Look at the top headlines of the day.
- Elon Musk fires top Twitter executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, after taking office: He also reportedly fired the chief financial officer and the head of legal and policy.
- The Center notifies the establishment of a panel to oversee the moderation of social media content. A Complaints and Appeals Panel, which is expected to form within the next three months, will hear appeals from users challenging the social media company’s decision to remove or moderate content on its platform.
- Amit Malviya has said he will file counterfeiting, defamation and criminal conspiracy allegations against ‘The Wire’. The news website claimed in an article that the BJP leader had the power to remove posts from Instagram, but the article has since been retracted.
- Modi says all forms of naxalism must be overthrown, whether it’s guns or pens. The prime minister claimed that some reforms introduced by his government helped maintain a peaceful environment in the country.
- Eknas Shinde is incompetent, the opposition said after Gujarat acquired the Tata Airbus project. The Maharashtra government has faced criticism since Vedanta-Foxconn chose BJP-controlled Gujarat to set up a multi-billion semiconductor factory.
- The Delhi coach observed Shahjir Imam without hearing him at Umar Khalid’s bail plea, his lawyer says: In its order denying Khalid bail, the Delhi HC referred to the imam 17 times, calling him a “main co-conspirator” in the 2020 Delhi riots.
- Samajdi party leader Azam Khan has been disqualified from the MLA after being convicted in a hate speech case. The Rampur Sadar seat in Uttar Pradesh is currently vacant, said the state’s Legislative Assembly Secretariat.
- Some NGOs misuse foreign funds for anti-state activities and proselytizing, said Amit Shah. He also argued that some organizations were politically motivated to oppose the welfare scheme, creating obstacles to development.
- China imposes Coronavirus related Lockdown, restrictions in multiple cities: Measures were stepped up after 1,321 new infections were reported on Thursday, the highest tally in two weeks.
- After Russia and Belarus, Iran was barred from attending the Nobel Prize ceremony: The decision was made in light of the protests that erupted after the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by Iran’s religious police.
