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“Act Now Or Regret” – India’s Firm And Bold Response To Khalistani Extremism In The UK
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“Act Now Or Regret” – India’s Firm And Bold Response To Khalistani Extremism In The UK

India’s national security advisor (NSA) met with the British Counterpart Tim Borrow at Sardar Patel Bhawan in Delhi as both of them discussed the strategic Indo- UK ties with each other, among the other issues that persist. During the bilateral talks, the Indian NSA Ajit Doval raised the issue of extremist elements that continue to torment and Threaten both India and Britain, especially the pro-Khalistani terrorists that threaten the security of the Indian diplomats at the Indian High Commission, resorting to violence. Ajit Doval Urged the British Government to take immediate and strict action against such radical and separatist elements using means such as deportation or legal prosecution if they have to, and not keep mum about the issue, especially due to the growing violence by ...
Social Media: How ‘free’ is it?
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Social Media: How ‘free’ is it?

The over-extensive use of social media and technology in global politics today highlights the delicate balance between ethical, just and unbiased reporting. The infamous Twitter Files revealed how the micro-blogging platform concealed the scandal during the 2020 presidential election in the US. India has also gotten into troubled waters with social media giants (especially Meta and Twitter) over their respective definitions of freedom of expression and speech. The impacts that national and international political segments have on this advanced media also pose a threat to the information distributed—or rather concealed. Democracy is renowned as the beacon of independence, providing a glimpse at a just and fair modern society with the freedom to vote, to be voted, and to express ours...
Western Media biased in its coverage of Covid-19 pandemic in India, reveals IIMC survey
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Western Media biased in its coverage of Covid-19 pandemic in India, reveals IIMC survey

82% media persons to took part in the survey believe that the coverage of Covid-19 pandemic in India by a section of the Western media is ‘biased’ According to a recent survey conducted by the Indian institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), 82% media persons believe that the coverage of Covid-19 pandemic in India by a section of the Western media was ‘biased’. A total of 69% said India’s image took a beating by such negative coverage, while 56% said such coverage must have negatively influenced the opinion of the Indians living abroad. The press release by IIMC about the survey quotes Director General of IIMC Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi saying that this survey was conducted by outreach department of institute in June 2021. The survey received 529 responses from Indian media persons ...
Western media tarnishing the image of India
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Western media tarnishing the image of India

Daylong discussion at IIMC on 'Coverage of COVID-19 pandemic in India by Western media' New Delhi, July 6th: "There has been a serious lack of sensitivity and responsibility in the coverage of COVID-19 pandemic in India by the international media, particularly the Western media. The foreign media exercised restraint in the coverage of COVID in their own countries, but they presented deaths in India with undue sensation." These views were expressed by eminent Indian journalists and scholars at a daylong discussion organised by the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) today. The topic of discussion was 'Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in India by Western media'. Director General of IIMC, Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi was also present during the discussion. The eminent journ...
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper set to close due to increased harassment and freezing of bank accounts
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Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper set to close due to increased harassment and freezing of bank accounts

On June 18, Hong Kong police charged the chief editor and chief executive of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily Jimmy Lai with the collusion of foreign forces. On 18 June, Hong Kong police charged the chief editor and chief executive of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily with the collusion of foreign forces. After the owner Jimmy Lai's arrest last August, employees of Apple Daily have been subjected to harassment by the pro-China administration of the island. Reuters reported, around 500 police personnel raided the media outlet, and a total of five executives were arrested "on suspicion that dozens of its articles violated Hong Kong's new security law." On Monday, HK authorities froze the company’s assets under a national security law, an advisor to jailed owner Jimmy Lai told Reu...
India’s Health Ministry terms The Economist’s report over Covid-19 deaths in India as ‘unsound analysis’ and speculation
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India’s Health Ministry terms The Economist’s report over Covid-19 deaths in India as ‘unsound analysis’ and speculation

A report in The Economist on Saturday claimed that India has suffered perhaps five to seven times excess Covid-19 deaths than the official data, the Indian government on Saturday categorically stated that the claims are completely baseless and termed the report as ‘speculative’. The article titled, “More evidence emerges of India’s true death toll from Covid-19”, claimed surveys by Economist had estimated that the number of Covid-19 deaths in India is around six times higher. The so-called research article cited by the magazine is a study supposedly done by a person named Christopher Laffler of Virginia Commonwealth University. In the article, the research claimed that based on excess mortality rates, the pandemic-related mortality through the first 19 weeks of 2021 in the six I...
How reliable is the Western Media Coverage of India’s Covid19 surge?
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How reliable is the Western Media Coverage of India’s Covid19 surge?

Most of the news posts of international media houses only target either the Prime Minister or BJPNo other substance is covered in these articles other than attacking the governmentThe highest number of cases have so far been counted from those states which are not ruled by BJPPandemic showed how the state governments struggled to uphold their constitutional responsibility of public health managementThe Covid cases and death rates in Europe and North America are sizeably larger than India given its populationIndia has donated or exported over 66 million doses of Covid vaccines. Will the global media acknowledge this fact?Hope these factors act as a guide for global media to ensure appropriate news reporting. World is watching India's Covid surge through the lens of international med...
Social media and OTT platforms welcome to do business in India but need to follow the Constitution and laws of India, says MIB as tougher rules for the platforms are unveiled
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Social media and OTT platforms welcome to do business in India but need to follow the Constitution and laws of India, says MIB as tougher rules for the platforms are unveiled

Amidst growing concerns around lack of transparency, accountability and rights of users related to digital media the government of India has framed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 to ensure that the Social media and OTT platforms follow the set laws and adhere to the Constitution of India. The rules framed after both the Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting undertook elaborate consultations with the public and stakeholders, and among themselves in order to have a harmonious, soft-touch oversight mechanism in relation to social media platform as well as digital media and OTT platforms etc, says the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MID) press release. ...
Republicans accuse Twitter and Facebook of political bias at Senate hearing; Company CEOs hide behind action against ‘election disinformation’
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Republicans accuse Twitter and Facebook of political bias at Senate hearing; Company CEOs hide behind action against ‘election disinformation’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Facebook and Twitter's actions around US Elections on Nov 17 in Washington (AP Photo) On Nov 17th, a Senate hearing was held over legal protections for Social Media companies. CEOs of Twitter and Facebook were put to scrutiny by senators during the hearing. The Republican senators accused the social media companies of political bias and also charged them with unfair business practices and market dominance. The charges are seen as laying the ground for curbs on the long-held legal protections for these social media companies. Social Media users were witness to repeated interventions by Facebook and Twitter into the posts of US President Donald Trump and his R...