By: Live Law News Network 15 Feb 2019 5:28 AM GMT The Supreme Court today issued a slew of directives regarding the filling up of vacancies in Central and State Information Commissions under Right To Information Act. The key directions passed by the bench of Justices A K Sikri, Abdul Nazeer and Subhash Reddy are : Chief Information Commissioner should have the status of Chief Election Commissioners Information Commissioners should not be just bureaucrats, and should be drawn from other professions and fields Information Commissions to be insulated from direct executive control Vacancies should be filled up within 6 months Vacancies should be advertised well in time Selection criteria adopted by search committee should be made public. The directions were passed in a petition filed by RTI Activists Anjali Bhardwaj, Commodore Lokesh Batra and Amrit Johri seeking expeditious filing up of vacancies in Information Commissions. Their petition claimed that over 23,500 appeals and … [Read more...] about Central Info Commissioner Should Have The Status Of Chief Election Commissioner; Do Not Select Bureaucrats Only For The Post: SC
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Jamal Khashoggi among four journalists named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
News / UK and world by Press Association December 11, 2018, 2:58 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Time magazine has named four journalists and a newspaper as its 2018 Person of the Year for standing up for the truth in the face of persecution and violence. The group, which Time calls the “guardians”, comprises: – Murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, where five people were shot and killed at the newspaper’s offices in June – Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, who has been arrested – Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who have been detained in Burma for nearly a year “They are representative of a broader fight by countless others around the world — as of December 10, at least 52 journalists have been murdered in 2018 — who risk all to tell the story of our time,” editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote … [Read more...] about Jamal Khashoggi among four journalists named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
4 journalists and a newspaper are Time’s Person of the Year
Updated 6:29 am PST, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will not levy additional punitive measures at this time against Saudi Arabia over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File) less FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will not levy additional punitive measures at ... more Photo: Hasan Jamali Photo: Hasan Jamali Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, … [Read more...] about 4 journalists and a newspaper are Time’s Person of the Year
TIME’s 2018 Person of the Year shortlist revealed
Monday on NBC's "Today" show, TIME revealed the shortlist of candidates for the magazine's 2018 Person of the Year.The title is given to an individual or group who had the biggest influence on the news (positive or negative) in the past year. TIME has chosen Person of the Year since 1927.Last year, TIME selected The Silence Breakers, those who spoke out about sexual harassment and assault.For 2018, Donald Trump, Meghan Markle, Separated Families and "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler are included in the group of 10 finalists. Check out everyone on the shortlist below.The magazine will reveal its 2018 Person of the Year live Tuesday on "Today."Donald TrumpThe 45th President of the United States was TIME's pick in 2016, and he also made last year's shortlist.Meghan MarkleThe American actress married Prince Harry in May, becoming royalty.Separated FamiliesMore than 2,000 families were separated at the U.S. border this year under a tough Trump Administration … [Read more...] about TIME’s 2018 Person of the Year shortlist revealed
New York Times slammed for depicting Ford as calm, Kavanaugh as angry: ‘Photos are the perfect liberal narrative’
The New York Times is under fire for the photos used on Friday’s cover. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and accuser Christine Blasey Ford both delivered powerful, heartfelt testimony on Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee – but The New York Times selected side-by-side images for Friday’s front page that paint a liberal narrative, according to critics. Ford, who accused the nominee of sexual assault during a high school house party, is shown looking poised and confident with her hand raised as she was being sworn in. Kavanaugh was also sworn in with is hand raised, but the paper decided to use instead an image of him looking angry while seated. Media Research Center vice president Dan Gainor told Fox News that the Times’ front page is a microcosm of bias in the mainstream media. “This is what I love about The New York Times. Every time some idiot claims there is no media bias, just point to that day's paper to prove them … [Read more...] about New York Times slammed for depicting Ford as calm, Kavanaugh as angry: ‘Photos are the perfect liberal narrative’