One year after the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan news outlets are struggling to survive amid an increasingly restrictive censorship regime targeting independent journalists, the flight of many Afghan media workers, and the country’s declining economy, finds a new special report released Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The assessment, “Afghanistan’s Media Crisis” finds a deterioration in press freedom over the last year, marked by censorship, arrests, assaults, and restrictions on women journalists. At the same time, the report showcases the tenacity and vital reporting by those journalists who remain and the valuable work of Afghan journalists working…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
By Nava Thakuria It was probably two decades back, when a group of journalists and Guwahati-based patriots marched on a street of Guwahati to celebrate the Independence Day. As a number of separatist armed militant outfits imposed a general strike on the day (that was the way the ethnic insurgents made them visible in the public domain continuing their decades long armed struggle against New Delhi) the entire city wore a deserted look. Markets, business centers, private vehicles and even the roads were empty as the militants, through their media statements (which were published with special focus in the local…
Jagdeep Dhankhar took over as the fourteenth Vice President of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha on Thursday. A renowned lawyer and former West Bengal Governor, Dhankhar, was administered the oath of office by the President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu at a swearing-in ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prior to oath taking, Shri Dhankhar visited Rajghat in the morning today and paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi ji. “Felt blessed, inspired and motivated to be ever in service of Bharat in serene sublimity of Raj Ghat while paying respects to Pujya Bapu,” he tweeted. The Vice President is also the ex-officio Chairman…
Department of Posts with its omnipresent network of 1.5 lakh Post Offices, has taken “Har Ghar Tiranga” Programme to every citizen of the country. Within a short span of 10 days, India Post has sold more than 1 crore National Flags, through Post offices as well as online, to citizens. These Flags have been sold by the Department at a very economical price of Rs. 25/- . For online sale, the Department has provided free doorstep delivery to any address across the country; more than 1.75 Lakh flags have been purchased online by the citizens through the ePost Office facility.…
Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar, in his keynote address said that democracy and democratic institutions flourish when all groups of people are fully represented. No democracy can ever be meaningful and aspirational, unless it is Inclusive for all citizens, Accessible without fear or favor and Participative despite differential social, political, economic vulnerabilities, he added. The Election Commission of India (ECI) hosted a virtual meet of the ‘Asian Regional Forum’ on the theme “Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative” at Nirvachan Sadan on Thursday. The Regional Forum meet was a precursor to the “Summit for Electoral Democracy” to…
According to Morgan Stanley analysts, India is likely to be the fastest-growing Asian economy in the Asian region in 2022-23, with India’s GDP growth averaging 7% during this period – the highest among the largest economies – and contributing 28% and 22% to Asian and global growth, respectively. They predicted that the Indian economy would have its best run in over a decade as pent-up demand is released. According to Chetan Ahya, Chief Asia Economist at Morgan Stanley, the key change in India’s structural story is the clear shift in policy focus toward increasing the economy’s productive capacity. Policymakers, he…
Three soldiers and two terrorists got killed in an encounter at Pargal, Rajouri in Jammu on Thursday. Three other soldiers got injured in the incident. According to the Army’s White Knight Corps, the militants infiltrated from across the LoC in the night and tried to sneak into a post in the dark. They were engaged by the soldiers and killed. In the firefight, five soldiers were injured, three of them succumbed. One of the injured army personnel is said to be a Major. The attacks took place six kilometres from Darhal in Rajouri. The militants could be part of the…
In exercise of the power conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Judge of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit will take over as the 49th Chief Justice of India on 27th August 2022. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 2014 from the Bar. Justice Lalit will become the second Chief Justice of India to be directly elevated to the Supreme Court from the Bar, after Justice S.M. Sikri, who served as…
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday. Governor Phagu Chauhan administered the oath of secrecy to.Kumar. RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav also took oath as Deputy Chief Minister.Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time while Tejaswi Yadav as Deputy Chief Minister for the second time. Nitish Kumar is taking oath as CM a day after he resigned from the post after walking out of the National Democratic Alliance. Governor Phagu Chauhan administered the oath to Nitish Kumar. According to reports, more ministers will be inducted into the…
India has called for a united, coordinated and unified response to international terrorism. Speaking at the the UNSC session on ‘Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts’, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said that terrorist threats are on the rise globally. She stated that there should be no double standards in dealing with terrorists. The Ambassador said double standards and continuing politicization have rendered the credibility of the UNSC Sanctions Regime at an all-time low. She said India hopes that all members of the UNSC can pronounce together in one voice, sooner…