Friday, May 17, 2024

Topic: India

Modi govt threatened to shut down Twitter, says ex-CEO Jack Dorsey, govt denies

Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey has said that the platform was threatened with “a shut down” by Indian government and conducting raids at its employees’ homes in the country.

Australia beat India to win Cricket World Test Championship

Australia defeated India by 209 runs to win the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Sunday. The win puts Australia the first...

India supplied Rs 421 crore in arms to Myanmar military, UN calls it ‘death trade’

Indian government-owned companies and private firms in the country have supplied Rs 421 crore ($51 million) worth of arms, dual-use items and raw materials to the military junta in Myanmar since generals staged their coup in February 2021, according to a new report

US report highlights ‘continued targeted attacks’ on minorities in India

The United States State Department on Monday released its annual report on religious freedom which listed attacks against religious minorities including Muslims and Christians in India.

Stop ‘bloodshed of Muslims’ in India, say Bahrain parliamentarians over Atiq killing

Leaders in Bahrain's Parliament raised concerns over ‘Hindu extremism' in India while discussing the cold blooded murder of former parliamentarian Atiq Ahmed by the Hindutva sloganeers.

Amnesty raises concerns over India’s search for new spyware to replace Pegasus

In a press note, rights group Amnesty International on Friday raised concerns over a report that India is searching for alternative spyware technology to replace...