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Du-ba-Du matrimonial alliance program held on Feb 21
By Mohammed Hussain Ahmed| Posted by Sameer | Published: 22nd February 2021 11:33 am IST
Hyderabad: Under the aegis of Siasat Millat Fund, the 106th edition of “Du ba Du” program was held on Sunday under Managing Editor of Siasat Zaheeruddin Ali Khan.
Justice Ismail Ahmed, Economist Prof Amirulla Khan, Dr. Nazim Ali and Siadat Ali were some of the prominent guests who attended the program.
Speaking on the occasion, Justice Ismail Ahmed said that quite often the seemingly simple issues lead to big conflicts. “The parents of the boys and girls must sit together to sort out such issues,” Justice Ahmed said.
A coercive population policy will destroy India’s demographics
By News Desk| Updated: 20th February 2021 6:46 pm IST
Amir Ullah Khan and Nahia Hussain
S Y Quraishi has been India’s top bureaucrat. A former Chief Election Commissioner, he headed the Union Health Ministry and has written an incisive and well-researched book on the Population myth and why Muslims are being targeted. He will be discussing the book at the CDPP’s Citizenship weekly seminar on the 20th of February. Joining him will be Poonam Muttreja who heads the Population Foundation of Indian and P C Mohanan who headed the National Statistical Commission.
India’s love-hate relationship with Free Speech
By News Desk| Published: 16th February 2021 1:07 pm IST Disha Ravi (photo-Twitter)
Amir Ullah Khan and Netheena Mathews
The continuing clampdown on journalists, activists and comedians critical of the government stands in glaring contradiction to the protection it offers to those like Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami. At least six senior journalists are facing charges for reporting allegations that Delhi police shot a protesting farmer to his death during the violence that erupted on Republic Day. Of the 154 cases of journalists being arrested, interrogated or detained recorded since 2010, 67 of them were in 2020 alone.
India’s rank slipped by two to 142 among 180 countries and territories in the World Press Freedom index in 2020, when compared to the previous year. The country witnessed the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world in 2020. As many as 83 such shutdowns were reported in 2020. The longest