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  • Koo, India’s Homegrown Micro-Blogging Platform, Keen on Expanding in Nigeria After Country Bans Twitter Indefinitely

    Koo, India’s Homegrown Micro-Blogging Platform, Keen on Expanding in Nigeria After Country Bans Twitter Indefinitely

    Abuja, June 5: Koo, India’s homegrown microblogging platform, is now eyeing opportunities in Nigeria after the country banned microblogging site Twitter indefinitely on Friday. Founded last year, the vernacular micro-blogging platform Koo that was developed in India is now available in Nigeria, Koo co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna said. Taking to Twitter, Radhakrishna said that Koo, a Twitter lookalike, is available in Nigeria, adding that the platform is keen on making inroads in the Nigerian market.

    On Wednesday, the Nigerian government had expressed doubts about Twitter’s operations in the country, after it deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. The President had made a reference to the country’s 30-month civil war in 1967-1970, warning “those who wanted the government to fail” to desist from fomenting trouble.

    Koo has over 60 lakh users and had recently raised USD 30 million (about Rs 218 crore) in a funding round led by Tiger Global. Koo, founded by Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka, was launched last year to allow users to express themselves and engage on the platform in Indian languages. It supports multiple languages including Hindi, Telugu and Bengali, among others.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jun 05, 2021 11:09 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Delhi HC bans Reliance deal

    Delhi HC bans Reliance deal

    The court, while winning over Amazon, asked why Biyani, other FRL promoters, should not be sent to jail.

    In a major victory for US-based e-start giant Amazon, the Delhi High Court on Thursday ruled that Kishore Biyani, including Future Retail Limited (FRL) and its promoters, “knowingly and willfully” ordered an emergency arbitrator (EA) Violated FRL by pursuing deal with Reliance Retail for sale of its property.

    Noting that the intent of FRL and its promoters “does not appear to be honest”, the High Court directed attachment of assets of Future Coupons Private Limited (FCL), FRL, Mr. Biyani and 10 other promoters.

    Justice JR Midha directed Mr. Biyani and other promoters to appear before the court on the next date of hearing on 28 April. It issued show cause notices to all the promoters “Show cause why they have not been kept in civil custody? Jailed for a period of more than three months for violation of the order of the Emergency Arbitrator.

    The High Court also imposed a cost of ₹ 20 lakh on the Future Group which would be deposited in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for providing COVID-19 vaccines to below poverty line (BPL) category seniors.

    It directed Future Group not to take any further action in violation of the interim order passed by the emergency arbitrator at the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC) on October 25, 2020. The High Court order came on the petition of Amazon, which is 49% stake in FCL, seeking enforcement of the EA award.

    Amazon claimed that it had invested ₹ 1,43l crore in FCL, with a clear understanding that FRL would be the sole vehicle for its retail business and that its retail assets would not be displaced without its consent and that of Mukesh Never to a restricted person. Dhirubhai Ambani (MDA) Group.

    Amazon said the FRL had taken several steps to move the retail property to the Restricted Person, MDA Group, in violation of the EA’s order and the firm was continuing with it.

    ‘Broken agreement’

    “The respondents (Future Group) have violated the agreements. However, there are no regrets. The intention of the respondents does not appear to be honest, ”the High Court remarked.

    The FRL, which holds 9.82% in the FRL, has objected to the enforcement of the EA award on various grounds, including that the EA is not an arbitrator or arbitral tribunal. The High Court declined, stating, “The interim order of October 25, 2020 is legal, valid and enforceable as a court order”.

    FRL had also argued that Reliance is acquiring the logistics and warehousing business from the retail and wholesale businesses as well as the Future Group, as sales are declining to consider a lumpsum agreement of ₹ 24,713 crore. The High Court, however, rejected FRL’s argument that if the scheme collapsed, it was inevitable that FRL would go into liquidation.

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  • The Waqf Board bans the use of loudspeakers in mosques, dargahs from 10 am to 6 am.

    The Waqf Board bans the use of loudspeakers in mosques, dargahs from 10 am to 6 am.

    The Karnataka State Board of Auqaf (Waqf) has banned the management of mosques and dargahs from using loudspeakers between 10 am and 6 am.

    The Board, in a circular dated March 9, 2021, cited the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 and stated that loudspeakers used during daytime shall comply with ambient air quality standards in relation to noise.

    The circular issued by the Board’s Chief Executive Officer states that the use of generator sets, loudspeakers, and public address systems has a profound impact on people’s health and psychological well-being due to the increasing ambient noise around many mosques and dargahs. .

    The issue of the use of loudspeakers in mosques has been raised from time to time in various courts across the country. It is worth noting that some rules of the mosque follow the rules, stated in the circular, and that “paramount importance” is associated with Islam for the harmonious and sustainable preservation of the natural environment.

    Instructions issued to the management of mosques and dargahs for “strict compliance” stated that loudspeakers would only be used for this Azan And important announcements such as death, burial time, and viewing of the moon during the day.

    Religious namaz, Friday sermons, religious, and socio-cultural and knowledge-based works will be held at the religious campus with speakers installed. Noise governance mechanism can be established in the institution in consultation with local environmental authorities. The circular said that no sound crackers would be burnt around the mosque or the dargah.

    The circular asked the management to discourage begging in the religious premises and instead conducted counseling or philanthropic measures at the institutional level.

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