In conversation with @karishma__m__ , he talks about their findings
"The other [finding of our research] is the prevalence. If you look at messages that mention Muslims, one-fifth have a fear-based narrative," @gvrkiran tells @karishma__m__ in an interview scroll.in/magazine/10161…
#Interview | "Love jihad, Islamisation of Bengal and Hyderabad, atrocities against Hindus in Kerala and Sri Lanka. These are some of the most popular categories [of the fear speech on WhatsApp] - @gvrkiran
#Interview | "In public WhatsApp groups, [we found that] one in eight of those images was misinformation – that’s a lot of misinformation," says @gvrkiran
#CommonGround | Under the NCPCR's current chairman, Priyank Kanoongo, the commission has expended considerable resources on pursuing complaints that target minority communities, in many cases for alleged forcible conversion. scroll.in/article/1016421
In May 2021, CEDA-CMIE Bulletin examined the long-term sector-wise employment in India
Using the CMIE’s time-series data of sector-wise employment, we showed that employment in India’s manufacturing sector had nearly halved between 2016-’17 & 2020-’21
Modi govt used law stayed by courts to seek details from digital media outfits scroll.in/article/101624…
This isn’t the only instance of the govt, and even the courts, using a law that has been struck down. The most glaring example is Section 66A of the IT Act 2000
Modi government used law stayed by courts to seek details from digital media outfits
In the past as well, there have been instances of the government, and ironically even the courts, relying on a law that has been struck down, @UmangPod reports.
#Budget2022 | With as many as five states set to go to polls within days of the Union Budget, Finance Minister Sitharaman might have an eye on providing relief to the salaried class.
#Budget2022 | The government is likely to announce incentives for opting for the new tax regime that had been announced two years ago, but did not find too many takers, according to the Mint. scroll.in/latest/1016274/