Manmohan Singh lauds print media credibility
11 years, 2 months ago

Manmohan Singh lauds print media credibility

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said the print media still had a special credibility at a time when the social media and other channels on the internet were bo mbarding the public with news of different sorts. Next: Yuva morcha black flags welcome PM Yuva morcha black flags welcome PM Kochi: For the second consecutive day on Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha managed to break the security cordon for Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The police caught hold of Srikanth Sreedharan, Ernakulam district president of Yuva Morcha near Menaka junction at Marine Drive here when he threw himself up carrying a black flag when the Prime Minister was about to pass by the place for inaugurating the Sathabhishekam celebrations of former Meghalaya Governor M. M.Jacob, at St Teresa’s College auditorium. BJYM activist Sailesh being taken into preventive custody by police at southern end of Broadway minutes before the Prime Minister was about to pass through there to attend a function at St Teresa's College.

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Coordinated spread of false information poses a threat to the press: N. Ram
1 month, 1 week ago

Coordinated spread of false information poses a threat to the press: N. Ram

The Hindu  

Deliberate and often coordinated spread of false information, frequently amplified on social media, poses a significant threat to the press, N. Ram, Director, The The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited, said here on Saturday. But disinformation is deliberate, it’s motivated and scaled up on social media platforms,” he said, pointing out that the challenge lies in discerning between these two, …

UP Police books social media users spreading fake news about Mahakumbh 2025: FIR details
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UP Police books social media users spreading fake news about Mahakumbh 2025: FIR details

Op India  

On Saturday, 2nd February, the Prayagraj police booked several social media users for spreading fake information about the Mahakumbh. The police stated that several social media users posted an old video from Nepal to claim that there was a stampede-like situation in Mahakumbh, leading to the deaths of devotees. “Kumbh Mela Police has registered an FIR and is taking legal …

Analysing Indian Social Media Users Spreading Bangladesh-Related 'Fake News'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysing Indian Social Media Users Spreading Bangladesh-Related 'Fake News'

The Quint  

An analysis by a Bangladeshi fact-checking organisation Rumor Scanner found that “72% of the accounts spreading… misinformation” related to Bangladesh’s interim head Mohammed Yunus and the socio-political climate “are located in India”. In our work, we were able to identify six unique X accounts, all subscribers of X Premium, which routinely spread harmful narratives and misinformation related to Bangladesh - …

India’s J-Schools Must Evolve to Survive Journalism’s Existential Crisis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s J-Schools Must Evolve to Survive Journalism’s Existential Crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 28, 2024 19:02 IST - 13 MINS READ In June this year, the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media in Bengaluru shut down after 24 years of existence. “Most people, especially in the current generation, no longer rely on TV, let alone the newspaper for news: They check social media instead.” Social media has indeed become …

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge
4 months, 1 week ago

Chandrababu says misuse of social media biggest challenge

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday emphasised the need for effective measures to control harassment of people over social media. Calling this the biggest challenge, he wanted a debate on how such misuse of social media could be controlled and who should be given the responsibility for controlling social media. Chandrababu Naidu stressed the need for proper …

NSA Calls for Countering Lies on Social Media to Protect Army Morale
5 months ago

NSA Calls for Countering Lies on Social Media to Protect Army Morale

ABP News  

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has called for robust counter-narrative measures on social media to safeguard the morale of the Indian Army. He emphasized the credibility of social media and the need to expose and search stories that contain inaccuracies or misleading information. Doval encouraged immediate responses to incidents and emphasized establishing a correct perspective early in the public discourse.

Gurugram DC calls for caution against social media rumourmongering in run-up to state polls
7 months ago

Gurugram DC calls for caution against social media rumourmongering in run-up to state polls

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram Citizens can lodge their complaints on the C-Vigil app or on the toll-free number 1950. Deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav on Monday urged the Gurugram electorate to exercise caution while consuming content, to avoid rumourmongering based on misleading news, especially through social media that are intended to incite social discord in the run-up to the assembly elections. The official …

Wayanad landslides: Case over online campaign against Chief Minister's call for aid
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Case over online campaign against Chief Minister's call for aid

India Today  

The Kerala Police have initiated a probe into the alleged social media campaign against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's Facebook post, appealing to everyone to help the people affected by the landslides in Wayanad district. On Thursday, Wayanad cybercrime police lodged a case under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Disaster Management Act. The cybercrime police have also launched …

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion
8 months, 1 week ago

As the US Embassy promotes Leftist elements in India, read how the Biden administration and CIA have been using social media, paying influencers to manipulate public opinion

Op India  

On the 17th of July, the US Embassy in India informed about its event for Indian social media influences and content creators to learn about boosting social media engagement on social issues and learn about “active citizenship”. Is the US trying to use social media and Indian content creators, particularly those opposed to the ruling dispensation to meddle in India’s …

‘Myth vs Reality’: EC lays down steps to curb fake news
1 year ago

‘Myth vs Reality’: EC lays down steps to curb fake news

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission on Saturday announced a host of steps to combat the spread of fake news and misinformation on social media during the Lok Sabha elections, including launching a “Myth vs Reality” project, using the Information Technology Act to take down unlawful content, and setting up a standard operating procedure for Quick Response against fake news. Announcing the schedule …

PIB conducts workshop for journalists in Tiruppur
1 year, 6 months ago

PIB conducts workshop for journalists in Tiruppur

The Hindu  

A ‘rural media orientation-cum-workshop’ was conducted under the aegis of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Tiruppur on Friday to orient mediapersons on the approach towards disseminating information about government schemes and initiatives, against the backdrop of the spread of unverified content through social media. M. Annadurai, Additional Director General, Press Information Bureau and Central Bureau of Communication, said the …

‘Not much change in communication barring speed of circulation’
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Not much change in communication barring speed of circulation’

The Hindu  

Teacher of journalism, B.K. Ravi has said that according to researchers of communication, not much change had been witnessed in the medium of mass communication barring the speed with which information was being circulated. Presiding over the session on ‘Innovations in Media’ on the second day of 86th Akhila Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelana on Saturday, Prof. Ravi said that there …

In an election year, West Bengal topped in fake news cases on social media
2 years, 6 months ago

In an election year, West Bengal topped in fake news cases on social media

The Hindu  

West Bengal recorded the highest number of recorded cases against fake news on social media in 2021, accounting for about one-fourth of the total such cases across the country, according to NCRB data. West Bengal reported 43 cases of fake news on social media with Kolkata alone recording 28 of these cases, according to data published by the National Crime …

Jaideep Ahlawat: More responsibility on viewers to ascertain veracity of news
2 years, 9 months ago

Jaideep Ahlawat: More responsibility on viewers to ascertain veracity of news

India TV News  

"Paatal Lok" star Jaideep Ahlawat says in the age of social media where information is just a tap away for a person with a smartphone, the responsibility to "filter" right from wrong rests more on viewers. Ahlawat currently stars in the ZEE5 drama series "The Broken News", in which he plays the role of Dipankar Sanyal, a TRP hungry media …

Media has key role to play in vibrant democracy of India: I&B Minister on National Press Day
3 years, 4 months ago

Media has key role to play in vibrant democracy of India: I&B Minister on National Press Day

The Hindu  

Media is a watchdog and has a key role to play in the vibrant democracy of India, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on November 16. In his audio-visual message on the occasion of National Press Day, Mr. Thakur called on the media to curb the menace of fake news. “National Press Day is a day to reflect …

Opinion: Disinformation and Fake News on Kashmir Have a Devious Design
3 years, 7 months ago

Opinion: Disinformation and Fake News on Kashmir Have a Devious Design

News 18  

Whom we trust, what we share on social media and how we react to information all depend on our perception of the world. One powerful source of the increasing spread of disinformation and fake news on Kashmir is social media. Stories published by mainstream media and shared on social media platforms like Twitter often cherry-pick facts and testimonies. But such …

Social media handles, publishers spread false information trying to incite communal hatred: UP Police on Ghaziabad issue
3 years, 9 months ago

Social media handles, publishers spread false information trying to incite communal hatred: UP Police on Ghaziabad issue

Op India  

Note: Later reports suggests the main accused’s name is Parvez Gujjar and not Parvesh Gujjar. Uttar Pradesh Police in a press conference held on Wednesday afternoon apprised that an FIR has been filed against Twitter and few other social media account holders for publishing incorrect and inflammatory information pertaining to the Ghaziabad crime which is still under investigation. SSP Amit …

Facebook suspends Pakistan-linked fake news outlets targeting India
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook suspends Pakistan-linked fake news outlets targeting India

India Today  

In a recent Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour report of Facebook, the platform has taken down 40 Facebook accounts, 25 Pages, six Groups, and 28 Instagram accounts based in Pakistan. “Key narratives advanced by the network included: praise for Pakistan and its armed forces; efforts to denigrate India and highlight attacks by Hindu nationalists targeting religious minorities; support for Pakistani Prime Minister …

India police visit Twitter offices after BJP tweet flagged
3 years, 10 months ago

India police visit Twitter offices after BJP tweet flagged

Al Jazeera  

Police visit Twitter offices to serve notice to its country managing director after social media giant tags BJP spokesman’s post as ‘manipulated media’. Police in India’s capital have served a notice at Twitter’s offices, seeking information for a complaint about why a tweet by the spokesman of the ruling Hindu nationalist party was tagged as “manipulated media”. Congress complained to …

Facebook, Twitter: A lifeline for Indians in the Covid crisis and a threat for Narendra Modi
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook, Twitter: A lifeline for Indians in the Covid crisis and a threat for Narendra Modi

CNN  

On most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook, focuses on providing its community with information on job vacancies, higher education, and careers. Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto/Getty Images In a statement last week, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said it had asked Twitter, Facebook and others to remove around 100 posts by users …

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | New online, digital code fails to empower users
4 years ago

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | New online, digital code fails to empower users

Deccan Chronicle  

The new Information and Technology Rules 2021 under Section 79 of the IT Act has created a flutter. From the press statements of minister for information and broadcasting Prakash Java-dekar and minister for information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, it seems that the new rules seek to rein in the online media and the social media platforms by intervening in their …

Muzzling the media: How the Modi regime continues to undermine the news landscape
4 years, 1 month ago

Muzzling the media: How the Modi regime continues to undermine the news landscape

The Hindu  

The recent arrest in New Delhi of a young freelance journalist and the registration of multiple first information reports against several senior scribes from many States are representative of the perils of being a journalist committed to the pursuit of truth in contemporary India. Furthermore, the leaked WhatsApp chats featuring Arnab Goswami showed that there was a casual nexus between …

India Has 75 Crore Internet Connections, Over Half Joined in Last 4 Years. But What About Fake News?
4 years, 4 months ago

India Has 75 Crore Internet Connections, Over Half Joined in Last 4 Years. But What About Fake News?

News 18  

While 2020 would be remembered for many remarkable things like the emergence of an unprecedented pandemic or the entire nations surviving simultaneous lockdowns, some would also remember it to be the year when India completed 25 years of having the internet. In fact, not only did India complete 25 years of having internet in 2020, it also marked a distinct …

Social media is an extension of our physical world and it is rife with propaganda
4 years, 5 months ago

Social media is an extension of our physical world and it is rife with propaganda

The Hindu  

The 2014 Maharashtra Assembly elections were just around the corner. His research underscored what he calls ‘seed accounts’— profiles that swamp the platform with specific content through their networks to manipulate information. When such accounts are followed by the Prime Minister, the issue becomes far more serious.” A 2018 study by BBC, titled ‘Duty, Identity, Credibility: Fake news and the …

Freedom and bias: How Facebook is facing a reckoning
4 years, 6 months ago

Freedom and bias: How Facebook is facing a reckoning

Deccan Chronicle  

What a year it is turning out to be for Facebook! The ongoing deposition before India’s parliamentary standing committee on information technology was always going to be a perfunctory but important attempt to raise questions of Facebook’s influence over societies and their behaviour. Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad shot off a strategically timed letter -- coinciding with the parliamentary committee …

[Facebook's Interference With Electoral Democracy] IT Ministry Probing Alleged Bias Of Facebook India: Govt Tells Lok Sabha [Read Statement]
4 years, 6 months ago

[Facebook's Interference With Electoral Democracy] IT Ministry Probing Alleged Bias Of Facebook India: Govt Tells Lok Sabha [Read Statement]

Live Law  

The Central Government has informed that it is looking into alleged political partisanship of Facebook India's high-ranking employees that allegedly interfered with India's electoral democracy. "Minister for Electronics & Information Technology has written to CEO, Facebook about alleged bias of the platform and to ensure integrity and neutrality of the Facebook and the people working for Facebook," said Sanjay Dhotre, …

Can Tamil media weather a Hindutva onslaught?
4 years, 8 months ago

Can Tamil media weather a Hindutva onslaught?

Deccan Chronicle  

Beyond the coronavirus induced retrenchments and salary cuts, Tamil journalism faces a challenge from India’s right wingers. The common grouse is understandable given the fact that upper caste people, particularly Brahmins, dominate every walk of life, including mainstream print media, in Tamil Nadu. Unfortunately, the Brahmins, who identify every emerging field and storm in as pioneers, had lost out on …

How PM Modi scores on political communication
4 years, 8 months ago

How PM Modi scores on political communication

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached a new social media milestone, with 60 million followers on Twitter. The PM has ensured a direct connect with the people through social media That story is about how PM Modi has used social media to communicate with people, establishing a new paradigm in political leadership. For instance, at a time when Indians stared …

Are social media platforms arbiters of truth? | The Hindu Parley Podcast
4 years, 9 months ago

Are social media platforms arbiters of truth? | The Hindu Parley Podcast

The Hindu  

In the midst of the massive protests that have erupted in the U.S., social media platform Twitter decided to do something it had avoided for several years: call out some of President Donald Trump's tweets as being incorrect information and as being against its policies. This prompted Mr. Trump to warn social media platforms of stricter controls via an Executive …

How mainstream media is failing India during a pandemic: Fake news and the migrant crisis amidst Coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

How mainstream media is failing India during a pandemic: Fake news and the migrant crisis amidst Coronavirus lockdown

Op India  

These days, mainstream media has been complaining about how it’s being treated. One can make the argument that Indian journalism is dominated by mainstream media via print and broadcast. It is, therefore, not possible for us to overlook this menace of fake news…” Furthermore, the Press Council of India called upon “media to responsibl ensure dissemination of verified news on …

Amitabh Bachchan, Anand Mahindra face flak over fake news
4 years, 10 months ago

Amitabh Bachchan, Anand Mahindra face flak over fake news

Deccan Chronicle  

You may think Amitabh Bachchan and Anand Mahindra have little in common, but their recent activity on Twitter suggests both are victims and proliferators of fake news. Through this petition we are requesting Mark Zuckerberg to disable WhatsApp on their numbers.” Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fake news is being peddled on social media. Even though it may be contested that …

Jammu and Kashmir Police struggles to combat fake news on coronavirus outbreak and internet restrictions; 178 people arrested in Valley
4 years, 11 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 …

Govt will unravel conspiracy, if any, behind Delhi violence: MoS Home G Kishan Reddy
5 years ago

Govt will unravel conspiracy, if any, behind Delhi violence: MoS Home G Kishan Reddy

India TV News  

The Centre has been able to control the situation in violence-hit parts of Delhi and would get to the bottom of truth and unravel the conspiracy, if any, that sparked the communal riots, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said. He also said while issues can be resolved by means of discussion, rumours allegedly spread by a …

The Art of Ruling: The Modi-Shah Doctrine of Governance and how the duo brought the Media and Mobs to kneel in 2019
5 years, 2 months ago

The Art of Ruling: The Modi-Shah Doctrine of Governance and how the duo brought the Media and Mobs to kneel in 2019

Op India  

The Year 2019 has been historic by any measure. In this article, we shall make an effort to deduce how Narendra Modi brought the liberal establishment to kneel, of which the mainstream media is the most prominent part, and dealt with the threat of Muslim mob violence. The Blitzkrieg If the Modi government’s strategy during its first term was ignoring …

Can an AI fact-checker solve India’s fake news problem?
5 years, 3 months ago

Can an AI fact-checker solve India’s fake news problem?

Salon  

When a group of five men offered a cookie to a young girl in a village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra last July, they didn’t know the gesture would cost them their lives. “The NLP-based approach will not work because the amount of text you usually have, especially when the misinformation is centered around an image or a …

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi expresses concern over fake news
5 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi expresses concern over fake news

India TV News  

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi expresses concern over fake news Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday expressed concern over the credibility of news as "fake news" is occupying its space in the age of social media. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday expressed concern over the credibility of news as "fake news" is occupying …

Ayodhya verdict: Intensive patrolling, constant monitoring of social media, security forces on their toes to maintain peace
5 years, 4 months ago

Ayodhya verdict: Intensive patrolling, constant monitoring of social media, security forces on their toes to maintain peace

Firstpost  

An overwhelming presence of men and women in ‘khaki’ on ground, intensive patrolling and monitoring of various social media platforms were the drill followed by security forces to check any inflammatory or mischievous act in the wake of the SC verdict in Ayodhya title dispute New Delhi: An overwhelming presence of men and women in ‘khaki’ on ground, intensive patrolling …

Narendra Modi in New York: Social media can be used as weapon for good governance, says PM
5 years, 6 months ago

Narendra Modi in New York: Social media can be used as weapon for good governance, says PM

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that social media has become a powerful instrument of democracy and it can be used as a “weapon” for good governance New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that social media has become a powerful instrument of democracy and it can be used as a “weapon” for good governance. During a …

Fake news floods social media soon after PM Modi returns to power; most popular ones listed here
5 years, 10 months ago

Fake news floods social media soon after PM Modi returns to power; most popular ones listed here

India TV News  

Fake news floods social media soon after PM Modi returns to power; most popular ones listed here The flow of fake news after the election results suggests that the tide of misinformation on social media is unlikely to stop any time soon. Where one side of the results led to memes on social media, the other came up with posts …

Lok Sabha polls: From dusty campaign trails to sleek social media, political parties leave no terrain to woo youths, seek more votes
6 years ago

Lok Sabha polls: From dusty campaign trails to sleek social media, political parties leave no terrain to woo youths, seek more votes

Firstpost  

Social media has made it a lot easier for political parties to get out their message to more voters. Hired by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to find amusing ways to lionise Modi or lampoon Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, Bhalerao is a social media warrior in an election campaign being fought online as never before. And, at a time when …

Social media may swing 4-5% votes in LS poll: T V Mohandas Pai
6 years ago

Social media may swing 4-5% votes in LS poll: T V Mohandas Pai

India TV News  

Social media may swing 4-5% votes in LS poll: T V Mohandas Pai Citing an example, Pai said young people are very interested to know how India was treated globally. Social media may swing four to five per cent votes in the coming Lok Sabha elections, making it a key factor in constituencies with thin victory margin, IT industry veteran, …

Indian media is Pakistan’s best ally: Pakistan talks about Pulwama martyrs’ caste, the ‘Kashmiri under attack’ trope and more
6 years, 1 month ago

Indian media is Pakistan’s best ally: Pakistan talks about Pulwama martyrs’ caste, the ‘Kashmiri under attack’ trope and more

Op India  

Major General Asif Ghafoor, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, in a press conference on Friday claimed that the Pulwama Terror Attack was “staged” by India. Ghafoor claimed that India has blamed Pakistan for these “staged” incidents “whenever Pakistan is moving towards stability or some important event is to take place”. …

Facebook expands fact-checking network ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019 to curb fake news
6 years, 1 month ago

Facebook expands fact-checking network ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019 to curb fake news

Firstpost  

Facebook Inc is expanding its fact-checking network in India to curb the spread of misinformation as the world’s largest democracy prepares for a general election that must be held by May, the US-based social media giant said on Monday. “We are committed to fighting the spread of false news on Facebook, especially ahead of the 2019 General Election campaign season,” …

Read why the Parliament is right to summon Twitter India
6 years, 1 month ago

Read why the Parliament is right to summon Twitter India

Op India  

Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, headed by MP Anurag Thakur has summoned Twitter India officials to hear the views of Ministry of Electronics & IT and Twitter to understand how the fundamental rights of citizens of India could be safeguarded on social media platforms. International menace Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg & Sundar Pichai have been called, in recent past, by …

In the name of ‘fake news,’ Asian governments tighten control on social media
6 years, 1 month ago

In the name of ‘fake news,’ Asian governments tighten control on social media

LA Times  

A 2018 typhoon overturned cars in Osaka. Government officials in Southeast Asia are focusing on social media commentary that causes “reputation harm” to themselves and their institutions, said James Gomez, board chair with the nonprofit human rights group Asia Centre in Bangkok. “Unlike in the U.S., where Trump is attacking to do reputation damage to the fact-based traditional media,” he …

As India braces for 2019 LS polls, parties battle online for 900 mn voters
6 years, 3 months ago

As India braces for 2019 LS polls, parties battle online for 900 mn voters

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur/Tonk: When India votes in the general election next year, it will be the world's largest democratic exercise, and the biggest ever test of the role of social media in an election. "Social media discourse, already bitter, will turn bilious," Milan Vaishnav, a senior research fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, said of the coming campaign …

Behave responsibly on social media
6 years, 8 months ago

Behave responsibly on social media

Hindustan Times  

“The government can’t make people love me, but it can keep them from lynching me.” While vacationing in Europe’s verdant valleys, one of my friends was reminded of these words by Martin Luther King Junior. A woman mourns the death of her family members killed in a mob attack on Sunday on suspicion of being part of a child-kidnapping gang …

Beware of the deceptive world of social media
6 years, 8 months ago

Beware of the deceptive world of social media

Live Mint  

“The government can’t make people love me, but it can keep them from lynching me.” While vacationing in Europe’s verdant valleys, one of my friends was reminded of these words by Martin Luther King, Jr. Time and again he was asked in a veiled manner whether Indians were a nation of rapists and blood-thirsty people. Law and justice minister Ravi …

Police questions digital ‘news portal’ owner Rafik Sheikh in Dhule lynching case: Indian Express
6 years, 8 months ago

Police questions digital ‘news portal’ owner Rafik Sheikh in Dhule lynching case: Indian Express

Op India  

As reported by The Indian Express, the Dhule Police has recorded the statement of an owner of a local digital news platform ‘Media Live’, Rafik Sheikh, whose news story on child lifters went viral in the area. The police are probing if social media posts that went viral in Dhule instigated the mob that killed five members of a nomadic …

The game plan
6 years, 8 months ago

The game plan

The Hindu  

Subterranean manoeuvres are an important component of all the major political operations carried out by the Bharatiya Janata Party and its associates in the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh -led Sangh Parivar. The cases in point include the incitement of anti-Muslim sentiments and riots and communal polarisation in northern India, especially in western Uttar Pradesh, in the run-up to the 2014 Lok …

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