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Supreme Court To Hear Uniform Compensation Request For Hate Crime Victims
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition seeking uniformity in grant of compensation to the victims of hate crime and mob lynching, and sought the response of the Centre, states and union territories.
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Life Term For Sacrilege - Punjab's Push For Laws Amid Row Over Lynching
Amid tension in Punjab after two lynchings over alleged acts of sacrilege, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has urged the centre to get the President's assent on two state Bills for stringent punishment in sacrilege cases.
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No Data On People Killed By Vigilante Groups, Mobs In Country: Centre
No separate data on people killed or injured by vigilante groups, mobs or crowds is maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Sedition Case Against Celebs Not On Centre's Orders: Prakash Javadekar
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the central government did not get any case registered against the 49 celebrities, who had written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising concern over the growing incidents of mob killing.
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No Common Pattern Of Mob Lynching, Centre Tells Rajya Sabha
There is no common pattern of mob lynching across the country with incidents occurring in different states ruled by different political dispensations, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Tell People Mob Violence To Invite Serious Consequences: Centre To States
To check incidents of lynching, the Centre today asked all states to make the general public aware that mob violence of any kind will invite serious consequence under the law.
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On Compensation For Mob Violence, Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre, States
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre and the states over the issue of cow vigilantism and mob killings. The top court on Monday sought a response from the states on compensation for the families of mob killing victims.
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Publicise Mob Lynching Consequences, Supreme Court Asks States, Centre
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and States to give wide publicity on radio, television and other media platforms to its direction that lynching and mob violence of any kind will invite serious consequence under the law.
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Fall In Line Or Else..: Government Has A Message For Social Media Chiefs
The Centre may take legal action against India-based heads of social media platforms if they do not curb online hate and misinformation, an official said today in an indication that the government is willing to take tough action against platforms like WhatsApp.
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How To Block Facebook, WhatsApp When Needed? Centre Asks For Views
The telecom department has sought views of the industry on technical measures that can be adopted for blocking mobile apps like instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc in situations where national security and public order are under threat.
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Bihar Parties' Morcha To Curb Lynching Incidents, Put Pressure On Centre
A group of regional parties and NDA allies from Bihar on Monday formed the Rashtriya Samajwadi Morcha to put pressure on the Centre to take action against those behind recent incidents of lynching and violence against Dalits and minorities in the country.
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Appoint Nodal Officers, Task Force To End Mob Killings: Centre To States
To check incidents of mob killings, the Centre has asked all states to appoint a superintendent of police-level officer in each district, set up a special task force for gathering intelligence and closely monitor social media contents, so that no one is attacked on the suspicion of child kidnappers or cattle-smugglers
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Action Against "Mobocracy": Ministers' Group To Submit Report To PM
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will head a ministerial panel to look into new laws to curb incidents of mob lynching, the government announced on Monday. The ministers' panel will submit its report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi based on the recommendations of a high-level committee led by the Union Home Secretary.
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Rajnath Singh Makes Statement In Lok Sabha Condemning Mob Violence
The Centre has condemned the recent incidents of mob lynching and said it has advised the states to take stringent action against the culprits and asked social media service providers to install checks to stop spread of rumours and fake news.
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WhatsApp's Full-Page Ads To Tackle Fake News After Centre's Warning
Messaging platform WhatsApp today published advertisements in key newspapers in the country to tackle the spread of misinformation, its first such effort to combat a flurry of fake messages that prompted mob killings.
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Supreme Court To Hear Uniform Compensation Request For Hate Crime Victims
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition seeking uniformity in grant of compensation to the victims of hate crime and mob lynching, and sought the response of the Centre, states and union territories.
-
Life Term For Sacrilege - Punjab's Push For Laws Amid Row Over Lynching
Amid tension in Punjab after two lynchings over alleged acts of sacrilege, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has urged the centre to get the President's assent on two state Bills for stringent punishment in sacrilege cases.
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No Data On People Killed By Vigilante Groups, Mobs In Country: Centre
No separate data on people killed or injured by vigilante groups, mobs or crowds is maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Sedition Case Against Celebs Not On Centre's Orders: Prakash Javadekar
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the central government did not get any case registered against the 49 celebrities, who had written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising concern over the growing incidents of mob killing.
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No Common Pattern Of Mob Lynching, Centre Tells Rajya Sabha
There is no common pattern of mob lynching across the country with incidents occurring in different states ruled by different political dispensations, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Tell People Mob Violence To Invite Serious Consequences: Centre To States
To check incidents of lynching, the Centre today asked all states to make the general public aware that mob violence of any kind will invite serious consequence under the law.
-
On Compensation For Mob Violence, Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre, States
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre and the states over the issue of cow vigilantism and mob killings. The top court on Monday sought a response from the states on compensation for the families of mob killing victims.
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Publicise Mob Lynching Consequences, Supreme Court Asks States, Centre
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and States to give wide publicity on radio, television and other media platforms to its direction that lynching and mob violence of any kind will invite serious consequence under the law.
-
Fall In Line Or Else..: Government Has A Message For Social Media Chiefs
The Centre may take legal action against India-based heads of social media platforms if they do not curb online hate and misinformation, an official said today in an indication that the government is willing to take tough action against platforms like WhatsApp.
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How To Block Facebook, WhatsApp When Needed? Centre Asks For Views
The telecom department has sought views of the industry on technical measures that can be adopted for blocking mobile apps like instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc in situations where national security and public order are under threat.
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Bihar Parties' Morcha To Curb Lynching Incidents, Put Pressure On Centre
A group of regional parties and NDA allies from Bihar on Monday formed the Rashtriya Samajwadi Morcha to put pressure on the Centre to take action against those behind recent incidents of lynching and violence against Dalits and minorities in the country.
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Appoint Nodal Officers, Task Force To End Mob Killings: Centre To States
To check incidents of mob killings, the Centre has asked all states to appoint a superintendent of police-level officer in each district, set up a special task force for gathering intelligence and closely monitor social media contents, so that no one is attacked on the suspicion of child kidnappers or cattle-smugglers
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Action Against "Mobocracy": Ministers' Group To Submit Report To PM
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will head a ministerial panel to look into new laws to curb incidents of mob lynching, the government announced on Monday. The ministers' panel will submit its report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi based on the recommendations of a high-level committee led by the Union Home Secretary.
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Rajnath Singh Makes Statement In Lok Sabha Condemning Mob Violence
The Centre has condemned the recent incidents of mob lynching and said it has advised the states to take stringent action against the culprits and asked social media service providers to install checks to stop spread of rumours and fake news.
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WhatsApp's Full-Page Ads To Tackle Fake News After Centre's Warning
Messaging platform WhatsApp today published advertisements in key newspapers in the country to tackle the spread of misinformation, its first such effort to combat a flurry of fake messages that prompted mob killings.
