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2023-10-04

India Will Miss 2030 Target To End Bonded Labour–By 98%

Experts say that there is reluctance to accept bonded labour at the state level, and that release certificates, mandatory to access rehabilitation entitlements, are not issued

indiaspend.com/governance/indi

#BondedLabour #labour #jobs #trafficking #InformalSector #MigrantWorkers #MigrantLabourers #SCST #dalits #adivasis #ForcedLabour #labor #unemployment #poverty #HumanRights #governance #UnionGovt #india

@Saxonbowman 1969 was a long time after independence. Soon the NYT will be saying Nixon's Watergate happened in post WWII USA

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2023-10-04

ED Can't Be Vindictive, Grounds Of Arrest Must Be Furnished In Writing To Accused At The Time Of Arrest : Supreme Court

The Court went to the extent of stating that the ED's conduct "reeks of arbitrariness" and directed the immediate release of both the accused.

livelaw.in/top-stories/ed-cant

#SupremeCourt #EnforcementDirectorate #ED #law #MoneyLaundering #M3M #india

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2023-10-04

BJP MP Pragya Thakur records statement in Malegaon 2008 bomb blast case

The Member of Parliament from Bhopal responded ‘I don’t know’ to all the question posed to her.

thehindu.com/news/cities/mumba

#MalegaonBlastsCase #MalegaonBlasts #PragyaThakur #BJP #terrorism #NIA #hindutva #india

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Sanjay SipahimalaniSanSip
2023-10-04

From ‘Battling for India’, edited by Githa Hariharan and Salim Yusufji

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Sarah Farooquisarahf
2023-10-03

Such an imp book 👇🏽

"Engaging & thought-provoking, Our , Their History, Whose History? invites readers to question the authenticity of historical narratives touted by one group of nationalists, & it explores the clash between professional historians who study the past to understand our inherited present & fabricators who wield history for political gain."

seagullbooks.org/our-history-t

@mastodonindians
@bookstodon

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2023-10-03

Dalit youth allegedly tortured by Vizag cops, SI and two constables suspended

Bandevarapu Papu and Gali Yernibabu were detained at Padmanabham Police station in Vizag by SI Malleswara Rao and allegedly subjected to casteist insults and physical assault, fracturing Papu’s leg.

thenewsminute.com/andhra-prade

#AndhraPradesh #vizag #dalits #CasteViolence #PoliceBrutality #casteism #caste #torture #india

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2023-10-03

Although New Delhi has not taken any final decision yet, but top government sources say India wants Canada to withdraw more than two dozen of its diplomats from the country
#India #Canada #Ottawa #DiplomaticStaff #Govt
news18.com/india/india-to-get-

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2023-10-03

Two Years After Lakhimpur Kheri Killings, Three Issues from Rural India That Can't Be Ignored

A fact-finding report published by rights activists points out that unresolved agrarian questions, distortions of democracy, and the culture of impunity in rural India are the reasons why such violence took place in the UP town. A.R. Vasavi writes.

thewire.in/rights/two-years-af

#UttarPradesh #LakhimpurKheri #LakhimpurKheriKillings #BJP #AshishMishra #AjayMishra #agriculture #farmers #SamyuktKisanMorcha #RuralIndia #india

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2023-10-03

Vellore jail mosque out of bounds for inmates

All places of worship on the campus were shut in 2021 as part of Covid control measures, but after the restrictions were removed, authorities reopened the church and temples but not the mosque. Security reasons cited for mosque’s closure; prisoners claim they are prevented from raising issue with officials.

newindianexpress.com/states/ta

#TamilNadu #vellore #VelloreJail #mosques #prisons #muslims #ReligiousFreedom #ReligiousDiscrimination #india

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2023-10-03

Delhi Police raid at Sitaram Yechury's official residence in New Delhi

The official residence of CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury was raided by the Delhi Police Special Cell as part of the ongoing action on Tuesday morning on entities linked to NewsClick, which was named by the New York Times as having allegedly received Chinese funding.

newsable.asianetnews.com/india

#delhi #DelhiPolice #SitaramYechury #CPIM #newsclick #TheNewYorkTimes #PressFreedom #journalism #activism #india

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Al Jazeera (unofficial)aljazeera@squeet.me
2023-10-03
India threatens to revoke the diplomatic immunity of diplomats told to leave if they remain after October 10.#Asia #Canada #India #US&Canada
India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats over Sikh murder rift: report

Today between 6-7am over 17 homes of journalists , writers raided .
6 special cell prople came to Sohail Hashmi’s house at 6.30am . Questioned him . They have taken his laptop , phone , harddisk and 4 pen drives.
They msy learn something about cultural heritage about our country .
This is absolutely shocking and condemnable.
Abhisar , Urmilesh, Anindyo, Paranjoy and many others have been taken to special cell.
When there is an atmosphere against this government they react @mastodonindians

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