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Waqf Bill Controversy: Censored Dissent Notes Ignite Parliamentary Clash

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Waqf Bill Controversy: Censored Dissent Notes Ignite Parliamentary Clash

Censored dissent notes in Waqf Bill create parliamentary storm; The corrigendum to Appendix 5 of the report was tabled in the post-lunch sitting in the Rajya Sabha by Kulkarni. She had tabled the report in the House in the morning New Delhi, Feb 13: Amid uproar over the alleged redaction of certain portions of the dissent notes in the joint parliamentary committee report on the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, BJP MP Medha Vishram Kulkarni tabled a corrigendum in the Upper House on Thursday afternoon. The corrigendum to Appendix 5 of the…

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Delhi Police conducts Raids on Homes of Six Journalists Linked to NewsClick Portal

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Delhi Police Conducts Raids on Homes of Six Journalists Linked to NewsClick Portal

Raids are underway across multiple locations in the NCR. Newsclick’s journalists are being questioned and their mobile phones and laptops have been seized by the cops. Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday morning raided the office of news portal NewsClick and the residences of journalists associated with it. According to official sources, the Special Cell has booked the news organisation under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Sources informed TNIE that…

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‘Dissent Not Tolerated’: Congress Alleges Press Freedom Crackdown in India

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'Dissent Not Tolerated': Congress Alleges Press Freedom Crackdown in India

The Congress on Saturday alleged that the government did not allow access to the United States press officials who have travelled to India along with President Joe Biden for the G-20 Summit. Bringing the press freedom issue along with it, the Congress said India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index was “falling year after year”. The journalists travelling with Biden on the Air Force One flight to India were told by National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre that the press access issue…

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