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Toolkit Case: Court grants bail to Disha Ravi

While granting bail, the judge called the evidence produced against Disha Ravi “scanty and sketchy.” On Tuesday, a Delhi court granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi who was arrested in connection with the toolkit case. Ravi was granted bail...

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Greta Thunberg extends her support to Disha Ravi

On February 19, climate activist Disha Ravi’s judicial custody was further extended by another three days. She has already spent five days in police custody.  Days after the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi from Bengaluru, Swedish teen climate activist...

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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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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...