Tag: media
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Reporting crimes on women: breaking laws and guidelines
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): In the middle of real-life protests and social media outrage for the Dalit woman who succumbed to her injuries after she was brutally gang-raped and injured in Hathras, a picture of a young woman went viral. Many social media users posted it with outpourings of anger and condolence. However, a fact check…
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Court sent a notice to the Center on media reporting
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Center on a petition filed by an NGO, requesting that the media be prevented from reporting the investigation into the case involving Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. This is the third such petition filed in the Bombay High Court. A bench…
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Indians campaign to return to homeland with minor children of US citizenship
A group of 85 Indians stranded in the US have started a campaign to return to their homeland. These people have urged the Indian government to allow them to travel with minor children of US citizenship. In fact, in the wake of the Corona epidemic, some Indian OCI cardholders are barred from visiting non-Indian citizens,…
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State must provide free bus/train tickets and food- Supreme Court
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): A hearing was held in the Supreme Court today in the case of problems facing migrants in lockdown amid Corona epidemic. The Supreme Court said that no fare should be taken from migrant laborers traveling by buses and trains and the state governments should bear this cost. The court said that…
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8.6 crore children to be poor by the end of this year- UNICEF
(Sandhya Jha, Intern Journalist): By the end of 2020, 86 million children will become poor due to Corona. This will bring the total number of children affected by poverty to 67.2 million worldwide. This will be 15% higher than the previous year. About two-thirds of these children will be from African and other South Asian…