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Politicians, editors, a retired Major General: The petitioners taking on sedition law in SC

Supreme Court suspended Section124A after hearing a bunch of petitions challenging various aspects. Petitioners range from Lok Sabha MP to journalists facing sedition charges.

‘Where will church hide’, Shillong Times’ Patricia Mukhim asks after being branded ‘evil witch’

Patricia Mukhim shares on Facebook a poster where she's shown as Jezebel, a biblical figure synonymous with evil, says this is for publishing articles calling out the Church.

Caught between insurgents & govt, say Manipur scribes after attack at newspaper office

A hand grenade was lobbed inside the office of Manipur daily Poknapham Saturday evening, days after the the police booked the editor of The Frontier Manipur for sedition.

Patricia Mukhim says will challenge Meghalaya HC order against her, cites Arnab bail hearing

Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim is accused of inciting communal tensions between tribal and non-tribal communities in the state through a Facebook post she published in July 2020.

HC refuses to quash FIR against Shillong Times editor, says Facebook post divisive

Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim has been booked for a Facebook post where she discussed an alleged attack on non-tribal boys. Mukhim says she will challenge the HC order in Supreme Court.

Oldest NE daily The Shillong Times asked to shut office for ‘violating Covid protocols’

District administration declares The Shillong Times building containment zone, but editor Patricia Mukhim insists they followed all Covid-19 guidelines.

Media watchdog says HC order on The Shillong Times will adversely impact press freedom

Press Council chairman says will file a plea for impleadment in Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim's appeal against the order.

Meghalaya HC holds Shillong Times editor, publisher in contempt, asks to pay Rs 2 lakh each

HC asks Patricia Mukhim and Shobha Chaudhuri to deposit fine within a week, else they would be jailed for six months and news daily 'banned'.

Editors Guild backs The Shillong Times over HC notice, urges judges to be tolerant

Guild expresses grave concern over Meghalaya HC notice to paper’s editor over report on the court’s judges allegedly granting themselves benefits. 

On Shillong stage, tips on VIP traffic control, rap on racism and a journalism lesson

Meghalaya home minister James Sangma apologises for "bulldozing his way" through city traffic, tells audience how to curb VIP culture. Shillong: The sixth edition of...

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.