MEA: “We are in constant touch with the…Afghan Sikh & Hindu communities. We will facilitate repatriation to India…There are also a number of Afghans who have been our partners…We will stand by them.”
Our response to a crisis is now going to be dependent on people’s faiths?
Absolutely honoured about winning the IPI India Excellence in Journalism Award, more so because it is with my mentor, who I am lucky enough to call a friend now,
@SreenivasanJain
. The award is for the story investigating the Love Jihad bogey and cases in UP.
In the span of one article, the VC gives multiple versions:
1/never had Twitter
2/it was hacked (so has an account that has been compromised?)
3/six years ago daughter closed it. (So had an account earlier?)
Which is it?
via
@IndianExpress
Today on the campaign trail, thousands throng to the streets here in a town in the Vijayawada PC, to hear
@ysjagan
@YSRCParty
. Is this trouble brewing for the incumbent Chandrababu Naidu and TDP Govt?
#Elections
For the past 2 years,
@SreenivasanJain
,
@sharmasupriya
& I have been working on something special. It is finally here!
From Love Jihad to Conversion Mafia- our book debunks some of the most widespread bigoted lies and it is now available for pre orders:
NDTV's
@SreenivasanJain
and
@MariyamAlavi
's special report titled "Yogi Adityanath's 'Love Jihad' crackdown" wins "Best Investigation by a News Programme (English)" at National Television Awards.
#NT2022
If you personally were, or if you know of anyone who was, denied insurance coverage for their COVID treatments, pls DM.
Looking for both, those who were hospitalized and those who had to arrange treatment at home because of a lack of hospital beds.
Pls retweet. Thank you!
@PrakashJavdekar
and now
@AmitShah
have said that NPR has nothing to do with NRC.
But this government has linked NPR to NRC multiple times. The MHA has said so at least 5 times in the Lok Sabha and at least 3 times in the Rajya Sabha.
A thread.
1/n
So honoured to be nominated for a RedInk, my first ever, along with
@SreenivasanJain
.
And beyond thrilled to be on the same list as some of these other BRILLIANT journalists, whose work I look up to!
On Apr 9, after spending 2 months with my father who has cancer, I came back to Delhi. I kissed him goodbye, he admonished me for crying, “your bro is here now. Don’t worry!” He was weak from cancer treatments, but he walked me to the door.
A week later, we lost him to COVID.
I have been saying this all day. Compared to
@arvindgunasekar
and
@Saurabh_Unmute
, I got away scot free! They are the kind of journalists we all hope to be someday; the ones who value journalism and getting the truth out, over even their own personal safety.
This unsigned, undated, unmarked document seems to be the basis of the ‘citizenship drive’ in UP.
Pilibhit DM refused to attest to its validity.
But administration sources said that they had indeed received the note, but it had come with an official signed cover letter... 1/
This was a difficult story to do. Having lost my dad less than a month ago & with my husband hospitalized rn.
But it needed to be told.
It’ll be difficult to watch; many have lost/fear losing dear ones. But the way doctors & nurses are fighting to save lives needs to be seen.
.
@OnReality_Check
| Meet the braveheart doctor working in Holy Family Hospital's ICU, who lost his mother only a few days ago and who is battling to save the life of his father, while still working a full shift that can run up to 14 hours.
Nobody should be forced to wear hijab.100%. But how is it right to force a woman to remove her hijab? If the argument is about women��s rights & freedom of choice, how is denying a woman the right to choose to cover her head or not, helping that cause? Why deny women their agency?
What is the evidence against the alleged ‘rioters’ who have been served notices for a recovery process in UP?
More importantly what do the courts and the law say about this?
Our story from Sambhal, UP
@OnReality_Check
Yogi government 'riot' notices: Votebank politics?
@OnReality_Check
team travels to Sambhal in Western Uttar Pradesh, to uncover the many questions over the evidence and law that surround Yogi sarkar's notice spree.
Definitely a start. When will the others be arrested? The ones who said they would’ve shot the ex-PM, said they are ready to kill Muslims & go to jail, warned of a war scarier than the 1857 revolt if their demand for a Hindu Rashtra is not met, called for a ‘Safayi Abhiyan,’ etc?
#HinduCollege
has released its first cutoff percentages. Economics (H), English (H), and Physics (H) has the highest cutoff percentages; 98%. English and Economics cutoffs increases by 0.5% points, and Physics increases by almost 1.5% points.
@htdelhi
@htTweets
#DUAdmissions2018
The police has maintained they went into JNU at around 7:45 pm, when the admin made a request.
But their own FIR states:
1/there was at least some police presence from earlier in the day
2/ JNU gave a request letter & police called for extra force at arnd 3:45 pm
A thread
1/
Hi!
If you or someone you know are in
#Mumbai
, and have lost their jobs during the pandemic and are currently unemployed, pls DM.
Pls retweet as well.
Thank you!
Class 12 CBSE students briefly blockade Vikas Marg near the CBSE headquarters in Preet Vihar, in protest against the proposed retests. They allege that for class 12 most papers have been leaked, hence they should conduct a retest for all or none.
@htdelhi
@htTweets
Protestors have been stopped at Parliament Street, with the cops barricading the roads. Calls for full statehood, and ouster of the LG
@LtGovDelhi
still rings
@htTweets
@htdelhi
On July 8, 2014 in Lok Sabha: "The scheme of NPR has been reviewed and it has been decided that NPR should be completed and taken to its logical conclusion, which is the creation of NRIC by verification of citizenship status of every usual residents in the NPR."
2/n
JNUSU to give a pair of khaki pants to the VC. The JNUSU has called for a single day’s strike today in response to the new policy mandating 75% attendance for all students at the university.
@htdelhi
@htTweets
On July 15, 2014 in Lok Sabha: "Government has decided to create National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) by verifing citizenship status of all persons in the National Population Register (NPR)"
3/n
July 22, 2014 in Lok Sabha: "The Government has decided to create the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) based on the information collected under the scheme of National Population Register (NPR) by verifying the citizenship status of all individuals in the country."
4/n
Members of the JNUSU burn circulars mandating compulsory attendance at the university. Call on students to boycott classes and attendance, until the policy is rolled back.
@htdelhi
@htTweets
On July 28, 2015 in Lok Sabha: "It has been decided that National Population Register (NPR) should be completed and taken to its logical conclusion, which is the creation of National Register of Indian Citizen (NRIC)"
6/n
Today the husband in Srinagar, in laws in Jammu, parents in Kerala, sibling in Saudi celebrate Eid. Us Delhi NCR folks wait till tomorrow. This Eid was meant to be special; my first as a married woman. But a time meant to be spent with family will be spent alone.
1/3
On May 13, 2015 in Rajya Sabha: "It has been decided that National Population Register (NPR) should be completed and taken to its logical conclusion, which is the creation of National Register of Indian Citizen (NRIC)"
9/9
First day of
#DUAdmissions
saw technical glitches. With servers down, students and colleges were not able to access the registration forms.
#DUSU
also asked officials to extend admission period under the first list for an extra day.
@htTweets
@htdelhi
We asked the govt for details of the multiple ‘consultations’ they have repeatedly claimed to have held with farmers before the farm laws were passed.
We were told they “do not hold any record in this matter.”
Watch
@ndtv
at 7 pm for more!
Exclusive: the govt. has repeatedly claimed they have held several rounds of talks with farmers before the Farm Bills were cleared.
But in response to an RTI filed by
@MariyamAlavi
, seeking details of when and who, the govt. says 'no record of this matter'.
More at 7pm, NDTV.
On April 21, 2015 in Lok Sabha: "It has been decided that National Population Register (NPR) should be completed and taken to its logical conclusion, which is the creation of National Regi- ster of Indian Citizen (NRIC)"
5/n
Now the Rajya Sabha responses.
On July 23, 2014 in RS: "The Government has now decided to create the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) based on the information collected under the scheme of NPR by verifying the citizenship status of all individuals in the country."
7/n
Many students and teachers have gathered at Mandi House, to march to Parliament Street, against the autonomy granted to 62 institutes, calling it a push towards privatization, that would make higher education too expensive for many in the country.
@htTweets
@htdelhi
You may not like Trump and may not like Modi, but the fact that we could not keep the peace in the national capital for the 2-day long visit of a US President makes this a sad day for all Indians.
AAP members said there were several associations, including a group of guest teachers, who were part of the march. “This is just the people of Delhi coming out on the streets to demand what SI right for Delhi, (not just a show of united strength),” said a senior party member.
On November 26, 2014 in Rajya Sabha: "The NPR is the first step towards creation of National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) by verifying the citizenship status of every usual residents."
8/n
#KiroriMal
: BCom (H) has the highest cutoff here with a requirement of 97.75%, which is 0.5% points more than last year. With the number of students scoring over 95% in CBSE class 12 exams, HT had earlier reported that cutoffs may rise.
@htdelhi
@htTweets
#DUAdmissions2018
Is a Christian 'conversion mafia' conducting large scale, forced conversions in India?
Find out in about 5 minutes.
To learn more about 'conversion mafia' and other such viral claims, read our book: Love Jihad and Other Fictions.
Link to order:
Our exclusive
@OnReality_Check
How with no credible evidence, the ‘Love Jihad’ cases in Kanpur are crumbling.
7 of the initial 14 cases, half the cases already closed.
At least 3 of the remaining 7 on shaky grounds.
Watch the full episode here:
.
@OnReality_Check
| Yogi Adityanath's media adviser tweeted a video of a Shalini Yadav, a young woman who had married a Muslim, as proof of 'love jihad'.
@MariyamAlavi
meets the young couple, to uncover the reality.
#NDTVExclusive
Women’s organizations protest outside Vasant Kunj police station asking that the professor accused of sexually harassing nine students of Jawaharlal Nehru University be arrested.
@htdelhi
@htTweets
After MP, AP, Karnataka, TN, & Delhi, now Bihar undercounting its COVID deaths?
Despite Bihar revising its official figures, could they still be undercounting their COVID deaths?
Data shows close to 75,000 ‘unexplained’ excess COVID deaths in the state in 2021.
More on
@ndtv
From ‘no bullets’ to ‘rubber bullets’ to ‘pellets’ to ‘tear gas shrapnel’ and now to ‘bullets; but not ours!’
@DelhiPolice
has sure come a looooong way!
#EXCLUSIVE
| TIMES NOW accesses the report sent by
@DelhiPolice
to the Ministry of Home Affairs which claims that 'protesters had opened fire' at Jamia
'Empty cartridges were found on the roadside,' claims the report.
TIMES NOW's Priyank & Padmaja with details. Listen in.
#GargiCollege
releases its 1st cutoff. Applied Psychology, Economics, Mathematics have the highest cutoffs with 97%. Mathematics cutoff increases by 0.5% points, while economics cutoff drops by 0.5% points. Applied Psychology had the same cutoff last year.
@htdelhi
@htTweets
Actually, I have reported from POK. My documentary was runner up at the Asian TV Awards in Singapore. It exposed the terror training there and I was blacklisted by Pakistan from getting a visa for many years after that. Sorry in advance for your chest pain
Former JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav also attends the event on social justice in higher education, happening now at Delhi University North Campus.
@htTweets
@htdelhi
Students protesting outside the CBSE headquarters hold up a Hindi elective question paper received over WhatsApp, alleging it is the one to be held on April 2. CBSE chairperson says that it is the compartment exam paper of 2017; confirms not a leaked paper
@htdelhi
@htTweets
Delhi Education minister and deputy chief minister,
@msisodia
, also joins the thousands of central university teachers and students who have gathered to march against the alleged attack on public education at Mandi house.
@htdelhi
@htTweets
The Mayor of London,
@SadiqKhan
, arrives at the Maharaja Agarsain Public School to interact with students on topics relating to air pollution and air quality.
@htdelhi
@htTweets
Somebody remind the Union Minister and the NDA that once voted to power, you have to work for the benefit of ALL in ALL the states, irrespective of whether they have voted/will vote for you.
BJP/NDA ruled states can’t be “first among equals” in a democracy!
Unbelievable!
As soon as
#COVID19
vaccine will be available for production at a mass scale, every person in Bihar will get free vaccination. This is the first promise mentioned in our poll manifesto: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the launch of BJP Manifesto for
#BiharPolls
Husband (who is incidentally in the same hospital) is getting better. He is doing loads better than many other patients. My heart goes out to their family members. I can’t imagine what they must be going through. Even with my husband now better, the anxiety is still very real.
Usually at loggerheads, left leaning and ABVP students sloganeering against mandatory attendance. “Awaaz do, hum ek hain!” “Chhatra ekta zindabad!” Rings true outside school of international studies at
#JNU
@htdelhi
@htTweets