News in Brief- (10-10-2018)

FE Team | Published: October 09, 2018 23:40:39

Indonesia quake toll rises above 2,000
PALU, Oct 09: Health workers in Indonesia are struggling to care for tens of thousands of people displaced by an earthquake and tsunami, with a lack of shelter and clean water among major problems as the focus turns from injury to disease. The official death toll from a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami on Sept 28 has risen to 2,010, with most of the fatalities in Palu, a small coastal city that bore the brunt of the disaster. More than 10,000 people were injured. — Reuters
Police arrest prominent editor in India
SRINAGAR, Oct 09: Police in southern India arrested on Tuesday the chief editor of a prominent investigative magazine on charges of publishing defamatory content against a top state official. R.R. Gopal was arrested at the airport in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state. — AP
#MeToo firestorm consumes Bollywood and Indian media
MUMBAI, Oct 09: India's #MeToo movement arrived in a cascade of allegations as women took to Twitter to call out comedians, journalists, authors, actors and filmmakers - in the process, they have sparked a debate about consent and complicity. Unlike its American counterpart, it has not been spurred by investigative journalism. Rather, it has been a spontaneous outpouring in the last few days, amplified by journalists themselves. And it has hit Indian media the hardest. Veteran actor Alok Nath is the latest to be named for an alleged sexual assault nearly 20 years ago. — BBC