Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The festivities in India are lined up one after the other, and this is the best time to express your gratitude to the relations you value the most, like- your mother, MIL, sister, wife, girlfriend, etc.

New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the Andhra Pradesh government from transferring funds from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to personal deposit accounts and issued notice to the State government.

New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The Editors Guild of India on Monday called for an independent court-monitored probe into the arrest of an Agra-based journalistGaurav Bansal 39 was arrested on March 15 for reporting about alleged electoral malpractices in the recent-held Uttar Pradesh assembly electionsThe Editors Guild of India is shocked by the manner in which an Agra-based journalist Gaurav Bansal was arrested and allegedly tortured for reporting about electoral malpractices in the recent assembly elections the body said in a statementNoting that Bansals lawyer has alleged that he was given third degree torture and humiliated by police officers the guild said that the scribe should be immediately released and there should be an independent court-monitored inquiryPolice has charged Bansal under penal laws for obstructing a government officer from discharging his duty the guild notedThe guild said it is deeply concerned that penal laws are ever so often used as tools to harass and intimidate journalists from freely reporting on sensitive issuesThis guild demands that Gaurav Bansal be treated fairly by the state administration and that he be released immediately Further an independent court-monitored inquiry be done to investigate into the charges of torture by police it saidThe Editors Guild of India also urges the state government to ensure that the rights of the media are protected and journalists are not harassed from doing their job fearlessly the guild said PTI AG ANB ANB