Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global body for media safety and rights, condemns the murder of Bangladeshi journalist Mohiuddin Sarker Nayeem (28) and demands exemplary punishments to the perpetrators. In an earlier statement, the PEC expressed its serious concern over the sharp rise in journalists killed across the world this year. Mentionable is that Cumilla-based journalist Mohiuddin was shot dead by suspected drug smugglers on 14 April 2022. His family members claimed that Mohiuddin used to report about the drug trafficking in his locality. The Bangladesh police forces received a lot of inputs from Mohiuddin about the movement of drug…
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Three days after he was named as an accused in a case registered over the “unnatural death” of a civil contractor, Karnataka minsiter KS Eshwarappa submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, last evening. Eshwarappa who was Karnataka rural development and Panchayat Raj minister in the cabinet had said that he was quitting “to prevent embarrassment to the BJP”. The former chief minister of the state and a powerful BC leader in the state BJP, he was forced to resign over allegations of bribery and subsequent contractor suicides. He announced his resignation last Thursday. On Friday, he met…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the three-day Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit (GAIIS) in Gandhinagar, Gujrat on April 20. The most pertinent event of Ministry of Ayush for 2022, this Summit will witness the participation of industry leaders, academicians, and scholars to deliberate upon ways to promote traditional medicines, and systems. As part of the Summit, 5 Plenary sessions, 8 roundtables, 6 workshops, 2 symposiums, 90 eminent speakers and 100 exhibitors will be present. Speakers and diplomats will be present from across embassies, industries and top corporates. There will also be multiple initiatives to stimulate Ayush exports in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a phone call today with Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The two leaders complimented each other on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam being celebrated this year. They expressed satisfaction over the rapid pace of wide-ranging cooperation under the India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership which was established during the Prime Minister’s visit to Vietnam in 2016. The Prime Minister reiterated Vietnam’s importance as an important pillar of India’s Act East Policy and Indo-Pacific Vision, and sought to enhance the scope of the…
Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu along with his spouse Smt. Usha Naidu visited the historic city of Ayodhya on Friday, where he peformed puja at Ram Janmabhoomi Sthal and famous Hanuman Garhi temple. Naidu who arrived in the city by a special train in the morning was welcomed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Smt. Anandiben Patel, Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya and other dignitaries at Ayodhya Railway Station. Soon after, the Vice President and his wife visited Ram Janmabhoomi Sthal where the members of Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Trust made a detailed presentation through a short film showcasing the 3-D…
Economic growth in southern Asia will be slower than previously projected due to the impacts of the war in Ukraine and persistent economic challenges, the World Bank has said in its twice-a-year regional update released two days ago. Reshaping Norms: A New Way Forward projects the region to grow by 6.6 per cent in 2022 and by 6.3 per cent in 2023. The 2022 forecast has been revised downward by 1 percentage point, compared to the January projection. Countries in south Asia are already grappling with rising commodity prices, supply bottlenecks and vulnerabilities in financial sectors. The war in Ukraine will…
Solidarity centres just launched by the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), with the support of the International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ), and the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine (IMTUU), will help journalists to continue their work during the war in Ukraine. The project was made possible by the IFJ- EFJ appeal for donations. NUJU is launching a network of journalistic solidarity centres to help media workers during the war. These centres are open in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi, in the headquarters of the regional organisations of NUJU. They are open to all journalists operating in Ukraine. They can be used as…
The future of journalism depends on the diversity of talents in the industry, says a new report, published by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) entitled “Newsrooms that care: how diversity and inclusion will define the future of journalism”. Authored by Alexandra Borchardt, a former journalist and senior research associate at the Reuters Institute, the 10-page paper presents some good practice examples and recommendations for achieving greater diversity and equality in newsrooms in the light of the ongoing digital transformation. “Media organisations and managers should be aware of the fact that making newsrooms more diverse and inclusive will define the future of journalism and the…
Indian Air Force (IAF) today pays tribute to the legendary air warrior, Late Marshal of Air Force Arjan Singh DFC on his 103rd birth anniversary. On this day, we recall the contribution made by the Marshal to the nation and Indian Air Force. Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh was born on 15 April 1919 in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad in Pakistan). At the age of 19 years, he was selected for training at RAF College, Cranwell and was commissioned into Royal Air Force as a Pilot Officer in December 1939. He was awarded Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for outstanding…
Two days after he was named as an accused in a case registered over the “unnatural death” of a civil contractor, senior BJP leader and Karnataka Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development K S Eswarappa announced that he would be resigning from the State Cabinet today. “I have worked as Rural Development Minister in the Bommai government. I have decided today that I will resign as Minister tomorrow,” Eshwarappa told reporters in a short media briefing in Shivamogga, last evening. He was former Chief Minister and also a strong contender for the post, if present Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to…