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Grave concerns on DPDP Act, 2023 as journalistic activities threatened: Editor’s Guild to MEITY

sabrangindia - February 20, 2024

In a detailed representation to Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, the Editor’s Guild of India (EGI) has pointed out how the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protect Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) –possibly inadvertently--violate privacy principles enunciated by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice BN Srikrishna Commission report as also threaten the very existence of journalistic activities in India

Communalism

West Bengal: FIR against priest and other who conducted puja at Adina Mosque

sabrangindia - February 20, 2024

Following the trend where Hindutva inclined organisations have been claiming several mosques as formerly being Hindu temples, another incident where a Hindu priest conducted a puja ceremony at a mosque, which comes under the Archaeological Survey of India, in West Bengal’s Malda.

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Farmer Unions reject Union’s proposal for 5 year contractual MSP on three pulse crops, maize, and cotton, calls it “eyewash”

sabrangindia - February 20, 2024

SKM (non-political) and KMM to resume with the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest on February 21, appeal to state and union to allow them peaceful passage, SKM to hold black flag protest outside BJP MPs houses, farmers from Haryana to join the protest and demand MSP for bajra and oilseeds

Media

Concerned over arrest of TV journalist working for Republic Bangla: Editor’s Guild

sabrangindia - February 20, 2024

The Editors Guild of India has expressed concern at the arrest of a TV journalist working with Republic Bangla from Sandeskhali of West Bengal on...

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As BJP’s electoral politics begins influencing Muslim elite, discrimination ‘intensifies’

Ram Puniyani - February 20, 2024

As the 2024 General Elections are looming on the horizon, some elite Muslims are appealing to their community to give a relook at BJP. They claim that Indian Muslims are not being discriminated against. Such intellectuals also argue that BJP is giving special attention to Pasmanda Muslims and Sufi Muslims.

India

Mamata Banerjee attacks Union Govt, says Aadhaar cards being rejected en masse in Bengal

sabrangindia - February 19, 2024

Also raising serious concern about thousands of Aadhaar cards being de-activated or “rejected” without following any procedure in [arts of Bengal, CM Banerjee criticised the Union Govt for flagging issues like CAA –selective citizenship—only before the elections.

India

Chandigarh Mayor Poll: Presiding Officer admits putting marks on 8 Ballots; ‘He Must Be Prosecuted’, Says Supreme Court

sabrangindia - February 19, 2024

CJI DY Chandrachud said a Supreme Court bench will examine the ballots on Tuesday (February 20). The bench was hearing the matter today and expressed its concern about the horse-trading that was taking place This is "….interfering with the electoral democracy by a Returning Officer is the gravest possible thing," SC said.

Communalism

Mumbai: Hate offender, T Raja Singh plans to come to Mira Road, as citizens file a complaint against politicians who stoked hate

sabrangindia - February 19, 2024

Mira Road continues to be a tense neighbourhood. Citizens from the neighbourhood filed a complaint with the police, demanding a fair enquiry and asking that there be an investigation of those BJP politicians, who put the already-tense neighbourhood in danger by making reportedly incendiary statements.

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