NEW DELHI: Calling for the alleged misappropriation of Rs 2500 crore by municipal corporations led by the largest BJP that Commonwealth Games scam, chief minister Arvind kejriwal in a special session of Delhi Assembly on Friday he claimed that 7,500 hospital beds and 12,500 mohalla clinics could have been created …
Read More »‘Farm laws made to secure survey funding for BJP’: Kejriwal’s sharp mockery in the Center – delhi news
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that the three agricultural laws are not aimed at farmers, but have been made to secure funding for the elections for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) when he launched a scathing attack on center. Kejriwal tore copies of the three farm laws …
Read More »Kejriwal is a ‘new chameleon’, says Meenakshi Lekhi after CM tore copies of farm bills
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday criticized Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejirwal for breaking the Center’s three agricultural bills in the one-day session of the Delhi Assembly. Lekhi noted that the three farm laws had been published in the Delhi Gazette on November 23 and that they …
Read More »Supreme Court orders no action against Facebook director in India until October 15
The Delhi Assembly told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan was not cited as a defendant and no enforcement action was intended against the company. The court was hearing a petition filed by Facebook India and Mohan against the notice issued …
Read More »Facebook India Moves SC Against Notice Issued By Delhi Assembly Panel On ‘Role’ In February Riots, Hearing Tomorrow
The Facebook executive was quoted in connection with a report that Facebook does not actively remove hate content in India. (Image credit: Reuters) Facebook India executives last week had skipped a call issued by the Assembly for Peace and Harmony panel for a Wall street journal report that claimed that …
Read More »Facebook moves SC challenging the jurisdiction of the Delhi Assembly to summon its officials
Facebook India and its vice president and managing director, Ajit Mohan, moved to the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the notifications of September 10 and 18 issued by the Peace and Harmony Committee of the Delhi Legislative Assembly that sought Mohan’s presence before the panel investigating the Delhi riots. February …
Read More »Facebook India Vice President Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi Assembly Panel That Convened It
Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan moves the Supreme Court against the convening of the Delhi Assembly Committee, which is investigating the social media giant’s alleged failure to crack down on hate speech, saying that the subject falls within the exclusive domain of the Union. from India. …
Read More »Facebook India MD skips Delhi assembly committee meeting
Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan declined to appear before a Delhi Assembly committee that is investigating the social media giant’s alleged failure to crack down on hate speech, saying the issue falls within the exclusive domain of the Union of India. The assembly panel on peace …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
In Dispatch 156, I wrote about why it didn’t make sense to use rapid antigen tests all the time, or to rely too much on them, as Delhi is still. In short, these tests return too many false negative results (identifying an infected person as not infected) to be reliable. …
Read More »Facebook opposes Delhi assembly notice on alleged inaction in hate speech cases
Facebook asked the Delhi assembly on Tuesday to withdraw a subpoena notice for alleged inaction in hate speech cases. The social media giant said the matter falls within the purview of the Center. “The regulation of intermediaries like Facebook is the exclusive competence of the Union of India. As Parliament …
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