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How does rising hate speech impact voters?
We went to 3 constituencies in Maharashtra - which has become the hub of hate speech - to find out. Feelings of mistrust, betrayal, & anger were high.
@newslaundry
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Arguing for
@zoo_bear
in the Supreme Court, Adv Colin Gonsalves says, "The persons who made the hate speeches have been released on bail, but the person who exposed them is in jail. See what this country has come to."
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Hearing
@zoo_bear
's bail plea, additional sessions judge asks the SPP how many victims statements have been recorded. SPP replies saying that tweets are there.
"We don't go by tweets, we go by the CrPc," says the judge.
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Small thread on a small, common incident.
Noticed half way in the metro journey this evening that 2 men, sitting diagonally opposite me, kept staring at me. I looked away + looked back a few times to check, and they were still looking.
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"If the police is acting with malice, this court cannot not turn a blind eye to it," Adv Vrinda Grover arguing for
@zoo_bear
before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of the Patiala House Court.
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"I have a two-year-old son. When he grows up and asks me about my work as a photojournalist, I must have something meaningful to say,” said Danish in an interview three years ago. He will know.
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Duty magistrate has granted Delhi Police custody of
@zoo_bear
for 1 day. Police had sought 7 days, saying that he was not corporating with the investigation.
Zubair will be produced again before the court tomorrow, after custody expires.
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BREAKING: Umar Khalid's bail in Delhi riots larger conspiracy case has been dismissed.
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But that's the thing. That space where nothing has actually happened yet except extreme discomfort is the space we spend most of our time in, no? Because, there is so much emphasis on the 'yet'.
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The fact that the officer thought it was ok to kick him while he prayed. The fact that hate against Muslims is normalised to the extent that we know this is not the first or last time we’ll see such visuals. The fact that this will be forgotten in a few days. Just heartbreaking.
People offering Namaz are being kicked by Police. This is absolutely shameful. What message is
@DelhiPolice
trying to give.
@narendramodi
@LtGovDelhi
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In sector 47, Gurgaon, residents gather to protest against namaz being offered in the open. They urge police to check the ID cards of the people offering namaz, alleging that they are outsiders causing security issues.
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Today, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea that challenged provisions of the Special Marriage Act that make it mandatory for couples to publish their private details publicly 30 days before marriage.
A 🧵 on the provisions & how they are misused against interfaith marriages.
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It's hard to tell when it can escalate. Navigating public spaces as a woman means you inevitably stay on alert, always, and choose the battles you want to fight. It is exhausting.
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In July, a Supreme Court bench had said that activist Umar Khalid’s bail plea may take only 1 or 2 minutes.
However, 2 months later, the matter has been adjourned 5 times & the bail plea is YET to be heard. A timeline of all his Supreme Court ‘hearings.’
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A group of over 30 people attacked a stall belonging to a Christian non-profit at the World Book Fair today.
They tore "Free Holy Bible" posters, chanted Jai Shri Ram, & told the group to "stop converting people."
Read for details.
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This episode of bigotry on Indian TV was sponsored by Rakesh Spices, Goldiee Masale, Patanjali, Unacademy, Meesho, Hawkins Cookers, Kubota, Nerolac, Amul, Activa, Jovees Herbal, Ocko, Bajaj Pulsar, Forevermark, Cycle. in Agarbatti, Tata Sampann, and Vectus.
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Meanwhile, here's
@Twitter
's official response to our questions about the legal demands on the basis of which journalists accounts are being withheld in India.
💩, literally.
As the crackdown on
#AmritpalSingh
continues in Punjab, Twitter accounts of several journalists were withheld in India responding to a legal request, along with Canadian author Rupi Kaur and politician Jagmeet Singh.
@tanishka_s2
and
@AshwineSingh
report.
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Have also noticed that I'm a lot less confrontational with such incidents in Delhi - I think that's because of the reputation this city's men + crime rates carry, and also because, still new to the city, it feels like it is not my stronghold.
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Hi Ashish. I had messaged you regarding a completely separate story, which is exactly what I described it to be. Why would I want to speak to you about merchandise for a story about RWA?
There is unsurprising. Then there is predictable. Then there is predictably pedestrian. Then there is
@newslaundry
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Some residents alleged that women feel unsafe as people "loiter" after namaz, while other said they "peep into houses." A resident said that they could be "Bangladeshis" or "terrorists."
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The cop, though sweet and helpful, asked us why we didn't alert an official in the metro about them. Well. Sure. Let's alert officials everytime a man makes us feel unsafe. Lol.
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If you’ve tried to send in your suggestions to the high-level One Nation One Election committee, well your email has probably bounced.
The public notice that sought the suggestions has mentioned an incorrect email ID. 🥲
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She said that she had changed compartments in the metro because of how inappropriately they were looking at her. And that as soon as she saw me talk to the police, she figured it would be the same reason.
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Anyway, he walked with me to the exit and walked down with me too. The men had disappeared by then. Cop told me I'm like his sister but I should speak up as soon as something happens, next time.
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Thank u mod*ji for naming every hindu festival and leaving aside all the others. We expected absolutely nothing else from you.
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I can't believe co-win can temporarily ban someone for 'over use of search' !?! Trying to get vaccinated brother, not score last row tickets for a movie at PVR 😭
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Chopra asked a Muslim panelist at one point to say “Jai Ma Durga," and another cleric to say “Jai Shree Ram” since he was “feeling so much respect” for the Hindu deity Ram.
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"Wife"? Are you serious?
NDTV co-founder Prannoy Roy, wife steps down as NDTV directors
Read
@ANI
Story |
#PrannoyRoy
#PrannoyRoyResigns
#RadhikaRoy
#NDTV
#Adani
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Following his death, Raman Kashyap's family has disputed media reports trying to build a narrative that the journalist was beaten up by farmers. They also accused an Aaj Tak reporter of forcing a false narrative.
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Also, 1) this isn't about Delhi in particular, similar incidents have happened in Mumbai to me and to other women in other cities, I'm sure, and 2) it's really hard to use pepper sprays etc in the moment.
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I stopped a metro policeman who was passing by and told him about them. Immediately, a woman who was earlier in the same compartment as me, approached us and asked if we were speaking about the 2 men.
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I wasn't panicking but had absolutely no strength to get into a verbal spat with them or worse, experience the fear that would inevitable follow if I would walk towards my exit, where they were standing.
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Opened my hair to cover more of my body, and held my press card tight in my hand - both to feel slightly more secure. Put my music off, so that I could be fully alert.
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“One…two…three,” Aman Chopra began, exhorting the viewers of his primetime TV news show to count with him. “Giniye aap,” he urged them.
He was counting the public beatings that policemen had administered to 10 reportedly Muslim men in Kheda, Gujarat.
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I got out at my station and unsurprisingly, they got off there too, behind me. I raced down, but they were not far behind. Instead of heading towards my exit, I just stood in a corner, waiting for them to go.
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The Aditya Birla Group and its subsidiaries are the fourth largest electoral bond donors to the BJP.
They also have direct and indirect links to a prominent media house, the India Today Group.
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When they reached the point that you have to punch in the metro card, they looked around, presumably for me. After they crossed the point, they spotted me, whispered, walked a little ahead and stood there, staring, waiting.
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BREAKING: Zubair granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in ALL FIRs filed by the Uttar Pradesh police.
#AltNews
#MohammadZubair
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What do people who don't overthink do with all that free time
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An attempt at sarcasm by Times Now group editor Navika Kumar on her primetime show went wrong when she met her match in a panelist on Monday. 😔
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Preparations for namaz in the photo on the left, a few minutes before the protests began. Heavy security presence, hence the protesters could not go right next to the namaz spot. Story soon on
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Thank you for reaching out + empathising! I really did think of this as a small incident as this is nowhere close to the worst that has happened to me or any other woman. Plus I was ok today, and not shaken up or anything :)
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It's not just opposition leaders facing the wrath of central agencies.
Since 2018, there have been at least 44 incidents of cases, raids, summons, or notices to media houses & journalists by central agencies IT, ED & NIA.
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He was produced before duty magistrate Ajay Narwal in the makeshift court in his apartment complex's garage in Burari at 10:30 pm tonight.
Defense argued that there was no reason for the police to take his custody as he was corporating with the investigation.
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This little baby in Delhi needs a forever home. Please spread the word!
He's a month and a half old and is currently in the Cannt area. His siblings have either been adopted, or have died because of being directly exposed to the harsh cold.
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If you are angry with the migrant workers who gathered in hundreds at Bandra Station today, you're part of the problem.
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It's wild that some of y'all just don't need specs or lenses to see ??? Do you recognise the privilege ???
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My ex replied to my instagram story and I sent him this 🤪🤪🤪🤪
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Every Friday, Hindutva "activists" turn up at Gurugram's various sectors to disrupt open namaz.
For
@newslaundry
, I look at three regular faces of the agitation. Who are they? What has their role in the agitation been? What do they have in common? Read.
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"...said that my husband is a Pakistani, that we are not Hindus and should be cut."
A News 18 journalist alleged that his wife & he were targeted after they complained against loud music being played till late at a jaagran to mark Ram Navam.
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Umar Khalid’s bail plea was to be heard by the Supreme Court today. But it was not taken up, in the FOURTEENTH such deferment.
This time, it was deferred as the judge is sitting in a constitution bench this week.
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The Special Marriage Act is a civil contract meant to help interfaith & intercaste couples get married.
But its requirement to file an advance notice and put it up for public display is a loophole that has been weaponized by vigilante groups which oppose interfaith unions.
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Umar Khalid’s bail plea, along with writ petitions challenging provisions of UAPA, has now been adjourned to January 2024.
Four months ago, the Supreme Court had said, “This is a matter that may take one or two minutes,” referring to Khalid’s bail plea.
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Rs 1,800 to get a "first hand glimpse of life in a Delhi slum."
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I ❤️ love ❤️ the ❤️ internet ❤️
Congratulations to my uncle and his team on today's big news 👍
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Been 2 years of reporting and writing at
@newslaundry
❤️🎈 grateful for all the stories I've gotten to tell!
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Umar Khalid’s bail plea, along with his plea challenging various provisions of the UAPA, was to be heard by the Supreme Court today.
But the matter has not been listed. He has been in jail for more than 3 years & his bail plea has been adjourned by the top court multiple times.
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Nervous about sleeping because what if we wake up to a different Maharashtra Chief Minister again??
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‘No notice, no warning, no process’: The Modi govt’s crackdown on digital news on social media. Read on
@newslaundry
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Over the years, several Resident Welfare Associations have been guilty of discriminating against Muslims & with the Ram Mandir celebrations, the push for Hindu identity has only become stronger.
Stay with me 🧵
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MHA and Tripura police claim that no mosque was damaged recently in the state. But two FIRs, ground reality, suggest otherwise.
Do read
@sighyush
's report from the ground.
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"This is a deliberate act on
@zoo_bear
's part to outage religious feelings of the Hindu religion," argues the prosecutor, referring to the 2018 tweet.
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The notice, which carries the couple’s personal details, is publicly displayed at the district marriage office and in states like Maharashtra, is published online as well.
It provides an easy way for vigilantes & disapproving relatives, to target interfaith couples.
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When I'd contacted him a few months ago, Danish, who was covering the Covid crisis from hospitals and crematory grounds, had expressed his greatest concern: bringing Covid into his home and infecting his son. Can't help replay that conversation and think and pray for his son.
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Indians really don't deserve Instagram music matlab eggs ka slow-motion video ke saath 21 pilots ka gaana aap kyu play kar rahe ho Ramesh??
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For my story exploring this issue, I spoke to several activists and interfaith couples who had been targetted due to these provisions.
With the 'love jihad,' theory becoming more popular, the targeting of interfaith couples has escalated.
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"Officials blatantly disregarding the rule of law are sending a message to the public that Muslims can be discriminated against and attacked.”
India: Surge in Summary Punishments of Muslims
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@newslaundry
But since you are so eager to associate yourself with the RWA story, do read and share it ☺️ thanks
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The story for which you refused to speak to me, after your partner initially agreed, will be published soon. Do check it out on
@newslaundry
and support independent journalism :)
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Sharing the most hateful parts of the video while reporting on how it has been ordered to be taken down…..is helpful how exactly?
#BREAKING
Election Comission of India asks X to take down the objectionable post shared by BJP Karnataka immediately
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Khalid is facing charges under UAPA and sections of the IPC. Arrested in September 2020, he has been accused of being the "mastermind" in the larger conspiracy behind the
#DelhiRiots
violence.
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People gather outside St Peter's Church in Mumbai to pay respect to Father Stan Swamy.
@newslaundry
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In the heart of a busy Dadar lies Rajgruha, which Babasaheb Ambedkar built in 1933 when his previous home could no longer accommodate his book collection.
The rooms open for public viewing have a collection of Ambedkar’s personal items, preserved through the years.
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Hi Mumbai twitter! My masi is doing this. Please get in touch if you have any old gadgets you can spare 🌻
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"Our issues don’t end when a doctor says no – we have to keep living our lives with them."
Unmarried women across India are being denied an essential ultrasound that detects abnormalities in their pelvic region.
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Breaking: Journalist Siddique Kappan has been granted bail in the ED case by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court.
After two years in jail, Kappan was granted bail in the UAPA case in September.
@newslaundry
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Importantly, the Allahabad High Court had said last year that the mandatory publication of such notices violated the Right to Privacy and that couples could choose not to have their advance notice published.
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replies mai 'tanishka go study for tomorrow's exam' likhdo
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Reporting for
@newslaundry
from villages in Maharashtra's Raigad district; floods and landslides claimed over 200 lives in the state in July.
#NLSena
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Angry, hurt, but mostly just ashamed. Dignity after death is only for the privileged.
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Akbar had resigned as union minister in 2018, after being accused of sexual harassment by a number of women who had worked with him.
But as of this week, he's back to the newsroom, courtesy Zee Media's Wion. Report for
@newslaundry
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Order in the bail plea in the Delhi Police FIR to be pronounced at 2pm tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Zubair has moved the Supreme Court to quash the 6 FIRs registered by the UP police based on his tweets.
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Anyone can object to the solemnization of the marriage during this “objection period” on such grounds as the couple have not attained the age of marriage, have a living spouse or are of unsound mind.
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Celebratory mood at Shiv Sena Bhavan (UBT), with party workers declaring that they are the ‘real Shiv Sena.’
Uddhav Thackrey’s party is currently leading in 11 out the 21 seats it contested.
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No, Sudhir Chaudhary hasn't been dropped from the panel invited for an event this weekend in Abu Dhabi.
But a letter requesting the committee to do so was written by members of ICAI on Sunday, where they flagged his "hate speech and Islamophobia." Read.
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Is it ok to be attracted to someone solely because they laugh at your jokes??
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The notices of intended marriage are displayed publicly at the registrar's office. They have the names, ages, occupations, addresses and photos of the couple.
It is easy to flip through the notices and identify Hindu-Muslim couples.
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+1. Can never fully fathom how the accusations against Nana Patekar have been erased from our collective memory and outrage so easily.
I won’t ask how is Nana Patekar starring in a mainstream movie. Will just remind everyone that we have no right to ask women to speak up or fight back. Tanushree spoke on record, had witnesses, & 10 years later, she was met with the same fate again. We have failed women!
#MeToo
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Over Rs 1,000 crore worth electoral bonds were purchased by donors linked to media houses such as TV9, Open magazine, and Network 18.
Read for details
@newslaundry
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