in November, seeking a directive restraining the “media trial” in the Sushant Rajput death case.
The court held that the trial by media could interfere with the administration of criminal justice.