Two journalists killed in Mexico's western states
In less than 24 hours, two journalists were killed in separate incidents in Mexico’s western states, highlighting an alarming rise in violence against media workers. Patricia Ramirez, also known as "Paty Bunbury," an entertainment reporter, was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon in the state of Colima, confirmed the state prosecutor's office.
Her death followed the killing of Mauricio Cruz, head of the online news outlet MinutoXMinuto Michoacan, who was gunned down in Uruapan, Michoacan, on Tuesday evening. Uruapan, a city notorious for violent cartel-related crimes, witnessed Cruz’s murder in a shooting that also left another individual injured, according to state authorities. Cruz’s outlet later shared a tribute featuring his final live video, filmed shortly before his death.
These killings are the first under President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration, which began earlier this month with commitments to address national violence and protect journalists. Following the legacy of her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Sheinbaum has stated that her government will not adopt a militarized approach to Mexico’s cartels, instead opting to continue strategies that avoid direct conflict with drug organizations.
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Stalin accuses Centre of trying to use women's quota as 'weapon,' slams EPS over delimitation
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticised the Centre over the women's reservation and accused it of trying to use it as a "weapon" to tackle the opposition before taking up the delimitation exercise based on population.
"The Union government is not concerned about implementing reservations for women. If their concerns were genuine, they could have done it right away. Rather than doing that, the BJP-led Centre is thinking of using it as a weapon to tackle opposition and take up the delimitation exercise based on population," he told PTI in an interview.
"Hence, the women's reservation must be implemented immediately without showing delimitation as a reason," the DMK president added.
Expressing apprehensions on the proposed delimitation exercise, the CM said it was the DMK that raised the first voice asserting the rights of the state after realising that Tamil Nadu would be affected by the proposed exercise. He also attacked his rival and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami over the delimitation issue.
Recalling efforts made by the DMK to raise the issue of population-based delimitation, he said an all-party meeting and a meeting of CMs under the auspices of the Joint Action Committee seeking fair delimitation were convened. It sought to freeze delimitation for 25 years and stick to it based on the 1971 Census population.
"We urged the union government that states which successfully implemented population control programmes must not be punished," he added.
The party came up with "Tamil Nadu poradum, Tamil Nadu vellum" (Tamil Nadu will struggle, Tamil Nadu will win) and this is DMK's stand, he said.
"However, Palaniswami, who is seeking votes for the entry of the BJP through the backdoor, has till date been mute over delimitation, and this is a betrayal of the people of Tamil Nadu."
