-The Indian Express “The name Mohammad can be spelt in many ways. Then there are elderly people, whose dates of birth vary from document to document, simply because they were born at home, and no one kept exact records,” said Maqsood. The unusual advisory is issued just before Friday prayers begin: gather your ID papers, keep them ready. Then, there are tutorial Videos on WhatsApp groups, and seminars and workshops, to...
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The multitudes dispossessed by the 'Gujarat model' -Aseem Shrivastava & Aryaman Jain
-The Hindu Extractive projects like Sardar Sarovar have hit many people. The Gujarat government has filled up the Sardar Sarovar this year, flooding the Narmada. In Madhya Pradesh alone, reportedly, more than 28,000 families still live in the submergence zone. They have not been given due rehabilitation or compensation. However, despite opposition by many groups, the Gujarat and Union governments are going ahead with this forced mass displacement of communities. Disturbing Videos are circulating....
More »Press Council's new guidelines ask media to not sensationalise reports on suicide -Anoo Bhuyan
-TheWire.in PCI said that journalists should not explicitly report on the method of suicide which a person may have used, nor use any photographs or Videos. New Delhi: The Press Council of India has asked Indian media houses to be careful while reporting on suicide. Journalists, editors and media houses are being encouraged to not sensationalise or normalise stories about suicides in reports or in headlines, and to not report on suicide...
More »Govt moves to get facial recognition system, sparks fears over privacy
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has initiated the process of installing an automated facial recognition system (AFRS) that will help identify persons by matching digital images, photos and video feeds with an existing database, in a move that raises concerns over privacy. According to the request for proposal (RFP) document seeking open bids for an AFRS solution, the benefits include a robust system for identifying...
More »Journalist beaten up and stripped by UP cops -Piyush Rai
-The Times of India MEERUT: Just a few hours after the Supreme Court ordered the release of Prashant Kanojia, another TV journalist in west UP's Shamli was brutally assaulted by the SHO of the government railway police (GRP) on Tuesday night. SHO Rakesh Kumar and GRP constable Sanjay Pawar were booked and suspended after Videos of the attack went viral on Wednesday. In the clips, the SHO could be seen attacking journalist...
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