Month: August 2023

The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) has condemned the "repeated moves" to muffle media voices in several parts of India.. In a press release, DUJ said, this week the Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) accounts of Gaon Savera, a prominent digital media platform that voices issues of farmers, were frozen on the direction of the Government of India. The decision has been taken amid agitations by farmers in Haryana and Punjab against the policies of the governments and a national convention of workers and peasants to be held in Delhi on August 24. Gaon Savera is a multi-media outlet run by a young journalist, Mandeep Punia, who in the past was arrested for covering the farmers’ protests in the Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders of Delhi. His media outlet carries news and views on village...

Three alumni of the Aligarh Muslim University are on the team that managed the project of Chandrayaan 3, which successfully landed on the moon on Wednesday evening. As per a Muslim Mirror report, three former students of AMU Priyanshu Varshney, Ishrat Jamal and Khushboo Mirza played a vital role in the mission. Priyanshu Varshney, had pursued his B. Tech and M.Tech in Electronics from Aligarh Muslim University. He was determined to contribute to something greater than himself, and that opportunity came when he joined the prestigious Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). At ISRO, Priyanshu found himself in the midst of a team working tirelessly on the Chandrayaan-3 mission, focusing on the Lander and Rover components. The mission’s goal was ambitious – a lunar landing. It was ...

In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that the United States was likely to roll back the negative travel advisory on the region in the wake of the improving situation in Kashmir. Addressing the gathering at Rajbhawan Jammu after laying the E-foundation stone for the restoration of the holy shrine of Shiv Khori. The project has been handed over to JSW group that will add new facilities at the shrine which will increase the tourist influx as well. “A few days ago, I met two officials from the United States Embassy. They expressed gratitude to me for the improved situation and stated that they could see the huge change in the Kashmir situation. I urged them if they really feel the change, they should help in removing the negativ...

The editor of Sudarshan News, Suresh Chavhanke has posted a cartoon on his Twitter showing Muslims pelting stones on India's Chandrayaan 3 that landed on Moon on Wednesday evening. The cartoon showed Muslims wearing skullcaps and clad in Kurtas throwing stones at ISRO's moon-destined satellite. https://twitter.com/SureshChavhanke/status/1694583437347426802 Known for his anti-Muslim bigotry, Chavhanke's photo shows Muslims throwing stones from the moon while a board on the moon reads,' 'Chand ki Zameen Waqf ki milkiyat hai'. (Land on the moon belongs to the Waqf board). Waqf board, a Muslim trust manages the affairs of most of the mosques and Khanqahs in India. It has massive properties including shops, land.

Supreme Court of India to hear arguments today on behalf of 11 convicts granted remission by Gujarat govt last year, Live Law reported. They were convicted of 14 murders & 3 gang rapes during 2002 Gujarat riots. Their premature release has been challenged by Bilkis Bano and others. Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna & Ujjal Bhuyan has been hearing the pleas. Counsel for Bilkis Bano & PIL petitioners have concluded their arguments. On last occasion, ASG SV Raju argued for Gujarat govt. Apart from the convicts' arguments, Supreme Court today will also hear submissions on behalf of Union of India.