-The Indian Express Another demand is that all Dalit activists arrested during the Bharat Bandh should be released immediately and action should be taken against those who opened fire at the protesters. New Delhi: In a demonstration expected to be bigger, and more organised, than the Bharat bandh held on April 2, Dalit and Adivasi organisations from across the country plan to take to the streets on May 1 against the Supreme...
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3,292 NGOs have 15 days to comply with FCRA rules or have their licences cancelled -Neeraj Chauhan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs has issued notices to 3,292 NGOs/Associations including Delhi University, JNU, IGNOU, IIT Madras and others asking them to submit their annual returns from 2011-12 to 2016-17 within the next 15 days or face cancellation of licence under FCRA 2010. In an order issued this week, the ministry has asked the Associations registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) 2010 to submit...
More »Online trolling takes its toll on the country's press freedom ranking
There is some bad news for the world’s largest democracy. Thanks to the vitiated atmosphere induced by troll attacks on scribes on social media, among other things, the country's World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) ranking has fallen two places to 138th position. Among 180 countries, India ranked 136th last year with a score of 42.94. However, in 2018 it attained 138th position with a score of 43.24 according to the...
More »BJP tops hate speech list
-PTI New Delhi: As many as 58 current MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to hate speeches, with the BJP having the maximum number of such politicians, a report said on Wednesday. "Fifteen sitting Lok Sabha MPs have declared cases related to hate speech against themselves. None of the Rajya Sabha MPs have declared cases related to hate speech," a report by the Delhi-based think tank Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)...
More »Most number of MPs/ MLAs with declared cases related to Hate Speech are from Uttar Pradesh
-Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) The Law Commission Report no. 267 of March 2017 on Hate Speech states that “Hate Speech” has not been defined in any law in India. However, legal provisions in certain legislations prohibit select forms of speech as an exception to freedom of speech. The term “Hate Speech” has been used invariably to mean expression which is abusive, insulting, intimidating, harassing or...
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