Category: Corporate
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U.S. NGO names Modi among world’s seven worst persecutors, clubs RSS with Taliban and Boko Haram
A reputed global Christian organization has named Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi among the world’s seven biggest persecutors of religious minorities and called for the U.S. government to impose visa and economic sanctions on India to pressure it to end that persecution. In a report, “2021 Persecutor of the Year Awards,” released here this month, the…
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Yemen recovery possible if war stops now: UNDP report
Yemen has been mired in seven years of fighting between a pro-Government Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels, generating the world’s worst humanitarian and development crisis and leaving the country teetering on the brink of famine. War-torn Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world, but recovery is possible if the conflict ends now,…
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Muslim scholars walk out of Tripura jail 20 days after arrest under UAPA
After 20 days of imprisonment under draconian UAPA, a court in Tripura granted bail to four Muslim scholars belonging to a Delhi-based group Tahreek-e-Farogh-e-Islam (TFI) who were arrested when they carried out a visit to Tripura following the violence unleashed by Hindutva groups against the northeast region’s Muslim minorities. Mahmood Pracha, who is the legal advisor of TFI, said…
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Court Directs Delhi Police to File FIR against Sambit Patra Over Doctored Video against Kejriwal
Advocates Rishikesh and Mohd. Irshad, representing the petitioner said the accused fraudulently and knowingly forged the original video and uploaded the false, fabricated, and tampered with video on social media with the only intention to incite members of the society against the complainant and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI – A court here on…
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Hindutva bigots attack BCCI for allowing meat only in halal form, invoke anti-Muslim fanaticism
Hindutva bigots and some BJP leaders are up in arms over the new dietary plan prepared for Team India ahead of the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur. According to media reports, the players have been asked to consume meat only in halal form and barred from eating beef or pork. Right-wing supporters including…
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Bhopal gas victims vow to break Govt-Corporations nexus, hail farmers’ victory
Pervez Bari BHOPAL – Organisations working among the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal congratulated the agitating farmers on the Prime Minister’s announcement today to repeal the controversial agricultural laws. In protecting the interest of Dow Chemical, the Modi government in Bhopal has deprived the gas victims of justice and life of…
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Major US Cities Erupt to Protest Facebook’s Role in Anti-Muslim Hate Speech and Violence
It has ‘blood on its hands, say demonstrators from various religious backgrounds in Atlanta, Chicago, Charlotte, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle and San Francisco’s Menlo Park, where the company is headquartered Press Release WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people of different faiths, professions and backgrounds gathered in eight major US cities on Saturday and Sunday to…
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Facebook Brushes Aside Red Flags of Hate Speeches, Misinformation against Minorities in India
The internal documents also show that the employee questioned Facebook’s failure not to invest to tackle hate speeches in India NEW DELHI – Facebook has brushed aside the red flags raised by the internal employees about “constant barrage of polarizing nationalistic content”, “fake or inauthentic” messaging, “misinformation” and content “denigrating” minority communities between 2018 and…
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Khatija A.R. Rahman’s animated music video wins global award
Chennai: Noted music director A.R. Rahman’s daughter Khatija Rahman seems to be doing her dad proud. The gifted singer’s music video – ‘Farishton’ – has won the award for the Best Animation Music Video at the International Sound Future Awards. Although the award will technically go to A.R. Rahman for being the music director and the…
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INX Media Case: HC Junks CBI Plea Against Order Allowing Inspection of Documents by Chidambaram
NEW DELHI — Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging an order that allowed to inspect the documents, which were seized during the investigation, by the accused persons in INX Media Pvt Ltd, including former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti. A…