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Reporters Without Borders Identifies PM Modi as ‘Predator of Press Freedom’

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The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi a has been identified as a 'Predator of Press Freedom' since taking the office in 26 May 2014, RSF (Reporters without borders) said in its report. In its report, RSF said, After becoming Gujarat’s chief minister in 2001, he used this western state as a laboratory for the news and information control methods he deployed after being elected as India’s Prime minister in 2014. His leading weapon is to flood the mainstream media with speeches and information tending to legitimise his national-populist ideology. To this end, he has developed close ties with billionaire businessmen who own vast media empires. This insidious strategy works in two ways. On the one hand, by visibly ingratiating himself with the owners of leading media outlets, their j...

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62 Year Old Muslim Man Attacked in Noida By 3 Hindu Youth

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On Sunday morning, a 62-year-old man, Kazim Ahmed was attacked by three Hindu youth in Noida Sector 37 in the National Capital Region leaving him half dead. As per a latest report by Maktoob Media, Kazim Ahmed, resident of Zakir Nagar in Delhi said that he was brutally beaten, harassed and attacked by the group while on his way to Aligarh to attend a relative's wedding. The attackers targeted him for his identity as a visible Muslim and also raised anti-Muslim slurs against him, Kazim said. "When I was waiting at Noida Sector-37 to get a bus for Aligarh, some people in a white car standing at a distance called me towards them, when I went there they dragged me inside the car, rolled up the windows and started beating me before I could ask or say anything," he said. The elderly ...

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What is Happening to Me is Not Something Unique, Happening to Me Alone. It is the Broader Process that is Taking Place all Over the Country : Stan Swamy, Before Arrest Last Year

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Before he was arrested on 8 October, last year, Stan Swamy had said in a video, "What is happening to me is not something unique, happening to me alone. It is the broader process that is taking place all over the country." He expressed that all those who showed dissent against the rule were put in jail. "We are all aware of, how prominent intellectuals, lawyers, writers, poets, activists, students leaders, they are all put into jail because they have expressed their dissent, raised questions about the ruling powers of India," he said. He said that he was happy that he was a part of the process. "So we are part of the process. In a way, I am happy to be part of process because I am not a silent spectator.buy strattera online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/n...

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Activist Stan Swamy Passes Away at 84 in Custody After Prolonged Illness

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Father Stan Swamy who was a lifelong activist for the Tribal Rights passed away at the age of 84 while he was in custody after he was booked under anti-terrorism laws after being a part of a protest. Stan Swamy had been in jail for 9 months now and contracted Covid-19 in the jail itself. Swamy was also suffering from Parkinson's. Swamy had to fight legal battles in order to move to a hospital due to his failing health. He was arrested on October 8, last year for alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad case. Many other prominent dissenting voices were put in jail in the case and Stan Swamy happened to be the oldest among them. The news of his health deteriorating came yesterday, and in view of that, the Bombay High Court arranged for an urgent hearing in regard to his failing hea...

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Mahapanchayat in Haryana: Speaker Asks Audience to Kidnap Muslim Girls

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In a video, which is doing rounds on social media Ram Bhakt Gopal can be seen raising slogan, “Jab Mulle Kaate Jayenge, Ram Ram Chilainge," at a Mahapanchayat in Pataudi, Haryana. The Mahapanchayat was organized by Hindutva supporters in order to discuss 'Love Jihad', Laws to control population and Religious Conversion. A mob of hundreds of men can be heard chanting slogans of ‘Jai Shree Ram’ and “Mullo ka na Qazi ka, Ye Desh hai Veer Shivaji ka," in the video. Addressing a huge crowd in Haryana, Ram Bhakt Gopal, a speaker asked people to kidnap Muslim girls in revenge. Jamia Shooter, Ram Bhakt Gopal, hails from Noida, Uttar Pradesh. He was involved in the Jamia Shooting, where he openly fired at a group of anti-CAA protesters on January 30, 2020. One student identified as Shad...

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No More Missing Deadlines- Delimitation In Jammu Kashmir To Be Completed By March 05

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The delimitation of Jammu Kashmir will be completed by March 5 next year, according to a news report by News 18. Quoting Highly placed sources, the report said that this time the commission will not miss its deadline. There would be four basic principles for delimitation of constituencies which include physical location, existing boundaries of administrative units, communication and public convenience. During the visit to Jammu Kashmir, the Delimitation Commission will meet representatives of political parties, public representatives and officials of 20 districts of the region. The commission will first visit Srinagar and then Jammu. The Commission, headed by Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra, may also hold separate meetings ...

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Conversion of Sikh Girls to Islam: Some People Playing Politics, Says BJP National Spokesman R P Singh

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Stating that some people were trying to play politics over the issue of conversion of two Sikh girls to Islam in Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said that the party was not supporting such agenda and will always ensure communal harmony within Jammu Kashmir. Talking exclusively to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), BJP’s National Spokesperson, R P Singh said he has met some people few days back, who apprised him about the conversion of two Sikh girls to Islam. “We as leaders from a big party have to meet everyone to listen to their pleas. Similarly, I have met some leaders, who talked about such an issue in Jammu Kashmir,” he said, adding that it was found that some people were playing politics and BJP will never ever support them in this agenda. We (BJP) will a...

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Manipuri Journalist-Acticist Duo in Jail for More than 45 Days After FB Posts Criticising Use of Cow Dung and Urine as Covid-19 Cure

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A Manipuri duo - a Journalist and an activist have been in jail for more than 45 days now, for criticizing politicians who recommended Cow Dung and Urine as cures for Covid-19. Journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem and activist Erendro Leichombam were arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) after they had been granted bail for an earlier arrest for their social media posts where they pay their condolences while also writing that cow dung or cow urine was no cure for COVID-19, in two separate posts. The two were picked up from their respective homes after BJP's state vice-president Usham Deban Singh and general secretary, P Premananda Metei filed a complaint against Wangkhem and Leichombam. As per the latest report by VICE World News, Leichombam's brother Sikendro was extremely ...

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Man Beaten to Death on Suspicion of Eating Non-Veg in Ghaziabad

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On Saturday, a man was allegedly beaten to death in Ghaziabad after three people suspected that he was eating non-vegetarian food. The Ghaziabad Police has arrested three persons in regard to the matter. As per a report by the Indian Express, the victim, Praveen Saini along with two other friends, Davendra and Vinod were having food at the Gangnahar Ghat when the three confronted them. The argument took a violent turn, later. The Police has confirmed although, that the victim was eating Soya Chaap. The victim, Praveen (22), hailed from Meerut and worked in the temple as well as the nearby shops as cleaner. The police says that the three, when approached by the accused, also showed them the packets of food and said that they were consuming vegetarian food. Kamlesh Narain Pandey, Ci...

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Difficulty for Modi, Macron as French Judge Opens Criminal Investigation into Rafale Deal with India

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In an instigation that will reignite requests in India for a free test into the disputed Rafale deal, a French Judge has been selected to lead a legal examination concerning asserted debasement and partiality in the 7.8 Billion Euro deal to India of 36 contender airplanes, the French site Mediapart said in a report on Friday night. The scrutiny has emerged in the wake of a progression of analytical reports distributed by Mediapart in April 2021 about the arrangement, including the part of a middleman between whose exposures India's Enforcement Directorate is supposedly mindful of, yet has not tried to research up until this point. Following the report, the French Anti-Corruption NGO Sherpa reported a grievance with the court of Paris, referring to "corruption", "influence peddling", "mo...