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After Facebook Post On Chief Minister, Tripura Journalist Thrashed

Source:-https Guwahati: A journalist was thrashed by unknown people after he criticised Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s “won’t forgive” comment on the state’s media. Mr Deb had in an event on Friday criticised the media for publishing stories of alleged mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis by the BJP government.Parashar Biswas, a journalist with a Bengali

Anti-torture advocates ask Supreme Court to nullify anti-terror law

Source:-gmanetwork Anti-torture advocates and families of victims of enforced disappearances have joined calls for the Supreme Court to strike down several provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020, saying that the law is “reminiscent of the dictatorship of Marcos.Women and child rights groups are also among the newest petitioners against the heavily challenged law,

China’s Expanded Export Controls Pose Fresh Challenge To Global Tech Industry

Source:-thewire Shanghai: The latest additions to China’s list of controlled technology exports could upset a broad range of industries and raise the possibility that some global tech giants might have to split off their Chinese operations, legal experts said. The new list of technologies under export controls announced on August 28, 2020, came as an

HP Women’s Commission Asks NCW To Take Action In Connection With Harassment Faced By Kangana Ranaut

Source:-businessworld Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 11 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh State Commission for Women has taken suo-moto cognizance of media reports about incidents of harassment of actor Kangana Ranaut at the hands of officials of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai Police and various political leaders.The women’s body in Himachal wrote to the National Commission

Supreme Court: States should implement Centre’s SOP on COVID-19

source:-nationalheraldindia The Supreme Court on Friday said state governments are obligated to implement the Centre’s SOP on the COVID-19 pandemic, including on transporting a confirmed case or a person suspected of infectionA bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah said all states should follow the SOP and take appropriate measures in

SC Issues Notices To Supertech Builders, Others After Hearing Plea On Enhancement Of Compensation To Farmers

Source:-businessworld New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to Supertech Builders, and other real estate companies, after hearing a plea of enhancement of compensation to farmers whose land was acquired by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA).A bench of the Top Court, headed by Justice L Nageshwara Rao, and

State failed in defending Maratha quota in Supreme Court: Fadnavis

Source:-hindustantimes Former Maharashtra chief minister and Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government in the state failed in effectively defending Maratha reservation before the Supreme Court. He said that the state government should have focused more on the legal matter and should now take the development as a

Solar Developers in Andhra Are Facing Risk of Loan Recall: FICCI to MNRE

Source:-mercomindia In a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the Chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), urged the ministry to intervene in the Andhra Pradesh tariff reduction case, which is being heard in the state’s High Court. The FICCI Chairman highlighted

Former Punjab Police chief Sumedh Singh Saini moves SC after high court dismisses bail petition

Source:-hindustantimes Former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini has moved the Supreme Court, seeking anticipatory bail in a case related to the alleged abduction and disappearance of a junior engineer, Balwant Singh Multani, in 1991. Saini, who is likely to be represented by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, moved the apex court on