This week marks one year since the election in which Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban swept to another landslide victory in Hungary, securing a third consecutive term in office. The 12 months since then have been marked by a period of relative quiet in terms of major new threats to media freedom. There have been no more takeovers of major independent media houses; no silencing of critical media through discriminatory regulatory decisions. However, far from a sign of improvement in the government’s press freedom record, International Press Institute (IPI) observed that this period of relative stasis is reflective,…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
The CBI has summoned Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in the excise policy scam. The Delhi CM has been asked to appear before the investigating agency on Sunday (April 16). The summons to Kejriwal comes on a day when he said there are several anti-national forces in the county that do not want the country to progress, and such people sent Manish Sisodia to jail. “Those who sent Sisodia to jail are the enemies of the country,” he claimed. Reacting to the CBI summons to the Delhi CM, AAP leader Sanjay Singh, in a…
According to Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), passenger vehicle sales in India witnessed an increase of 26.7% in FY23, as chip shortages eased and demand for sport utility vehicles (SUVs) surged. On the other hand, wholesale passenger vehicle volumes also increased to 3.9 million units from 3.1 million units a year earlier. Auto sales are among the key indicators used to assess India’s private consumption, as it has a weighting of more than 50% in calculating economic growth. The growth drivers which supported the sales of the Indian automakers include a mix of improved chip supply, higher incomes, and…
Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar said that no nation can progress in isolation and we have to work together for global development, peace and harmony. Citing the example of climate change, he said that it has made us realise that the world is one, and dangers of climate change have to be countered collectively for the safe future of humanity. He made these remarks during an interaction with a delegation of Young Leaders from the France India Foundation at Upa Rashtrapati Nivas. Highlighting that the world has now become a village, Shri Dhankhar said that India’s civilizational ethos have always promoted…
The Enforcement Directorate has registered a FEMA case against news broadcaster BBC India for foreign exchange violations, official sources said Thursday. The federal probe agency has also called for documents and the recording of statements of some company executives under provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), they said. The probe is essentially looking at purported foreign direct investment (FDI) violations by the company, they said. The moves comes in the backdrop of the Income-Tax department surveying BBC office premises in Delhi in February. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the administrative body for the I-T department, had…
Gangster Atiq Ahmad’s son Asad, wanted in the murder of Umesh Pal has been killed in an encounter by he Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force in Jhansi.Asad and another accused Ghulam, also wanted in the murder case, carried a reward of Rs 5 lakhs each. “The UP STF team was led by Deputy SP Navendu and Vimal. Sophisticated foreign made weapons were recovered from the accused. Further details are awaited,” Special Additional Director General (Law and Order) Prasahant Kumar said. Responding to the news of Asad’s death, Pal’s mother Shanti Devi said it is a ‘tribute’ to her son…
The richest Chief Minister in the country is Andhra Pradesh’s YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has assets worth Rs 510 crore, while West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee is the only CM who is not a crorepati, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a watchdog group that works for political and electoral reforms. Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao tops the list with the most criminal cases and financial liabilities against his name. Banerjee has the least wealth of any CM, with Rs 15 lakh in assets, followed by Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan and Haryana’s M L Khattar, who have Rs 1.2…
Prothom Alo, Bangladesh’s largest daily newspaper is the latest media platform to come under increasing attack including intimidation, harassment and arrest of journalists signalling a deepening crisis for press freedom in the country, said Amnesty International today. Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called Prothom Alo ‘an enemy of the Awami League, democracy, and the people of Bangladesh,’ while speaking in Parliament, with reference to an article published by the media outlet on the Independence Day of the country, covering the cost of living in Bangladesh. The journalist who wrote the article, Sharmsuzzaman Shams was arrested and charged under…
Four soldiers from an artillery unit were killed in a shooting incident at the Bathinda Military Station in Punjab early Wednesday morning. “A firing incident reported around 4.35 am inside the Bathinda Military Station. Station Quick Reaction Teams were activated. The area was cordoned off and sealed,” a senior officer said. Bathinda SP (Investigation) Ajay Gandhi, who is heading a police team probing the incident, said two persons in civil dress were believed to behind the shooting.A jawan saw two unidentified men in white kurta-pyjama, their faces and heads covered, coming out of the barracks after the firing. One of…
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi at the former’s residence in Delhi to discuss ‘united Opposition’ ahead of General Election 2024. Holding a press conference in the presence of Congress leaders- Gandhi and Kharge, Kumar said he will string to bring all Opposition parties together. We completed the last round talk with Congress, he added. Batting for united Opposition, Gandhi said this is a historic step to unite the Opposition and we will develop the vision of the opposition parties and move forward; we will all stand together…