Three journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) were arrested in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, in a police search on May 9. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists, Thailand (NUJT), remain concerned for the well-being of the journalists and urge Thai authorities to not deport them. […]Read More
Citing the capital’s high positivity rate, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended Delhi’s lockdown for another week. The lockdown will now be in place till 5 am on May 17. During this period, metro services will also remain suspended. This is the second time that the lockdown has been extended. The rules of […]Read More
Debris from the last stage of China’s Long March rocket that had last month carried a key component of its under-construction space station fell into the waters of the Indian Ocean west of the Maldives on Sunday. The re-entry of the rocket, described by astrophysicists as the fourth-largest uncontrolled reentry in history, had evoked concerns in […]Read More
By Phil Thornton Journalists in Myanmar are being hunted and arrested by the country’s military for trying to do their job. Independent media outlets have been raided, licenses revoked and offices closed. To avoid arrest, independent journalists have gone into deep hiding, taken refuge in ethnic controlled regions or fled to neighboring countries. The military […]Read More
Former television journalist Nemat Rawan was killed by gunmen in a targeted assassination in Kandahar city on May 6. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA), remain deeply concerned about journalist safety and media freedom in Afghanistan. Nemat Rawan was driving a vehicle on the road when two […]Read More
The Myanmar military continued to launch lethal air attacks on villages in Kachin State’s Momauk Township after one of its helicopters was shot down by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on Monday. KIA spokesperson Col Naw Bu told Myanmar Now that Kachin forces shot and destroyed a junta helicopter between the villages of Myo Thit and Kone […]Read More
NEW DELHI, MAY 03, 2021 19:01 IST The Hindu Public interest not limited to judgments, Bench tells ECI on plea against remarks by Madras HC The media cannot be stopped from reporting oral remarks made by judges during a court hearing. The honest and full reportage of these comments gives the public an insight into whether […]Read More
All those having mild symptoms of Covid-19 should avoid going for unnecessary CT scans, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr. Randeep Guleria said on Monday, stating that CT scan will show few patches which will end without any treatment. While addressing a press conference, Randeep Guleria said, “There have been studies which […]Read More
India recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic yet with 3,689 deaths in the last 24 hours and one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s creaky healthcare system is unable to cope with the massive caseload. Sunday was the fourth straight day India recorded more than 3,000 deaths as the second wave of […]Read More
As the votes polled in April 6, 2021, Assembly Elections are counted, the DMK has won two seats and leading in 122 segments. Its allies are leading in 24. The AIADMK has won two and is ahead in 74 more. Its alliance partners PMK and BJP are leading in 6 and 3 seats respectively, according […]Read More