DHAKA: The interim govt warned media outlets Sunday that any attempt at flattery or misinformation instead of publishing or broadcasting the truth could lead to them being shut down. “Shame on you, shame on the media owners… you did not tell the truth,” home affairs adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said, alluding to…
NEW DELHI: The death toll from the Wayanad landslides surpassed 400 on Wednesday, with over 150 people still missing, according to reports.The search for those missing after the devastating landslides in Wayanad continues, with rescue teams focusing their efforts today on forested areas.The Kerala government has also decided to involve the families of the missing…
NEW DELHI: Protests organised by far-right groups have caused chaos across several UK cities in response to false information about a stabbing in Southport. The unrest has spread to multiple locations including Liverpool, Manchester, Sunderland, Hull, Belfast, and Leeds, with clashes between demonstrators and police intensifying throughout the day.Violence and clashesIn Liverpool, demonstrators threw bricks,…
NEW DELHI: Four retired judges of Supreme Court and 17 ex-high court judges have written a joint letter to the Chief Justice of India bringing to his notice alleged “escalating attempts by certain factions to undermine the judiciary through calculated pressure, misinformation, and public disparagement” and sought his intervention to safeguard the judiciary.The retired judges…
Continuing the tradition of deploying special observers to provide critical feedback and oversight of a level-playing field in elections, the election commission on Tuesday appointed special general and police observers for six states as well as special expenditure observers for five states.The general and police will be the special observers who will help EC to…
