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Zubair’s arrest: Account that flagged tweet “doesn’t exist anymore”

The Twitter account that filed an official complaint by tagging the Delhi Police was removed days after Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt News, was arrested because of a tweet he posted in 2018.
30 June 2022, 09:53 AM

The one-sided coverage of Indian journo Zubair that raise questions

Several reports on Indian journalist and Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair’s arrest have raised more questions than they have answered. They lack balance and cross-checking and appear to be heavily reliant on what police said.
30 June 2022, 07:11 AM

Tensions flare in Indian city after sectarian killing

Hundreds of police were deployed in an Indian city yesterday after the murder of a Hindu tailor allegedly by two Muslims in revenge for inflammatory comments about Islam by a ruling party member. 
29 June 2022, 18:30 PM

India's biggest cement producer using Chinese yuan to import Russian coal

India's biggest cement producer, UltraTech Cement, is importing a cargo of Russian coal and paying using Chinese yuan, according to an Indian customs document reviewed by Reuters, a rare payment method that traders say could become more common.
29 June 2022, 11:10 AM

Journalists shouldn’t be jailed for “what they write”: UN chief’s spokesman on Zubair’s arrest in India

Journalists should not be jailed for “what they write, what they tweet and what they say” and it is important that people be allowed to express themselves freely without the threat of any harassment, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said.
29 June 2022, 09:07 AM

Indian political leaders unite to denounce Udaipur murder

Leaders across India's political spectrum have denounced the beheading of a 40-year-old tailor in Udaipur and demanded exemplary punishment for his killer.
29 June 2022, 05:28 AM

“Muslims won’t let talibanisation in India”, Ajmer Dargah chief says

Condemning the murder of a tailor in Udaipur, Ajmer Sharif Dargah Deewan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan yesterday (June 28, 2022) said that Muslims in India would never allow a talibanisation mindset to take root.
29 June 2022, 05:19 AM

"Special gesture of my brother": UAE President greets Modi with a hug

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with a warm embrace today as the former made a brief stopover at Abu Dhabi on his return from the G-7 summit in Munich.
28 June 2022, 17:06 PM

Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani steps down as Reliance Jio director

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has stepped down as director of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the conglomerate's telecom arm said on Tuesday.
28 June 2022, 16:06 PM

Man in India’s Udaipur murdered over post supporting Nupur Sharma

A tailor, who allegedly made a social media post in support of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, was brutally murdered in his shop in India’s Udaipur today (June 28, 2022). The incident has triggered communal tension in the area, police said.
28 June 2022, 15:05 PM

Zubair’s arrest: Police “bending over backwards to please sahibs”, Trinamool MP tweets

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has tweeted that the Delhi Police are “bending over backwards to please sahibs”.
28 June 2022, 14:53 PM

Indian journalist Mohammad Zubair arrested for "hurting religious sentiments"

Indian journalist and Alt News portal co-founder Mohammad Zubair was arrested today (June 27, 2022) by the Delhi Police for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, said officials.
27 June 2022, 15:41 PM

India will leap from $3 trillion to $30 trillion economy “very soon”, minister says

India would become a 30 trillion dollar economy from the level of three trillion dollar economy very soon, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.
26 June 2022, 09:01 AM

India rushes food, medicine to Lanka

Sri Lanka accepted a rice and pharmaceuticals shipment from neighbouring India yesterday as the island nation battles an unprecedented economic crisis that
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Rohingya woman arrested at India-Nepal border

Indian security forces apprehended a Rohingya woman for illegally staying in the country, officials said today.
23 June 2022, 16:59 PM

BJP nominates tribal, female politician for India president

A female Indian politician from a tribal community has been nominated as presidential candidate by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, officials said yesterday. 
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM

“If Agnipath protesters did yoga, they wouldn't resort to arson”

Yoga guru Swami Ramdev claimed on Wednesday that a few people are "creating disorder" in the nation to "throw" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah from office. He called the demonstrations against the Agnipath plan "meaningless politics."
22 June 2022, 16:59 PM

Indian tribal leader Draupadi Murmu BJP’s presidential candidate

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today nominated tribal female leader Draupadi Murmu as its candidate for next month's elections for the country's top constitutional post of President.
21 June 2022, 17:57 PM

Yashwant Sinha picked as presidential candidate by Indian Opposition

Opposition political parties in India today announced that they will field former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha as their candidate to contest for the post of India’s President, the highest constitutional office in the country, in the next month’s election.
21 June 2022, 14:23 PM

Thousands join Modi in mass yoga demonstration

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led the country’s celebration of the International Day of Yoga at the main event in the iconic royal palace of Mysuru, in the southern Karnataka state.
21 June 2022, 05:12 AM