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Maharashtra Village Bans Cuss Words, Fines Violators Rs 500 To Uphold Women's Dignity
Saundala village in Maharashtra has banned cuss words to uphold women's dignity, imposing a Rs 500 fine on offenders.
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Meta To End Ban On Word 'Martyr' After Year-Long Review
Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would lift its blanket ban on the word "shaheed", or "martyr" in English, after a year-long review by its oversight board found the social media giant's approach was "overbroad".
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Australia PM Calls Elon Musk "Arrogant" Amid Row Over Sydney Stabbing Video Ban
An Australian court has ordered X to hide some posts commenting on the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney, deepening a war of words between the social media platform's owner Elon Musk and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Why Is "Shaheed" An Issue For Facebook, Instagram? Meta Urged To Lift Ban
Under the current policy, Meta removes instances of the word "shaheed" when referring to people who are deemed dangerous
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End Ban On Arabic Word "Shaheed": Meta Oversight Board Urges Company
Meta's oversight board called on the company to end its blanket ban on the Arabic word "shaheed," or "martyr" in English after a year-long review.
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Pakistan Officials Can No Longer Use 'Sahib' As Title As Chief Justice Bans It
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has barred the addition of the word "sahib" to the title of public servants, saying it unnecessarily elevates their status and makes them feel not accountable to the people.
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Congress' Karnataka Manifesto Triggers War Of Words In Madhya Pradesh
The promise to ban the Bajrang Dal by the Congress in its manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls has triggered a war of words in Madhya Pradesh, with the state home minister questioning the "Hanuman bhakti" (devotion to Hanuman) of Kamal Nath.
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Italy Seeks to Ban Use Of English In Official Communication, Proposes Fines Upto Rs 82 Lakh
Although all foreign languages have been included by the law, it has specifically targeted "Anglomania," or the use of English words, which the draft claims "demeans and mortifies" the Italian language.
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Italy Wants To Ban Use Of English Words In Official Communication: Report
Use of English or any other foreign language by citizens in Italy for formal communication would soon attract hefty penalties, according to CNN.
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Vladimir Putin Bans Russian Government Officials From Using Foreign Words
A law prohibiting the use of foreign terminology in official papers and correspondence has been signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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"Would Speak Normally And See...": Shashi Tharoor On Parliament Words Ban
Amid the unparliamentary words row, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he would treat the list of words as indicative rather than definitive and "speak normally" in the House and see whether it is applied in a "draconian manner" to
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Ranil Wickremesinghe Bans 'His Excellency', Abolishes Presidential Flag
Sri Lanka's interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday decided to prohibit the use of the word 'His Excellency' to address the President and abolished the presidential flag.
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"Assault On Democracy": Yashwant Sinha On Parliament Words Ban
The opposition's Presidential poll candidate Yashwant Sinha on Friday termed a new list of words deemed "unparliamentary" the latest in a series of "unprecedented assaults" on democracy in the country.
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Swap "Eyewash" With... : Trinamool MP's Dig Over "Unparliamentary" Words
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, continuing her critique of the list of "unparliamentary" words released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, has come up with a replacement of a word in the list. "Banned word- Eyewash. Replacement- AmritKaal," she said.
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"No Word Banned": Lok Sabha Speaker On Row Over 'Unparliamentary' Words
'Sexual harassment', 'ashamed', 'abused', 'betrayed', 'drama', 'hypocrisy' and 'incompetent' were some of the words listed as "unparliamentary" in a booklet released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
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Maharashtra Village Bans Cuss Words, Fines Violators Rs 500 To Uphold Women's Dignity
Saundala village in Maharashtra has banned cuss words to uphold women's dignity, imposing a Rs 500 fine on offenders.
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Meta To End Ban On Word 'Martyr' After Year-Long Review
Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would lift its blanket ban on the word "shaheed", or "martyr" in English, after a year-long review by its oversight board found the social media giant's approach was "overbroad".
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Australia PM Calls Elon Musk "Arrogant" Amid Row Over Sydney Stabbing Video Ban
An Australian court has ordered X to hide some posts commenting on the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney, deepening a war of words between the social media platform's owner Elon Musk and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Why Is "Shaheed" An Issue For Facebook, Instagram? Meta Urged To Lift Ban
Under the current policy, Meta removes instances of the word "shaheed" when referring to people who are deemed dangerous
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End Ban On Arabic Word "Shaheed": Meta Oversight Board Urges Company
Meta's oversight board called on the company to end its blanket ban on the Arabic word "shaheed," or "martyr" in English after a year-long review.
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Pakistan Officials Can No Longer Use 'Sahib' As Title As Chief Justice Bans It
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has barred the addition of the word "sahib" to the title of public servants, saying it unnecessarily elevates their status and makes them feel not accountable to the people.
-
Congress' Karnataka Manifesto Triggers War Of Words In Madhya Pradesh
The promise to ban the Bajrang Dal by the Congress in its manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls has triggered a war of words in Madhya Pradesh, with the state home minister questioning the "Hanuman bhakti" (devotion to Hanuman) of Kamal Nath.
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Italy Seeks to Ban Use Of English In Official Communication, Proposes Fines Upto Rs 82 Lakh
Although all foreign languages have been included by the law, it has specifically targeted "Anglomania," or the use of English words, which the draft claims "demeans and mortifies" the Italian language.
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Italy Wants To Ban Use Of English Words In Official Communication: Report
Use of English or any other foreign language by citizens in Italy for formal communication would soon attract hefty penalties, according to CNN.
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Vladimir Putin Bans Russian Government Officials From Using Foreign Words
A law prohibiting the use of foreign terminology in official papers and correspondence has been signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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"Would Speak Normally And See...": Shashi Tharoor On Parliament Words Ban
Amid the unparliamentary words row, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he would treat the list of words as indicative rather than definitive and "speak normally" in the House and see whether it is applied in a "draconian manner" to
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Ranil Wickremesinghe Bans 'His Excellency', Abolishes Presidential Flag
Sri Lanka's interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday decided to prohibit the use of the word 'His Excellency' to address the President and abolished the presidential flag.
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"Assault On Democracy": Yashwant Sinha On Parliament Words Ban
The opposition's Presidential poll candidate Yashwant Sinha on Friday termed a new list of words deemed "unparliamentary" the latest in a series of "unprecedented assaults" on democracy in the country.
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Swap "Eyewash" With... : Trinamool MP's Dig Over "Unparliamentary" Words
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, continuing her critique of the list of "unparliamentary" words released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, has come up with a replacement of a word in the list. "Banned word- Eyewash. Replacement- AmritKaal," she said.
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"No Word Banned": Lok Sabha Speaker On Row Over 'Unparliamentary' Words
'Sexual harassment', 'ashamed', 'abused', 'betrayed', 'drama', 'hypocrisy' and 'incompetent' were some of the words listed as "unparliamentary" in a booklet released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
