Indian police have filed two more cases against Twitter amid growing tensions between the social media platform and the federal government. This is in addition to two other complaints against the company. Police in Delhi filed the case after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights complained that Twitter was promoting child pornography. Twitter […]
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Delhi riots When student activists Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal walked out of Delhi’s Tihar jail recently, it was obvious their 13-month stint in prison had failed to dim their morale. With wide smiles and fists raised in defiance, the founders of Pinjra Tod (Break the Cage) were […]
India’s Covishield jab is not eligible for a European Union travel pass for vaccinated tourists, reports say. Covishield is the Indian-made version of AstraZeneca, which is eligible for the EU-wide pass or digital green certificate, set to launch on 1 July. While the latter has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the former doesn’t appear […]
Hong Kong anti-government protests The continued targeting of pro-democracy journalists and publications is sending a chilling message to Hong Kong’s media, with experts warning of a devastating impact on press freedom in the city. The BBC’s Andreas Illmer reports. On Sunday night, police announced that they had arrested a former senior journalist with the […]
By Prasanto K Roy Technology writer Social media regulation debate Last week, Twitter India’s managing director was summoned by police in Ghaziabad, a city near the capital Delhi. He has since earned a temporary reprieve from court , protecting him from arrest, but the case is still open. The trigger was a video – allegedly showing […]
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) US President Joe Biden has said that Afghans “are going to have to decide their future” as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani visited the White House. Mr Biden promised continued support for the country, even though US and Nato troops are set to finish their withdrawal on 11 September. It comes […]
Coronavirus pandemic The Australian city of Sydney has gone into a two-week lockdown after a rise in the number of coronavirus cases. More than one million people in central and eastern suburbs were already under restrictions imposed on Friday following a jump in cases. The lockdown now covers the whole city and some surrounding areas, […]
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Matrimonial advertisements in newspapers are not where Indian feminists generally go looking for a match. Most of them are classified according to religion and caste, they often carry details of physical attributes such as skin colour, height and shape of the face, and many boast of six-figure incomes, family […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic India has classified a new variant of the coronavirus first identified in Europe as a “variant of concern”, but it’s too early to really tell. A mutation is elevated from a “variant of interest” to a “variant of concern” (VOC) when it shows evidence of fulfilling at […]
By Nikhil Inamdar and Aparna Alluri BBC News, Delhi Narendra Modi stormed India’s political stage with grand promises – of more jobs, prosperity and less red tape. His thumping mandate – in 2014 and again in 2019 – raised hopes of big bang reforms. But his economic record, in the seven years he’s been prime […]
