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Twitter’s India public policy director, Mahima Kaul, resigns

Twitter’s India public policy director, Mahima Kaul, resigns

Updated 08 Feb, 2021 08:26pm
  • Twitter’s public policy director Mahima Kaul recently resigned from her role, two sources said. A LinkedIn ad showed the company is seeking candidates for the key government relations position.
  • Twitter confirmed Ms. Kaul’s resignation, saying she would stay on through March and was helping with the transition, but otherwise declined to comment. It said this week that it withholds access to content on receiving a “properly scoped request from an authorized entity”.
Indian government threatens Twitter with penalties, if it does not block accounts

Indian government threatens Twitter with penalties, if it does not block accounts

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 08:37pm
  • In the aftermath of the online backlash against the Indian government's callous treatment of protestors, India has threatened to 'punish' Twitter if it does not comply with the government's request to restore a block on accounts connected to allegedly inflammatory tweets about farmers’ protests.
  • On Monday, Twitter blocked over 250 accounts, following a request by the Indian government, under the presupposition that the tweets could potentially 'incite' violence.
Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated

Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated

Published 25 Dec, 2020 03:51pm
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an agricultural scheme launched last year.
  • Thousands of farmers from several Indian states have been camped on the outskirts of New Delhi for over a month, blocking highways to demand that Modi’s government repeal the farm laws passed in September that they say threaten their livelihoods.
India's Supreme Court declines calls to ban farmers' protest

India's Supreme Court declines calls to ban farmers' protest

Published 17 Dec, 2020 08:34pm
  • Thousands of farmers angered by three agricultural laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi.
  • Petitioners had approached the Supreme Court to complain that the protests had hampered drivers and making it difficult for people to access emergency medical services.
Indian farm widows join protests against agriculture reforms

Indian farm widows join protests against agriculture reforms

Updated 17 Dec, 2020 02:40pm
  • Hundreds of Indian women, including many widows of farmers who were believed to have killed themselves over debt, joined a protest on Wednesday against government reforms that farmers say threaten their livelihoods.
  • Farmers have been protesting for nearly a month over the reforms, enacted in September, to deregulate the agriculture sector, allowing farmers to sell to buyers beyond government-regulated wholesale markets.
Indian government offers more concessions as farmers intensify protests

Indian government offers more concessions as farmers intensify protests

Published 10 Dec, 2020 08:30pm
  • India’s agriculture minister said on Thursday the government was ready to consider further changes to divisive reforms that have triggered the biggest protests by farmers in years.
  • Huge crowds have been out on the streets around Delhi since November demanding the government repeal the laws that they say will eventually dismantle India’s regulated markets and leave them at the mercy of private buyers.
Sikh farmers' protest should be 'pre-eminently' settled between India and Pakistan: Boris Johnson

Sikh farmers' protest should be 'pre-eminently' settled between India and Pakistan: Boris Johnson

Updated 10 Dec, 2020 12:07pm
  • Johnson said that they have serious concerns about what is happening between India and Pakistan, 'but these are pre-eminently matters for those two governments to settle'.
  • Since last month, thousands of farmers, mostly from the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana have been protesting against the three farm laws passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
Farmers protest across India against Modi's liberalisation

Farmers protest across India against Modi's liberalisation

Published 09 Dec, 2020 12:16am
  • We will not allow the government to change the rules because they want to hurt farmers' income by filling the pockets of big companies.
  • Most likely, the government on Wednesday will give a written proposal about the likely amendments in the laws. Once we receive the proposals.
India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

Published 04 Dec, 2020 03:59pm
  • The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that comments on “issues relating to Indian farmers constitute an unacceptable interference in our internal affairs.”
  • Trudeau, speaking to the Indian community in Canada, said this week that he was concerned about the farmers, most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab, camped out on the outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms.
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