Not ready for politics: Iltija Mufti
4 years, 10 months ago

Not ready for politics: Iltija Mufti

India TV News  

Iltija Mufti, daughter of detained former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday said she is not yet ready to join politics. "Hitting out at the Centre for banning social media in Kashmir, she said it is "absurd" that Kashmiris are not allowed to access social media. The J&K government has banned all social media sites in Kashmir to "curb their misuse for propagating rumours and false information". "People are angry, if Home Minister Amit Shah walks on the streets in Kashmir, I will salute him," Iltija said.

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BJP vs Congress as Iltija Mufti's 'Hindutva a disease' remark sparks row
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1 month ago

BJP vs Congress as Iltija Mufti's 'Hindutva a disease' remark sparks row

India Today  

People's Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti's recent "Hindutva is a disease" remark has sparked a political row with the ruling BJP accusing Mehbooba Mufti's daughter of creating a divide in society and the Congress advocating for mutual respect among religions. Hindutva is a disease that's afflicted millions of Indians & sullied God's name," Iltija Mufti said after a video of …

Social media emerging as force multiplier for newcomers in J&K election battle
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Social media emerging as force multiplier for newcomers in J&K election battle

Hindustan Times  

Social media has emerged as a major dissemination and campaigning tool for political parties during the ongoing assembly elections of Jammu and Kashmir, even creating ‘ripple effect’ for some Independents or newer candidates like Sarjan Barkati and those associated with Engineer Rashid led Awami Itihad Party. All the big and small political parties across Jammu and Kashmir are using social …

Pakistan's Punjab to ban social media platforms for 6 days during Muharram to control 'hate material'
6 months ago

Pakistan's Punjab to ban social media platforms for 6 days during Muharram to control 'hate material'

The Hindu  

After blocking X, formerly Twitter, for over four months, the government in Pakistan's Punjab province is now set to ban all social media platforms - YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - for six days between July 13 and 18, citing the need to control "hate material" during the Islamic month of Muharram. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's Cabinet committee on …

Pakistan to ban social media platforms from July 13 to 18 to control 'hate material' during Ramzaan
6 months ago

Pakistan to ban social media platforms from July 13 to 18 to control 'hate material' during Ramzaan

Firstpost  

The Punjab government of Maryam Nawaz has requested her uncle Shehbaz Sharif’s government at the Centre to notify the suspension of all social media platforms on internet for six days After successfully blocking X, formerly Twitter, for over four months, the Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms - YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - …

Pakistan to ban all social media platforms for 6 days during Muharram
6 months ago

Pakistan to ban all social media platforms for 6 days during Muharram

Hindustan Times  

After successfully blocking X, formerly Twitter, for over four months, the Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms -- YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok -- for six days from July 13 to 18, citing the need to control "hate material" during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's …

Pakistan to ban social media platforms for 6 days to control 'hate material' during Ramadan
6 months ago

Pakistan to ban social media platforms for 6 days to control 'hate material' during Ramadan

ABP News  

Lahore, Jul 5 : After successfully blocking X, formerly Twitter, for over four months, the Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms -- YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok -- for six days from July 13 to 18, citing the need to control "hate material" during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's cabinet …

Kashmir netizens face action over social media posts ahead of Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370
1 year, 1 month ago

Kashmir netizens face action over social media posts ahead of Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370

The Hindu  

The Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a crackdown on netizens and booked scores in Kashmir ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370. A police spokesperson said one person from north Kashmir’s Baramulla faced legal proceedings for his social media posts. “The action is in response to his uploading hateful videos containing inflammatory and seditious statements on social media …

PDP appoints Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija Mufti as her media adviser
1 year, 4 months ago

PDP appoints Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija Mufti as her media adviser

Hindustan Times  

In what is considered her formal dab into politics, Iltija Mufti, daughter of Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti, was appointed as media adviser to the party chief on Wednesday. Iltija Mufti PDP chief spokesperson Syed Suhail Bukhari said that Iltija has been in-charge of Mehbooba Mufti’s social media since 2019. “Iltija emerged as a leading voice and a vociferous …

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk Says He Was Unaware Of Twitter Removing Posts On BBC Prime Minister Narendra Modi Documentary Remove Tweet

ABP News  

On Wednesday morning, Elon Musk participated in a Twitter Spaces conversation with BBC journalist James Clayton. During the conversation, Clayton asked the Twitter CEO about the microblogging platform's removal of posts related to a BBC documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was later banned in India. Musk clarified that he was not aware of this particular case, but …

Explained: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is unsettling Indian users
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Why Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is unsettling Indian users

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 05, 2022 15:41 IST Just a few weeks after Elon Musk completed his embattled purchase of Twitter, a video appeared on the platform showing a Muslim student in India reacting after being “jokingly” compared to a terrorist by his university professor. “In the big picture, Twitter has a very small number of active users in India — …

Pak Uses Social Media to Mislead Kashmiri Youth & Push Them Towards Militancy, Says J&K DGP
2 years, 5 months ago

Pak Uses Social Media to Mislead Kashmiri Youth & Push Them Towards Militancy, Says J&K DGP

News 18  

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said Pakistan tries to spread hatred in the union territory through various social media platforms and has so far trapped a large number of Kashmiri youth. J&K DGP Dilbag Singh said that the police teams are keeping a strict vigil on social media handlers operating from across the border with an aim to push …

Iltija Mufti: Is this the new face of mainstream politics in Kashmir?
2 years, 6 months ago

Iltija Mufti: Is this the new face of mainstream politics in Kashmir?

The Independent  

On 5 August, 2019, when India’s government revoked the special status of Kashmir and detained the region’s entire political leadership – both separatists and India-supporting politicians – it was 32-year-old Iltija Mufti who started appearing on TV news channels to speak out about her sense of betrayal. Earlier this month, the People’s Democratic Party official Twitter handle posted a video …

Social media giants accused of ‘silencing’ Kashmir voices
3 years, 3 months ago

Social media giants accused of ‘silencing’ Kashmir voices

Al Jazeera  

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are taking down accounts of Kashmiris, a report by a Kashmiri diaspora group says. A report by a Kashmiri diaspora group has accused social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram of silencing Kashmiri voices in the digital spaces through the frequent suspension of the accounts of artists, academics, and journalists based in and outside the disputed …

Twitter India loses intermediary status, can now be prosecuted for content. UP Police file first FIR
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter India loses intermediary status, can now be prosecuted for content. UP Police file first FIR

Op India  

Note: Later reports suggests the main accused’s name is Parvez Gujjar and not Parvesh Gujjar. Social Media giant Twitter has lost its intermediary status in India for not complying with the new Information Technology Rules, which came into force on May 26, reports Times of India. According to the reports, as Twitter India did not comply with IT rules enforced …

Kashmiris Under Detention Since August 5 Last Year in Jails Outside J&K Must Be Released: Iltija Mufti
4 years, 3 months ago

Kashmiris Under Detention Since August 5 Last Year in Jails Outside J&K Must Be Released: Iltija Mufti

News 18  

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti on Sunday sought the release of all those who were detained and kept in jails outside Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the abrogation of its special status in August last year. Iltija raised the issue of the detention of "countless men" in a series of posts on the Twitter handle of her detained …

J&K political parties will lose legitimacy if they don't fight for rights of people: Iltija Mufti
4 years, 5 months ago

J&K political parties will lose legitimacy if they don't fight for rights of people: Iltija Mufti

India Today  

A few days before the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, Iltija Mufti, daughter of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, said People Democratic Party will not give up on the demand of Kashmir special status, including Article 370 and 35A. “If political parties in Jammu and Kashmir don't fight for statehood, Article 370 and 35A, they will lose legitimacy,” …

Jammu and Kashmir Police struggles to combat fake news on coronavirus outbreak and internet restrictions; 178 people arrested in Valley
4 years, 8 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Police struggles to combat fake news on coronavirus outbreak and internet restrictions; 178 people arrested in Valley

Firstpost  

The cyber crime division of the Kashmir Police has registered nine case regarding misuse of social media since the outbreak of coronavirus. This compromised the safetyy of the doctor, as he received many threats after the incident.” In another instance of misuse of social media, several fake accounts Jammu and Kashmir government spokesperson Rohit Kansal were created recently. We will …

Kashmiri's under detention since Aug 5 last year deserve to be released: Iltija Mufti
4 years, 9 months ago

Kashmiri's under detention since Aug 5 last year deserve to be released: Iltija Mufti

India Today  

People detained since last year in Kashmir deserve to be released as their "incarceration" even in times of a global pandemic "undermines our democratic credentials", PDP president Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti said on Tuesday. "All Kashmiris illegally detained since 5th August deserve freedom.Their continued incarceration even in times of a global pandemic undermines our democratic credentials. She has been …

Indian police open case against Kashmir social media users
4 years, 10 months ago

Indian police open case against Kashmir social media users

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have registered a case against unidentified internet users who employed virtual private networks, or VPNs, to circumvent a social media ban in the disputed region, police said Tuesday, in an apparent effort to stop their use. Police said they misused social media “to propagate a secessionist ideology and promote unlawful activities.” “Hundreds of …

Kim Jong-un would be proud of such orchestrated diplomacy: Iltija Mufti on envoys' visit to J&K
4 years, 10 months ago

Kim Jong-un would be proud of such orchestrated diplomacy: Iltija Mufti on envoys' visit to J&K

India Today  

Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, on Wednesday termed the visit of foreign envoys to Kashmir as "orchestrated diplomacy" that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "would be proud of". Kim Jong-un would be proud of such orchestrated diplomacy. The envoys arrived at the Srinagar airport around 11 am but could not go ahead with their scheduled visit to …

You have Pak speaking for Kashmir internationally. What is India doing: Iltija Mufti
5 years, 3 months ago

You have Pak speaking for Kashmir internationally. What is India doing: Iltija Mufti

India Today  

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti on Friday slammed the Indian government over abrogation of Article 370. While speaking at India Today Conclave 2019, Iltija Mufti questioned what the Indian government is doing while Pakistan has been speaking for Kashmir internationally. When asked about justification provided for the Article 370 move, Iltija Mufti said, "Do you …

How many under preventive detention for lynchings, rapes?: Iltija Mufti hits out at govt
5 years, 3 months ago

How many under preventive detention for lynchings, rapes?: Iltija Mufti hits out at govt

India Today  

Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehobooba Mufti, strongly hit out at the Centre for holding her mother and other state political leaders under preventive detention. "We hear about lynchings, I want to know how many people have been put under preventive detention over lynchings," Iltija asked at the India Today Conclave Mumbai 2019. FOLLOW …

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