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Tussle between Twitter and Indian govt continues

When asked about the dispute between the Indian government and Twitter, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price restated the commitment towards supporting democratic values including, freedom of expression. On Thursday, India’s Electronics and Information Technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar...

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Farmer unions announce “kisan mahapanchayats” across India

Samkyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said that its teams are planning to organize programs of state-wise mahapanchayats.  The Samkyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of over 40 protesting farmer unions, on Thursday announced that “kisan mahapanchayats” will be held across...

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Dominican PM thanks Modi for Covid-19 vaccines

Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and his cabinet colleagues formally received the vaccines from Douglas–Charles Airport, Dominica.  Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Caribbean nation received a shipment of 35,000 Covishield vaccines...

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Twitter suspends over 500 accounts following Indian govt directive

Twitter suspended several accounts but did not block accounts of news media entities, journalists, activists, and politicians.  On Wednesday, social media platform Twitter suspended over 500 accounts and blocked access to several other accounts within India as it partly complied...