Debasish Roy Chowdhury
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Journo/Author; To Kill A Democracy: India's Passage To Despotism; Words@ Pan Mac, OUP, Sage, Routledge, NYT, TIME, ProSyn, SCMP, Haaretz, WashTimes, Caravan, ET
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They should really rethink the whole Hindi imposition thing
😂
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I have not said what you have written is untrue. But it is not the only truth. You are weaponising the tragedy of Kashmiri Hindus to inflame passions. And don't you dare call me Hinduphobic. Hinduism is not wallowing in hate. Hinduism is bigger than that, we are better than this
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@zoo_bear
is one of the best journalists we have in India. This just proves it
#IStandWithZubair
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If the girls want hijab, they get hijab. If the girls want education dressed in hijab, they get education dressed in hijab. It's really that simple. So cut the crap
#LeftRightCentre
| "Hijab is regressive. Quran specifies no way to cover oneself. It just says you have to dress modestly. Hence, hijab is not Islamic": Professor Irfan Habib (
@irfhabib
), historian, on
#KarnatakaHijabRow
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Should she be allowed to practise if that's what she thinks of one cummunity?
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Waqt waqt ki baat hai
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And as chief justice, I can do nothing about it
"In our criminal justice system, the process is the punishment. From hasty indiscriminate arrests to difficulty in obtaining bail, the process leading to prolonged incarceration of undertrials need urgent attention" : Chief Justice of India NV Ramana.
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In most parts of India, for those condemned to India's wretched public health care system, god is the only hope. For Muslims, not even that
प्रयागराज: अस्पताल में महिला ने पढ़ी नमाज।
पुलिस ने FIR दर्ज़ शुरू की जांच।
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So India didn't hit a Pak jet but shot down its own copter killing 7? Govt/IAF refuses to clarify after all these weeks, and I am an anti-national if I want to know how my soldiers died?
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A rioter who killed, raped and pillaged is a "victim"? In what universe?
Savarna liberals are a big shame!
Richa Chadha's visceral hatred toward the SC people is well known. Ashok is already a victim of Manu Media and RSS agenda, now she is humiliating him.
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How does a government that is so clinically efficient at preventing peaceful social activists and journalists from travelling abroad, fail so miserably when it comes to wanted criminals? There's only explanation
Fugitive cow vigilante militia leader Monu Manesar who is an accused in the brutal murder of two Muslim men in Haryana was recently spotted at a shooting range, using different guns.
We geolocated this shooting range in Pattaya, Thailand:
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What stage of democracy is this?
New India is Medieval India: Nine Muslim men are being publicly flogged while crowd is doing nationalist chant in Modi’s state Gujarat!
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Why India needs AltNews and why the regime doesn't want it around
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“I want whoever took the bonsai to make sure they are watered. The shimpaku lived for 400 years. It needs care and can’t survive a week without water. They can live forever – even after we’re gone, if they receive the proper care”
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India will give up any claims to self-respect as a sovereign state if it does not stand up to this blackmail here and now. If we don't put our foot down now, it will be proof that we have officially become America's client state. Enough is enough
“Of course there maybe retaliation, why won’t there be?”: Trump
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Muslims in India - 14%
Muslims in union cabinet - 1 (3.3%)
Muslims in state cabinets - 0 in 15 states, 1 each in 10
Muslims in Lok Sabha - 5%
Muslims in IAS & IPS - 3%
Muslims in police - 4%
Muslims in Army - 3%
Muslims need equal opportunities to be equal participants.
‘If Muslims want equal opportunities, they need to be equal participants in the national effort’: veteran journalist
@javedmansari
on why there can be no excuses for what the Markaz Nizamuddin did. Agree fully!
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#ArnabGoswami
is editor of a channel owned by a BJP MP. That makes him a political spokesman, not a journalist. An attack on him should be condemned, but as political violence between parties, rather than an attack on freedom of Press. The Press should be free of people like him
We condemn the attempt to attack Arnab Goswami. We condemn every attack on any journalist. This is against democracy and it is really ironical that those who preach tolerance have become so intolerant. Therefore we condemn this attempt: Information and Broadcasting Minister
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Over 4,500 Bengali Muslim families have been evicted at gunpoint in 1 year and their land given to others. The state has made it clear that it won't hesitate to kill for its land. There is no legal recourse and full societal support. Mother of democracy
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#GujaratRiots
didn't end with 2002. In Khambhat, where targeted violence against Muslims erupt frequently, residents now build houses with two exit doors to escape fire and stone pelting when their homes are attacked
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Only in India you will find a "journalist" publicly circulating private information to whip up mob anger to disrupt an interfaith marriage, and possibly harm the parties physically in the peocess. He won't go to jail for this, but might be rewarded with a ticket to the Parliament
हत्यारे अफताब के वसई में ही अब “ इमरान और दिव्या” का होने जा रहा है निकाह/ विवाह का निमंत्रण सार्वजनिक हैं। उसी ग्राम के “अफताब ने श्रध्दा” के 35 टुकड़े करने के ह्रदय विदारक अपराध के बाद भी यह कैसे होने जा रहा हैं ?
#LoveJihad_ActOfTerrorism
#LoveJihad
#Shraddha
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The judges who denied bail should also be investigated. There would be no extortion without custody
#NCBExtortionExposed
Witnes in
#AryanKhan
case made to sign on blank paper by NCB is shocking. Also thr r reports that thr ws demnd of huge money .CM UddhavThackeray said tht ths cases r made 2 defame Mah'shtra.Ths seems 2b comng tru
@Dwalsepatil
Police shd tk suo moto cognizance
@CMOMaharashtra
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“After the hijab controversy, Sunil used to follow me and taunt me, asking me to remove my burqa"
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Just one FIR and he suddenly discovers the virtues of Islam. Imagine what coordinated FIRs in all opposition states can do. If secular parties are really interested in stopping spread of
#Islamophobia_In_India
, this is the need of the hour. Use the law to silence dog whistling
After an FIR-
Hazrat Sudhir Chaudhary Damat Barakatuhu explaining meaning of Islam and Jihad. 😂
Part - 1
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So India shot down its own helicopter and killed six of its own soldiers and a civilian?
Worst fears proving true — the IAF Mi-17 that crashed on Feb 27 was very likely brought down by a misfired Indian air defence missile during the India-Pak air battle. Several layers of very troubling failure.
@ManuPubby
has details.
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Tired of India’s stable democracy, preserved for seven decades after a blood-soaked independence, its muscular new caretakers are urgently poking old wounds in the hope of stirring up its demons with
#CitizenshipAct
, I write in
@SCMPNews
#BharatBachaoRally
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“We really slobbered over the old witch,” Nixon told Kissinger at Oval Office a day after his meeting with Indira Gandhi on Nov 5, 1971. Within a day of her return to India that month, India attacked East Pakistan. That was India handling superpowers then
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Daughter of a bike mechanic, she scored 98.5% in Class XII. She was to receive her scholarship of Rs 1.2 lakh in March but it was delayed. In March. This is Nov. But we have money to buy VIP jets and redevelop Lutyens' Delhi
#betibachaobetipadhao
NDTV
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What a great loss. His photos on Delhi riots and Covid mass funerals will remain the defining images of India's descent into the hell of illiberalism and misgovernance
Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photojournalist, was killed in clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, sources confirmed.
The Indian journalist was covering the situation in Kandahar over the last few days.
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The ongoing build-up for the coming genocide in India. Is the world taking note?
@UNHCRAsia
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And how casually and eloquently he calls the entire Muslim society violent, seditious, misogynist, regressive and murderous.
What happened to the Supreme Court's directive against hate speech by anchors?
How nicely he blames youth for unemployment in India. 👏🙏🫡
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"Hitler used to say Hindus are the greatest race, followed by Germans. So he would send German women to India to get impregnated and give birth to great warriors. We are lucky to have been born Hindu."
This will sound a lot less funny if you are a Muslim, or care about India
Location: Keru block, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
At Vishwa Hindu Parishad & Bajrang Dal weapon worship event, a Hindu supremacist leader delivered hate speech, calling Christians & Muslims top 2 enemies, urged Hindus to keep tridents and eulogized Hitler.
@CP_Jodhpur
@PoliceRajasthan
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By that logic, there would be no Ram Janambhoomi movement because the case was being fought in the court
#LakhimpurKheri
"If the protesters have moved the court, they can't ride two horses. One can't run protests in parallel while moving the court": Mukul Rohatgi, Former Attorney General
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@vyaktim
@rohini_sgh
@zoo_bear
Any reason why
@CTR_Nirmalkumar
should not be arrested under POSCO? "Passing sexually coloured remark" is specifically described as a form of sexual harassment under the law
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McCarthyism written all over these raids. Coincidentally, exactly a year ago, I was joking with
@paranjoygt
at the
#NewsClick
studio how easy it can be to be called a Chinese agent if one is a Bong and lives in Hong Kong. Can be funny, till it's not, and the cops are at the gate
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Indian "nationalists" now need white validation?
Foreign Nationals are not supposed to take part in a protest against Govt but can be a part of BJP election rally.
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There's no hurry, really. Take your time. It's only been a year, and the pandemic isn't going anywhere
Govt discussing ways to approve Pfizer, Moderna's COVID vaccines for inoculation in India at the earliest, says Paul
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Is it even Ram Navami if you haven't attacked the nearest mosque?
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These reports suggest the Balakot raids may have gone horribly wrong. Did it?
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Ramakrishna Mission celebrating Christmas with Jesus puja
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India ranks 102, behind Pakistan (94), Bangladesh (88), Sri Lanka (66), Nepal (73) and China (25). You'll never hear about a surgical strike on hunger, though, would be so meh
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Centre owes states over Rs 30,000 crore in GST dues. The states desperately need the money now. Isn't this pandemic a good enough reason to shelve NPR and re-allot the 4,000 crore budgeted for
#CoronaCrisis
? When will we get our priorities straight if not now?
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Notice how people have to plead with police to do the right thing even though there is a video of the killing. That's because everybody here knows the culprit will eventually walk. It was an honest mistake after all, no one here would complain had the victim really been a Muslim
A Jain was beaten to death by BJP leader because he thought the victim was a Muslim.
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The importance of
@AltNews
's courageous work in busting hate can't be overstated. Kudos and respect. Anybody who wishes India well ought to be grateful that AltNews exists
UPDATE: Following an investigation by Alt News, Twitter/X suspended the account operated from India, impersonating a Myanmar-based terrorist, spreading hate against the Kuki community of Manipur & Muslims.
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Muslim man in India sent to jail for selling....eggs. That's where we are now
हरिद्वार में अंडे बेच रहे शख्स की गिरफ़्तारी.. देवभूमि पुलिस ने मुकदमा दर्ज कर जेल भेजा
UK : हरिद्वार में हर की पैड़ी इलाके में अंडे बेच रहे निजामुद्दीन निवासी मिलक मुरादाबाद को स्थानीय पुलिस ने अंडे बेचने के जुर्म में अरेस्ट किया हैं। स्थानीय लोगो ने उसे 5 कैरेट अंडे और एक
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OUP India's cowardice cost the book six months as it refused to print an affordable local edition in India (because it found the content "provocative"). We are grateful to
@PanMacIndia
for the courage to take on the project. Do read and spread the word
@jkeaneSDN
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So,
Plane for VIPs - 8,500 crore
Avenue for VIPs - 20,000 crore
And
Centre still owes states -- 30,000 crore in GST dues
via
@BT_India
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Next, these people will say those who don't speak Hindi can leave India as well. We are getting there
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16th century mosques can now be demolished legally in India under government supervision. No need for protracted court cases, political mobilisation, or unruly mobs. That's progress in Hindu Rashtra
Shahi Masjid martyred in Handia, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh!! Construction was done during time of Sher Shah Suri, demolition was done in presence of Public Works Department for widening of GT Road!
Imam Md Babul Hussain said the matter in lower court was listed for January 16th!!
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When they talked, Modi and Biden “resolved that the rule of law and the democratic process must be upheld in Burma.” Diplomatic platitudes like these are almost laughable given the collapse of India’s own democratic credentials, I write in
@TIME
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For all the talk of Hindutva "wave", most forget that BJP has actually won the election in very few states. In most states it rules, it didn't actually win the popular mandate but took power through the backdoor bcos of ineptness of other parties. A handy reminder from
@ttindia
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I am old enough to remember an India where shooting body length at protesters was illegal, as in the rest of the civilized world
Police in Jharkhand state using live ammunition to quell protest by Muslims against the blasphemous remarks made by BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
So far two Muslims are dead and more than 10 severely injured.
#ranchiviolence
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So the judiciary is so compromised that even the leak could not deter them from going ahead with the judgment on
#MohammedZubair
. What a proud moment for Indian democracy. Awaiting Justice Ramana's next lecture on the rule of law for some more pride
Court: Bail application dismissed. 14 days judicial custody granted.
#MohammedZubair
#AltNews
#DelhiPolice
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If it's indeed Biren Singh on that tape, it would have to be the most depraved thing any Indian politician ever said
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The sea change that has happened in this election campaign is that top BJP leaders aren't even using dog-whistles like "Rohingya" or "Bangladeshis" as codes for Indian Muslims anymore, they are saying "Muslims" flat out. Where does one go from here? To a very, very violent place
#WATCH
| Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh: Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "In the Congress manifesto, along with the hand of the Congress, hands of foreign forces are also visible who want to give your children's property to Muslims, finish the nations nuclear weapons, divide the
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This was when BJP was not in power. Today, the opposition is quiet about the border. Very statesmanly and all that. Govt must be given the space to sort it out diplomatically. But would BJP stay quiet and not politicise it if it were the opposition today?
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ANI doing what ANI does best
#WATCH
| Maharashtra: ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were heard outside the District Collector's office yesterday in Pune City where PFI cadres gathered against the recent ED-CBI-Police raids against their outfit. Some cadres were detained by Police; they were arrested this morning.
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No matter how hard you try to frame this as a demand problem, the truth remains that it is a supply issue. The main vaccine hesitancy was hesitancy on part of the government to buy enough in time. You are fooling nobody, but keep trying
Vaccine hesitancy is a global phenomenon.
Since the start of world's
#LargestVaccineDrive
,
@MoHFW_INDIA
is working closely with all States & UTs to address the issue through extensive IEC campaigns, especially in rural, tribal & far-flung areas of the country.
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Find of the day
Wow! Do watch these girls speak about real issues during Lucknow University Chaupal by
@krishnatarun03
🔥🔥
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The amount of bad loans written off by Public Sector Banks in 2014-20 is 21 times the amount written off in 2008-14 😳
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At 75, after decades of institutional abuse and social degradation as a result of a historical failure to ensure adequate welfare for its poorest, India's democracy is too frail to withstand a strongman's sledgehammer, I write in
@nytimes
@nytopinion
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@KanganaTeam
Your humility is touching. Real education is not about spellings, it's about self-awareness. My education prevents me from engaging with this any further. May you become even more successful 😱
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They demolished his home, forcing his family into a tent. He soldiered on, but they took away his sewing machine. He paid a bribe of Rs 800 and got it back, but it was the last straw in mounting financial and emotional strain. Human cost of 'development'
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Helping overthrow a monarchy and establish democracy is a "sin"? Go back and study the history of Nepal's struggle for democracy. From Cong to Chandrasekhar, Vajpayee and the communists, the entirety of India's political leadership chipped in. Don't spread bullshit
When Rajiv Gandhi had gone to Nepal Sonia Gandhi had NOT been allowed to enter Pashupatinath temple. People say this had greatly angered The lady and she took revenge by deposing the Hindu monarchy of Nepal. India will have to atone for its sins in Nepal
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With 4.7 million deaths, no one paid as high a price as India. By the time the second wave hit with full intensity in April, just 0.5% of Indians had been fully vaccinated. No national leader has talked so much about vaccines and done so little about it
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In India, govt would shower flower on blast site, arrest protester for sedition, and urge people to light diyas for 'martyrs'. Media would praise govt for leadership, attack opposition for blaming govt, and a new survey would show high popularity of govt
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Ha! The government of India telling the world that the man who advised it on the economy for 4 years didn't understand India's economy. Totally unnecessary. What
@arvindsubraman
had suggested was fairly well known and has been widely written about.
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When you raise a toast to the new year, keep in your thoughts the thousands of Indian Muslims who are being systematically dispossessed, a trend that will only intensify in the run-up to the 2024 elections in Bulldozer Nation
WHY IS NATIONAL MEDIA NOT COVERING THIS.
Close to 4500 families in
#Haldwani
on the verge of being Homeless in the name of railway encroachment,
Thousands of people including women and children hit the streets to register their peaceful protest against the High court order.
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Despite all the propaganda, the simple statistical fact is that Modi’s second term has actually seen the lowest GDP growth in 30 years while per capita income in his 10 yrs grew half as fast as in the previous decade, and stock market returns also slowed
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How far is India from religion-segregated coaches?
मुस्लिम लड़का और गैर मुस्लिम लड़की MP उज्जैन से ट्रेन में जा रहे थे, हिंदू संगठन वालों को खबर लगी तो वहाँ पहुँचकर लड़के को पीटते हुए थाने ले गए, जाँच के बाद पुलिस ने बताया कि लड़का और लड़की दोनों शादीशुदा हैं, दोनों में पारिवारिक संबंध भी है, जिसके बाद पुलिस ने उन्हें जाने दिया…
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As do many of us grateful for the work Alt News and
@zoo_bear
have been doing in unmasking and challenging the lies and hate that masquerade as information in New India. More power to both
It is clear that Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair is being targeted for reporting the victim's version in the Ghaziabad case. The social media 'influencers' and trends singling out Zubair are a testimony to the impact he has. The Alt News team stands with Zubair.
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Just what was needed, now please also issue a statement refuting reports that we shot down our own copter and killed seven, and put to rest the speculation. The nation has a right to know how our soldiers died
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Who is Neta Bose, you dimwit? It's Netaji or Subhas Chandra Bose. Getting their names right is the minimum respect you can show freedom fighters
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So we'll still not admit that we killed our own soldiers just because there's an election to win? What a great way to honour our soldiers
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So why did we miss them? ICMR says bcos we tested only those who had symptoms of severe respiratory infection. Which means we missed a lot of COVID-19 deaths too. The findings show mortality data is incomplete as many deaths were not attributed to Covid-19
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"anti-national foetus"
"Raise slogans such a way that it t€ars apart the w0mb of an Anti-national woman bearing an anti-national baby"
~ Swamy Jitendranand Saraswati
CC :
@MumbaiPolice
@CPMumbaiPolice
@DGPMaharashtra
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Muslims will not be allowed to protest on anything in Hindu Rashtra. When physically attacked by hate mobs, they will have to take it in their stride non-violently. If they hit back, their homes will be bulldozed. We will call it Alpasankhyak Kartavya Sanhita
In Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday night, Muslims protested, demanding the arrest of the accused across the police station for posting against Islam. After the video went viral, the Home Minister ordered the NSA to be invoked against those who raised slogans in the protest.
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Many seem to think India has no blasphemy laws and shouldn't have any. Several sections of the IPC in fact amount to blasphemy laws, especially 295A, with up to 4 yrs. Not applying these laws to Hindu offenders who insult other religions is a way of projecting Hindu domination
In the last 2yrs, 8 people have been arrested in India for allegedly insulting Hindu Gods: Angio Fernandes, Heer Khan, Munawar Faruqui, Edvin Anthony, Prakhar Vyas, Priyam Vyas, Nalin Yadav &Jitendra Kumar. Why no arrest for insulting Prophet Muhammed? Only Hindus have sentiment?
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If the US media suppressed the truth of the war in Vietnam and not sensitized the American public about the atrocities perpetrated in their name, the war would never have ended. Reporting truthfully is how journalists serve the country, not by pimping the establishment
Gee! You think Godi Media is biased towards Indian State Apparatus, here are two extremely liberal journalists discussing how one of them self-censored to safeguard interests of their establishment!
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Countries and foreign influencers outraging against the ugly outburst against the Prophet must also block these channels. It's a mystery why these channels, spreading Islamophobia and dog-whistling for a genocide for years, have been allowed to beam in Muslim countries this long
Every single day Indian News Channels invite controversial Godmen who claim to be Sadhu/Sadhvi/Maulana to discuss on topics which they have Zero knowledge about.
How many times did
@chitraaum
's stop when a panelist was called a Terrorist by another panelist.
@aroonpurie
👏👏
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Dear Indian doctors, how exactly do you think this man should be dealt with? Don't hold back
भारत के स्वास्थ्य मंत्री की चेतावनी के बावजूद ये कारोबारी खुलेआम
ना सिर्फ़ 1000 डॉक्टरों की मौत का मज़ाक़ उड़ा रहा है बल्कि
Vaccination पर भी क्रूर अट्टहास कर रहा है और कह रहा है कि बिना डिग्री वाला रामदेव ही डॉक्टर है।
इस ढोंगी को जेल में होना चाहिए।
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The Indian government won't allow a Pulitzer winning journalist to fly to Paris to receive an award. What's it so afraid of?
I was scheduled to travel from Delhi to Paris today for a book launch and photography exhibition as one of 10 award winners of the Serendipity Arles grant 2020. Despite procuring a French visa, I was stopped at the immigration desk at Delhi airport. (1/2)
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A slice of the free and fair elections in India
Son of BJP leader and BJP member Vijay Bhabhor hijacked the poll booth in Dahod, Gujarat, live-streamed the entire incident on social media. Later deleted it.
According to the article below, it is alleged that he even abused the officials and allegedly did bogus voting with
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If this video is verified, we urgently need a transcribed version for people to understand what hate is doing to the country
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The hype over Modi's economic performance is bred by a tightly controlled information ecosystem. Much of the hype over the overall state of the economy just doesn't wash when you drill down the numbers, I write in
@TIME
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If Modi did not really consult the states on the timing of the lockdown, it's epic administrative mismanagement. But how come no state made that point when it was announced?
#IndiaFightsCorona
“If the Chief Ministers were taken into confidence, we could have avoided the furore after lockdown.” Watch my Exclusive Interview with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel
@bhupeshbaghel
@thewire_in
@thewirehindi
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How come India is the world's capital of remote back-office operations but can't find a way for its own MPs to attend Parliament remotely? More than two dozen countries have moved their House sessions online, why can't we?
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Remove Muslims from electoral rolls, destroy their homes en masse and reduce them to non-voters, and if they still don't get the hint, just stop them from voting
उत्तरप्रदेश के संभल लोकसभा क्षेत्र में मुस्लिम बाहुल्य मतदान केंद्र पर मतदाताओं के साथ प्रशासन का अमानवीय दुर्व्यवहार शर्मनाक है। चुनाव आयोग जिंदा है या मर गया?
@ECISVEEP
#ShameOnECI
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But Buddha ate meat, till his last day. Meat is freely sold and heavily consumed in all Buddhist contries. Why impose Brahminism in Buddha's name?
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I miss this India. We were never perfect, but there was a time not so long ago when we aspired to be better. Achhe din
We live in a time where one needs to ask who did this ?
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But let's keep pretending that the entire West is rooting for military support to back Ukraine against Russia and keep the war going
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Tigray receives a fraction of the food it needs to keep its 6m inhabitants alive, hardly any fuel and no medical supplies. 5m people don't have enough to eat. Some 400,000 of those face “catastrophic” hunger—the last step on the path to mass starvation
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Modiji is becoming a regular at The Economist in not quite the way his bhakts had expected
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No dignity in life, no dignity in death. This is no accident, it's part of a serial state failure to plan and deliver a better life for its citizens
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Thank you
@free_thinker
, it's tiresome hearing parrot the new govt line of no link between CAA and NRC
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