Kerala High Court did rule this way: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/all-interfaith-marriages-not-love-jihad-court/articleshow/61147349.cms
― actually-very-convincing (Sund4r), Saturday, 5 December 2020 16:56 (three years ago) link
Heartbreaking and believable: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/pollution-killed-nearly-17-million-people-in-india-in-2019-study
― They sold me a dream of Christmas (Sund4r), Thursday, 24 December 2020 06:03 (three years ago) link
why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 15:07 (three years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/18/indian-mosque-bulldozed-in-defiance-of-high-court-order
― rob, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 16:20 (two years ago) link
Ugh, that seems shockingly brazen, even for the BJP.
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 16:48 (two years ago) link
In other shockingly brazen, even for the BJP news...
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have been put on notice in India and may cease to exist for failing to comply with Centre's new I-T Act. New social media rules to come into effect on May 26. @maryashakil shares more details with @ridhimb pic.twitter.com/wLvsSbbOqH— News18 (@CNNnews18) May 25, 2021
The short version seems to be that they forged some documents suggesting Congress was planning to run a campaign that would ‘tarnish the image of the country’ over COVID, Twitter labelled it as ‘manipulated media’ when senior politicians posted it, the police raided Twitter’s offices yesterday and now they, and Facebook, have 24 hours to comply with new laws or face closure.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 07:19 (two years ago) link
Wow.
I got a FB msg from a cousin in India today so I'm guessing they either complied or the rules aren't being enforced?
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 17:59 (two years ago) link
some follow up here: https://slate.com/technology/2021/06/india-silicon-valley-twitter-google-censorship.html
― trap door to hell opens underneath (rob), Sunday, 13 June 2021 17:18 (two years ago) link
Finally read this; it's as depressing as I feared.
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Monday, 5 July 2021 17:45 (two years ago) link
Went back to it after reading this: https://theprint.in/india/journalist-activist-jailed-under-nsa-for-45-days-over-cow-posts-in-manipur-its-not-unusual/684133/
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Monday, 5 July 2021 17:53 (two years ago) link
Sometimes writing editorials is not required. Just the placement of news is enough pic.twitter.com/9tyP9JkMym— Ghazala Wahab (@ghazalawahab) June 28, 2022
― rob, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 12:57 (one year ago) link
o_O
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Tuesday, 28 June 2022 13:16 (one year ago) link
more on Zubair and Alt News: https://restofworld.org/2021/fact-checking-modis-india/
― rob, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 13:53 (one year ago) link
Protesters occupy President's residence, burn down PM's and force both to resign in Sri Lanka: https://www.nytimes.com/article/sri-lanka-president-protests.html
While I don't question that there are good reasons to want a revolution in Sri Lanka, it's v unclear to me what will come next and nothing I've seen suggests that the protesters have a clear idea themselves. Also, one thing I've not seen addressed anywhere yet is whether Tamils or Muslims are represented among the protesters.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Monday, 11 July 2022 13:05 (one year ago) link
Indian government accused of attack on democracy as 141 MPs suspended:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/19/indian-government-accused-attack-democracy-mps-suspended-modi-bjp
― rob, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 18:33 (four months ago) link
Really grim
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 09:37 (four months ago) link
Modi has done so many fascist things over the years, it’s so expected
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 09:55 (four months ago) link