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Modi 2.0 govt, on eve of 5 state polls, increases MSP of 6 rabi crops; Rs 150 hike for wheat highest since 2014

sabrangindia - October 19, 2023

A key decision on the eve of state assembly polls in five states, the decision on MSP hike approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is being viewed as an election driven move given that both Rajasthan and MP are among wheat producing states; other key demands of the farmers movement are yet unmet

Minorities

Tripura HC takes firm stand in case of persecution of Christian converts, orders state to take strict steps against harassing organisations

sabrangindia - October 19, 2023

HC: “Persecution in the name of religion entirely unconstitutional, India is a secular country and everybody has the fundamental right to preach, profess and choose his own religion”

Communalism

Anatomy of Violence in the Hitherto peaceful Nuh

sabrangindia - October 19, 2023

Part II of the Nuh fact finding report, Anatomy of Violence in the Hithero peaceful Nuh, undertaken by the Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism

Media

After EU, US senator raises concerns about misinformation to Google, X, Meta

sabrangindia - October 19, 2023

Senator Michael Bennet demands answers from Meta, TikTok, and Google regarding disinformation spreading on their platforms

India

BJP leader delivers communally inflammatory election speech, CJP moves ECI

CJP Team - October 19, 2023

Bandi Sanjay Kumar promoted violence, manipulated history and used defamatory words against AIMIM in his election speech in poll bound Telangana

India

NCERT module “credits PM Modi” for success of Chandrayaan-3, skips ISRO’s track record

sabrangindia - October 18, 2023

'After every failure, ISRO has never given up. However, the text in the NCERT module creates the impression that Chandrayaan-3 was launched only after the Prime Minister asked the scientists to try once more. This may not be matching Isro’s track record,' a space expert told The Telegraph

World

Church unites in prayer, condemns massacre at Gaza, hospital bombing

sabrangindia - October 18, 2023

A statement by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem condemns the massacre at the Al Ahli Anglican hospital in Gaza and grieves the loss of lives of hundreds of citizens

Rule of Law

Sion, Mumbai: Police officers beat young student with stick while the boy decries innocence

sabrangindia - October 18, 2023

Video on social media shows Ayaan Rizwan Khan being physically restrained and subjected to police brutality

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