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Today in History (May 10th<\/sup>, 1994)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Nelson Mandela, whose efforts to end apartheid led to his imprisonment (1962\u201390) and earned him a share (with F.W. de Klerk) of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, became president of South Africa on 10th May, 1994.<\/p>\n

Summary of Today’s News<\/h2>\n

Assam plans to ban polygamy
\n<\/strong>Government in Assam has decided to set up a panel towards handling a \u201cpart of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)\u201d after a crackdown on child marriage \u2013 polygamy. The committee would be tasked with scrutinising the provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937<\/em>, along with Article 25 of the Constitution of India<\/em>, in relation to the directive principles of State policy for UCC.<\/p>\n

Minimising the threat from IEDs
\n<\/strong>On April 26, an IED (improvised explosive device)<\/em> killed 10 security personnel of the District Reserve Guard in Chhattisgarh\u2019s Dantewada area. The jawans were out on an Anti-Maoist mission when they were ambushed. Legislative measures are required for mandatory addition of odoriferous chemicals and\/or biosensors to explosives used in industry and mining etc. for their easy detection during transport.<\/p>\n

It depends on who is giving the rating: Centre on India\u2019s rank in press freedom index
\n<\/strong>India has fallen to 161st position<\/em> in press freedom out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index<\/em> published by the non-profit organisation, Reporters Without Borders. In 2022, India was ranked at 150. India is ranked behind countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia.<\/p>\n

Both State, Centre responsible for riots in Manipur: Congress
\n<\/strong>On Monday, the CJI said that it was the President and not the court who had the power to designate a community as Scheduled Tribe. Courts do not have power to \u201cadd or subtract\u201d.<\/p>\n

Salvaging the idea and reality of Manipur
\n<\/strong>The communal riots which erupted in Manipur since the evening of May 3, between the Meiteis<\/em><\/strong> and Kuki Hmar Zomi<\/em><\/strong> communities, have unleashed unprecedented human displacement, a tragic loss of lives and destruction of property, and show no signs of closure. The large-scale deployment of paramilitary forces, predominantly in urban areas, is clearly not sufficient to maintain \u2018law and order\u2019 in the State\u2019s peripheries.<\/p>\n