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Maligned By Trump, White House Reporters Hold Subdued Annual Gala
The White House Correspondents' Association staged its annual gala in a muted celebration amid mounting concerns about press freedom under Trump.
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Internet Freedom in India Marginally Improved by 2 Points After Four-Year Decline, Freedom House Says
India's Internet freedom score marginally improved to 51 in the global ranking, an increase of 2 points, according to a report by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO. The increase in the country's score came after efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, and the reduced frequency and intensity of internet shutdowns. While the gove...
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India's Internet Freedom Improves After 4 Years: US Government-Funded NGO
India's internet freedom score improved by two points to 51 in the global ranking following efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, the US government-funded NGO Freedom House said on Tuesday.
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Twitter Document Shows Centre Requested Blocking Politicians, Journalists: Report
Twitter was asked by the government to block multiple accounts and some tweets from advocacy group Freedom House, journalists, politicians, and supporters of farmers' protest, according to a document filed by the platform on June 26.
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"India No Longer Democratic Country": Rahul Gandhi Tweets Swedish Report
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today claimed India is "no longer" a democratic country, quoting media reports on Swedish Institute's democracy report that downgraded India.
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"Misleading": Centre On Report That Downgraded India To "Partly Free"
The Freedom House report claiming India's status as a free country has declined to "partly free" is "misleading, incorrect and misplaced", the government said Friday in a sharp rebuttal to the assessment of the US-based think tank.
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India Downgraded To "Partly Free" In Report By US Think Tank
India was downgraded to "partly free" for the first time since 1997 in an annual ranking of democracies by the U.S.-government funded research group Freedom House, which cited worsening civil rights under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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"I Am Free": Farooq Abdullah Released From 7-Month Detention
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, released today after over seven months in house arrest, said: "Today I don't have words, the way I feel today, I am free..." But he added that this freedom would not be complete unless all the leaders in detention were freed.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah Was A "Mahapurush (Great Man)", Says BJP Parliamentarian
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a "mahapurush (great man)" who contributed to India's freedom struggle, says Savitri Bai Phule, a parliamentarian of the ruling BJP, walking into an ongoing political controversy over the founder of Pakistan. Ms Phule, who has of late been seen to deviate from the party line on a range of subjects, also said Jinnah's portrai...
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Internet Freedom Has Improved in India: Report
Freedom House attributed India's improvement in Internet freedom to the Supreme Court's March 2015 ruling on the IT Act.
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Online Freedom Declines Globally Amid NSA Effect: Survey
A report by the watchdog group Freedom House said online freedom declined in 36 of 65 countries surveyed.
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Why Huge Housing Scheme Named for Sardar Patel Will Annoy Congress
After the Prime Minister listed a roof over every Indian's head by 2022 as a top priority, sources in his government say the scheme will be named after iconic Gujarat leader and freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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Maligned By Trump, White House Reporters Hold Subdued Annual Gala
The White House Correspondents' Association staged its annual gala in a muted celebration amid mounting concerns about press freedom under Trump.
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Internet Freedom in India Marginally Improved by 2 Points After Four-Year Decline, Freedom House Says
India's Internet freedom score marginally improved to 51 in the global ranking, an increase of 2 points, according to a report by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO. The increase in the country's score came after efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, and the reduced frequency and intensity of internet shutdowns. While the gove...
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India's Internet Freedom Improves After 4 Years: US Government-Funded NGO
India's internet freedom score improved by two points to 51 in the global ranking following efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, the US government-funded NGO Freedom House said on Tuesday.
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Twitter Document Shows Centre Requested Blocking Politicians, Journalists: Report
Twitter was asked by the government to block multiple accounts and some tweets from advocacy group Freedom House, journalists, politicians, and supporters of farmers' protest, according to a document filed by the platform on June 26.
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"India No Longer Democratic Country": Rahul Gandhi Tweets Swedish Report
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today claimed India is "no longer" a democratic country, quoting media reports on Swedish Institute's democracy report that downgraded India.
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"Misleading": Centre On Report That Downgraded India To "Partly Free"
The Freedom House report claiming India's status as a free country has declined to "partly free" is "misleading, incorrect and misplaced", the government said Friday in a sharp rebuttal to the assessment of the US-based think tank.
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India Downgraded To "Partly Free" In Report By US Think Tank
India was downgraded to "partly free" for the first time since 1997 in an annual ranking of democracies by the U.S.-government funded research group Freedom House, which cited worsening civil rights under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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"I Am Free": Farooq Abdullah Released From 7-Month Detention
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, released today after over seven months in house arrest, said: "Today I don't have words, the way I feel today, I am free..." But he added that this freedom would not be complete unless all the leaders in detention were freed.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah Was A "Mahapurush (Great Man)", Says BJP Parliamentarian
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a "mahapurush (great man)" who contributed to India's freedom struggle, says Savitri Bai Phule, a parliamentarian of the ruling BJP, walking into an ongoing political controversy over the founder of Pakistan. Ms Phule, who has of late been seen to deviate from the party line on a range of subjects, also said Jinnah's portrai...
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Internet Freedom Has Improved in India: Report
Freedom House attributed India's improvement in Internet freedom to the Supreme Court's March 2015 ruling on the IT Act.
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Online Freedom Declines Globally Amid NSA Effect: Survey
A report by the watchdog group Freedom House said online freedom declined in 36 of 65 countries surveyed.
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Why Huge Housing Scheme Named for Sardar Patel Will Annoy Congress
After the Prime Minister listed a roof over every Indian's head by 2022 as a top priority, sources in his government say the scheme will be named after iconic Gujarat leader and freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
