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Ministry Of I&B Blocks 16 You tube News Channels for Spreading Disinformation Related to India’s National Security, Foreign Relations and Public Order - (Barq News Network) Utilizing the emergency powers under the IT Rules, 2021, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, 2021, vide two separate orders on 22.04.2022, issued directions for blocking of sixteen (16) YouTube based news channels and one (1) Facebook account. The blocked social media accounts include six Pakistan based and…

Sri Lanka: UN Experts Condemn Crackdown On Protests - (Special Correspondent) GENEVA (8 April 2022) – UN human rights experts* today urged the Sri Lankan Government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and of expression during peaceful protests, amid the country’s severe economic crisis. “We are gravely concerned by the recent proclamation of a state of emergency…
Editor’s Guild of India Outraged over Police Atrocity on Journalists, Urges MHA To Take Strict Action In MP, Odisha Cases - (Barq News Network) Editor’s Guild of India expressing shock over the way the police arrested, stripped, and humiliated a local Journalist and some members of the civil society at Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh (MP), as well as chained another journalist at Balasore in Odhisa, EGO urged Union Ministry of Home…
Government To Launch ‘Unique’ Facial Recognition Technology at Kolkata, Varanasi, Pune, Vijayawada, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad Airports by March 2023 - (Barq News Network) Facial recognition System is part of the Digi Yatra initiative of the government for providing passengers seamless and hassle-free experience at airports. It is to be implemented in a phased manner. The first phase is planned at Kolkata, Varanasi, Pune, Vijayawada, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad Airports by…


PM Security Breach: Vikas Singh President SCBA Writes to Justice Indu Malhotra Over Threat Calls to Lawyers - (Barq News Network) The Supreme Court Bar Association president Mr. Vikas Singh has requested (Retired) Justice Indu Malhotra to enquire into the threat calls received by advocates. Justice Indu Malhotra has been appointed to chair the enquiry committee into the Prime Minister’s Security breach case during his recent visit to…
Emergence of Lok Adalat as The Most Efficacious Tool of Alternative Dispute Resolution - (Barq News Network) National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is committed to deliver prompt and inexpensive justice to the citizens. Recently, it has decided to lay more emphasis on contribution of National Lok Adalat in effectively reducing the number of pending cases through Alternative Dispute Mechanisms. To achieve this goal, the…
