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Big Life Update: I have joined PBS @NewsHour and will be covering foreign affairs
Super thrilled to work with the stellar team @nickschifrin @mtill50 @sarajust @JudyWoodruff at an institution which upholds ethics,facts & in-depth journalism.
From New York to Washington DC soon!
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Rhea’s father Lt Col(rtd) Indrajit Chakraborty issues statement:
“Congratulations, India. You’ve arrested my son, I'm sure my daughter is next on the line. You’ve effectively demolished a middle class family. Ofcourse, for the sake of Justice everything is justified. Jai Hind”
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Rahul Gandhi: After 2014, Opposition is no longer fighting for power. We are fighting for India.
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Shadab, Jamia student who was shot yesterday by Gopal Sharma has been discharged from hospital.
Wish him a speedy recovery. #JamiaShooting
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THIS-Heartbreaking!
Video from Badaun, UP
Poor boys who’re on foot from Gwalior, WERE MADE TO CRAWL by UP Police
Cops been asked to help distressed migrants, not ill treat them like this.
Many cops doing good work but this is unacceptable! @pranshumisraa
#CoronavirusLockdown
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Now it’s been 4 months since masked, armed goons attacked JNU campus, beat up teachers and students, destroyed property- Caught on camera.
WHERE IS KOMAL SHARMA?
#JNUAttack
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Hate is when a 4year old is told ‘My parents asked me not to play with you because you’re a Muslim’
This happened in a posh South Delhi colony
We’re teaching 4 YEAR OLDS this Hindu-Muslim BS!
Please Outrage over this instead of an ad. Please fight hate with love #Heartbreaking
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GOOD VIBES ONLY-
This talented police officer sings and motivates people to #StayAtHomeSaveLives
Looks like Mumbai Police. Implementing #CoronavirusLockdown in the right spirit.
Kya baat hai officer! 👏🏻
🦏 Payal M/પાયલ મેહતા/ पायल मेहता/ পাযেল মেহতা
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THIS- Terrible!
Listen- this @IndiGo6E employee
is crying due to the harassment faced by her by people in her residential area
Yesterday, Indigo had put out a statement on this
It’s shameful! Stop targeting these brave professionals
#Coronavirusindia
Priyanka kandpal/प्रियंका काण्डपाल
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Chattisgarh Chief Minister @bhupeshbaghel sacked the Surajpur Collector for his brazen misuse of power.
AND, the chief minister APOLOGISED to that young man & his family.
This is the kind of response we need from people in power. Not denial or suppression of news. But this.
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By stopping @RanaAyyub from boarding her flight to London where she was slated to deliver a speech on the intimidation of journalists, Indian authorities have proven her point.
If the motive was to silence her message, they’ve rather amplified it.
#PressFreedom #India
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Kuch zyada hi ho gaya.
My own name is spelt and pronounced wrongly by Muslims too. (Cringeworthy Je-baa, Zai-ba, etc)
ALSO, It’s important for everyone to stop this us vs them narrative. You have got to stop this ‘they’ business!
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BREAK- Tear gas shells fired at farmers at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border.
I’ve seen atleast 8 rounds of tear gas shells being fired.
Police have moved forward to push farmers back. #FarmersProtest #Watch #दिल्ली_चलो
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Some good news for me in these troubled times
After we reported on BSF Jawan Mohd Anees’ home being gutted in #DelhiRiots - @BSF_India is helping his family rebuild the house
BSF to also help with the two weddings in his family (they had lost everything in riots)
#Thread
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A pregnant student activist #SafooraZargar is in jail for nearly two months along with other student activists - all undertrials. She was denied bail again today.
Jessica Lal Murderer Manu Sharma has been released from jail-he was CONVICTED and sentenced for life imprisonment.
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That’s the India we still believe in. The India that’s worth fighting for ♥️
Our multiculturalism has always been a strength. Love shall conquer all.
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Those in India who are ‘boycotting’ superstar #ShahRukhKhan because his son is being ‘probed’ by Narcotics Control Bureau:
Will you also boycott the BJP Minister who’s son is being probed for killing farmers? And the government itself which doesn’t sack such ministers?
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That rare moment when you shoot in Connaught Place and no one walks into your frame.
#CoronavirusPandemic
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THIS- Video from Bareilly,UP shows a 12 year old child with a swollen hand, allegedly beaten up by cops.
@bareillypolice said that the child doesn’t have a fracture, but ‘just an ordinary injury’ and is probing the incident
Who beats up a kid? Shameful.
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Meet 4 year old Warfan. His father Junaid was burnt alive by Hindu extremists last year.
A decade of Modi’s rule has been marked by rising hate crimes against India’s religious minorities, especially Muslims.
Thread 1/
Watch my @NewsHour report: piped.video/OvpwPRuzTl4?si=R5dh…
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WATCH: Here’s what the #ghazipurborder protest site looks like right now.
This place looked completely different a short while ago. #FarmersProtest #RakeshTikait
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to UP CM:
“If you want to stick BJP stickers on these buses, please do.
If you want to say these buses are yours, please do. But please get the buses running. Give us permit.
92000 people could’ve been helped yesterday and today had you allowed” 1/
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THREAD- More videos surfacing of police beating up students INSIDE the campus. I’ll be sharing them in this thread
NOTE: I’ve received these from students, they tell me these are recorded on Sunday.
Disturbing.
Hope @DelhiPolice can clarify/verify these. #JamiaMilliaIslamia
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New CCTV ftg shows #JamiaMilliaIslamia students in a panic stricken state
It's NO secret-students locked themselves in library & washrooms, had made SOS calls when they learnt cops entered library on ground floor.
Why should this be used against them?
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Good news: Delhi’s first #Coronavirus patient has recovered. He has been discharged.
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This is what we need: “Hindu-Muslim” Ekta rally being done in Shastri Park, Delhi.
Citizens unite.
#DelhiRiots
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Journalism has been a childhood dream influenced by my father’s idealism.
Honesty, truth, integrity, courage, and ethics aren’t mere words, they are the driving force for many of us who’ve chosen this profession.
It’s straight and simple- If HE is a journalist, than we are not.
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Various student groups across the country & opposition parties are trending #INDIAunitedtoPostponeJEE_NEET against the Government’s decision to go ahead with the exams, as planned.
Students say they fear giving exams in the midst of the #CoronavirusPandemic
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Farmers also being mobilised in Haryana to join #FarmersProtest in Delhi.
After #RakeshTikait made an appeal, more farmers coming in from Western UP and Haryana, headed towards #ghazipurborder
Situation changing from what it was just a few hours ago.
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Actually, if #ExitPoll results hold true-the only thing it means is that Delhi is wiser and didn’t buy your hateful propaganda.
Don’t remember the last time someone got so pissed off when people didn’t believe his/her lies.
nitter.app/TheDeshBhakt/status/12…
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FACT CHECK- An ambulance on its way to Anand Vihar was not allowed to pass through the closed road by Delhi Police.
This is on the police side of the road, near Sarita Vihar. Police handles this barricade, NOT the #ShaheenBagh protesters as is being falsely reported by some.
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I’m sorry but I’m not interested in your opinion on how ‘Taliban may’ve changed now’ unless you’re an Afghan woman or have experienced their prev rule
The fears of Afghan people, especially women are grounded in historical realities
One can only hope against hope
#Afghanistan
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Ground Report: Listen in to Harmanjeet Singh from Hoshiyarpur, Punjab.
“iPhone पर लिखा होता है की किसान का बेटा इसको नहीं ख़रीद सकता? सिर्फ़ corporate के बचे ही ख़रीद सकते हैं?”
He’s done an MA in English from Punjab University, works on his father’s farm #FarmersProtest
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It’s a loooong night at #ghazipurborder
After call made by #RakeshTikait more farmers from Western Uttar Pradesh headed for Delhi to join #FarmersProtest : Bhartiya Kisaan Union says.
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One of the first actors to speak against CAA @sushant_says was at #JamiaMilliaIslamia today.
The actor allegedly lost his show ‘Savdhaan India’ because he took a stand. Today, he stood in solidarity with protesters in Jamia. #AntiCAA_NRC_NPR
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Today, India’s Prime Minister made a ‘surprise’ visit to the construction site of the new Parliament building #CentralVistaProject
How many such unplanned inspection visits did the PM make to hospitals who were tweeting for oxygen during the deadly #COVID19 second wave?
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Hyderabad: @asadowaisi has opened an oxygen bank to help covid patients.
Also distributing 1.4 crore units of Covid kits which includes medicines.
Helpline number : 7306600600
#CovidIndia #CovidResources #Hyderabad
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THIS: A tear gas shell used yesterday on farmers at the Haryana-Delhi Singhu border.
Check the Date of Expiry: Jan 2020.
I don’t know if this is okay or not, honestly curious. Could an expert clarify?
Clicked by my VJ @camerekinazarse #FarmersProtest #kisanandolan
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This picture is haunting.
What’s left of the migrant workers who got crushed by a train: Roti.
They left their homes in search of a livelihood, in search of food.
It’s left behind. #MigrantLivesMatter
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Excited to receive the prestigious #RedInkAward Special Mention for a story closest to my heart. My investigative report on Child prostitution has been recognised.
Thank you @mumbaipressclub for the honour. A big shoutout to my team at @CNNnews18
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Good news! A six month old baby has recovered from #COVID19 in Kalyan, Maharashtra.
Look at the warm welcome given by the residential society.
Courtesy: @vinivdvc #Coronavirusindia
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IMP- Uttarakhand Govt to pick up migrant workers, people from the state who’re stranded in Delhi at Kashmere Gate,Anand Vihar, etc who have no food or place to live
Please call 09634636389
This is excellent! Wish all state govt help out its stranded poor
#CoronavirusLockdown
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In school, had a crush on @IrfanPathan the cricketer.
Now, immense respect for Irfan Pathan- the humanist.
Starting a fan club, those who stand with truth, unity, honesty and overall goodness should join!
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It’s perhaps a great time to rewatch My Name Is Khan.
#ShahRukhKhan
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VIDEO- “Aap apni jagah, Main apni jagah”
Now this is something you don’t get to see every day.
Some people were chanting ‘Modi, Modi’ as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was passing by. She stopped and greeted them!
So good to watch! #BattleOf2019
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Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot calls his former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot a ‘nikamma’, ‘nakara’.
Point of no return. #RajasthanPolitics
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Just saw this. This is beautiful!
Pure Gandhigiri on display in #ShaheenBagh This is a great alternative to the hateful slogan.
nitter.app/ShaheenBagh_/status/12…
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Is this the right time for these exams?
Lakhs of students are affected by this issue. So far, there have been 2.5 million tweets on #INDIAunitedtoPostponeJEE_NEET
Many Student groups have called for a hunger strike tomorrow, 8am onwards. They want exams to be postponed.
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Poor, migrant workers who’ve walked kilometers in the night- stopped at border and asked to walk back to Delhi
Is there no end to this pain? Send DTC buses- why make them walk all the way back!
And if they’re made to stay-Give them food AND shelter.
ANI
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VIDEO- Gate no 3 of #MoteraStadium which is to be the entry point of US President Donald Trump has collapsed due to heavy wind. @CNNnews18
#NamasteTrump
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The Delhi patient diagnosed with #Coronavirus has led to this:
10 crew members of Air India flight he took from Vienna are under quarantine
He was present in a kid’s birthday party in Noida-several kids & parents from one school were there.That school has been shut for now.
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Just In: A delegation of RJD and Congress party - MGB- has moved Election Commission in Patna about alleged foul play in declaring results
#BattleForBihar #BiharElectionResults
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Everyone has a right to protest.
But how in the world is instigating violence completely acceptable? How is this being allowed but Ramachandra Guha is being detained?
“Goli maaro Saalon ko.”
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WB CM Mamata Banerjee now addressing on #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID
“We should approach SC and raise student concerns on #JEE #NEET and other exams”
Attending: Sonia Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray, Hemant Soren, Captain Amrinder Singh, Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel, V Narayanaswamy
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My Story: 42 Migrant Workers Died in Road Accidents While Trying to Return Home during Lockdown: Report
This is a separate death toll that should be tracked.
And even today, there are #MigrantsOnTheRoad
#Coronavirusindia #CoronavirusLockdown
news18.com/news/india/42-mig…
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HAPPENING NOW- Bhim Army Chief Chandrasekhar Azad gets a hero’s welcome in #ShaheenBagh
He greeted by holding high the Constitution Of India.
#AntiCAA_NRC_NPR
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RIP Social Distancing. #Coronavirusindia #CoronavirusPandemic
#WATCH अयोध्या: राम की पैड़ी पर राम मंदिर भूमि पूजा का उत्सव मनाते लोग।
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Big: West Bengal Chief Minister @MamataOfficial has constituted a judicial inquiry commission to investigate allegations of snooping after #PegasusProject
The 2-member commission will be headed by former justice Madan Lukur
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Students are raising genuine concerns about these exams.
Apart from the obvious fear in the midst of a pandemic, there are logistical issues too
Floods in several states, no transportation to reach exam centres from rural districts.
Students on #SATYAGRAH_AgainstExamsInCovid
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An M.A. in Political Journalism from @columbiajourn @Columbia
This was a dream and the most incredible journey. Overwhelmed and grateful to so many.
(Wearing mom’s saree!)
The next adventure starts soon! ✨#ColumbiaUniversity #Journalism
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Two important High court judgments today:
Allahabad High directed immediate release of #drkafeelkhan dropping the NSA charges slapped against him.
Delhi High Court granted bail to #PinjraTod activist Devangana Kalita booked in a Delhi Riots case.
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Ground Report: #ghazipurborder protest site.
It’s 10pm, 12 degree Celsius.
Farmers on this side, with their blankets. Uttar Pradesh Police on the other side, on standby.
Status quo. #FarmersProtest #किसानआंदोलन
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Important: Jharkhand government to audit Covid deaths to check if the ground reality differs from Govt data.
“We’ll not let our dead be unclaimed”: CM @HemantSorenJMM
A move towards transparency. More Govts should follow suit and correct Covid data discrepancies #COVID19India
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“Here to support farmers the way they supported us.”
#ShaheenBagh Bilkis Bano Dadi has come to the #FarmersProtest to register her support.
“मैं भी किसान की बेटी और माँ हूँ” she told me.
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VIDEO- Check out the long queue at the polling booth in #ShaheenBagh
Less than a km from the protest site. People coming out in large numbers to vote. #DelhiElections2020
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But WHEN did he say that?!
Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand was making a point on the increasing cases of rape in the country.
He DID NOT SAY Indian women should be raped. Hadd hai!
Meanwhile, North East is burning and our parliamentarians are busy flaring a non-issue!
Union Minister Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha on Rahul Gandhi's 'rape in India' remark: This is first time in history that a leader is giving a clarion call that Indian women should be raped. Is this Rahul Gandhi's message to the people of the country?
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JUST IN: Indian Medical Association has filed a police complaint against Ramdev.
@Runjhunsharmas reports
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Delhi’s ruling party @AamAadmiParty just did a press conference to say that the #ShaheenBagh protests were sponsored by the BJP.
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This! Beautiful picture. #ShaheenBagh dadis bless @DelhiPolice officer (Please tag photographer)
This happened earlier today when delegation led by dadis met cops, sought permission to march to Home Minister’s Res to meet him
Cops assured them, their request will be taken ahead
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What happened to Jayaraj and Fenix is a national shame.
This is India’s #GeorgeFloyd moment and needs everyone’s unequivocal support. The father-son duo were brutalised by those who’re meant to ‘protect’ us
Needs to stop.
Demand #JusticeforJayarajAndFenix
#EndPoliceBrutality
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JUST IN- UP Congress to give cash reimbursement to all those migrant workers who have returned back to Uttar Pradesh after paying for their train journey.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra directed state unit to write to DMs for migrant list.
#Coronavirusindia #MigrantLivesMatter
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A journalist has been shot at while covering #DelhiRiots
He was reporting for JK24 from Maujpur in Delhi and has been admitted to GTB hospital.
This is getting way out of hand.
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So Mamata Banerjee has won. Nandigram and Bengal.
#BengalElections2021
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Here’s the full report:
I met a BSF Jawan’s family, who were attacked in #DelhiRiots
Even a soldier’s family was called a ‘Pakistani’ as their house was burnt.
Location: Khajuri Khas
Rioters Chanted ‘Come Here Pakistani, Get Your Citizenship’ news18.com/news/india/bsf-ja…
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So, Delhi Police used a clip of a speech made by Umar Khalid to charge him in the #DelhiRiots case
Cops DID NOT submit full speech (context) to the court-only the bit that ran in the ‘news’-who picked it up from a BJP tweet
As his lawyer said “is it that easy to prosecute ppl?”
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THIS: Muzaffarnagar ‘Maha Panchayat’ in Western Uttar Pradesh has decided to continue extending support to the agitation. It has decided to send in more people to #ghazipurborder to join the #FarmersProtests in Delhi.
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Of 7 people who’ve died:
Ratan Lal,cop on duty-father of 3 children
Mohd Furkan,wedding card maker-Had gone out to get food for his kids
Rahul Solanki,bystander-was trying to escape the mob
Shahid Alvi,newly married,auto driver- was returning from a program
#RIP #DelhiRiots
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In other news:
Student Unions of 12 top universities across India demanded that #SafooraZargar & others be released & strict action be taken against those targeting her dignity on Social Media
Includes TISS Mumbai,Ambedkar University, JNU, Hyderabad Central University & others
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THIS- It’s been 2 months since the horrific #DelhiRiots
It’s tragic that even relief and rehabilitation has been disrupted by #COVID19
But we can’t stop demanding justice. The victims deserve justice.
53 people were killed and over a thousand displaced. Lest, we forget.
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What gives them the right to slap another citizen? This slap culture in PUBLIC SERVANTS needs to stop.
शाजापुर अपर कलेक्टर मंजूषा विक्रांत राय का थप्पड़ मारने का वीडियो वायरल,कोराना कर्फ़्यू के दौरान जूते की दुकान में मौजूद बच्चे को मारा थप्पड़, दुकान खोलने पर बरसा एडीएम का गुस्सा @ndtv @ndtvindia
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THIS: The Tricolour stood tall at Red Fort as it should, it was NOT taken down or touched
ALSO, there’s no place for any other flag but the Indian Tricolour there. No two ways about it. Hoisting another flag wrong, unacceptable
#TractorMarch #RepublicDay
Umashankar Singh उमाशंकर सिंह
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My Report: More buses arranged by Congress are at the DND flyover, will be handed over to @dmgbnagar
Priyanka Gandhi- ‘Offered to help migrant workers.’
Permission given but politics continues
Distressed people are still walking home,why can’t these buses be used? @CNNnews18
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So a big personal update: I’ve been offered a place at the prestigious Columbia Journalism School in an advanced masters program for experienced journalists.
I will be based out of New York for the coming year. 💙
(Still feels surreal to be a student of an Ivy League school)
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Time to watch Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. Too soon? #ShahRukhKhan
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People in Maharashtra:
Here’s a toll free helpline number for #Remdesivir injection: 1800222365
It will be provided through collector and drug inspectors.
Call and ask for injection. They will share area drug inspector's contact details. This helpline is run by FDA.
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My Report: BSF Jawan’s house burnt down in the #DelhiRiots
His family was told “We’ll give you citizenship,” as rioters pelted stones & set the house on fire
BSF Jawan tells family “Have faith in govt. Stay calm, we’ll get justice.”
Full report soon.
News18
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THIS- In Noida, police beat up women who are in the queue for free ration.
What could the women have said or done to justify this sort of behaviour @Uppolice ?
Give them food but WITH DIGNITY. #MigrantLivesMatter
Saurabh shukla
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